News tagged with academic medicine


Study identifies strategies to help minority students in med school

(Medical Xpress)—While minority populations are rising throughout the country, enrollment by minority students in the nation's medical schools has stagnated. Further, some data show that non-white students face a greater ...

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Academic medicine has major economic impact on the state and the nation

A report released this week from the Association of American Medical Colleges shows that its member medical schools, teaching hospitals and healthcare systems had a combined economic impact of more than $587 ...

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New study finds what makes a good mentor and mentee

How-to books are full of advice on what makes a good mentor. But what makes a good mentee and what chemistry is needed to make the relationship work?

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Defining career paths in health systems improvement

The sheer number of efforts aimed at improving the quality and efficiency of the U.S. health care system – ranging from portions of the national Affordable Care Act to local programs at individual hospitals ...

Health created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds heavily indebted med students choosing primary care face greater financial challenges

Researchers at Boston University and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) have determined that heavily indebted medical students choosing primary care careers will experience difficulty paying their student ...

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What makes surgeons happy?

(Medical Xpress)—Lack of control over operating rooms and other resources as well as a lack of work-life balance are among the main reasons general surgeons may be dissatisfied with their jobs, a new study ...

Surgery created Sep 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physician's empathy directly associated with positive clinical outcomes, confirms large study

Patients of doctors who are more empathic have better outcomes and fewer complications, concludes a large, empirical study by a team of Thomas Jefferson University and Italian researchers who evaluated relationships between ...

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Penn Medicine physician offers model for teaching future physicians value-based care

(Medical Xpress)—Despite the national consensus on the need to improve the value of health care while reducing unnecessary spending, teaching hospitals often struggle to design curricula to train future physicians to deliver ...

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Humanities mini-courses for doctors sharpen thinking and creativity

Mini-courses designed to increase creative stimulation and variety in physicians' daily routines can sharpen critical thinking skills, improve job satisfaction and encourage innovative thinking, according to Penn State College ...

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Anesthesiology trainees' debt impacts moonlighting, career

(HealthDay) -- Having high medical school debt increases the likelihood of anesthesiology residents moonlighting and joining practice groups with debt repayment programs, while decreasing their odds of pursuing ...

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Study finds that assessments and incentives for medical faculty productivity improve research

(Medical Xpress) -- Strategies introduced to assess -- and reward -- the productivity of faculty at academic medical centers in the U.S. do improve faculty research productivity, according to a systematic review recently ...

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Elderly prisoners need better medical care: report

Soaring numbers of older, sicker prisoners are causing an unprecedented health care challenge for the nation's criminal justice system, according to a new UCSF report.

Health created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Male doctors make $12K more per year than female doctors: study

Male doctors make more money than their female counterparts, even when factoring in medical specialty, title, work hours, productivity and a host of other factors, according to a comprehensive new analysis ...

Other created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Black cardiac arrest victims less apt to receive CPR and shocks to the heart from bystanders

Black cardiac arrest victims who are stricken outside hospitals are less likely to receive bystander CPR and defibrillation on the scene than white patients, according to research that will be presented by a research team ...

Cardiology created May 12, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lifesaving devices missing near the scene of three-quarters of cardiac arrests

More than 75 percent of cardiac arrest victims are stricken too far away from an automated external defibrillator for the lifesaving device to be obtained quickly enough to offer the best chance at saving their lives, according ...

Cardiology created May 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast