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NewsAs hospitalist roles expand, so does their need for better training
Hospitalists continue to grow in ranks--40,000 are expected within the next few years--along with the range of duties they perform. These physicians increasingly are called upon to fill voids in a Read more...
Could interprofessional health education lead to improved care?
Two new studies are going against the traditional siloed approach to medical education and pushing for students in all medical fields to be trained in a set of common, basic skills to help them work Read more...
Updated curricula should drag doctors into the 21st Century
Professional tribalism--the tendency of various professions to act in isolation from, or even in, competition with each other--is preventing doctors and other healthcare professionals from delivering Read more...
Pediatrics groups launching child abuse treatment specialty
For about 10 years, a group of doctors has worked to get the American Board of Pediatrics to offer a specialty in the treatment of child abuse. Now, at long last, it seems that it may actually Read more...
Physicians' group offers recommendations for role under health reform
A group representing physicians has come out with its own package of changes it says would be best for patients--and of course, themselves--under health reform. The recommendations come from a Read more...
Despite economy, medical schools expanding rapidly
Despite the sick economy, the medical school business is quite healthy, thank you very much. With doctor shortages barreling down on U.S. communities and the population graying, there's plenty of Read more...
APA studying drug industry income
Concerned about the potential for undue drug industry influence, the American Psychiatric Association has appointed a work group to identify what drug industry money it's taken in, how the income is Read more...
In controversial deal, New York signs Caribbean med school for training
Amid a storm of protest, New York City's Health and Hospitals Corp. has signed a 10-year, $100 million deal with a Caribbean medical school to provide clinical training for students at the city's 11 Read more...
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