Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Medical Students / Training News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/medical_students/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170175.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170175.php The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) continues to support a federally administered, publically funded, privately delivered system of single-payer health care as the best solution to our health care crisis. AMSA will stand behind efforts that further the single payer movement, in addition to other provisions in current health care reform legislation that expand access. Medical Students / Training Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170177.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170177.php Twenty medical students from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine will cook and serve meals to families of ill children Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Ronald McDonald House on the campus of Arnold Palmer Medical Center. It will be the first official community service event for the 41-member charter class, which began classes in August. Medical Students / Training Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170072.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170072.php "Work hard and persevere, and you can achieve most anything." That was the message of approximately 50 minority physicians and medical students to more than 450 minority and disadvantaged students Thursday in Houston. The doctors described how they overcame obstacles to work in the medical field, at the Doctors Back to School Program held at Houston's Jack Yates Sr. High School. Primary Care / General Practice Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169949.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169949.php Coronary Risk Factors Increase After Liver Transplantation (#7991) Patients who have undergone a liver transplant may have a significantly increased risk for developing cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from New York Medical College assessed the incidence of new coronary risk factors and coronary artery disease in 200 patients (mean age, 58 years) after liver transplantation. All patients received prednisone for the first 3 months after transplantation. Cardiovascular / Cardiology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169969.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169969.php Due to the increasing complexities of treating digestive diseases, allowing gastroenterological (GI) trainee physicians the opportunity to develop enhanced abilities and experiences in specific disease areas or procedures will be a great benefit to patients, according to a "Report of the Multisociety Task Force on GI Training." Additionally, GI training programs need to measure the achievements of trainees based on specific defined competencies rather than the duration of training alone. GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169915.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169915.php While health care jobs are plentiful, "getting one is hard work," The Associated Press/The News-Sentinel reports. "Many people who have lost jobs to the recession may find a cure for unemployment in the health care field," and the demand for nurses, specialists and technicians is strong. Nursing / Midwifery Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169669.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169669.php A passion for promoting the benefits of rural practice to other health students has seen rural NSW medical student, Shannon Nott, receive the Westpac RDAA Medical Student of the Year Award for 2009. Medical Students / Training Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169457.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169457.php Charles Drew University has been awarded $9.8 million from three major national funders to support the university's long-term, UCLA partnership aimed at reducing the risk of cancer among minorities in poor and disadvantaged communities. The National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute and the Center for Cancer Health Disparities awarded the grant to the university's Cancer Center Partnership. An additional $4. Cancer / Oncology Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169373.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169373.php The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) urges Speaker Nancy Pelosi to keep her promise and allow a vote on a single payer substitution amendment to the House health care reform bill, to be introduced by Representative Anthony Weiner [D-NY]. Medical Students / Training Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169323.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169323.php AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said an extra 1400 medical intern places would be needed by 2013 to help ensure the looming surge of medical school graduates can become fully-trained doctors. Dr Pesce said there would be around 3500 medical school graduates in 2012, compared to 2200 graduates at the end of 2008. "Since 2004, the Federal Government has dramatically increased medical school places to help address workforce shortages," Dr Pesce said. Medical Students / Training Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168962.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168962.php "It's one small piece of health care reform, but it's a big deal for medical schools and doctor's offices: forgiving the student loans of doctors who choose primary care," the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. "Primary care physicians now make up 35 percent of today's physician workforce, according to the Council on Graduate Medical Education. Medical Students / Training Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168629.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168629.php A new curriculum called The Great Diseases will bring real-world biomedical research to students in three Boston high schools. The result of a collaboration between scientists from Tufts University School of Medicine and teachers from the Boston Public Schools, the curriculum presents current threats to global health through laboratory learning, multimedia, and case-based studies. Medical Students / Training Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168407.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168407.php A group of UQ medical students have sprung into action in the wake of the Samoan tsunami, raising $2000 in a distinctly Australian way before heading to the island nation for a month-long internship. A marathon sausage sizzle at St Lucia saw hundreds of students and staff get behind the group, who leave for Samoa this Friday, October 23 and will be based at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital in Apia. Medical Students / Training Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168383.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168383.php Long recognized as a leader in global health, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing's groundbreaking research continues to place it among the top nursing schools in the country. The school is also regarded for its innovative academic programs. FPB was recently awarded six stimulus grants from various federal offices to advance both of these areas. Nursing / Midwifery Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168375.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168375.php The IOF Advanced Training Course on Osteoporosis is to take place in Lyon, France from February 4-10, 2010. Visit http://www.iofbonehealth.org/ltc2010.html The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) invites you to attend its popular IOF Advanced Training Course on Osteoporosis, scheduled for February 2-4, 2010 in Lyon, France. Bones / Orthopaedics Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168299.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168299.php New figures show that enrollment in medical school continues to rise as schools try to increase the number of graduates to meet the increasing physician need. But doctors cautioned that more residency positions are needed and urged federal officials to fund them. Physicians News Digest reports: "Enrollment in both new and existing U. Medical Students / Training Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168193.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168193.php Prof. Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, and the Hon. Arthur T. Porter, Director General and CEO of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), welcome the news that Dr. Phil Gold is to be inducted into The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. In 1965, Dr. Gold co-discovered the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), the first clinically useful human tumour marker that revolutionized the diagnosis and management of cancer. At a ceremony in April 2010, Dr. Cancer / Oncology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168031.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168031.php Many resident physicians are not trained in skin cancer examinations, nor have they ever observed or practiced the procedure, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Melanoma is the only cancer that can be detected early for which U.S. death rates are not decreasing, according to background information in the article. Melanoma / Skin Cancer Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167995.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167995.php Gross anatomy class is a right of passage for all medical students, but at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) it's so much more. Deeply-rooted in the Catholic tradition and Jesuit heritage, the entree into gross anatomy is a time for reflection on the sanctity of life. Medical Students / Training Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168013.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168013.php As the national conversation about healthcare reform engages millions of Americans, a new Brandeis study sheds light on the values of medical faculty who train the nation's physicians and lead in health care and research in the U.S. Medical Students / Training Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167917.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167917.php Hundreds of health profession students will celebrate the 11th Annual National Primary Care Week (NPCW), October 19-23, 2009. NPCW, a project of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), highlights the significance of primary care and provides an interactive environment for discussing the importance of primary care in today's health care system. "The shortage of primary care physicians in the United States is tragic," says Lala Yogendran, AMSA NPCW coordinator. Medical Students / Training Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167860.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167860.php Around 20% of adult Australians, or one in five people, will experience a mental illness at some stage in their lives and 7.6% of GP consultations relate to a problem of a psychological character. Many more GP consultations indirectly involve mental health issues. General practitioners are highly skilled and provide a critical part of the mental health care system in Australia. Mental Health Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167695.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167695.php Judith Woodsworth, President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University is delighted to announce the creation of the PERFORM Research Centre. The acronym PERFORM stands for Prevention, Evaluation, Rehabilitation, FORMation. The Centre will become a reality thanks to a grant of $34,972,317 from the Federal and Provincial Governments, through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program. Sports Medicine / Fitness Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167647.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167647.php A new tool developed by a Medical College of Georgia resident and faculty member may make it easier to place assisted breathing devices under difficult circumstances. About 2 percent of patients that undergo the process, called intubation, experience complications - regardless if it's performed in an emergency situation or prior to surgery. Medical Devices / Diagnostics Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167560.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167560.php The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) has launched its second http://www.AspiringDocs.org Video Contest, this time asking students-"What motivates you to increase diversity in medicine?" In an increasingly diverse world, it is necessary to have a physician workforce that can identify with the cultural needs of different patients. Medical Students / Training