MEDICAL students in the UK should be given “forgivable loans” where their debts are paid off in return for NHS work, doctors believe. (Source: Scotsman.com News – Health)

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Doctors call for ‘forgivable loans’

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has developed a fresh approach to training practice accreditation, which was endorsed unanimously by RACGP Council on Saturday.

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The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioner’s New Approach To Training Practice Accreditation

AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) Chief Health Care Officer Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., issued the following statement on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s (ACGME) proposed revisions to current duty hour requirements for medical residents: “The ACGME’s draft duty hour standards send a clear message that keeping patients safe and providing high-quality care are the most important lessons a new physician must learn..

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AAMC Praises Draft Duty Hour Standards For Medical Residents

At a presentation to be delivered at the British International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Belfast, a survey of trainees will highlight how the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) has had a negative impact on junior doctor training. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) 5th Trainees’ Survey shows how the EWTD, six months after its implementation, has in some instances been detrimental to postgraduate medical training.

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RCOG Release: O&G Trainees Say EWTD Is Affecting Their Training

Health experts are exploring the use of regional referral hospitals to train allied health professionals. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Uganda: Medical Students May Study At Referral Hospitals

Beginning today, the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Foundation – VITAS End of Life Education Fellowship Program welcomes six medical students who will spend the next six weeks immersing themselves in end-of-life (EOL) care issues, developing communication skills, studying the psychological, sociological, cultural and spiritual aspects of death and dying and designing a plan for integrating EOL education into the curricula of their medical schools and residency programs. Students will be part of VITAS Innovative Hospice Care® interdisciplinary hospice teams in South Florida… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Future Physicians Seek End Of Life Skills

It’s well known that psychiatry suffers from an image problem, with many medical students not viewing it as an attractive career option compared to other specialties. But a new Scottish study, presented today at the International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Edinburgh, suggests that students who complete a short placement in psychiatry end up viewing the specialty far more positively… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Short Placements Could Switch Medical Students On To Psychiatry, UK

AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) Chief Advocacy Officer Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D., issued the following comments on the Obama administration’s $250 million investment to strengthen the nation’s physician workforce: “The federal support announced by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to train 500 new primary care doctors and more than 1,000 other health professionals is welcome news for America’s patients… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm’s medical advertising network , and receive $5 free advertising.

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AAMC Says HHS Investment In Health Care Workforce Is An Important First Step To Address Shortages

More than 100 high school seniors from Baylor College of Medicine’s magnet health professions’ network were guests at The Texas Premedical Leadership Symposium hosted by BCM and the Joint Admission Medical Program.

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Future medical students attend BCM/JAMP Symposium

WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) — There has been little progress in preventing or treating fetal alcohol syndrome, four U.S. medical students say

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Slow progress on fetal alcohol syndrome