AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) Chief Science Officer Ann Bonham, Ph.D., issued the following statement on the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rules on financial conflicts of interest: “The nation’s medical schools and teaching hospitals, like the National Institutes of Health (NIH), are committed to preserving the public’s trust and the integrity of research. The proposed rules announced today are a significant milestone on the path to that goal… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Surgical residents who are single or do not have children are more likely to plan for specialty fellowships, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Graduate surgical education has changed significantly in recent decades, according to background information in the article
Classes have begun for Loyola University Chicago’s new online doctorate degree program in bioethics, designed to provide advanced training in the ethical issues surrounding the complexities of modern medical research and clinical care. The program is taught by the faculty of Loyola’s Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Health Policy, part of the Stritch School of Medicine, which is located on the campus of Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill..
Examines the active physician supply in each state, current medical school enrollment, physicians in graduate medical education programs, and in-state retention rates. Includes data charts and tables for all 50 states, in addition to national averages.
The BMJ has joined forces with the Cleveland Clinic in the US to offer certified continuing medical education (CME) credits to all of its readers. Both parties have long histories of involvement in the education of doctors. The BMJ publishes articles that help doctors make better decisions, while the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Continuing Education has emerged as one of world’s largest academic providers of continuing medical education
A group of New Mexico medical school students failed to properly change needles on devices used for blood glucose testing, and … (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
A former high school teacher and mentor who wants to improve the health of Indigenous people has won the AMA Indigenous Peoples’ Medical Scholarship for 2010. Karen Taylor was awarded the scholarship by AMA Federal Vice President and Chair of the AMA Indigenous Health Taskforce, Dr Steve Hambleton. Valued at $9,000 for each year of study, the scholarship provides support and encouragement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying medicine
The new Saint John medical school plans to train a new kind of doctor by offering additional courses designed to alleviate the strain on emergency departments. (Source: CBC | Health)
Authors: Bernstein J, Maccourt DC, Jacob DM, Mehta S BACKGROUND: Resident duty hours have been restricted to 80 per week, a limitation thought to increase patient safety by allowing adequate sleep. Yet decreasing work hours increases the number of patient exchanges (so-called “handoff”) at the end of shifts.
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