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WorldScopes Helps First Generation of South Sudan Doctors

Showing empathy to your patients can be as important as the treatment. Does your medical training provide opportunities to develop as a patient advocate

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Two-thirds of medical students failed to identify when hand-washing neededRelated items from OnMedicaReferrals cost £15bn despite management centresChecklist could stop thousands of pneumonia deathsWake-up call over revalidationNew support for GP consortiaReceptionists help keep repeat prescribing safe (Source: OnMedica Latest News)

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Medical students’ hand hygiene is poor

The Association of American Medical Colleges has encouraged educators to investigate proper linkage of simulation experiences with medical curricula. The authors aimed to determine if student knowledge and satisfaction differ between participation in web-based and manikin simulations for learning shock physiology and treatment and to determine if a specific training sequencing had a differential effect on learning. All 40 second-year medical students participated in a randomized, counterbalanced study with two interventions: group 1 (n = 20) participated in a web-based simulation followed by a manikin simulation and group 2 (n = 20) participated in reverse order

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Enhancing learning through optimal sequencing of web-based and manikin simulators to teach shock physiology in the medical curriculum

An Algorithmic Approach to LearningChest Imaging offers a concise introduction to radiographic chest procedures through a methodical, pattern-driven approach. Filled with high-resolution images, this practical guide provides a thorough explanation of key terms, concepts, and procedures useful for medical students, radiology residents, and others to learn the basics of the plain film chest x-ray (CXR).

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Given the obesity epidemic among the nation’s young, one might hope that children’s hospitals would serve as a role model for healthy eating. But hospitals in California fall short, with only 7 percent of entrees classified as “healthy,” according to a new study published in the journal Academic Pediatrics.

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Food served in children’s hospitals rated largely unhealthy

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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When Yale Medical School and and University College London Medical School co-sponsored a poetry contest for their medical students, more than 160 submitted poems.

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When Yale Medical School and and University College London Medical School co-sponsored a poetry contest for their medical students, more than 160 submitted poems. They ended up with over 160.

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Doctor and Patient: Doctor and Patient: The Doctor as Poet

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