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Touchstone Institute’s Communication through Simulation will provide formative communication programming for Ontario’s health force
Jun 13, 2019
The Sim Project focuses on the development of an experiential learning program targeting professional communication skills for the Canadian health care workplace.
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AMVA: Seoul National University granted accreditation
Jun 12, 2019
AVMA Council on Education recognizes its first Asian veterinary college.
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Sunderland's first school of medicine to open to students this September
Jun 12, 2019
A news article from Debra Fox of the Sunderland Echo reporting on Sunderland University's new medical school that is due to open in September this year after a successful visit from the GMC.
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AMA: Take extra care when applying AI in medical education
Jun 12, 2019
Citing the potential to improve both the quantity and quality of patient care, the AMA House of Delegates (HOD) has adopted new policy that further examines augmented intelligence (AI) and its potential to benefit for doctors and physicians in training.
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Moroccan Medical Students Defy Government, Boycott Final Exams
Jun 10, 2019
After three months of protests, final year medical students are now boycotting their final exams in Morocco in protest against poor training conditions and the ongoing privatisation of medical education.
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Partnership Seeks To Transform Health Care, Medical Education In Rural Oregon, California
Jun 05, 2019
A major grant awarded today to Oregon Health & Science University and the University of California, Davis, promises to expand access to quality health care between Sacramento and Portland through a network of teaching hospitals and clinics in mostly rural areas.
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McGill approves new Institute of Health Sciences Education
May 29, 2019
McGill University are happy to announce the new Institute of Health Sciences Education. The Institute, replacing the Centre for Medical Education, is now an academic hiring and teaching unit that can provide graduate programs in health sciences education. This is the first of its kind in Canada.
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How not to get bored mid-career
May 22, 2019
Dr Kathy Oxtoby highlights the benefits of getting involved in Medical Education as a clinician (if you are not already) to avoid that plateau mid-career.
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