Fletcher Allen conducts 'simulated' training on mannequins BurlingtonFreePress.com …

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Cholesterol Drugs May Treat Psoriasis WebMD "There was a trend toward less severe psoriasis severity in people taking statins," says researcher Adam Perry, a fourth-year medical student at Emory … and more »

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More than 1,000 future physicians are expected to attend the American Medical Student Association’s (AMSA) 60th Annual Convention , March 11-14, at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, Calif., to discuss the evolution of 21st century medicine. Hot topics include implementing a code of ethics for medical professionals and trainees using social media tools; threats to professionalism in medicine; health care reform; the effect of food production on health; the explosion of human trafficking within U.S… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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AMSA’s Annual Convention: Largest Gathering Of Medical Students Celebrates 60 Years Of Student Activism

Almost half of UK doctors surveyed by the BMA are missing out on essential training, since the implementation of the 48 hour week in August 2009, a BMA conference was told last week. The conference, attended by junior doctors and key stakeholders, explores the impact the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) has had on training. The erosion of junior doctors’ training could seriously undermine the ability of the NHS to provide high quality patient care in the future, say BMA leaders..

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Dr. Barton Childs, Who Studied Inherited Diseases, Is Dead at 93 New York Times “This whole idea of change and disease processes throughout life is something that a medical student should dwell on and hear a lot about and think a lot … and more »

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Medical graduates to miss out on internships ABC Online He's a third year medical student at the University of Melbourne. LAWRENCE HUANG: It is really an essential component of our medical training.

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Stawell Medical Centre welcomes new staff Summit Sun GP registrar Dr Thusitha Welendawe and Deakin University medical student Elliam Hedges arrived in Stawell last month to embark on two very different …

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Doctor Leads Quest for Safer Ways to Care for Patients New York Times When I was a first-year medical student here at Johns Hopkins, I took him to one of our experts for a second opinion. The specialist said, “If you would …

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El Paso Inc Business Announcements for the week of 3/7-3/13/2010 El Paso Inc … an annual residency research day, journal clubs with more medical student participation and faculty mentorship with scholarly tracks. ..

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Hospitals Debate the Pros, Cons of White Coats for Doctors HealthLeaders Media In most institutions—although not at all—shorter white coats denote a student status, including medical student , intern, and sometimes, resident, …

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