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Tag: MEDICAL EDUCATION
Panel finds 30-day course of VTE prophylaxis post-discharge improves outcomes
joint AATS and ESTS panel releases evidence-based guidelines for thoracic surgery patients
AGS recognizes expert and emerging geriatrics leaders at 2021 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting
New York (April 30, 2021)–The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annually recognizes researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals who have made outstanding contributions to high-quality, person-centered care for older people. This year’s awardees include 15 healthcare leaders representing the breadth…
ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Congress 2021
Lugano, Switzerland, 28 April 2021 – The 2021 ESMO Breast Cancer Congress will be held as a virtual meeting, on 5-8 May. (1) Highlights – Impact of ethnicity-based differences – Optimising the management of premenopausal women with early breast cancer…
New nonprofit boosts Research4Life’s mission in lower- and middle-income countries
Wilmington, DC, April 22, 2021 – Friends of Research4Life , a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in the United States, was launched to support the critical mission of the Research4Life partnership to enable full participation in the global information environment. Organizations…
Potential impact of pass/fail USMLE Step 1 scoring on radiology residency applications
2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds as USMLE Step 1 transitions from numerical score to pass/fail, program directors likely to rely on Step 2 Clinical Knowledge scores as objective, standardized metric for applicant screening
The ACMG Foundation presents 2021 Pfizer/ACMG Foundation Next Generation Fellowship Awards
The ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine presents 2021 Pfizer/ACMG Foundation Next Generation Fellowship Awards to Christina Tise, MD, PhD and Daniel Pomerantz, MD
AGS names Dr. Faith Atai Clinician of the Year
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today named Faith Atai, MD, a skilled clinician and medical administrator with a dedication to teaching geriatrics trainees of all levels, its 2021 Clinician of the Year. An Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatric…
FAIR Health unveils three new enhancements to consumer platform, including shoppable services tool
New shared decision-making website for providers complements FAIR Health consumer website
New Scholarship to Reduce Barrier for Most Promising Medical Students
$1.1 million gift from philanthropist Ann Bedell Hunt establishes Bedell Family Endowed Medical Scholarship at UC San Diego School of Medicine in memory of her father, Omar Jaspering, and in honor of Simerjot K. Jassal, MD.
Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation awards $1 million grant to CWRU School o
The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation–continuing Mt. Sinai Medical Center’s century-old tradition of caring for Northeast Ohio–has expanded its commitment to the region through a $1 million challenge grant to the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. With this…
Researchers develop tool to simplify diagnoses for children facing medical complexities
UMass Lowell, Children’s Hospital effort aims to reduce hospitalizations
NCCN 2021 Virtual Annual Conference addresses cancer care in a year of crisis and innovation
Live virtual conference drew global oncology professionals to share best practices and highlight advances and issues in cancer care
Second drug targeting KRASG12C shows benefit in mutated non-small-cell lung cancer
ELCC 2021, 25-27 March
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Has First ‘Match Day’
The students from the inaugural class are among an estimated 44,000 who found out today where they will “match” through the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP). In the COVID-19 era, they were unable to gather in person, due to social-distancing recommendations. Instead, the students today celebrated Match Day® by tearing open their envelopes – then toasting one another from afar, via video conferencing, with champagne flutes sent to them by the School.
New pandemic medicine course helped MCG adapt during COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced medical students out of classrooms and clinical rotations this time last year, the state of Georgia’s only public medical school had to quickly rethink its traditional curriculum. Faculty and staff at the Medical College of…
Researchers identify barriers to use of surface electromyography in neurorehabilitation
Kessler Foundation team proposes comprehensive approach to integrating surface electromyography into clinical practice as path to improving rehabilitative care for individuals with spinal cord injury
Nurse work environment influences stroke outcomes
PHILADELPHIA (March 17, 2021) – Stroke remains a leading cause of death worldwide and one of the most common reasons for disability. While a wide variety of factors influence stroke outcomes, data show that avoiding readmissions and long lengths of…
$5M grant from Mastercard funds innovative diversity initiatives at Weill Cornell Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine will launch a suite of innovative programs to foster and sustain a more diverse faculty through the support of a $5 million grant from the Mastercard Impact Fund. With the goal of establishing mentorship and inclusion standards…
Physicians and scientists join forces to develop the longevity medicine curriculum
Physicians and scientists highlight the importance of longevity medicine education and collaborate on the first longevity medicine course for physicians
European Lung Cancer Virtual Congress 2021
25-27 March
Deborah Watkins Bruner to receive Fagin Distinguished Researcher Award
PHILADELPHIA (March 12, 2021) – The biennial award honors the best scholarly qualities that Dr. Fagin, the School’s third Dean, exemplified. It is given to a Penn Nursing faculty member, or a graduate from the School’s doctoral program, who has…
Heine H. Hansen Award: J. Vansteenkiste and F. Blackhall honored for lung cancer research
Lugano, Switzerland; Denver, CO, USA, 11 March 2021 – The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) have the pleasure of announcing that the Heine H. Hansen Award 2021 is…
Bentham Open welcomes Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI) as Institutional Member
Bentham Open is pleased to welcome Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI), Malaysia as Institutional Member. The partnership allows the researchers from the university to publish their research under an Open Access license with specified fee discounts. Bentham Open welcomes…
Demand for public health graduates remains high through the COVID-19 pandemic
March 4, 2021 — COVID?19 has altered the labor market for millions of people, including public health graduates, yet an analysis of job postings for Master’s level public health graduates showed that job postings remained at the same levels as…
Equitably allocating COVID-19 vaccine
Study sheds light on vaccine acceptance among sexual and gender minorities
$1m grant funds research on potential new RX for prostate cancer
New Orleans, LA – The Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development Branch of the Veterans Administration (VA) has awarded Hari Koul, PhD, Professor and Interim Chairman of the Department Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine,…
New York State’s hospital nurse staffing legislation predicted to save lives and money
PHILADELPHIA (March 3, 2021) – According to a new study published in Medical Care , improving hospital nurse staffing as proposed in pending legislation in New York state would likely save lives. The cost of improving nurse staffing would be…
Medical School Curriculum Takes Aim at Social Determinants of Health
There is a growing recognition in health care that social factors such as racial bias, access to care and housing and food insecurity, have a significant impact on people’s health. Compounding and amplifying those underlying inequalities are the ongoing disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest in our country.
Study identifies strengths and challenges of responding to dual disasters
New Orleans, LA — A new study of how the 2020 major hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic affected each other as well as disaster response found that although prior experience enabled community-based organizations to respond to the pandemic, the pandemic…
UVA Health’s Dr. Christopher Kramer earns national mentorship award
UVA Health’s Christopher Kramer, MD, FACC, will be honored this spring with the American College of Cardiology’s 2021 Distinguished Mentor Award for his work with trainees ranging from medical students to advanced cardiovascular imaging fellows. The award is given to…
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Achieves Provisional Accreditation
The LCME voted at its meeting this month to grant Provisional Accreditation to the School’s medical education program.
LSU Health New Orleans study finds disadvantaged census tracts linked to COVID incidence
New Orleans, LA – An LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health study reports a positive association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 incidence at the census tract level and recommends that more resources be allocated to socially vulnerable populations…
Markey’s ACTION program develops cancer education curriculum for Appalachian schools
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 19, 2021) – After conducting a study to assess the need for cancer education materials in Appalachian Kentucky, members of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center’s Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) program worked with faculty…
LSU Health study finds psychosocial factors may drive peritoneal dialysis patient dropout
New Orleans, LA – A retrospective study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans reports that contrary to previous research, most patients who drop out of peritoneal dialysis may do so for psychosocial reasons. The findings are published in The American…
Launch of ESMO virtual plenaries brings rapid access to ground-breaking cancer research
Timely presentations of trial data will accelerate transition from research to practice
TAT 2021 Honorary Award: A recognition in cancer drug development to Ruth Plummer
TAT 2021, March 1-2, 2021
Harmful alcohol use rising during pandemic, UArizona Health Sciences researchers say
A six-month-long study led by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry found hazardous alcohol use increased monthly for those under stay-at-home orders
Study: Facing heat illness, dehydration risks, marching bands need access to athletic trainers
Data shows high core temps, low hydration among bands, little access to healthcare
After COVID-19 hit, federal financial aid applications dropped sharply among first-year students
Washington, February 10, 2021–After the COVID-19 crisis hit last March, federal student aid applications among potential college freshmen in California dropped 14 percent between mid-March and mid-August, relative to prior years. While there were also initial declines in applications among…
Blueprint for understanding the pandemic
Scientific and public health experts have been raising the alarm for decades, imploring public officials to prepare for the inevitability of a viral pandemic. Infectious epidemics seemingly as benign as “the flu” and as deadly as the Ebola virus provided…
€9.75m Irish-led project set to strengthen EU response to future pandemics
National University of Ireland Galway will lead a major new European project on pandemic preparedness and response, starting February 2021
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Announce 10-Year Affiliation Extension
Announcement of an extended affiliation agreement between Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals. The affiliation, through 2031, is an amendment that expands opportunities for collaboration between the two organizations.
The public health employment picture: Are graduates meeting the demands of the workforce?
January 25, 2021 — In a study to gain understanding of the future public health workforce, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), conducted a large-scale analysis…
Analysis details racial inequity and corrective strategies in research grant funding
New Orleans, LA – An analysis by Nicholas Gilpin, PhD, Professor of Physiology and Associate Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Michael Taffe, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry…
LSU Health awarded $2.5m grant to reduce stroke risk for obese women on contraceptives
New Orleans, LA – The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Rinku Majumder, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, a $2.5 million…
Study: Colleges can prevent 96% of COVID-19 infections with common measures
CLEVELAND–The combined effectiveness of three COVID-prevention strategies on college campuses–mask-wearing, social distancing, and routine testing–are as effective in preventing coronavirus infections as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a new…
Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education expands competencies
The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE), an international forum for developing curricula related to the health impacts of climate change, has announced an expanded set of key competencies for students of public health, nursing, and medicine. The…
LSU Health New Orleans discovers potential new RX strategy for stroke
New Orleans, LA – Research conducted at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence reports that a combination of an LSU Health-patented drug and selected DHA derivatives is more effective in protecting brain cells and increasing recovery after stroke…