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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

Normalcy returns to UNIBEN after protest – NEXT

MD Connector — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:41:44 +0000

Normalcy returns to UNIBEN after protest NEXT Another final year medical student also expressed concern, should the Medical and Dental council of Nigeria decide not to rescind their decision. ..

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Consumer, labor groups urge shorter shifts for medical residents – The Hill (blog)

MD Connector — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:52:59 +0000

In These Times Consumer, labor groups urge shorter shifts for medical residents The Hill (blog) The groups — which include Public Citizen, SEIU and the American Medical Student Association — say the rules established by the Accreditation Council for … Coalition Calls on OSHA to Regulate Medical Residents' Work Hours In These Times all 2 news articles »

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Cleveland startup inspired by snake’s fang for airway devices – MedCity News

MD Connector — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:35:58 +0000

Cleveland startup inspired by snake's fang for airway devices MedCity News While many college students hope to find a job with any company upon graduation these days, a second-year Case Western Reserve University medical student …

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Doctors Without Boundaries: The Ethics of Teacher-Student Relationships in Academic Medicine

MD Connector — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:36:33 +0000

Physician teachers are required to be respectful exemplars of professionalism and interpersonal ethics in all environments, be it the hospital, classroom, or outside the educational setting. Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Today Headlines) MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm’s medical advertising network , and receive $5 free advertising.

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New Singapore Medical School To Be Created By Imperial College London And Nanyang Technological University

MD Connector — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +0000

A new medical school training undergraduate doctors in Singapore and awarding joint Imperial College London and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) degrees is to be established by 2013, it was confirmed.

Primary care of specialization? Medical students at a crossroads – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

MD Connector — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:33:08 +0000

Primary care of specialization? Medical students at a crossroads San Francisco Chronicle (blog) I knew it wasn't easy because my mother was a foreign graduate medical student , she was gone a lot. She did her residency in Nebraska actually, …

Incentives for primary care physicians, few and far between – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

MD Connector — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:47:03 +0000

Incentives for primary care physicians, few and far between San Francisco Chronicle (blog) If you're a medical student who has sacrificed time, energy, interpersonal relationships, a whole lot of money and the better part of your youth, … and more »

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Milleville heads training charity – Echo Online (subscription)

MD Connector — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:19:04 +0000

Milleville heads training charity Echo Online (subscription) …

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Iraqi Students Get Lessons in Democracy – CBS News

MD Connector — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:23:56 +0000

Iraqi Students Get Lessons in Democracy CBS News Medical student , Veyan Agha was one of 50 Iraqi university students invited to the US for a summer-exchange program funded by the US State Department. ..

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