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NewsDiversity missing in hospital leadership
Hospital leadership may not be representative of all populations with a diversity gap in top positions, according to new survey by executive search firm Witt/Kieffer released yesterday. Less than 15 Read more...
Med school applications hit record high
In what the healthcare experts hope will be the answer to the national physician shortage, medical school applications have hit an all-time high this year, according to the Association of the Read more...
AAMC reports decrease in first-time med school applicants
Enrollment figures at the nation's medical schools are the highest in history, but the number of first-time applicants declined slightly this year. According to the Association of American Medical Read more...
Study: Very few child drug trials get outside oversight
A new study suggests that drug trials involving children get shockingly little oversight from outside safety monitoring groups. The study, which reviewed 739 international trials mounted between Read more...
Study: Health views vary along ethnic lines
A new study suggests that how you rate your healthcare provider may depend somewhat on your ethnic background. The study, which will be published in the journal Health Affairs, found that minorities Read more...
| Press ReleasesThomas Aschenbrener, Founding President of Northwest Health Foundation, Announces RetirementCivic and Visionary Leader Leaves a Legacy of Important Social Change PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thomas Aschenbrener, founding president of the Northwest Health Foundation (NWHF), announced Read more >> |
