American Career College President Al Nederhood announced that it will offer an Associate of Occupational Science (AOS) Degree in Health Information Technology at its Anaheim campus beginning May 2010… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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American Career College To Offer Associate Of Occupational Science Degree In Health Information Technology

The General Medical Council becomes responsible for regulating every stage of medical education in the UK. It means that for the first time ever, one organisation will set standards for education and practice, oversee medical education and training, operate the register of doctors and ensure they are competent and fit to practise..

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New Era For Medical Education And Training, UK

Twelve pharmacy students were recently recognized by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) for their achievement in health-system pharmacy practice and campus leadership with the ASHP Student Leadership Award. The award, sponsored by ASHP and the ASHP Research and Education Foundation, is given to twelve student members in their second through fourth professional years of pharmacy school. The award winners receive a plaque, an ASHP drug information reference library, and a $2,500 cash award..

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A resource for medical educators interested in improving their teaching skills, learning more about educational tools and resources, and advancing their careers in medical education is now available from the American College of Physicians (ACP). “The Teaching Medicine series is the first of its kind,” said Jack Ende, MD, MACP, series editor, “This series summarizes the important literature of medical education and shares the collective experience and wisdom of expert medical educators who are actively engaged in teaching medicine… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed – updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources

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The Most Important Topics In Medical Education: Teaching Medicine Series

The BDA has launched a new set of training courses designed to help the whole dental team keep up to date with the skills they need to keep practices running smoothly. The cost-effective one-day Training essentials courses will each concentrate on different aspects of dental practice life and the courses will be open to all members of the practice team..

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BDA Launches New One-Day Training Courses To Help Dental Team With The Essentials

The announcement that the Federal Government will invest $33 million for essential medical education infrastructure will improve the quality of medical education in Australia and increase medical students’ awareness of the benefits and importance of rural and regional medical practice, says the Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA).

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Rural Infrastructure To Improve Medical Education And Interest In Rural Medicine, Australia

More than 5,000 internists (adult medicine specialists), subspecialists, medical students, and allied health professionals will meet in Toronto, Canada, for Internal Medicine 2010, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP), April 22 – 24 (Thursday – Saturday), at the Toronto Convention Center.

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Internal Medicine 2010: All You Need To Know About Adult Medicine

(American College of Physicians) More than 5,000 internists, subspecialists, medical students, and allied health professionals will meet in Toronto for Internal Medicine 2010, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Physicians April 22-24 at the Toronto Convention Center.

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All you need to know about adult medicine is at Internal Medicine 2010

Conclusions: Men and women in the academic life sciences take on different roles as they advance through their careers. A substantial salary gap still exists between men and women that cannot be explained by productivity or other professional factors. Compensation and advancement policies should recognize the full scope of the roles that female researchers play.

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Activities, Productivity, and Compensation of Men and Women in the Life Sciences

Conclusions: The proportion and number of physicians entering rural practice has remained stable compared with earlier analyses.

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Which Medical Schools Produce Rural Physicians? A 15-Year Update