News tagged with medical residents


Survey points out deficiencies in addictions training for medical residents

A 2012 survey of internal medicine residents at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) – one of the nation's leading teaching hospitals – found that more than half rated the training they had received in addiction and other ...

Other created May 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Majority of surgical residents object to regulated hours

(HealthDay)—About 65 percent of surgical residents report that they disapprove of the 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Common Program requirements, which place restrictions ...

Surgery created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds US facing neurologist shortage

Americans with brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis (MS) who need to see a neurologist may face longer wait times or have more difficulty finding a neurologist, according to ...

Neuroscience created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Defining the scope of skills for family medicine residencies

Medical school graduates entering one family medicine residency program might receive training that is markedly different than another family medicine residency program. While these new medical school graduates, called residents, ...

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Deep Brain Stimulation shows promise for patients with chronic, treatment resistant anorexia nervosa

In a world first, a team of researchers at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre and the University Health Network have shown that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in patients with chronic, severe and treatment-resistant Anorexia Nervosa ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

AAP endorses parental leave for pediatric residents

(HealthDay)—The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advocates that all interns, residents, and fellows should have parental leave benefits consistent with the Family Medical Leave Act during pediatric ...

Pediatrics created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U.S. efforts to boost number of primary care doctors have failed

(HealthDay)—Amid signs of a growing shortage of primary care physicians in the United States, a new study shows that the majority of newly minted doctors continues to gravitate toward training positions ...

Health created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Resident fatigue, stress trigger motor vehicle incidents, poll finds

(Medical Xpress)—It appears that long, arduous hours in the hospital are causing more than stress and fatigue among doctors-in-training—they're crashing, or nearly crashing, their cars after work, according to new Mayo ...

Other created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many emergency programs get failing grade when it comes to stroke training

Medical residents training to work in the emergency department need more formal stroke training, says a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress, noting that, as the first point of contact in stroke care, they ...

Cardiology created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Patient care by residents is as good as by fully qualified doctors

Medical residents are an essential part of the hospital workforce. Although still in training the take on much of the day to day care of patients. A systematic review published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Me ...

Health created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds surgical residents often fatigued

A study involving 27 orthopedic surgery residents suggests that surgical residents are often fatigued during their awake time, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery.

Surgery created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simulation training improves critical decision-making skills of ER residents

A Henry Ford Hospital study found that simulation training improved the critical decision-making skills of medical residents performing actual resuscitations in the Emergency Department.

Other created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pediatricians' pain-medication judgments affected by unconscious racial bias, study says

Pediatricians who show an unconscious preference for European Americans tend to prescribe better pain-management for white patients than they do for African-American patients, new University of Washington research shows.

Health created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Personal mobile computing increases doctors' efficiency

Providing personal mobile computers to medical residents increases their efficiency, reduces delays in patient care and enhances continuity of care, according to a "research letter" in the March 12, 2012, ...

Other created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Double gloving prevents exposure to pathogens in OR

(HealthDay) -- Double gloving during surgery reduces the risk for transmission of bloodborne pathogens to medical personnel as well as minimizing the transfer of health care-associated infections to patients, ...

Surgery created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0