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Mannequins help doctors practice their moves
Sometimes, when medical schools want to teach students the basics--or senior faculty some new tricks--they hire live people to come in and play the role of a patient with one disorder or another. Read more...
Study: Women scarce in neurosurgery
Though half of all students enrolled in U.S. medical schools are female, things look much different for the field of neurosurgery, according to a new research report. At present, female Read more...
NYC hospitals board member resigns over Caribbean residency deal
A board member of New York City's Health and Hospitals Corp. has resigned in the wake of a controversy over his role in bringing in a 10-year, $100 million 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...
College group urges ban on drug, devicemaker freebies
The association representing U.S. medical colleges has come out with a proposed ban on pharma and device-maker gifts on medical college campuses. The group, the Association of American Medical Read more...
Trend: Lack of surgeons squeezes hospitals
In previous decades, medical schools put a cap on student enrollment, believing that controls imposed by managed care plans would reduce demand for physicians. Instead, what's happened is that such Read more...
Study: Med school pharma limits affect attitudes
Of late, academic medical centers have been instituting tough limits on pharmaceutical companies' relationship with their faculty and staff. On their face, the policies seem to be aimed primarily at Read more...
Trend: Residency programs not keeping pace
While enrollment is climbing rapidly at U.S. medical schools, it's beginning to look like the country's residency programs aren't yet ready to absorb the influx. The nation's 126 medical schools have Read more...
Trend: Med school applications up in '07
While nobody can point to a single specific reason, it appears that interest in attending U.S. medical schools went up a great deal this year. A new study published by the Association of American Read more...
Study: Drug, devicemaker ties with academic ctrs common
A new study suggests that academic medical centers have tight relationships with pharmas and medical-device makers, perhaps tighter than previously thought. The study, which was done by researchers Read more...
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