Arkansas VA Pathologist Charged in Deaths of 3 Patients
Former VA pathologist charged in deaths of 3 veterans
Federal prosecutors say Dr. Robert Levy showed up for work impaired, misdiagnosed patients and falsified records to cover up his errors
www.cbsnews.com
Interesting read:
"A pathologist fired from an Arkansas veterans hospital after officials said he had been impaired while on duty was charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of three patients. Authorities say he misdiagnosed them and altered their records to try to conceal his mistakes. "
"Levy, 53, who worke...
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 21, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Napoleon1801 Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Concern regarding access to health care in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - August 16, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Question for those of you who have worked in community mental health centers
How do you prepare yourself for a role where you will be treating clients with such a large range of presenting issues? I am hoping to continue to strengthen my therapy skills, and I figured I would ask you (community mental health care providers) as you all are able to treat so many different issues.
Thanks! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 16, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Childdoconeday Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums
Politics debate
Health care is in shambles. And pharmacy more than anything will be affected by it due to factors such as saturation.
From job safety perspective, which party winning will benefit us the most?
Socialist medicine ie. Medicare for all, or Trump removing Obama care altogether?
Or either way, we are - - - -ed ??? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 13, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chrish Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums
Geographic arbitrage
Is this a win win win for the patient, surgeon and employer? Cost to the payor is 12k vs 30k and the patient gets 5k cash back. Surgeon gets more up front and apparently doesn’t need to provide follow up care. Implant cost is lower.
A Mexican Hospital, an American Surgeon, and a $5,000 Check (Yes, a Check)
A novel twist on medical tourism to avoid the high cost of U.S. health care saves an employer money and even earns the patient a bonus.
www.google.com (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 11, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nimbus Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
2019-2020 South Florida
Secondary Prompt:
1. What do you see as the most likely practice scenario for your future medical career?
Private Practice
Academic Medicine
Public Health
Health Care Administration
Health Policy
Other
2. (1000 characters) Describe the knowledge, skills, and attributes you have developed in preparation for the career path you have chosen in the previous question.
3 (OPTIONAL, 1000 characters). The USF Morsani College of Medicine’s Scholarly Concentrations program aims to...
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2019-2020 South Florida (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 8, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: PapaGuava Tags: 2019-2020 Allopathic School Specific Discussions Source Type: forums
Likelihood of Contracting Life Long Diseases from Healthcare Work
How often do healthcare workers contract lifelong infectious diseases from working in health care. I'm talking about things like hepatitis and HIV.
I recently learned that a friend that I'm very close to has one of these diseases and it makes me scared to hug them in case they might have tiny open sores. Etc.
Is this worry reasonable in medicine? I read a thread a while back of surgeons putting themselves in harm's way often when blood splatters from operations (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 28, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Sunbodi Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
When is a good time to travel?
Hello all,
I am graduating May 2019 and am planning on applying to medical school in June 2019. During my gap year, I will be working as a scribe at a private practice and continuing to volunteer at a community health care center. Both places are very flexible with scheduling and allow me to take vacation time. Thus, I would like to travel to Vietnam for 3 weeks to 1 month to visit my relatives and volunteer, but I'm not sure when is the best period of time to travel so that I won't miss...
When is a good time to travel? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 16, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: flubchub Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
How would you approach this Secondary Prompt?
Prompt: "Describe how your background and future goals will contribute to the mission of the UNLV School of Medicine."
School mission: "Our vision is to create a world-class center of excellence and innovation for medical education, patient care, and research that prepares Nevada’s physicians with the most advanced knowledge, treatments, and technologies while serving the health care needs of our diverse urban community."
I'm having trouble tackling this one.
What are your opinions on...
How would you approach this Secondary Prompt? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 7, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: init2020 Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
PA school is too far and expensive, NP is better option?
I’m 23 years old male and I’m looking to start working in the health care field as soon as possible. The PA schools are too far from me(45- 1hr 30 min drive) and cost more money to attend.
i should also mention one more thing. I use to be a nursing student but dropped out the first semester because honestly, I barely studied( partied too much every weekend).
I’m looking to start working ASAP and be in a career that has a high salary potential. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 4, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Thehealer169 Tags: Clinicians [ RN / NP / PA ] Source Type: forums
2019-2020 University of South Florida
Secondary Prompt:
Private Practice
Academic Medicine
Public Health
Health Care Administration
Health Policy
Other
2. (1000 characters) Describe the knowledge, skills, and attributes you have developed in preparation for the career path you have chosen in the previous question.
3 (OPTIONAL, 1000 characters). The USF Morsani College of Medicine’s Scholarly Concentrations program aims to support the educational development of medical students by providing opportunities for...
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2019-2020 University of South Florida (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 1, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: PapaGuava Tags: 2019-2020 Allopathic School Specific Discussions Source Type: forums
What happens to Pain Med if Elizabeth Warren Wins?
Democrat vs. Democrat: How Health Care Is Dividing the Party
An issue that united the party in 2018 has potential to fracture it in 2020.
www.nytimes.com
“Trump and the Republicans will spend a billion dollars telling the American people that the Democrats want to take away your health insurance,” Mr. Delaney said, “and he would be correct.” (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 1, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
NYT: Trump Signs Hospital HOPD Price Transparency Exec Order...
The possible downstream implications for Pain Medicine are huge. A lot of guaranteed professional compensation is financed by site of service arbitrage. What will patients demand when they discover how much they've been ripped off??
A New Trump Order May Make More Health Care Prices Public
Hospitals and insurance companies will fight the order, which could reveal their secret negotiations.
www.nytimes.com
"Both hospital and insurer groups say that making prices public could le...
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 30, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Amazon will bypass PBM to lower pharmaceutical costs?
CVS just laid out a big reason why health companies are worried about Amazon
Health-care companies claim they are not threatened by Amazon's potential foray into the space. A recent lawsuit suggests otherwise.
www.cnbc.com
Are pharmacies very concerned about Amazon entering the pharmaceutical market? Isn't this a good thing If it decreases costs? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 28, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TikiTorches Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums
NY Times Article: Doctors And Nurses Are Ethical, Hospital Administrators Exploit That To Make Money
Not sure if anyone posted this yet, but the author nails it on the head that the business of health care depends on exploiting the food will and ethics of physician and nurses. The only thing I disagree with is that hospital administrators do it inadvertently. I think they are very smart, know exactly what they are doing and do it willfully and calculatingly. I think they view physician good will ethical commitment to their patients as a resource like any other, that can be manipulated to...
NY Times Article: Doctors And Nurses Are Ethical, Hospital Administrators Exploit That To Make Money (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 16, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Birdstrike Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
