Medical Students/Training News

Bill 'Best Way To Ensure' Transparency Of Possible Conflicts Of Interest, Editorial States

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:40:05 GMT

A report published last week that found three researchers from

AAMC Calls For Strict Limits On Industry Support Of Medical Education

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:20:04 GMT

The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) urged all medical schools and teaching hospitals to adopt policies that prohibit drug industry gifts and services to physicians, faculty, residents, and students, and to limit industry support of continuing medical education activities.

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Medical And Dental Defence Union Of Scotland Offers Education And Training Grants To Registrars

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:20:03 GMT

A range of educational opportunities is available to GP registrars - but financial constraints may mean they can't be exploited, points out the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) today (Friday, 20 June 2008).

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American Medical Association Adopts Strategies To Help Address Medical Student Debt - New Policies Aim To Help Relieve Physician Shortage

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:20:06 GMT

The American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted new policy to help address the increasing medical student debt burden at its Annual Meeting.

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AMA Adopts Strategies To Help Address Medical Student Debt

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:20:03 GMT

The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted new policy to help address the increasing medical student debt burden at its Annual Meeting.

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North Carolina High School Student Wins Biotechnology Research Competition

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:20:02 GMT

After a talent search that spanned the U.S., Canada and Western Australia, the winner of the 2008 sanofi-aventis International BioGENEius Challenge was announced at the BIO International Convention: Mingjuan Zhang, 18, a senior at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, N.

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Training Can Increase Fluid Intelligence, Once Thought To Be Fixed At Birth

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:00:06 GMT

Can human beings rev up their intelligence quotients, or are they stuck with IQs set by their genes at birth?

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US Could Face Shortage Of 44,000 Primary Care Physicians By 2025

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:00:04 GMT

By 2025, the wait to see a doctor could get a lot longer if the current number of students training to be primary care physicians doesn't increase soon, according to a new University of Missouri study.

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Training Cuts Threaten Quality - Australian Medical Students' Association

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:00:04 GMT

Expansion of training opportunities in general practice is essential to maintain the quality of medical education, the Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA) warned today.

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2008 School Of Oncoplastic Surgery Announced By American Society Of Breast Disease

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:00:03 GMT

The American Society of Breast Disease will convene its second annual School of Oncoplastic Surgery, December 5-7, 2008, at the Westin Stonebriar Hotel in Dallas, Texas, and Baylor-Frisco Hospital.

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