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NewsMore med students enter family medicine residencies
For the second consecutive year, more U.S. medical school students will train as family medicine residents in 2011, according to data released yesterday by the National Resident Matching Program. The Read more...
Risks med students face when posting patient photos on Facebook
Besides the possible breach of patient privacy when med students post cell phone pictures of patients on Facebook, other unintended consequences are likely, New York Times ethicist, Randy Cohen Read more...
Med schools teach empathy through the arts
When medical students aren't dissecting cadavers or studying organic chemistry, they're writing poems and creative essays. That's because medical schools are using humanities classes as part of Read more...
Nurses can earn Georgetown master's degree online
Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies will expand its nationally-ranked graduate nursing program by offering it online, the institution announced yesterday. Students will Read more...
Unprofessional patient care stems from med school burnout
Stress and exhaustion don't just affect medical students' class work; it can cause problems with future patients. Burned-out medical students are more likely to cheat or be dishonest when it comes to Read more...
Video games could enhance med school education, students say
Medical students would like to use video games in med school, according to findings from a survey published online in BMC Medical Education. Virtually all of the students surveyed (98 percent) like Read more...
Medical students learning to practice medicine defensively, survey finds
While limiting unnecessary tests is certainly one way to control spiraling healthcare costs, it's not a measure that's likely to take hold anytime soon. A national survey of 1,407 physicians found Read more...
Depression risk increases for doctors at internship phase
Specific life events, genetics and internship situations are associated with an increase in depression for new doctors during the medical internship phase, according to a new study published in the Read more...
Trend: More than half of primary-care doctor grads are immigrants
If the primary-care physician shortage hasn't absolutely exploded, it seems we have your friendly immigrant doctor to thank. After all, unless something changes dramatically in the way U.S. Read more...
Vermont enacts tough rules on physician gifts from pharmas
Backed by the state's medical society, Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas (R) has signed a bill that gives the state some of the toughest controls in the country on financial relationships between doctors and Read more...
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