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Racism influences medical students' decision on practicing in minority or underserved communities
Aug 01, 2019
A longitudinal study of 3,756 U.S. medical students provides evidence that racism in medical schools influenced their decisions on whether to practice in minority or underserved communities.
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Residents Focus Discussions on Training, Patient Care
Jul 31, 2019
From July 25-27, family medicine proponents took over the downtown area that surrounds Kansas City's convention center for the AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students.
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Morocco's Doctors, Medical Students Protest Privatization
Jul 12, 2019
For months, Students have been taking to the streets around the country in protest, wearing black to symbolize death. But they are not out there alone. These days, medical students are more likely found in the streets than in the classroom
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Spare the medical resident and spoil nothing
Jul 11, 2019
A Harvard-led group of researchers looking at the impact of working-time restrictions on US residents have found no evidence that reduced training hours had any impact on the quality of care delivered by new physicians.
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Global webinars are the new rock’n’roll for A&E doctor
Jul 06, 2019
News article about Dr Eoghan Colgan who runs MedReach, a Scottish company aiming to providing equal access to medical education around the globe.
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European Team-Based Learning Community Masterclasses at the University of Dundee
Jul 05, 2019
News article covering a recent event, hosted at Dundee University, focusing on Team-Based Learning. The European Team-Based Learning Community, delivered four Masterclasses in this one day event to participants from 14 different universities.
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Feedstuffs:Vet colleges partner to improve vet education
Jul 03, 2019
Gates Foundation-funded project to create digital platform to house educational resources for veterinary faculty around the world.
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Local Colleges May Be A Panacea For Rural America’s Healthcare Gap
Jul 01, 2019
A news article on the RTT Collaborative, a national nonprofit that develops and preserves health professions education programs in rural regions, and the impact it may be having through its graduates.
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