MD Connector » medicine http://www.mdconnector.org Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Wessex Diabetes and Endocrinology Taster Evening http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/wessex-diabetes-and-endocrinology-taster-evening/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/wessex-diabetes-and-endocrinology-taster-evening/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/wessex-diabetes-and-endocrinology-taster-evening/ The Wessex Deanery are organising a taster evening for all grades of doctors and medical students interested in entering the speciality of endocrinology and diabetes.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/wessex-diabetes-and-endocrinology-taster-evening/feed/ 0 Attention Clerkship Directors: Try NeuroSAE Medical Student Edition FREE! http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/attention-clerkship-directors-try-neurosae-medical-student-edition-free/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/attention-clerkship-directors-try-neurosae-medical-student-edition-free/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:28:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/attention-clerkship-directors-try-neurosae-medical-student-edition-free/ Clerkship Directors are encouraged to try a new version of the AAN’s popular online self-assessment examination for medical students on a FREE trial basis.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/attention-clerkship-directors-try-neurosae-medical-student-edition-free/feed/ 0 Narrowed Artery Condition Often Goes Undiagnosed: Study http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/narrowed-artery-condition-often-goes-undiagnosed-study/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/narrowed-artery-condition-often-goes-undiagnosed-study/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/narrowed-artery-condition-often-goes-undiagnosed-study/ Fibrous tissue disorder raises risks for high blood pressure, stroke and aneurysm (Source: The Doctors Lounge – Cardiology)

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/narrowed-artery-condition-often-goes-undiagnosed-study/feed/ 0 Experience and Opinions of 4th Year Medical Students in Acquiring Competence With Basic Procedural Skills http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/experience-and-opinions-of-4th-year-medical-students-in-acquiring-competence-with-basic-procedural-skills/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/experience-and-opinions-of-4th-year-medical-students-in-acquiring-competence-with-basic-procedural-skills/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:29:02 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/experience-and-opinions-of-4th-year-medical-students-in-acquiring-competence-with-basic-procedural-skills/ Introduction: The Association of American Medical Colleges has identified key procedural skills that graduating medical students should acquire. Despite this educational goal, there is data to show that students are unprepared to perform even basic medical procedures upon graduation from medical school. Our aim was to characterize the experience and opinions of graduating students in acquiring these skills and elucidate predictors of competence.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/experience-and-opinions-of-4th-year-medical-students-in-acquiring-competence-with-basic-procedural-skills/feed/ 0 UK College of Medicine Joins National Initiative Committing to Health Care Needs of Veterans http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/uk-college-of-medicine-joins-national-initiative-committing-to-health-care-needs-of-veterans/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/uk-college-of-medicine-joins-national-initiative-committing-to-health-care-needs-of-veterans/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:30:41 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/uk-college-of-medicine-joins-national-initiative-committing-to-health-care-needs-of-veterans/ The University of Kentucky College of Medicine has joined the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Joining Forces initiative. Together they have committed to creating a new generation of doctors, medical schools, and research facilities that will make sure our military heroes receive the care worthy of their service. (Source: UK College of Medicine News)

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/uk-college-of-medicine-joins-national-initiative-committing-to-health-care-needs-of-veterans/feed/ 0 NHS Pensions, BMA Launches Final Survey Of Its Members, UK http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/nhs-pensions-bma-launches-final-survey-of-its-members-uk/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/nhs-pensions-bma-launches-final-survey-of-its-members-uk/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/nhs-pensions-bma-launches-final-survey-of-its-members-uk/ About 130,000 BMA Doctors and medical students across the UK will be questioned regarding the government’s final offer in negotiations on the future of the NHS pension scheme in a major survey that has been launched by the BMA (British Medical Association). The BMA intends to learn whether the participants’ views on the offer are acceptable or not. If they are not acceptable, they want to know what action the participants are prepared to take, which could potentially lead to a formal ballot on industrial action…

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/nhs-pensions-bma-launches-final-survey-of-its-members-uk/feed/ 0 Benefits of joining the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/benefits-of-joining-the-royal-college-of-physicians-rcp/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/benefits-of-joining-the-royal-college-of-physicians-rcp/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/benefits-of-joining-the-royal-college-of-physicians-rcp/ New RCP foundation doctor membership benefits – For £4 per month, foundation doctor members receive career planning information covering 30 specialties, online clinical learning tools, discounts and a chance to be a part of the RCP. New RCP medical student membership – For £1 per month, medical students receive career planning information from doctors in 30 medical specialties represented by the RCP, clinical learning tools, discounts and a chance to be part of the RCP, with elective fund opportunities and opportunities to apply for event sponsorship. Visit the Join the RCP section of the RCP website for more information or visit the RCP training timeline.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/benefits-of-joining-the-royal-college-of-physicians-rcp/feed/ 0 Nigeria: Sokoto Approves N172 Million for 34 Medical Students in UK http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/nigeria-sokoto-approves-n172-million-for-34-medical-students-in-uk/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/nigeria-sokoto-approves-n172-million-for-34-medical-students-in-uk/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:15:50 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/nigeria-sokoto-approves-n172-million-for-34-medical-students-in-uk/ Sokoto State Government has approved the release of N172 million for disbursement to 34 medical students in the United Kingdom for the 2011/2012 academic session as tuition, registration and maintenance funds. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/nigeria-sokoto-approves-n172-million-for-34-medical-students-in-uk/feed/ 0 Pain Education In Medical Schools Needs Improvement http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/pain-education-in-medical-schools-needs-improvement/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/pain-education-in-medical-schools-needs-improvement/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/pain-education-in-medical-schools-needs-improvement/ Even though pain is by far the leading reason people seek medical care, pain education at North American medical schools is limited, variable and often fragmentary, according to a Johns Hopkins University study published in The Journal of Pain. The study examined the curricula at 117 medical schools in the United States and Canada and went beyond a simple analysis of historical presence-or-absence criteria in assessing pain education for medical students.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/pain-education-in-medical-schools-needs-improvement/feed/ 0 Well Blog: Doctor and Patient: A Medical School More Like Hogwarts http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/well-blog-doctor-and-patient-a-medical-school-more-like-hogwarts/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/well-blog-doctor-and-patient-a-medical-school-more-like-hogwarts/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:01:18 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/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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