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The first medical school in Idaho has been slated to open in August 2018, pending its accreditation. Gov. Butch Otter spoke at a ceremony Wednesday, where he told doubters: “You were wrong, we were right,” the Idaho Press-Tribune reported. The Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine in Meridian will be a private,... 26 May 2017
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital saw a need and responded. The hospital was having trouble filling entry level medical positions. It was posting job openings for certified medical assistants and not getting any applicants. Despite the lack of applicants, there seemed to be an interest from people who did not have the... 26 May 2017
Minister for Health Jill Hennessy today officially launched the new Monash Children’s Telesurgery Service, the first of its kind in Victoria, which uses the latest cutting edge telehealth technology to improve patient care and save lives. The Victorian Government has provided more than $500,000 towards the service which has established... 26 May 2017
In the hopes of decreasing cost and increasing patient satisfaction, a diverse group of medical professionals from around the world are urging for a major overhaul of healthcare systems. As outlined in a new World Economic Forum report, Value in Healthcare: Laying the Foundation for Health-System Transformation, the collaborating doctors posit that... 25 May 2017
After having their work days limited to 16 hours for the past six years, first-year medical residents in teaching hospitals like Greenville Memorial will once again be permitted to work 24-hour shifts — plus four hours for paperwork — beginning in July. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, which... 23 May 2017
Binghamton University announced today that the Decker School of Nursing Innovative Simulation and Practice Center (ISPC) has been accredited in Teaching/Education by the Society for Simulation (SSH) in Healthcare. Binghamton’s Decker School is the first nursing school in New York state to achieve this accreditation. “The SSH accreditation confirms that the ISPC’s internal... 22 May 2017
You may be surprised to learn that medical students at many of the best schools in the country aren’t given grades during the first two years of their medical education. They either pass their coursework or they fail. And then, they take one high-stakes test that affects their medical future. 22 May 2017
A recent Biodesign Innovation class got off to an unusual start. Instead of asking students to pull out their laptops and listen to a lecture, organizers handed out envelopes assigning students to mysterious roles as a patient, caregiver or observer. Then, the students left grad school behind. For the next... 19 May 2017
Faculty and students at the Yale School of Medicine have been awarded the Innovation in Medical Education Award for a project that places a new emphasis on addressing LGBTQI issues and intersectionality in medical school curriculum. Medical students Nix Sitkin MED ’18 and Michael Solotke ’13 MED ’20 as well... 19 May 2017
IMAGINE a robot completing your surgery. This advanced approach to surgery is now here at Liverpool Hospital. Australia’s only robot simulation training mimic system allows surgeons to get familiar with the procedures in a safe and simulated environment without the risks associated with an actual procedure. It is hoped... 18 May 2017
Medical students have a problem with TMI (too much information). Way TMI. Same with nursing, dental and other health profession students. The TMI problem doesn't mean that students are sharing personal information about their bodily functions when they really shouldn't (although being immersed in healthcare can make you forget conversation... 18 May 2017
Medical simulation technology has dramatically improved during the past decade. EMS providers are no longer limited to using manikins that are unable to respond dynamically to treatments provided them. Simply purchasing a high-fidelity manikin, however, does not guarantee it will integrate into an agency’s training program. In 2010 AMR in... 17 May 2017
With technology consistently evolving, Nurses will see an influx of new advancements throughout the next couple of years. Nurses will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with robot surgery, advanced prosthetics, and virtual reality. These new medical advancements will allow for more innovative techniques to help you provide the best care. Nursing departments are known for... 17 May 2017
By using a Stratasys Objet Eden350V 3D Printer, Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK are saving three to four hours in surgical time per surgery, and costs are reduced by up to £20,000 per operation. The hospital had previously outsourced its 3D printing requirements and have now installed an in-house 3D printer to facilitate life-changing maxillofacial... 16 May 2017
Faculty members at the University of Louisville School of Medicine are developing a national training program for educators at universities across the United States how to teach interprofessional palliative care to those who care for cancer patients. Palliative care is care given to improve the quality of life of patients... 16 May 2017
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine's Department of Otolaryngology residency program has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The program, which was established in 2015, trains physicians to treat or manage disorders and diseases of the ear, nose, throat and related structures... 16 May 2017
The American Heart Association, which has some 700 international training centers around the world, has chosen the voluntary United Hatzalah organization to be its official training partner in Israel. Glenn Vanden Houten, the AHA’s regional director for Europe and Africa, said on Thursday that “United Hatzalah has become one of... 15 May 2017
Raj Panjabi, who fled to the United States to escape civil war in his native Liberia, eventually returned to his shattered homeland to find rural communities desperate for adequate healthcare. The trained physician co-founded Last Mile Health in Liberia, which aims to recruit, train, equip and manage people in communities... 15 May 2017
Scientific research, medical education and health care delivery are changing at a rapid clip, and Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley is examining the best path forward to ensure that the School maintains its centuries-long reputation as a world leader in these fields. “We’re on the brink of a sweeping... 12 May 2017
The world's first-of-its-kind dual robotic surgery was performed on April 23 at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, announced National President Ellen Hershkin of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (HWZOA). The revolutionary dual robotic surgery assisted in the repair of a severe spinal fracture suffered by Aharon Schwartz, 42, a factory worker... 12 May 2017