Brain Injury Awareness Month has moved to March. It previously was celebrated in October

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Brain Injury Awareness Month Now in March

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)

Is it appropriate for faculty and students to interact on social networking sites?

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Social Networking and Perceptions of Online ProfessionalismSocial Networking and Perceptions of Online Professionalism

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

Doctors and medical students will soon be asked for feedback on government pension proposals (Source: BMA daily feed)

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BMA urges members to respond to its pension survey

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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Nigeria: Sokoto Approves N172 Million for 34 Medical Students in UK

This study was performed to identify the presence of depression among medical students of Urmia University of Medical Sciences.

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Prevalence of depression among students of Urmia University of Medical Sciences (Iran) – Aghakhani N, Sharif Nia H, Eghtedar S, Rahbar N, Jasemi M,…

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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Pain Education In Medical Schools Needs Improvement

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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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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Doctor and Patient: Doctor and Patient: A Medical School More Like Hogwarts