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IOM wants more enforcement of 80 hour work week for medical residents

December 2, 2008 — 11:29am ET | By Anne Zieger
Though it may cost as much as $1.7 billion annually, the Institute of Medicine is calling for the current limits on medical students' hours be kept at 80. The IOM is also calling for 16-hour daily... Read more...

Study: Medical school can lead to burnout, suicidal thoughts

October 14, 2008 — 1:14pm ET | By Anne Zieger
Everyone knowns that medical school can be a bruising ordeal, one that depletes students of time, energy, money and morale--and that in some cases, the stress is just too much to handle.... Read more...

Rush Medical ships unused supplies overseas to needy hospitals

August 12, 2008 — 3:20pm ET | By Anne Zieger
Rush Medical Center has decided that it will do something with the unused medical supplies that otherwise would end up in a landfill. Working together, staff and medical students collect unused... Read more...

Congress under pressure to address MD shortage

April 14, 2008 — 6:59am ET
With the proposed 10 percent Medicare pay cut raising the stakes, Congress is under increasing pressure to fight the ongoing doctor shortage with new legislation. The Physician Shortage Elimination... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Ding! S-CHIP fight goes into round two; Boston officials ask Caritas to set facility free; and much more...

November 2, 2007 — 7:59am ET
> Here we go again. Congress has passed another version of S-CHIP, and President Bush has promised another veto. Read more...

UConn considers pharma gift ban

October 25, 2007 — 6:59am ET
The University of Connecticut Health Center may become the next academic medical institution to set limits on drug- and medical device-maker gifts to staff and students. A committee of administrators... Read more...

Program briefs med students in financial realities

June 12, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

In Miami, medical students all get a briefing in the sometimes perplexing financial realities of their chosen profession--and some of them are a bit shocked by what they hear. For about 10 years, students at the University of Miami med school have spent a day at the headquarters of health insurer AvMed getting briefed on the latest financial issues facing practicing physicians. One-fourth of the med school's third-year class visits with health plan executives every three months. This …

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Study: Doctors avoid medical error disclosures

May 10, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

While in theory, doctors say that they would reveal medical errors to patients, a new study has found that most don't actually do so when they have the chance. The study, done by the University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine, surveyed faculty physicians, residents and medical students at academic medical centers to find out what factors affected whether physicians disclosed errors. Of the 538 respondents, 97 percent said that they'd disclose minor errors and 93 percent said they'd …

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ALSO NOTED: HealthSouth positions for future; MD health plan boosts minority care; and much more...

May 3, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

> HealthSouth's CEO explains why the company's future is so bright, he has to wear shades. Article

> CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield has teamed up with a Baltimore health system to boost health care for minorities. Article

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SPOTLIGHT: Residents afraid to rock the boat

April 16, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

With the healthcare industry's increasing focus on preventing medical errors, one would think that interns and medical students who speak up about treatment concerns would be rewarded. But in reality, doctors-in-training are often afraid to confront supervising physicians, who often discount what they have to say, says Barron Lerner, M.D., of Columbia University Medical Center. Article

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