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3D Printing Helps Complex Surgery And Medical Education at UC Davis Health
Mar 04, 2019
News report on how 3D printed objects are supporting medical and surgical education at the University of California.
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Novel wellness curriculum implemented for undergraduate medical students
Mar 01, 2019
News article about McGill's four-year Longitudinal Wellness Curriculum that has now been integrated into the medical curriculum.
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Medical students wanted: Only the ethical need apply
Feb 28, 2019
Article from Boston Globe reporting on how the CASPer (Computer Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics) is used in selection to some medical schools.
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First responder and nurse inter-professional simulation
Feb 27, 2019
The AMEE Simulation Committee provide a report on first responder and nurse inter-professional simulation.
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Family doctors can no longer claim ritzy drug dinners as professional training
Feb 11, 2019
Article on one of the changes outlined by the College of Family Physicans of Canada around protecting the integrity of continuing medical education for doctors.
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New code of ethics for simulation practitioners
Feb 07, 2019
A past President of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Dr Christine Park, has led an international initiative to develop a code of ethics for simulation practitioners.
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The International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare 2019, San Antonio, USA
Feb 07, 2019
The AMEE Simulation Committee give a summary of the IMSH 2019 Conference
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allAfrica: Rwanda: University Sets Out to Teach Doctors Medicine and Management
Feb 05, 2019
A new university of health sciences is being launched in Rwanda. The University of Global Health Equity is being touted as a centre that will "contribute to addressing the critical shortage of health professionals" and "ensure they remain committed to the continent".
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