The 2011 US News & World Report has ranked Mount Sinai School of Medicine 18th out of 146 medical schools and schools of osteopathic medicine nationwide, jumping from 32nd in 2005. Mount Sinai’s improvement in the rankings is one of the largest by any institution. The new rankings were released April 15th in the 2011 edition of the US News & World Report “America’s Best Graduate Schools” issue..
The New Zealand Medical Association is calling on the Government to reconsider its stated intention to raise course fees for medical students saying that such a move will adversely affect New Zealand’s ability to retain doctors in New Zealand. “Recent Government moves to address critical shortages in the medical workforce, such as increasing medical student places, made sense and were long overdue
Second of four parts. — Before the sun came up on a recent Thursday, more than two dozen cancer specialists, therapists and medical students met to talk about the latest head and neck tumors facing Sentara Healthcare providers
The UKFPO in conjunction with Medical Schools Council (MSC), has developed a document to help ensure all medical students in the UK have equal access to guidance when completing their Foundation Programme applications.
The Wall Street Journal: “Proponents of the new health-care law say it does attempt to address the physician shortage. The law offers sweeteners to encourage more people to enter medical professions, and a 10% Medicare pay boost for primary-care doctors
The Association of American Medical Colleges recommends addressing and teaching spirituality in the medical curriculum. Stimulated by the competitive awards program of the Templeton Foundation, medical schools and psychiatry residency programs have sought to devise curricula to teach how to take a spiritual history and how to provide spiritually sensitive care. Some of this teaching occurs in a formal learning environment by means of lectures, seminars, and on teaching rounds
An Australian Government pledge of $2.4 million to a University of Queensland teaching hospital ensures clinical training for at least 250 extra UQ medical and health students each year.
Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology represents a comprehensive reference text accessible to the surgeon embarking on an academic career. Four key elements are covered: Surgical Research, Research Methodology, Practical Problems and Solutions on Research as well as Recent Developments and Future Prospects in Surgical Research and Practice… (Source: Medical Students News From Medical News Today)
Marwan Khaled Tayeh, Ph.D. is the recipient of the second annual Richard King Trainee Award. This award was instituted by the American College of Medical Genetics Foundation (ACMGF) to encourage ABMG trainees in their careers and to foster the publication of quality research in Genetics in Medicine…
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