The new curriculum at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, launched four years ago, has provided the Class of 2016 with earlier patient interactions, more team-based learning and an additional focus on professional development. Fourth-year medical students completed a new two-week capstone course, revisiting concepts...
This weekend's tragic Orlando nightclub shooting, which killed 50 people and left many more wounded, has sparked a passionate nationwide conversation about how to prevent future violent crimes, including an impromptu doctors meeting in Chicago. The topic: urging the American Medical Association (AMA) to study health outcomes...
The expanding scope and growing number of tools used for neuroscience is moving beyond what is taught in traditional graduate programs, say leaders in American neuroscience education, funding, and policy. Researchers call for reinvestment in neuroscience graduate and postgraduate training to meet the challenges of...
Researchers from MIT demonstrated an untethered miniature origami robot that self-folds, walks, swims, and degrades. From a flat sheet with a magnet on it, this robot folds itself up in seconds, is immediately ready to zip around on land or water driven by magnetic fields....
Rangsit University, a top Thai medical college, has caught students using spy cameras linked to wearable smartwatches to cheat during exams, in a plot straight out of a Mission: Impossible movie according to many social media users. Three students used glasses with wireless cameras embedded...
According to researchers at this year’s 2016 annual meeting of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), more than 90% of physician assistants (PAs) have provided care for the relatives. Spousal care was the most common, followed by siblings and a parent. This finding has drawn...
Writing clinical research articles require massive attention to detail, good article structure, and the ability to spot and correct edits. With so many different channels, blogs, and reasons to create engaging content, readers rely on the writer’s efficacy, integrity and commitment to address the facts...
Fourth year University of Guadalajara medical student Joseph Ambrose Monye , who had been serving a 2 year rotation at Jackson Hospital in Southside Chicago, went missing without a trace on the evening of April 22. After last being seen studying in a Hyde Park...
Simulation based medical education is defined as any educational activity that utilizes simulation aides to replicate clinical scenarios. Medical simulation is quickly becoming the learning method of choice throughout medical academia, with renowned medical organization accelerating the learning curve through competitions. Preclinical, clerkship, residency, and subspecialty...
As many as 21 healthcare service facilities in rural areas will be each awarded up to $200,000 annually for three years in Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program grants in a recent Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) government funding initiative. If the thought...
