On January 18, 2010, the British Medical Association (BMA) urged the government to reconsider their plans to make changes to the NHS Pension Scheme after the BMA received an overwhelming call from doctors to reject the proposed changes, with a willingness to take some form of industrial action.

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Pensions Offer Rejected By British Medical Association

Fibrous tissue disorder raises risks for high blood pressure, stroke and aneurysm (Source: The Doctors Lounge – Cardiology)

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Narrowed Artery Condition Often Goes Undiagnosed: Study

Conclusions: 1) A quality clerkship experience in Surgery can be provided by a non-traditional community-based system, 2) the distributed campus model does not lead to inequality of learning opportunities or surgical experiences, 3) Both students and community faculty strongly support the tutorial model, 4) Student learning has been confirmed by national metrics. (Source: Journal of Surgical Research) MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK.

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The Surgical Clerkship: A Contemporary Paradigm

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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Experience and Opinions of 4th Year Medical Students in Acquiring Competence With Basic Procedural Skills

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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UK College of Medicine Joins National Initiative Committing to Health Care Needs of Veterans

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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NHS Pensions, BMA Launches Final Survey Of Its Members, UK

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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Benefits of joining the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)

A program enforced by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to enhance surgical outcomes and help structured interactive communication in surgical care results in fewer surgical complications, according to an article published in the December issue of the Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives .

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How Team Training Reduces Surgical Complications Risk

Progressive loss of gray matter linked to worse prognosis for young patients, researchers say (Source: The Doctors Lounge – Neurology)

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MRI Scans Show Brain Changes in Kids With Schizophrenia

A new version of the AAN’s popular online self–assessment examination is now available for medical students interesting in assessing their knowledge of neurology. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)

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New NeuroSAE: Medical Student Edition Now Available