Oneindia HC upholds life term for main convict Indian Express The accused, Rahul and Amit, were held guilty of raping a medical student by a trial court in January 2005. The victim, a fourth-year student of MAMC, …

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Sydney Morning Herald Utah: Deadly Cave to Be Closed New York Times By AP The cave where a 26-year-old medical student died earlier in the week will be closed per-manently and his body will not be removed.

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Sydney Morning Herald UVa. med student dies in Utah cave Washington Post By AP A 26-year-old University of Virginia medical student died early Thursday after he became stuck upside down in a Utah cave for almost 28 hours

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AcademyHealth and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have awarded ten scholarships to graduate students who demonstrate outstanding potential to contribute to the field of public health systems research (PHSR). Scholarship recipients each receive $1,000 for registration and travel to attend AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting and the PHSR Interest Group Annual Meeting, June 28-July 1, 2009 in Chicago. (Source: Medical Students News From Medical News Today)

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Thanks Jbassiri for notifying us regarding the following:

For the 19th Better Government Competition, Pioneer seeks innovative proposals to improve health care.

Health care spending currently accounts for almost 15% of Gross Domestic Product and, according to the Congressional Budget Office, is projected to grow to over 30% by 2035. Public sector programs account for a significant portion of this growth, with Medicare projected to grow from 3% to more than 7% of GDP over the same period.

Health care reform efforts are underway across the country, especially at the state level, but the goal of affordable, clinically appropriate, and broadly accessible health care remains elusive.

Pioneer encourages entries that involve public sector policies, programs, or practices, which can be implemented, reformed or eliminated in order to:

• Control Health Care Costs
• Deliver Services More Efficiently
• Increase Health care Quality
• Improve Clinical Outcomes
• Lower Administrative Costs
• Decrease Waste and Unnecessary Treatment
• Increase Access to Services

Guidelines for this year’s Competition can be found here.

To enter the 2009 Better Government Competition, download and fill out a Better Government Competition entry template [DOC file]. You may either print the attached form and mail your entry or complete the form electronically and e-mail it to us.

By mail, return to:
Better Government Competition 2009
Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research
Attn: Shawni Littlehale, Director
85 Devonshire Street, 8th floor
Boston, MA 02109

or by e-mail to:
bgcpioneerinstitute.org

All questions regarding the competition should be directed to Shawni Littlehale at 617-723-2277 or to slittlehalepioneerinstitute.org.

DEADLINE: To be considered for a 2009 Better Government Competition award, all applications must be postmarked or e-mailed by April 13, 2009, 4:30pm et.

http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/get_involved_enter_bgc.php