About – News & Issues (blog) Blood, DNA Link Suspect to Yale Student About – News & Issues (blog) Blood and DNA evidence links a lab technician to a slain Yale University medical student , according to details in an arrest warrant issued in the case. …

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Social networking tools are slowly making their way into the curricula of medical and nursing schools, according to a study published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association. According to the survey, 53 percent of nursing schools and 45 percent of medical schools use Web 2.0 tools in their curricula. A separate survey conducted in 2007 revealed that medical students and practitioners would like more training to become proficient users of Web 2.0 tools.

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Study shows social networking’s impact in medical, nursing curricula

CONCLUSIONS: Various formal curricular approaches have little differential effect on students’ performance on the USMLE. PMID: 19492189 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Famly Medicine) 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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Medical school curricula: do curricular approaches affect competence in medicine?

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s curriculum stresses less-traditional topics of error reduction and resource management. (Source: American Medical News)

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Medical students taking free online courses in quality, safety

The Obama administration is taking steps to address a nationwide shortage of physicians in order to meet the needs of an aging population and millions of uninsured people who would receive health insurance under legislation supported by the president, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, administration officials are especially concerned about a shortage of primary care physicians.

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Obama Administration Looking To Increase Physician Supply Without Increasing Costs

Medical students bond with families to quell traditional resistance to donating bodies (Source: Health Behavior News Digest)

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Poems and Tears for ‘Silent Mentors’ Spark a Surge of Cadavers in Taiwan

More than 400 TMA physicians and medical students are descending upon the capitol on Tuesday April 7 to fight for health insurance reforms and improved funding for graduate medical education and physician loan repayment programs.

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TMA to Urge Legislators to Put Patients Before Health Insurance Profits

Communication, collaboration, and simulations might help medical students preserve their empathy for patients and adopt a more holistic approach to healthcare.

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Patient Safety and Medical Quality Symposium Seeks to Improve Medical Education: An Expert Interview With Weston Fisher

Conclusions: Students choosing a career in EM have distinctly different priorities and influences than students entering PC and SS. The profile of students who choose EM is very similar to those choosing traditional CL specialties

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Emergency Medicine Career Choice: A Profile of Factors and Influences from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Graduation…

Honorees at the American Medical Student Association 59th Annual Convention inspire commitment to education, social justice, and civic engagement. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)

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Women Leaders in Medicine Awards Inspire Medical Students to Face Future Challenges: An Expert Interview With Laura Erickson-Schroth, MA