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Continuing Medical Education for General PractitionersContinuing Medical Education for General Practitioners
The authors describe the components of a quality continuing medical education program and offer recommendations for the development of CME for general practitioners. Postgraduate Medical Journal
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Journal Article Source Type: news
Lowering the cost of health care requires lowering the cost of medical education
The costs of medical education must be reduced as part of efforts to reign in health care costs more generally, according to a Perspective published online in the New England Journal of Medicine. The currently high costs of medical education - which at some schools rise above $60,000 per year - are sustainable only if physician salaries remain high, which the authors, led by a physician from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, say is less likely because of efforts to reduce health care costs...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Students / Training Source Type: news
Medical Education Surveys Reveal Need for Further Scrutiny Medical Education Surveys Reveal Need for Further Scrutiny
The results of two surveys on medical education and residency programs raise questions about increasing need for scrutiny and evaluation in the wake of a looming physician shortage.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Proposed Military Cuts Ignite Worries for Medical Education Proposed Military Cuts Ignite Worries for Medical Education
AAMC ' s chief academic leader, a former Army officer, says that, if medical education in the military had to be outsourced to the civilian side, there wouldn ' t be enough training spots.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students News Source Type: news
COVID-19 Transforms Medical Education: No ' Back to Normal ' COVID-19 Transforms Medical Education: No ' Back to Normal '
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into the medical education landscape across the entire health care spectrum.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Mind-Body Course Has Positive Impact On Well-Being Of Medical Students
A Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study shows a mind-body class elective for medical students helps increase their self-compassion and ability to manage thoughts and tasks more effectively. The study, published in Medical Education Online, also discusses how this innovative course may help medical students better manage stress and feel more empowered to use mind-body skills with their patients. Allison Bond, MA, a third-year medical student at BUSM, served as the paper's first author...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Students / Training Source Type: news
Diversity initiatives do not appear to increase representation of minorities on faculty of medical schools
From 2000 to 2010, the presence of a minority faculty development program at U.S. medical schools was not associated with greater underrepresented minority faculty representation, recruitment, or promotion, according to a study appearing in the December 4 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue. "Minority physicians and scientists have been inadequately represented among medical school faculty when compared with their representation in the U.S. population.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Students / Training Source Type: news
Attending clinical and tutorial-based activities by medical students associated with better overall examination scores
Among fourth-year medical students completing an 8-week obstetrics/gynecology clinical rotation, there was a positive association between attendance at clinical and tutorial-based activities and overall examination scores, according to a study appearing in the December 4 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue. "Student attendance is thought to be an important factor in the academic performance of medical students on the basis that clinical contact and teaching are necessary to develop competence.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Students / Training Source Type: news
Study examines incidence, trend of substance use disorder among medical residents
Among anesthesiology residents entering primary training from 1975 to 2009, 0.86 percent had a confirmed substance use disorder during training, with the incidence of this disorder increasing over the study period and the risk of relapse high, according to a study appearing in the December 4 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue. Substance use disorder (SUD) is a serious public health problem, and physicians are susceptible.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Students / Training Source Type: news
Glaxo's New Doc-Pay Policy Mostly Pleases CriticsGlaxo's New Doc-Pay Policy Mostly Pleases Critics
One Big Pharma critic, however, wants the company to go one step further and stop funding continuing medical education. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Final CMS Rule Includes Payment for Chronic Care ManagementFinal CMS Rule Includes Payment for Chronic Care Management
The final Medicare payment rule for 2015 includes a new fee for chronic care management and clarifies when physicians must report payments from industry for continuing medical education. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
California Senate Passes Bill Limiting Pharma Gifts California Senate Passes Bill Limiting Pharma Gifts
Drug companies ' largesse to physicians would be restricted in office practices, continuing medical education, and clinical trials.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
History In Medical Education And The Roots Of Knowledge
This study was originally meant to examine the natural history of syphilis in those who had later stages of the disease. It was begun in a time before penicillin (introduced in 1943) was identified as an effective treatment and when there was considerable controversy about the efficacy of later-stage intervention. However, the study eventually spanned four decades, during which new treatments became available, and the subjects enrolled were often deliberately kept from receiving treatment.
Over time, it became clear that subjects were part of a vulnerable population not adequately protected by the study protocol and from ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Postgraduate Medical Education: The Same, but DifferentPostgraduate Medical Education: The Same, but Different
This editorial explores the ways in which postgraduate medical education has evolved -- and the challenges that remain. Postgraduate Medical Journal
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Journal Article Source Type: news
