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Two years of medical education during COVID-19
Jan 17, 2022
An article from InSight+ where a number of Australian medical students were asked to give their thoughts on training throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Doctors Oppose Animal Use In PG Pharmacology And Physiology Courses, Write To NMC
Dec 11, 2021
Claiming that using animals is unnecessary for routine teaching and training of PG pharmacology and physiology courses, more than 60 doctors have requested the National Medical Commission ensure that animals are replaced by more effective, human-relevant techniques in PG courses.
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Elsevier acquires Osmosis to advance medical education portfolio
Dec 03, 2021
Elsevier has added to its global medical healthcare portfolio with the acquisition of Osmosis.org, a digital health education platform.
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How Medical Education in Philippines is creating an impact on the MBBS Abroad
Dec 03, 2021
MBBS in Philippines is beneficial, and cost effective because a medical student basically pays in pesos for the American syllabus he/she studies.
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Reimagining Medical Education: Using Technology to Educate, Innovate, and Captivate
Nov 19, 2021
Technology is changing many aspects of life and work, as well as the way Yale School of Medicine (YSM) students learn.
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Boost for 3 big ideas to improve diversity in medical education
Nov 09, 2021
Three ambitious "blue sky” ideas with eyes set on improving diversity, equity and inclusion in medical education have been selected to receive $20,000 AMA planning grants.
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ScholarRx Launches World's First Sharable Medical Education Platform
Nov 08, 2021
ScholarRx released Rx Bricks Create, the world's first medical and health education platform designed for building, cloning and sharing high-quality learning experiences.
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Tackling Anti-Black racism in health care and education: National Research Collaboration takes action
Nov 02, 2021
A group of scholars and researchers co-led by a Dalhousie professor has joined forces in an effort to re-shape medical and health education in Canada to better reflect the impacts of anti-Black racism on the delivery of care for African Nova Scotians and Black people.
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