MD Connector » school http://www.mdconnector.org Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Blogs read by 20% of UK medical students, but only 8% write their own http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/03/blogs-read-by-20-of-uk-medical-students-but-only-8-write-their-own/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/03/blogs-read-by-20-of-uk-medical-students-but-only-8-write-their-own/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:27:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/03/blogs-read-by-20-of-uk-medical-students-but-only-8-write-their-own/ A wide range of social media tools has become readily available in recent years, to the extent that the use of Facebook in particular is perceived as “second nature” by many students. There is increasing interest in the possibilities of using this social media services for medical education – blogs, wikis, Twitter and Facebook.This UK study included a self-administered questionnaire survey of 212 first year medical students.Over 90% used instant messaging. Social networking sites were also highly used – by 70%.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/03/blogs-read-by-20-of-uk-medical-students-but-only-8-write-their-own/feed/ 0 TMA Brings Health Reform School to 4,200 Texas Physicians and Medical Students http://www.mdconnector.org/2010/05/tma-brings-health-reform-school-to-4200-texas-physicians-and-medical-students/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2010/05/tma-brings-health-reform-school-to-4200-texas-physicians-and-medical-students/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 05:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/uncategorized/tma-brings-health-reform-school-to-4200-texas-physicians-and-medical-students As part of its campaign to help Texas physicians survive and thrive in the new health care environment, America’s largest state medical society Thursday educated 4,200 Texas physicians and medical students on the details of the new health reform law. (Source: News_Room)

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2010/05/tma-brings-health-reform-school-to-4200-texas-physicians-and-medical-students/feed/ 0 Simulating medical situations helps students learn, retain basic science concepts http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/07/simulating-medical-situations-helps-students-learn-retain-basic-science-concepts/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/07/simulating-medical-situations-helps-students-learn-retain-basic-science-concepts/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/uncategorized/simulating-medical-situations-helps-students-learn-retain-basic-science-concepts (Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) Simulating medical scenarios helps medical students learn and retain vital information, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! – Medicine and Health)

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/07/simulating-medical-situations-helps-students-learn-retain-basic-science-concepts/feed/ 0 Promising medical trainees receive funding to pursue research in hematology http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/07/promising-medical-trainees-receive-funding-to-pursue-research-in-hematology/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/07/promising-medical-trainees-receive-funding-to-pursue-research-in-hematology/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/uncategorized/promising-medical-trainees-receive-funding-to-pursue-research-in-hematology (American Society of Hematology) The American Society of Hematology announces the 2009 recipients of its Trainee Research Awards.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/07/promising-medical-trainees-receive-funding-to-pursue-research-in-hematology/feed/ 0 ‘Dissection’ Documents Med School Rite-Of-Passage http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/05/dissection-documents-med-school-rite-of-passage/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/05/dissection-documents-med-school-rite-of-passage/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 14:51:08 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/uncategorized/dissection-documents-med-school-rite-of-passage New book Dissection is a collection of black-and-white photos of Victorian-era medical students posing with their cadavers.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/05/dissection-documents-med-school-rite-of-passage/feed/ 0 New way of gauging professional behavior in medical students http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/05/new-way-of-gauging-professional-behavior-in-medical-students/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/05/new-way-of-gauging-professional-behavior-in-medical-students/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 02:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/uncategorized/new-way-of-gauging-professional-behavior-in-medical-students (Durham University) A new way of assessing professionalism among medical students could help to make better doctors, a new research study suggests. (Source: EurekAlert! – Social and Behavioral Science)

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/05/new-way-of-gauging-professional-behavior-in-medical-students/feed/ 0 Medical students taking free online courses in quality, safety http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/05/medical-students-taking-free-online-courses-in-quality-safety/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/05/medical-students-taking-free-online-courses-in-quality-safety/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 10:07:53 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/uncategorized/medical-students-taking-free-online-courses-in-quality-safety 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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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/05/medical-students-taking-free-online-courses-in-quality-safety/feed/ 0 Med School postpones major curriculum overhaul – Minnesota Daily http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/04/med-school-postpones-major-curriculum-overhaul-minnesota-daily/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/04/med-school-postpones-major-curriculum-overhaul-minnesota-daily/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:00:39 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/?p=2066 Med School postpones major curriculum overhaul Minnesota Daily, MN Second-year medical student Hannah Shacter said historically she had been frustrated with the idea of MED2010 because she felt all suggestions and criticisms of the curriculum were being held off for the major changes, which would come too late to …

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/04/med-school-postpones-major-curriculum-overhaul-minnesota-daily/feed/ 0 In Taiwan, Medical Students Honor Cadavers http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/04/in-taiwan-medical-students-honor-cadavers/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/04/in-taiwan-medical-students-honor-cadavers/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:35:07 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/uncategorized/in-taiwan-medical-students-honor-cadavers A Taiwanese medical school has taken the practice of commemorating cadavers to unusual levels, spurring a surge in donations. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/04/in-taiwan-medical-students-honor-cadavers/feed/ 0 Poems and Tears for ‘Silent Mentors’ Spark a Surge of Cadavers in Taiwan http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/04/poems-and-tears-for-silent-mentors-spark-a-surge-of-cadavers-in-taiwan/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2009/04/poems-and-tears-for-silent-mentors-spark-a-surge-of-cadavers-in-taiwan/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:08:41 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/uncategorized/poems-and-tears-for-silent-mentors-spark-a-surge-of-cadavers-in-taiwan Medical students bond with families to quell traditional resistance to donating bodies (Source: Health Behavior News Digest)

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