Is it appropriate for faculty and students to interact on social networking sites?

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Social Networking and Perceptions of Online ProfessionalismSocial Networking and Perceptions of Online Professionalism

This study was performed to identify the presence of depression among medical students of Urmia University of Medical Sciences.

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Prevalence of depression among students of Urmia University of Medical Sciences (Iran) – Aghakhani N, Sharif Nia H, Eghtedar S, Rahbar N, Jasemi M,…

At Vanderbilt Medical School, students take an active role planning activities like fun runs and cooking competitions — as student colleges, modeled on Harry Potter, compete. (Source: NYT Health)

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Well Blog: Doctor and Patient: A Medical School More Like Hogwarts

At Vanderbilt Medical School, students take an active role planning activities like fun runs and cooking competitions — as student colleges, modeled on Harry Potter, compete. (Source: NYT Health)

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Doctor and Patient: Doctor and Patient: A Medical School More Like Hogwarts

Brain scans show that diagnosis of disease from X-rays involves the same mechanisms as recognising everday objectsIn medical practice, doctors often reach a diagnosis of a disease within minutes of coming into contact with a patient, and sometimes before the patient has even reported their symptoms. When, for example, a doctor encounters a patient with jaundice (yellowish staining of the skin and the whites of the eyes), a diagnosis related to liver disease or dysfunction comes to mind immediately and automatically.Diagnosing disease is a specialized type of problem-solving, which is believed to require little or no analytical reasoning. Instead, it is likely based on the rapid retrieval of similar cases from memory and, as such, has been likened to pattern recognition.

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Doctors diagnose diseases as if recognising objects | Mo Costandi

BMA medical students committee co-chairs Elly Pilavachi and Marion Matheson outline their hopes for the year ahead (Source: BMA daily feed)

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Evidence published in the Postgraduate Medical Journal suggests that newly qualified doctors feel inadequately prepared to look after acutely ill patients compared with other elements that are required in clinical practice.

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Newly Qualified Doctors Feel Inadequately Prepared To Look After Acutely Ill Patients

In response to “distracted doctoring,” some hospitals have begun limiting the use of computers, smartphones and other devices in critical settings, while schools have started reminding medical students to focus on patients. (Source: NYT Health) MedWorm Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK

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As Doctors Use More Devices, Potential for Distraction Grows

Lower levels of serotonin found in women who had used ‘rave’ drug up to two years earlier (Source: The Doctors Lounge – Neurology)

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‘Ecstasy’ May Cause Long-Term Changes in Brain Chemistry

The National Student Association of Medical Research (NSAMR) is a new, student led initiative aimed at promoting research and academic medicine amongst medical students. The Association is a collaborative network composed of research societies throughout the UK which enables the sharing of ideas and resources and provides students with a national voice on issues pertaining to research and academic training. Click on the link below for more information

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National Student Association of Medical Research