An increase in medical training is necessary to alleviate physician shortages, the AAMC says. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

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Medical School Enrollments Rise to Highest Level in 2011Medical School Enrollments Rise to Highest Level in 2011

Surgeons can learn their skills more quickly if they are taught how to control their eye movements.

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Surgeons Being Taught To Mimic The Eye Movements Of Experts

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Only 21 percent of surveyed medical students could identify five true and two false indications of when and when not to wash their hands in the clinical setting, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC — the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

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2 out of 3 medical students do not know when to wash their hands

Actors help medical students deal with difficult, realistic patient scenarios (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

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Actors help arm medical students for real life

Research published in bmj.com reveals that sub-Saharan African countries lose billions of dollars by training doctors and investing in them only to find that the clinicians leave to work in developed countries. The study shows that the biggest emigration of doctors and the greatest economic losses occur in South Africa and Zimbabwe with Australia, Canada, the UK and US reaping the benefits from recruiting clinicians that have been educated elsewhere… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Training Doctors Who Leave To Rich Nations Costs Sub-Saharan Africa Billions

Researchers say that omega-3 fatty acid supplements, which have been linked to improved depression symptoms, may also benefit anxiety and inflammation. Sixty-eight first- and second-year medical students participated in the study, with half being given omega-3 supplements equivalent to about four to five times the amount in a daily serving of salmon.  The other half received a placebo.  The students were interviewed six times during the study.  At each interview, the students also gave blood samples and filled out questionnaires related to stress, depression, anxiety and dietary intake….Read Full Post (Source: About.com Depression)

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help Anxiety

A Practical Introduction and Survival GuideThis is the second edition of a very popular book on DICOM that introduces this complex standard from a very practical point of view.

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Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)(Pianykh)

Source: Technology for Doctors Online Content: “Self-described geek, Dr. Gerard Farrell (pictured), director of the E-Health Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s, is working and advocating with medical teaching faculty and staff to reconsider how they are using and teaching technology, including electronic medical records (EMR).

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Medical students need to think strategically about EMRs

Medical students learn little about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues in medical school, a new study reports. (Source: NYT Health)

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Well: Doctor and Patient: L.G.B.T. Issues Neglected in Medical Schools

Lower compensation rates and increased regulation are not keeping young people out of medical school. In fact, first-time applicants reached an all-time high in 2011, increasing by 2.6% over 2010 to 32,654 students, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

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Med school applications soar despite difficult practice environment