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Jersey Shore University Medical Center Physicians Honored by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

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Newswise September 10, 2013 Neptune, NJ Jersey Shore University Medical Center physicians Glenn S. Parker, M.D., FACS, interim chief of Surgery; Stacy Doumas, M.D., Psychiatry; and Meghan Rattigan, D.O., Obstetrics and Gynecology, recently received volunteer faculty awards from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Rutgers RWJMS). The awards recognize contributions from volunteer faculty members in each clinical department at Rutgers RWJMS for exemplary teaching, community service, research, or patient care.

We are delighted that Dr. Parker, Dr. Doumas and Dr. Rattigan have been honored by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School for their contributions to advancing medical knowledge, education and research. The awards are a testament to their commitment to providing the best health care experience for patients, and to educating and inspiring tomorrows physicians, comments David S. Kountz, M.D. vice president of Academic Affairs at Jersey Shore.

Jersey Shore, part of Meridian Health, is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge, both as a leading medical research facility and as an academic university-level teaching center. Meridians system-wide research program provides patients access to the newest treatments, with a focus on cancer care and cardiovascular disease. Additionally, Jersey Shore is committed to training the next generation of physicians, with residency and fellowship training programs in many clinical areas. As a University level affiliate of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, many Jersey Shore physicians serve as professors and train medical students.

About Jersey Shore University Medical Center: Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health family, is a not-for-profit teaching hospital and home to K. Hovnanian Childrens Hospital the first childrens hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Jersey Shore is the regional provider of cardiac surgery, a program which has been ranked among the best in the Northeast, and is home to the only trauma center and stroke rescue center in the region. Jersey Shore specializes in cardiovascular care, orthopedics and rehabilitation, cancer care, neuroscience, nerve surgery and womens specialty services. Through the hospitals clinical research program, and its affiliation with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Jersey Shore serves as an academic center dedicated to advancing medical knowledge, training future physicians and providing the community with access to promising medical breakthroughs. For more information about Jersey Shore University Medical Center call 1-800-DOCTORS, or visit http://www.JerseyShoreUniversityMedicalCenter.com.

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DeVry Lures Medical School Rejects as Taxpayers Fund Debt

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American University of the Caribbean's main building on St. Maarten, as seen from the site of a new $30 million building.

When he was a child, David Adams pretended to operate on his stuffed animals.

As a teen, the Salt Lake City native became a paramedic. He wanted to train to become a physician after graduating from the University of Utah with a bachelors degree in health promotion and education in 2009 but was rejected by two dozen U.S. medical schools.

Three years later, he earned a Master of Science in medical health sciences from Touro University Nevada and applied again, Bloomberg Markets will report in its October issue. Adams was accepted to American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, which is owned by Downers Grove, Illinois-based DeVry Inc. (DV)

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Adams, now 31, moved with his wife, Jessica, and their two young children to a two-bedroom apartment that smelled of dog urine and had a broken stove on the Dutch part of St. Maarten on Jan. 1. After financing his first two semesters with $67,000 in U.S. government-backed loans, Adams expects to leave medical school with as much as $400,000 in debt -- and about a 20 percent chance of never practicing as a physician in the U.S.

I understand that I am coming from behind a little bit, attending a Caribbean medical school, Adams says, standing on his apartments terrace, watching sailboats glide by on the deep-blue waters of Simpson Bay Lagoon.

DeVry, which has two for-profit medical schools in the Caribbean, is accepting hundreds of students who were rejected by U.S. medical colleges. These students amass more debt than their U.S. counterparts -- a median of $253,072 in June 2012 at AUC versus $170,000 for 2012 graduates of U.S. medical schools.

And that gap is even greater because the U.S. figure, compiled by the Association of American Medical Colleges, includes student debt incurred for undergraduate or other degrees, while the DeVry number is only federal medical school loans.

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DeVry lures medical school rejects as taxpayers fund failed debt

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By Janet Lorin, Bloomberg News

American University of the Caribbean's main building on St. Maarten, as seen from the site of a new $30 million building. (Nicholas Calcott/Bloomberg News)

When he was a child, David Adams pretended to operate on his stuffed animals.

As a teen, the Salt Lake City native became a paramedic. He wanted to train to become a physician after graduating from the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in health promotion and education in 2009 but was rejected by two dozen U.S. medical schools.

Three years later, he earned a Master of Science in medical health sciences from Touro University Nevada and applied again. Adams was accepted to American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, which is owned by Downers Grove, Ill.-based DeVry Inc.

Adams, now 31, moved with his wife, Jessica, and their two young children to a two-bedroom apartment that smelled of dog urine and had a broken stove on the Dutch part of St. Maarten on Jan. 1. After financing his first two semesters with $67,000 in U.S. government-backed loans, Adams expects to leave medical school with as much as $400,000 in debt and about a 20 percent chance of never practicing as a physician in the U.S.

"I understand that I am coming from behind a little bit, attending a Caribbean medical school," Adams says, standing on his apartment's terrace, watching sailboats glide by on the deep-blue waters of Simpson Bay Lagoon.

DeVry, which has two for-profit medical schools in the Caribbean, is accepting hundreds of students who were rejected by U.S. medical colleges. These students amass more debt than their U.S. counterparts a median of $253,072 in June 2012 at AUC versus $170,000 for 2012 graduates of U.S. medical schools.

And that gap is even greater because the U.S. figure, compiled by the Association of American Medical Colleges, includes student debt incurred for undergraduate or other degrees, while the DeVry number is only federal medical school loans.

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Officials: ASU faces challenges in establishing osteopathic medical school

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LITTLE ROCK From start-up costs to ongoing operating expenses to finding residency slots for graduates, Arkansas State University faces difficult challenges in its quest to establish an osteopathic medical school to help address a shortage of primary care doctors in the Arkansas Delta, 0fficials say.

ASU took the next step in a years-long process last week by hiring Tripp Umback, a nationally recognized health care and economic development consulting firm based in Pittsburgh to study the feasibility of developing an osteopathic medical school in Jonesboro.

Weve done our research and we realize our limitations, and that is why were bringing in this company, this third party, to help make an evidenced decision, Jason Penry, ASU vice chancellor for university advancement, said last week.

Penry said the study, which he projects will be completed by the end of the year, will look at both public and private medical school options and will consider a number of variables, including cost and the residency training of third-and fourth-year students as well as graduates.

The feasibility study is supported by the Delta Regional Authority, which has given ASU $25,000 to help cover about half of the nearly $50,000 cost.

Efforts to overcome the difficulties could provide dividends for rural health care, he said, by providing doctors of osteopathic medicine in areas of the state where doctors are scarce.

A DO school could be totally transformative to the state of Arkansas because nobody disputes the need for primary health care is great, he said.

Dr. Gregg S. Silberg, who recently was part of efforts to establish an osteopathic medical school in Wisconsin, said hurdles are many and steep.

Among them would be finding residencies for the graduates because only a limited number of qualified institutions offer such opportunities, said Silberg, who is executive director of the Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons.

Estimated start up cost for the proposed 100 student private, nonprofit osteopathic medical school in Wisconsin would be about $80 million, he said.

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Looking Forward: A-State seeks to add medical school

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Published:Monday, September 9, 2013

Updated:Monday, September 9, 2013 16:09

Photo illustration by Caitlin LaFarlette

There are currently 12 colleges at ASU, but if plans go as intended, by September 2016 a new medical college will be introduced to the Jonesboro campus. Jason Penry, vice chancellor for university advancement, said the campus is taking a serious look into adding an osteopathic medical school to the educational community.

With this concept, we would not seek state funding, Chancellor TimHudson said in a press release over the summer. The school would generate revenue through tuition, research and external support.

Osteopathic doctors believe a person is more than just body parts, according to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). They take a whole person approach to modern medicine. Instead of treating parts of the body, they treat it as a whole. ODs have an official license and are completely qualified just like a regular MD. Osteopathic doctors (ODs) also go through the additional four years of medical school. About two-thirds of osteopathic medical doctors go into primary care.

According to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine there are a total of 30 colleges that train osteopathic medical doctors, none of which exist in Arkansas. The closest osteopathic school to Jonesboro is at Oklahoma State University, approximately 400 miles away.

The osteopathic school at ASU would bring in an estimated 300 600 students and will consist of two years of classes on the Jonesboro campus. The next two years would be clinic rotations held in hospitals around the state.

The idea for the osteopathic medical school arose in 2009 and plans went into consideration as of last year.

Arkansas State has a long tradition of creating programs that meet state needs, Hudson said in the press release. An osteopathic medical school could be transformative for our state and our region.

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UMass Medical School Health Policy Experts to Present at 2013 Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference

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WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Several health policy experts from UMass Medical Schools Commonwealth Medicine division will present at the annual Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference (MESC). A range of presentations will focus on how state collaborations can support the mission of Medicaid in an era of health reform and transformation.

Key presentations from health policy and technology leaders within Commonwealth Medicine will highlight how reuse and sharing on technology projects can aid development of complex health insurance marketplaces and Medicaid eligibility systems. Experts will also present on how state-based exchanges can develop performance metrics to evaluate the systems being built to expand access to health insurance for millions of Americans under the Accountable Care Act.

This years annual MESC will take place from Sept. 8-12 at the Charleston Area Convention Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston. A booth at the conference (Booth #42) will also highlight Commonwealth Medicines expertise in providing Medicaid agencies with program and technical support, including integrated eligibility systems.

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Rick Perro, Senior Director of Data Management Services, UHealthSolutions

Poster Presentation: Analyzing Medicaid Waiver Data

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Scott Keays, M.P.H., Center for Health Policy and Research, UMass Medical School

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More Medical School Students Opt for Family Medicine Careers

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The percentage of medical school graduates choosing family medicine residencies has jumped by nearly 10 percent during the past five years, an increase that demonstrates the growing popularity of family medicine as a career choice, according to Perry Pugno, M.D., vice president for medical education at the AAFP.

The AAFP conducts an annual survey of the nation's family medicine residency programs, and according to those data, 67.4 percent of first-year family medicine residents graduated from U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical schools this year, making 2013 the fifth straight year the percentage has increased. In 2009, 58 percent of first-year family medicine residents graduated from a U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical school.

"This is another indicator that medical students realize primary care is the foundation of health care," said Pugno in a recent press release. "The number of students choosing family medicine in the annual Match (National Resident Matching Program) continues to increase, and the attendance at the AAFP's National Conference for Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students has really increased. All of these point to a trend toward primary care careers."

Pugno added, however, that the nation is not producing enough family physicians to meet the growing demand for primary care and family physician services, especially as the population ages and more people gain access to health care coverage through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The nation is producing about 3,500 family physicians a year, but will need about 40,000 more FPs by 2020 to address current and anticipated demand, said Pugno in an interview with AAFP News Now.

He described medical students as "savvy consumers of information," saying "they recognize that the demand for primary care is clearly going to escalate."

"They see the results of studies from across the nation showing that a robust primary care base achieves better care, better patient experience and better health, and that it does so at a lower cost," said Pugno.

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ASU considers opening medical school

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JONESBORO Arkansas State University has selected consultants to study whether the school should open an osteopathic school of medicine.

Tripp Umbach this month will begin studying whether opening a medical school is practical and cost-effective. The firm will make a recommendation to the school's Board of Trustees on whether a program should be authorized.

System president Charles L. Welch this summer gave Chancellor Tim Hudson permission to explore opening a medical school. Hudson said in a statement Monday that osteopathic medical schools can "elevate primary health care across a region, produce tremendous economic impact on communities and raise the prestige level of associated universities."

Trustees will need to explore how the school would be funded, how clinics would be run and whether the school could enter partnerships with any firms, said Jason Penry, the Jonesboro school's vice chancellor for university advancement.

Tripp Umbach has done similar medical education studies in Georgia, Indiana and Michigan.

The Delta Regional Authority last week dedicated $25,000 toward the study.

"We want to make an informed decision," Hudson said. "Along with selecting a feasibility study partner we have also made sure to include doctors of osteopathy here in Arkansas, leading members of professional medical community across the state and the leadership of our local and regional medical facilities in our discussions."

Trustees could be asked to make a decision by the end of the year.

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Study to look at medical school at ASU

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JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas State University has selected consultants to study whether the school should open an osteopathic school of medicine.

Tripp Umbach this month will begin studying whether opening a medical school is practical and cost-effective. The firm will make a recommendation to the school's Board of Trustees on whether a program should be authorized.

System president Charles L. Welch this summer gave Chancellor Tim Hudson permission to explore opening a medical school. Hudson said in a statement Monday that osteopathic medical schools can "elevate primary health care across a region, produce tremendous economic impact on communities and raise the prestige level of associated universities."

Trustees will need to explore how the school would be funded, how clinics would be run and whether the school could enter partnerships with any firms, said Jason Penry, the Jonesboro school's vice chancellor for university advancement.

Tripp Umbach has done similar medical education studies in Georgia, Indiana and Michigan.

The Delta Regional Authority last week dedicated $25,000 toward the study.

"We want to make an informed decision," Hudson said. "Along with selecting a feasibility study partner we have also made sure to include doctors of osteopathy here in Arkansas, leading members of professional medical community across the state and the leadership of our local and regional medical facilities in our discussions."

Trustees could be asked to make a decision by the end of the year.

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