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Breaking from tradition in medical education architecture
Dec 13, 2018
Dr. Annmarie Adams gave a talk last week where, using McGill's architecture as a focus, she highlighted how the built environment of medical schools and hospitals can reflect and reveal many of the unspoken priorities of medicine and medical education.
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Susan Potter WILL live forever
Dec 13, 2018
A fascinating article from the National Geographic that looks behind the scenes at the Visible Human Project and how one human in particular, Susan Potter came to volunteer and donate her body to it after her death in 2015.
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Two more Japanese medical schools admit discriminating against women
Dec 12, 2018
Two more universities have now admitted discriminating against female applicants to medical school. Both claim that they had set a lower pass mark for men than for women in order to secure a sufficient number male graduates to enter the medical profession.
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The Future of Medical Education Looks a lot like Netflix: Interview with Brian Conyer, CEO of GIBLIB
Dec 12, 2018
Mark O'Reilly interviews Brian Conyer, co-founder and CEO of GIBLIB the online streaming platform, about his vision for GIBLIB in the future and where it fits into medical education.
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Doctors under observation: How coaching is changing medical education in Canada
Dec 08, 2018
News article on the changes implemented earlier this year in resident programmes that require senior doctors to observe their residents and provide constant coaching unlike the more hands-off approach of the past.
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The state of medical education and practice in the UK: Report from the GMC
Dec 06, 2018
Many news articles appearing across the web this week based on the General Medical Council's 2018 report on the state of medical education and medical practice.
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First Accredited Continuing Medical Education Course Filmed in VR
Dec 05, 2018
360-Degree Virtual Reality Enhances Procedure-based Learning for Gastro-Intestinal Surgeons and Medical Professionals, Now Available for Streaming
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Changing accreditation standards improved medical school diversity: study
Dec 05, 2018
Article from the US looking at the positive impact of changing accreditation standards has had on increasing the diversity of medical students.
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