Panel of medical students looked at before and after photos in guessing ages Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Skin Aging (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)

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The BMA called the Chief Secretary to the Treasury for an urgent meeting in a further effort to re-initiate talks with the government on the NHS pension scheme changes. The BMA is looking for a fairer offer following the response of 46,000 doctors and medical students to a survey last month, in which 84% rejected the government’s current plans of raising the normal pension age for NHS staff. Almost two thirds reported they would consider taking industrial action if the government fails to improve its offer…

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A unique board game developed by a group of medical students at Western University will help bridge gaps between various health disciplines to better educate students about their roles in interdisciplinary health teams. Students at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry began developing the board game as part of a second year ethics project, and now it’s been professionally reproduced for use in healthcare faculties at universities across Canada… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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A Novel Way To Teach Interdisciplinary Care Developed By Students

How have gender trends among medical students changed in recent years? Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

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With a looming shortage of family care doctors, medical students aiming to become primary care physicians are in high demand. However, fewer and fewer students are choosing that path

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Discussion will invite sharing of additional methodologies to enhance and optimize education for challenging/challenged learners.

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Providing guidance for challenging (and challenged) medical students (William Toffler MD)

(University of Western Ontario) A unique board game developed by a group of medical students at Western University will help bridge gaps between various health disciplines to better educate students about their roles in interdisciplinary health teams. Students at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry began developing the board game as part of a second year ethics project, and now it’s been professionally reproduced for use in health-care faculties at universities across Canada. (Source: EurekAlert! – Medicine and Health)

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Students at Western University develop a novel way to teach interdisciplinary care

Medical students’ ‘silent teachers’ are celebrated in anthology of interviews and art (Source: BMA daily feed)

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Book pays tribute to body donors

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, on a visit to Eisner Pediatric and Family Medical Center, announces more than $9 million in funding to help medical students repay school loans if they agree to work in underserved areas.Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited a health clinic in downtown Los Angeles on Monday and announced more than $9 million in funding to help medical students repay school loans if they agree to work in underserved areas. (Source: Los Angeles Times – Science)

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Obama health chief visits L.A. clinic, announces plan to help students

The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) awarded $9.1 million in funding to medical students in 30 States and the District of Columbia who will serve as primary care doctors and help strengthen the health care workforce, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

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New Health Care Law Helps Expand Primary Care Physician Workforce