Welcome, New Interns, to the Wonderful World of Patient Care
(MedPage Today) -- Once again, it's that time of year. The new interns are starting to trickle onto campus, and they will start their clinical rotations next week. The senior residents have for the most part wrapped up their last outpatient block... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 13, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Uganda: MPs Query Expenditure of Intern Doctors' Allowances
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Lawmakers have put the former Executive Director (ED) Mulago National Referral Hospital, Dr. Byarugaba Baterana on the spot over the expenditure of Shs206 million meant for allowances for medical interns and senior health officers during the Covid-19 pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 9, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

KC chiropractic interns putting skills to work serving others
Few things can affect us as negatively as back and neck pain. They can cause life disruptions in a myriad of ways, and be a drain physically, emotionally, psychologically and economically. Unfortunately, research shows that living with musculoskeletal pain is a common problem that only seems to be getting worse. However, this type of pain does not affect all segments of society equally. Those who are retired, unemployed or homeless often suffer the most with musculoskeletal issues because they… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - June 2, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Cleveland University-Kansas City Source Type: news

Exclusive: White House to begin paying interns
The White House is lifting a longtime barrier of entry to many young Americans as it announces it will pay its interns starting this fall. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Novant Health launches paid internship program to drive career opportunities in underserved areas
Novant Health is honoring the late Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown with a new program offering paid internships to local students. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 18, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Caroline Hudson Source Type: news

Do Interns and Residents Ever Really Go on Strike?
(MedPage Today) -- Over the past several weeks, the interns and residents at two major hospitals in California voted to unionize to facilitate collective bargaining on issues related to compensation and workplace exploitation. If the hospital leadership... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 18, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Residents, Fellows at USC Keck School of Medicine Latest to Vote to Unionize
(MedPage Today) -- Residents and fellow physicians at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles have voted to unionize with the Committee of Interns and Residents/Service Employees International Union (CIR/SEIU... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 12, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Stanford Health Care Residents and Fellows Vote 'Yes' to Union
(MedPage Today) -- Resident and fellow physicians at Stanford Health Care voted to unionize, the Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU (CIR-SEIU) announced this week. Out of more than 1,400 residents and fellows, 1,049 cast ballots, and 835... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - May 4, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Students lead charge to provide context for race in pharmacy education
The School ’s Health Equity Interns have partnered with faculty to dismantle bias in the PharmD program (Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News)
Source: UCSF School of Pharmacy News - May 3, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Kenya: Medics Threaten Strike Over Unpaid Allowances By the Health Ministry
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists' Union (KMPDU) says it members will down their tools to protest the delay by the Ministry of Health to settle outstanding allowances owed to interns and doctors. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Triangle execs using internships to promote diversity in life sciences
The nonprofit is supported by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and aims to serve as a matchmaker that connects students with paid internships and local mentors. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Zac Ezzone Source Type: news

Liberia: Firestone Liberia Welcomes New Class of Medical Interns
[FrontPageAfrica] Harbel -- As part of its ongoing medical internship program, Firestone Liberia has accepted four new postgraduate medical doctors into its intensive three-month (February-May 2022) training rotation at the Firestone Medical Center at Duside. During the program the interns will undertake rigorous training in two specialties: Internal Medicine and Obstetrics/ Gynecology (OBGYN). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 22, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

South Africa: Doctors Bring Lunch for Hungry Patients As Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital Reaches 'Crisis Point'
[Daily Maverick] Supplies run out and biological waste piles up as public health facility fails to pay suppliers and medical interns. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Depression and suicidal ideations in relation to occupational stress in a sample of Egyptian medical residents - Mohamed MY, Elbatrawy AN, Mahmoud DAM, Mohamed MM, Rabie ES.
The objectives of this paper were to determine the rate of depression and its severity ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news