Breaking news on medical students
Supporting Minority Medical Students To Increase Diversity In Hematology published
Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is proud to announce the selection of 15 participants for its 2008 Minority Medical Student Award Program (MMSAP), which encourages minority medical students to purse an interest in hematology research. Under the program, each award recipient will receive the support of a research mentor and a career development mentor, travel stipends to attend medical meetings, and a subscription to the scientific journal Blood, the official journal of ASH.
Kansas Health Reform Bill Includes Funding For Physician Training Program published
Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT
Kansas lawmakers on Saturday approved a health care reform package that seeks to expand health care access, the Wichita Eagle reports.
Report On Training Is Damning Indictment Of Government, British Medical Association Says, UK published
Thu, 08 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Today's (Thursday 8 May, 2008) Health Select Committee report on reforms to UK medical training is a damning indictment of the government's failure to listen to doctors, the BMA says. The report criticises the government for pressing ahead with the disastrous implementation of Modernising Medical Careers and ignoring the BMA's repeated calls for a delay from as far back as June 2006.
Texas Medical Association Awards Minority Scholarships published
Wed, 07 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
Eight Texas minority college students about to enter medical school each have received a $5,000 scholarship from the Texas Medical Association (TMA). America's largest state medical society awarded the scholarships to the students at TexMed, TMA's annual conference and expo, held this year in San Antonio. Since 1999, TMA has awarded scholarships to encourage outstanding minority students to enter the medical profession and help meet the medical needs of Texas' diverse population.
The American Psychiatric Association's Awards For Young Scientists Encourage Research Expertise In China published
Wed, 07 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT
For the first time, a researcher from China has received one of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) prestigious "Young Minds in Psychiatry" awards, which were presented today at the APA's 161st Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. The awards, supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN), are helping to address the substantial shortage of psychiatric researchers worldwide.
Federation Of State Medical Boards Takes Interim Steps Toward Maintenance Of Licensure Model Policy published
Tue, 06 May 2008 13:00:00 PDT
On May 3, the Federation of State Medical Boards' (FSMB) House of Delegates took the next steps in developing a model policy that will assist states in requiring physicians to demonstrate their continuing competence as a condition of re-licensure.
TMA Physicians Award Science Teachers Who Encourage Students To Enter Medicine published
Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT
The Texas Medical Association (TMA) has awarded three Texas teachers the 2008 TMA Ernest and Sarah Butler Awards for Excellence in Science Teaching. Bradley Neu of Lubbock High School in Lubbock, Jill Bailer of Jane Long Middle School in Houston, and Michelle Yates, formerly of Bess Race Elementary School in Crowley, are this year's high school, middle school, and elementary school winners in the competition.
All In A Day's Work - Doctors In Hospital Wards And Doctors-In-Training, Australia published
Tue, 06 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT
Doctors in hospital wards spend two thirds of their time on day shift in professional communication, participating in social activities and indirect care, according to a research article in the latest edition of The Medical Journal of Australia. There is also an editorial on a day in the life of a doctor-in-training.
Brain Drain And Gain - Perceptions In Health And Medical Research Careers, Australia published
Tue, 06 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT
Employment insecurity and a lack of funding are causing considerable anxiety among Australian health and medical researchers, according to an article in the latest issue of Medical Journal of Australia. In August 2006, Associate Professor Maria Kavallaris from the Australian Society for Medical Research and her co-authors surveyed nearly 400 researchers to see how various views impacted on retaining a skilled medical research workforce in Australia.
New Zealand Medical Association Calls For New Approach To Junior Doctors' Industrial Situation published
Tue, 06 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT
The New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) expressed deep concern over the continuing industrial impasse between the District Health Boards (DHBs) and the Resident Doctors Association, which has led to the second round of strikes planned for the next two days. We are alarmed that the junior doctor situation is continuing without any sign of a resolution.
Graduating Doctors Will Leave Queensland If Jobs Aren't Available - Australian Medical Students' Association published
Tue, 06 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT
The Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA) has welcomed the federal government's $100 million investment into medical student training in Queensland, but has warned that the funding will be wasted if jobs aren't made available for graduating doctors. "We welcome this long overdue funding injection by the federal government into medical education in Queensland", AMSA President Michael Bonning said.
Premedical Course Of Study Now Available At Kettering University published
Mon, 05 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT
Kettering University now offers students the opportunity to prepare for medical school with a new Premedical Course of Study program. Dr. Stacy Seeley, associate professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry, has been named as the pre-med coordinator for Kettering University's Premedical Education Course of Study. Seeley's appointment begins in the Spring 2008 term. She will be the primary contact for students interested in pursuing pre-med studies.
U.S. Medical School Enrollment Projected To Rise 21 Percent By 2012 published
Mon, 05 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT
An annual survey on medical school expansion, released by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), indicates that first-year enrollment in U.S. medical schools is estimated to grow 21 percent (3,400 students per year) by 2012 to 19,900 students. Edward Salsberg, director of the association's Center for Workforce Studies, presented the survey results during his opening remarks to kick off the 2008 AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference in Crystal City, Va.
Better Training For Officers Who Give Interviews Could Improve Media's Coverage Of Risk Factors And Prevention For Injuries, Accidents And Fires published
Sun, 04 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
Nearly every night, on nearly every TV station in the country, the local newscast features news of the day's car crashes, fires and other injury-causing events.But a new study finds that those stories often miss the boat when it comes to helping viewers understand what steps they could take to prevent injuries if the same thing happens to their own families - or to reduce their risk of having such an event at all.
Interdisciplinary Research: UD Study Explores How Scientists From Different Fields Work Together published
Fri, 02 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
"Plays well with others." That popular phrase on a T-shirt is being taken to a whole new level in higher education these days, as experts in a variety of fields increasingly must work together to address some of society's biggest challenges, from a warming planet to cancer.
Report Calls For End To 'Macho' Medical Schools Culture - British Medical Association Says, UK published
Thu, 01 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT
The NHS and medical schools must tackle a 'macho' culture which is preventing female medical academics from reaching senior positions, a BMA-led report has said. The Women in Academic Medicine report* points out that while six in ten medical students are female, women are under-represented at a senior level in medical academia. One in five medical schools has no female professor, and only two of the 33 heads of UK medical schools are women.
Conference Unveiling For British Dental Association Masterclass published
Thu, 01 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT
BDA Masterclass, a dedicated new business education programme for dentists from the British Dental Association that is supported by the British Dental Trade Association, will be introduced to the profession at the 2008 British Dental Conference and Exhibition at the Manchester Central Convention Complex.
Overseas Doctors Should Not Be Scapegoated - British Medical Association Comment On House Of Lords Ruling published
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:00:00 PDT
It is right that overseas doctors already working in the NHS are allowed to compete for training posts, the BMA says today in response to a House of Lords judgment.Last year, the High Court ruled that government guidance making it harder for international doctors to be appointed to training posts was unlawful. The House of Lords today rejected a Department of Health appeal against the ruling.
Medical Schools Should Implement Bans On Pharmaceutical, Medical Device Industry Gifts, Editorial States published
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:00:00 PDT
A report released on Sunday by a task force of the Association of American Medical Colleges that recommends new restrictions on what physicians, staff members and students at U.S. medical schools can accept from drug companies and medical device makers is "encouraging," but it "flinched" on some important issues, a
Largest Medical Education Meeting For General And Subspecialty Internists To Be Hosted By ACP published
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PDT
More than 6,000 internists (doctors of internal medicine), subspecialists, medical students, and allied health professionals will meet in Washington, D.C., for Internal Medicine 2008, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP), from May 15 - 17 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
SCAI Awards 46 Grants For Interventional Cardiology Training Fellowships published
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PDT
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) this week announced grant awards to 46 institutions through the SCAI Interventional Cardiology Fellows-in-Training Grant Program. The multi-year, multi-million dollar program, launched in late 2007, awards grants to medical centers to help pay the salary and benefits for physicians training in interventional cardiology.
AMA Runs Ads, Medical Students Conduct Events To Highlight Cover The Uninsured Week published
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PDT
This week, the American Medical Association is running advertisements (PDF, KB) and medical students are holding events across the country to highlight the need to cover America's 47 million uninsured patients.
Canadian Doctors Seek Better Balance Between Professional And Personal Aspects Of Life published
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:00:00 PDT
According to the National Physician Survey (NPS) of Canadian medical students and residents governments, professional medical organizations and governments need to pay special attention to the changing face of the medical profession.
Canterbury Christ Church University Is Launching A New Masters Degree In Cardiology At Its Medway Campus, UK published
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:00:00 PDT
The programme is designed for medical practitioners who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills in cardiology. The one year full time programme will focus on: coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and the great vessels; heart failure and the cardiomyopathies; arrhythmias and syncope; and the impact of life style and diet on the heart health.
Fewer General Surgeons In United States Today published
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The number of general surgeons in the United States has declined morethan 25 percent in the past 25 years, according to a report releasedApril 21, 2008 in the JAMA/Archives journal Archives ofSurgery.
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