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MD Connector Competition Finalists & Semifinalists Announced

MD Connector — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:39:35 +0000

We are excited to announce that after much deliberation by our judging panel, the finalists for the MD Connector 2009 Competition on Health Education Reform have been selected.

These finalists will compete for placement during the 2009 Health Care Education Symposium at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN April 26-28, 2009.

Thank you for your participation!

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Finalists: Click the links to read the full text and PDF entries of our finalists. We invite you to rate and comment on their respective entries.

Creating a path to high‐quality health care: the implementation of a quality improvement mechanism in the education of clinical skills – Paul Di Capua
Jumpstarting Medical Education - Claire Fung and Jessica Schumer
Narrowing the Health Education Chasm – Tamara Bavousett, Simon Curtis, Desiree de la Torre, Amelia Walling Maïga, Valerie P. Pracilio

Semi-Finalists: Click the links to read the full text and PDF entries of our finalists. We invite you to rate and comment on their respective entries.

Individual and Systems Based Approaches: Introducing Quality, Coordination, and Patient-Centeredness Into the Health Care Education System - Frank W. Chen
Laying the foundations for an evolving health care system: health care reform through health education reform – Wael Salem
Toward Patient-Centered Care: Communication as a Mechanism for Change – Duc M. Chung
Transformation from Day One: The Call for Team-Building Skills Development in Our Health Education System - Donna Kaminski
U.S. Health Care Stimulus: Changing the Way We Educate Our Workforce – Morgan Medlock
MD Connector 2009 Healthcare Reform Essay - Mallika Mendu
MD Connector Essay Competition - Salim Abboud

Case Studies Highlight Dangers Of Hyperventilating Before Breath-holding Underwater

MD Connector — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Swimming pool lifeguards and adults and children undergoing basic swimming training should be made aware of the potentially dangerous consequences of hyperventilating before breath-holding underwater, according to a report published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Kishore Kumar and Dr Karl Ng, of the Department of Neurology at Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW, report the cases of two medical students who experienced seizure-like activity while competing in a breath-hold dive competition

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Case Studies Highlight Dangers Of Hyperventilating Before Breath-holding Underwater

Wake-up call for overseas aid

MD Connector — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:38:55 +0000

NUI Galway fourth-year medical students (from left), Laura Gaffney, Galway, Georgina Duignan, Co Donegal, Colm Keane, Co Galway, Sarah Mulligan, Co Roscommon, Kapil Sharma, Co Clare and Rita Flaherty, Co Galway, leave the university campus on a bed push to Limerick. The charity event is in aid of Voluntary Services Abroad, which raises funds for healthcare facilities in developing countries. More than â‚¬70,000 has been raised in theÂ past eight months towards a final target of â‚¬100,000

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Life Sciences Dominate at Wharton Competition – New York Times (blog)

MD Connector — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:39:19 +0000

New York Times (blog) Life Sciences Dominate at Wharton Competition New York Times (blog) Stephanie Huang, a first-year medical student at the University of Pennsylvania described the device as a kind of “drywall anchor” for the spine. …

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Wash U. Medical Student Wins Disgusting Tater Tot-Eating Competition – Riverfront Times (blog)

MD Connector — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:25:10 +0000

Riverfront Times (blog) Wash U. Medical Student Wins Disgusting Tater Tot-Eating Competition Riverfront Times (blog) It was disgustingly awesome, and a Wash U

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Loyola Among World’s Top Centers In Pathology Competition

MD Connector — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Loyola University Medical Center ranked among the top hospitals in the world in a recent research competition for pathologists in training. Loyola was tied for the top nine programs in the number of scientific studies accepted in the Stowell-Orbison Awards competition sponsored by the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP). One hundred academic programs worldwide participated in the competition.

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Ten Elsevier Books Win First Prize At BMA Medical Book Competition

MD Connector — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Elsevier is pleased to announce that ten of its professional and scholarly books were honored at the annual BMA Medical Book Competition ceremony in London on September 8th 2009. An additional 19 Elsevier books were highly commended.

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MD Connector $10,000 Competition on Health Education Reform in partnership with Mayo Clinic

MD Connector — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:55:31 +0000

Thank you for your participation

MD Connector in partnership with Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center is pleased to announce open registration for the MD Connector 2009 National Competition on Health Education Reform. This essay competition is open to health profession students to stimulate thought, discussion, and innovation on health education reform. Over $10,000 in cash, travel, and registration prizes will be awarded to competition finalists, as well as the opportunity to present at the 2009 Health Care Education Symposium at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN April 26-28, 2009. This invitation-only event of national healthcare leaders will be the venue of finalist judging and discussion of proposed ideas. We welcome you to find out more about this unique opportunity. Essay submissions are due by March 16, 2009. (Note this has been extended from March 9, 2009)

The prompt for the competition is as follows:

In order to create a health care workforce equipped to provide a high-value team approach to coordinated, patient-centered health care, what is the most important change required of the health care education system?

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