News tagged with specialty training


Study suggests gap in treatment of sexually transmitted diseases among teens

California's pediatricians-in-training are not adequately educated about the methods to prevent recurrent sexually transmitted infections in teenagers. That's the conclusion of a study from the Stanford University School ...

Pediatrics created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Medical school link to wide variations in pass rate for specialist exam

Wide variations in doctors' pass rates, for a professional exam that is essential for one type of specialty training, seem to be linked to the particular medical school where the student graduated, indicates research published ...

Other created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New limits on physician training hours could prove costly for US teaching hospitals

The new limits on hours that physicians-in-training can work will prove costly for U.S teaching hospitals, which will need to spend up to $1.3 billion a year, and possibly more, to effect the changes, a new UCLA study suggests.

Other created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0