American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Foundation Announces Three Calls for Grant Proposals

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Newswise Denver, Colorado -- The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Foundation (ACVIMF) has announced three new calls for grant proposals focusing on Small Animal Internal Medicine (SAIM) respiratory disease ($20,000) sponsored by Zoetis, general oncology ($25,000) and feline chronic renal disease ($50,000).

ACVIM Foundation provides funds to support investigations that have direct application to improving the diagnosis, treatment, understanding or prevention of disease in animals. The grant program encourages studies with direct clinical application. Proposals may request up to the total amount and multi-year projects up to two years will be considered. The proposals will be reviewed by the ACVIM Foundation Scientific Review Committee and ad hoc reviewers who are experts in the field.

The proposal process and forms have been redesigned to provide a more comprehensive program. To be considered, proposals must follow the updated ACVIM Foundation Grant Guidelines, which can be found on the Grant Resources page of the ACVIM Foundation website (www.ACVIMFoundation.org/Grants/Grant-Resources). All proposals are due by the close of business, 5 p.m. MST, Monday, March 9, 2015.

About the ACVIM Foundation The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to pioneering the healthcare of animals through the work of specialists in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM): small and large animal internists, cardiologists, neurologists, and oncologists. By supporting the work of these groundbreaking scientists, by raising awareness of specialty medicine and by mobilizing the animal-loving public, we aim to revolutionize current treatments and spark the discovery of future cures. Learn more at http://www.ACVIMFoundation.org.

About Zoetis Zoetis is a global leader in the discovery, development, manufacture and commercialization of animal health medicines and vaccines, with a focus on both livestock and companion animals. For more than 60 years, Zoetis has been committed to enhancing the health of animals and bringing solutions to its customers who raise and care for them. To learn more, visit http://www.zoetis.com.

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FAU medical school sees 35% jump in applicants

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Florida Atlantic University is graduating its first class of physicians this spring, with plenty of new applicants lining up a potential boon for a state expecting a shortage of doctors.

About a quarter of Florida's physicians are over 65, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

"With so many physicians retiring, Florida is going to be tough straits in having enough physicians to care for patients," said David Bjorkman, dean and executive director of medical affairs at FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. "If we graduate students from Florida, it's more likely they will become physicians in Florida."

This year, 4,370 prospective students applied for 64 positions at FAU's four-year-old medical school, a 35 percent increase from last year.

Applications for the second year of FAU's internal medicine residency program are up 22 percent, with 4,729 applications for 36 spots.

Most of FAU's first graduates are applying to do their residencies at FAU, officials said. That's important since where a physician practices a residency has a greater impact on whether they'll stay in an area than where they go to medical school, said Linda Quick, president of the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association.

Florida ranks 42nd of the 50 states in residence programs with 19 physicians-in-training per 100,000 population, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. By comparison, New York has 82 medical residents and Massachusetts 84 per 100,000 population.

The University of Miami recently announced it will partner with Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale to train 42 residents.

FAU started its internal residency program last year with Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Delray Medical Center and Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach. It hopes to add more residency programs in the next few years, including general surgery, emergency medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and psychiatry.

In addition to its current hospitals, FAU also has agreements with West Boca Raton Regional and St. Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach to develop future programs.

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MEDICAL educator Dr Maree Toombs says many of her medical students think they will fall off the planet if they drive past Ipswich.

The University of Queensland Rural Clinical School's director of indigenous health knows how difficult it can be attracting doctors to regional and remote areas.

A recent report has shown the school's strategy of training doctors rurally is helping to build the rural workforce and target the shortage of country doctors.

Commissioned by the University of Queensland and published in the Medical Journal of Australia, the report provides evidence that could help to tackle the uneven distribution of doctors between urban and rural areas.

UQ Rural Clinical School head professor Geoff Nicholson and research director associate professor Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan led the study.

They looked at the background of UQ medical graduates and followed their careers to determine what led to their final practice location.

Professor Nicholson said the study showed that students from regional and rural backgrounds who did at least a year of their medical training at a rural clinical school were more likely to practise outside urban areas.

"The exposure to high-quality rural training at a rural clinical school enhanced the probability of that graduate practising rurally," he said.

"The findings reinforce the need for medical schools to have a strong rural presence. Without it, we run the risk of losing medical graduates to metropolitan areas," Professor Nicholson said.

He said these findings could influence government policy and possibly attract funding to regional and remote training programs.

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Liberty U, author Karen Kingsbury announce partnership

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By - Associated Press - Friday, January 16, 2015

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Liberty University says bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is becoming a visiting professor for its residential and online programs.

The Lynchburg school founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell says Kingsbury will offer students the secrets to her storytelling and to selling more than 25 million copies of her books.

Officials say the Christian author will contribute to the universitys English and creative writing programs and provide writing curriculum.

Kingsbury is set to visit the campus in February and again in April. Shell also interview Liberty students for her weekday radio program.

Liberty also is working with Kingsbury for a scholarship contest that will award four students each $20,000 toward tuition.

Kingsbury has been a guest of Liberty in recent years and three of her children are current students.

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