MIAMI — University of Miami officials say the medical school is planning to lay off as many as 800 people. UM President Donna Shalala told The Miami Herald Tuesday that the move will better prepare the school for the future. Shalala says state budget cuts, reduced funds for research, cuts in compensation from insurers and cutbacks in payments by Jackson Health System have made the changes necessary. Continue reading
Category Archives: Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School named for Dr. Seuss and wife
By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff Dartmouth College announced this morning that its medical school will be renamed the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in honor of the beloved illustrator and author Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Continue reading
Harvard Medical School opens center for primary care, appoints director
By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff Using a $30 million anonymous gift, Harvard Medical School has opened a center to redesign primary care and make the field more attractive to new doctors. As one of its first projects, the center is creating a new training program for residents. The medical school said Wednesday that it has hired Dr Continue reading
UM medical school to lay off up to 800
University of Miami Health System layoffs University of Miami President Donna E. Continue reading
YouTube Medical School How to do a Surgical Hand Scrub in the OR – Video
05-05-2012 21:34 It is important to do a proper surgical hand scrub* Continue reading
YouTube Medical School Go Rural Working as a Doctor or Surgeon in Rural or Isolated areas – Video
05-05-2012 21:57 Rural Working as a Doctor or Surgeon in Rural or Isolated areas can be difficult with certain risks;don’t rush into it* Continue reading
Harvard Medical School Adviser: Fainting could signal larger medical issue
QUESTION: Last week I was running errands when I suddenly broke out in a sweat. Before I knew it, I had fainted. Continue reading
UT regents unanimously approve medical school
Photo courtesy The University of Texas System The school will be anchored at the flagship UT campus which is already conducting health care-related research. Continue reading
UT regents commit, with conditions, to establishing medical school in Austin
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF The governing board of the University of Texas voted unanimously Thursday to establish a medical school in Austin if and this is a big but probably not insurmountable “if” a continuing stream of $35 million a year in community funds is raised to help support it. The Board of Regents pledged $30 million a year from the Permanent University Fund, a multibillion-dollar higher education endowment. Continue reading
Dade Medical College Launches New School of Online Education
MIAMI, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Dade Medical College launches its new online campus as the college continues to expand its offerings of specialized allied healthcare and nursing education programs for the community. The college launched their new Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) program and their Associate of Science Degree in Medical Billing and Coding program to their online education students on Monday, April 30 Continue reading
YouTube Medical School QUIZ What is this neurological condition? – Video
02-05-2012 13:14 QUIZ. What is this condition?ANSWER on video* Continue reading
YouTube Medical School LIVE Fixation Unstable Proximal Femur Fx. – Video
03-05-2012 07:06 LIVE.Unstable proximal femur Fx.DHB did not hold,had to revise to a locking trochanteric plate*. Continue reading
Stanford professors propose 'lecture-less' medical school classes
Public release date: 2-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Ruthann Richter richter1@stanford.edu 650-725-8047 Stanford University Medical Center STANFORD, Calif. Dramatic changes are needed in medical student education, including a substantial reduction in the number of traditional lectures, according to a perspective piece to be published May 3 in the New England Journal of Medicine by two Stanford University professors Continue reading
UT Regents Approve Austin Med School
The doctor isn’t in, but he’s on the way. Thursday, the UT Board of Regents gave the green light to creating a medical school on the Austin campus. Continue reading
New Projections Show Medical School Enrollment on Pace to Reach Thirty Percent Increase by 2016
Newswise Washington, D.C., May 3, 2012New data released today show that enrollment at U.S. medical schools is on target to reach an increase of 30 percent by 2016, according to the annual Medical School Enrollment Survey conducted by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) Center for Workforce Studies Continue reading
Board of Regents votes to bring medical school to UT Austin
by ASHLEY GOUDEAU / KVUE NEWS and Photojournalist ROBERT McMURREY kvue.com Posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:41 PM Updated yesterday at 6:03 PM AUSTIN –With an unanimous vote, it was decided that Austin will be the home to a new UT medical school. Continue reading
UMass Medical quietly gaining star quality
In a state that prides itself on its medical and scientific prowess, UMass Medical School is perhaps its best-kept secret. Established by the legislature just 50 years ago, the school is undergoing a growth spurt that has been little noticed by the general public but has caught the attention of people at the cutting edge of scientific research. The Worcester campus is adding 100 faculty to fill a $400 million biomedical research building set to open this year. Continue reading
UT System regents back medical school in Valley
The University of Texas System signaled significant progress toward establishing a four-year Rio Grande Valley medical school on Thursday, yet raised more questions than answers. Continue reading
University of Massachusetts Medical School quietly grows into major research presence
In a state that prides itself on its medical and scientific prowess, UMass Medical School is perhaps its best-kept secret. Established by the legislature just 50 years ago, the school is undergoing a growth spurt that has been little noticed by the general public but has caught the attention of people at the cutting edge of scientific research. The Worcester campus is adding 100 faculty to fill a $400 million biomedical research building set to open this year. Continue reading
In Clinic (In Paris medical school parody) – Video
11-02-2012 13:26 Love to all our med school brothers and sisters! DJ Vapor, Sound Engineer: Miles Mueller, Director of Photography: Med students so hard, can’t nothing deter us Rotations don’t scurr us Finished two years of classes finally we’re in the hospital like now it’s surrus (Med students so hard) All day rounding Hours we work are astounding Wanna diagnose every patient on the census but we’re new to this game and differentials are confounding (Med students so hard) Check the anion gap I’m like a ninja when I do a pap (Med students so hard) Rocking Tdap Everybody wishes they could tap Medicine is happenin’, but surgeons get the best toys Bovies, bone saws, babcocks, Ortho boys (Med students so hard) We treat em, where the charts at, we need em Spend all morning writing notes like a boss, but nobody’s gonna read em (Med students so hard) Meds immerse us, wash our hands and microbes curse us Our greatest care is patient care Hearts in the right place, no situs inversus (Med students so hard) catching babies, vaccinate against rabies Med mobster, treat zoster, helpin’ all of my shingle ladies (Med students so hard) Chug caffeine, titrate Lantus like a machine, They say do a DRE, blushin’ like Parvo B-19 Med students so hard, acronyms never end RCA, CVA, DKA Med students so hard, don’t know em but we’ll pretend tPA, PSA, AMA Patients ask me questions and I spike my cortisol Tachycardic, give us all metoprolol Feelin like C. diff, med … Continue reading