MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'degrees'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:01:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911555&cid=t_108535_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fgossip-grooming-and-your-dunbar-number.html – David Dobbs waxes lyrical in Wired this week on the subject of the Dunbar number, that fairly well-known social science icon that says that our brains are powerful enough to handle only 150 friends (+/-50 or so). It's a bit of a truism, I think. Some people probably cannot handle any friends at all, others cope with networks much bigger. It's all about separation, connection, gossip and grooming. Anyway, in today's world, there's not need to limit your inner circle to a mere 150 friends. With online tools it's not impossible to go way beyond Dunbar and still call those contacts "friends" (of a sort). Simply use your computer as an extension of your brain and Facebook or other social media apps as tools to help you manage all the people you know. ... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911555 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:44:53 +0100 4911555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151658&cid=t_108535_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fwatery-discharge-nose-head-trauma%2F Patients that have watery discharge from the nose several hours after significant head trauma (e.g., head striking the windshield or dashboard in a motor vehicle accident) is likely secondary to a cribiform plate fracture. The initial management of this is raising the head of the bed to 30 degrees if no contraindications exist such as spine fractures. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151658 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:50:11 +0100 4151658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3914960&cid=t_108535_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fkevin-bacon-for-sixdegrees-org-daily-do-gooder%2F Remember Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, that global phenomenon that started and spread around the world in 1997 – way before Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or Foursquare? Well, a few years ago, Bacon decided to capitalize on his Six Degrees mega-popularity and found SixDegrees.org, a social networking site that’s all about finding charitable nonprofits (more than one million of them), promoting the ones you already care about, and donating to help support them. (You can even find out which causes are near-and-dear to celebrities’ hearts. Woot.) Oh, and Kevin’s wife, Kyra, just won an Emmy. Congrats. Post from: BlissTree Kevin Bacon for SixDegrees.org: Daily Do-Gooder (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3914960 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:00:43 +0100 3914960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3868734&cid=t_108535_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-power-of-md%2F2010.08.15 By Dr. ClinkShrink I took my car in to the shop last week to visit his Car Momma. I’ve been going to this garage for years and I know most of the mechanics. I’ve run into Car Momma at the hair salon with her head wrapped in a towel. I’ve heard about her son, his school activities and her home renovation projects. She’s heard about my vacations and seen my climbing pictures. I’ve always been on a first name basis with the people I know there. This time, I had to leave the car and get a rental. I left a voice message with the rental desk and when the rental guy called me back at work I answered the phone with my usual “Dr. ClinkShrink.” Now, my garage knows what I do for a living, and it’s just never been an issue or really even a topic of conv... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3868734 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3868734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790945&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2010%2F07%2F26%2Fmarquette-launches-pa-emergency-medicine-fellowship.aspx The Marquette University PA program in Milwaukee last week announced the launching of a postgraduate emergency medicine fellowship . The one-year postgraduate certificate program is a collaboration with Aurora-Sinai Medical Center and Children’s Hospital...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790945 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:42:00 +0100 3790945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3665941&cid=t_108535_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fdo-you-live-in-a-smart-city%2F Where you live is a matter of taste (or often, coincidence), but it’s also an indicator of things like personality, lifestyle preferences, professional direction, and even your health and fitness. But what about how smart you are? According to an article in GOOD Magazine, “Where the smart people at?“, the traditional way of measuring intelligence within a given city is measuring the proportion or raw number of college degree-holders in a city, but economist Rob Pitingolo things that’s insufficient, and has devised his own way of measuring a city’s smarts. Pitingolo says that having a bunch of intelligent people in one general area is meaningless unless they’re interacting and exchanging ideas. Y’know, doin’ smart stuff. So instead he measured... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3665941 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:30:54 +0100 3665941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595933&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2010%2F05%2F24%2Fphysician-assistant-degree-ranked-no-1.aspx A degree in physician assistant studies was named No. 1 in a list of master's degrees that would provide the best opportunities, based on salary and employment, over the next decade, according to ABC News . The report, posted yesterday, focuses on Shane...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595933 Mon, 24 May 2010 18:35:00 +0100 3595933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3585875&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2010%2F05%2F21%2Fpas-increasingly-likely-to-work-in-specialties.aspx Physician assistants are increasingly more likely to head into specialties such as surgery and emergency medicine rather than primary care, according to the News & Observer . Researchers at the Duke University PA program studied the job choices of...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3585875 Fri, 21 May 2010 15:33:00 +0100 3585875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556098&cid=t_108535_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fchallenges-continue-for-women-in-science-and-medicine%2F2010.05.11 I didn’t turn on the computer yesterday (yes, it was glorious), so I missed Mother’s Day coverage in our local newspaper. When we returned home, I was happy to see that on the front page of the print copy the dean of Duke School of Medicine, Nancy Andrews, M.D., Ph.D., was featured with her daughter in the lab on their “fun Saturdays” together. Also cited and pictured in the article was Duke vice dean for research and professor of pharmacology and cancer biology, Sally Kornbluth, Ph.D., and her daughter. Written by News & Observer science editor Sarah Avery, the article describes how women are increasing in ranks in biomedical degrees earned while still lagging at the associate professor level and up. This trend was cited specifically for faculty and administrat... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556098 Tue, 11 May 2010 16:00:19 +0100 3556098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403925&cid=t_108535_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F25%2Fbending-science-in-service-of-book-promotion%2F Conclusions – People love sex. People love reading about sex. And people really love reading about how everything can be explained by sex or some gender differences. If it’s something about rats, that’s fine… You can gloss over the fact that it’s only been proven in rat studies by simply leaving that to the footnotes or references. Simplicity – You need to get to the point. Nobody’s buying the book to read dry academic studies. So authors make sure they season their book with lots of little anecdotes about small, unpublished classroom studies, or something overheard at a dinner party. People like stories because they’re simple and engaging. Stories have little scientific value, but they will “prove” the points nonetheless, at lea... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403925 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:23:59 +0100 3403925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331640&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2010%2F03%2F03%2Fwake-forest-mms-phd-program-update.aspx We reported in October that the new MMS-PhD program at Wake Forest University PA program in Winston-Salem, N.C., had been approved by the board of trustees. The program combines the PA program’s master of medical science degree with a PhD in clinical...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331640 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:57:00 +0100 3331640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3160002&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2010%2F01%2F11%2Fvietnamese-physician-works-to-become-a-pa.aspx Thuy Ho, a 38-year-old resident of Lincoln, Nebraska, and mother of two children, is studying to become a physician assistant, a choice she made after immigrating to the U.S. from Vietnam in 2001. According to an article at Journalstar.com , U.S. medical...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3160002 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:18:00 +0100 3160002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124716&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F12%2F28%2Fpa-is-named-best-career-again.aspx Once again, physician assistant has been named one of the best careers, this time in a U.S. News & World Report article called " America's Best Careers: 2010 ." Back in November, CNNMoney.com ranked physician assistant #2 in the 50 best jobs in America...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124716 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:29:00 +0100 3124716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3082629&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F12%2F11%2Fwe-need-to-stop-making-the-dpt-about-money.aspx Editor’s note: A blogger at our sister publication ADVANCE for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine , Toni Patt, recently posted about the DPT as it relates to money. See below for the text of the post. Here at ADVANCE for Physician Assistants , we thought...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3082629 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:44:00 +0100 3082629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044816&cid=t_108535_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F2246180%2Fvicop%2Fneuromarketing%7ECollege-Branding-What-if-Harvard-Moved-Next-Door.htm Why do most college branding efforts end up as meaningless pablum? I think it’s because most colleges have been relatively insulated from the effects of devastating competition. In fact, historically there have been major barriers to competition in the cozy world of higher education. The biggest have been geography, cost, and reputation. [...] CommentsComments (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044816 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:06:16 +0100 3044816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2927592&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F10%2F26%2Fwake-forest-university-s-mms-phd-program-approved.aspx Ralph W. Rice, MPAS, PA-C, associate professor and associate director of the Wake Forest University PA program in Winston-Salem, N.C., recently told ADVANCE that the university's board of trustees has approved its proposed MMS-PhD program. The program,...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2927592 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:43:00 +0100 2927592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734304&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F08%2F25%2Fmore-discussion-on-pas-and-the-physician-shortage.aspx And so the health care reform debate continues... A recent article at Examiner.com champions PAs and NPs as a possible solution to the physician shortage. "Primary physician shortage spurs search for alternatives," by DC public policy examiner Alan Portner,...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734304 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:43:00 +0100 2734304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2302819&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F03%2F30%2Fpa-to-physician-bridge-concept-gets-attention.aspx The fourth recommendation from the PA Clinical Doctorate Summit was particularly interesting. 4. The PA profession should explore with physician education groups the development of a model for advanced standing for PAs who desire to become physicians...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2302819 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:26:00 +0100 2302819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2302820&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F03%2F30%2Fphysician-assistant-clinical-doctorate-summit-news.aspx The American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Physician Assistant Education Association have posted a statement on last week’s PA Clinical Doctorate Summit. Forty-five people participated in the summit meeting. Here’s a set of recommendations from...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2302820 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:35:00 +0100 2302820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2302825&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F03%2F25%2Fphysician-assistant-clinical-doctorate-degree-summit-participants.aspx The three-day physician assistant clinical doctorate degree summit began today in Atlanta. PAEA posted a list of the summit's 46 participants on its Web site. Link...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2302825 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:44:00 +0100 2302825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2266683&cid=t_108535_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F15%2Fonline-dating-too-many-choices-may-be-bad%2F Could too many choices in online dating be a bad thing? According to some newly published research out of Taiwan, it may be. Marketing from online dating sites often suggests that having more choices is most beneficial, because you have more options from which to choose. But what they don’t say is that the more options you have, the more work you have to do to find profiles that actually match what you’re looking for. Larger doesn’t always mean better. The participants were 128 youths and adults from southern Taiwan (69 men, 59 women; ages 18 to 36 years) who had membership in online-dating Web sites, as determined on a screening questionnaire. Participants were assigned to view one of three profile groups — large (90 profiles), moderate (60 profiles), or small (30 ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2266683 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:01:08 +0100 2266683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2218594&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F02%2F25%2Fphysician-assistant-doctorate-survey.aspx The American Academy of Physician Assistants and Physician Assistant Education Association are conducting an online survey about clinical doctorate degrees and the PA profession. The survey also asks about PA-to-physician bridge programs. Is the clinical doctorate appropriate to the PA profession as an entry-level degree, as a postgraduate degree, or not at all? How should the PA profession approach the emerging issue of the clinical doctorate? To help answer these questions and others AAPA and PAEA have partnered to explore the role of the clinical doctorate in the PA profession. As part of that exploration we have created a survey to assess the opinions of physician assistants on the issue. I think it's an important step forward for the AAPA and PAEA to ask PAs about their views. Ac... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2218594 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:28:00 +0100 2218594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2212679&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F02%2F24%2Fwill-nurses-use-doctor.aspx Interesting poll results from the ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners Web site. If you had a doctoral degree, would you use the title "doctor"? - Yes, I earned it. (22%)- Yes, but not with patients. (17%)- No. (60%) Link (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2212679 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:37:00 +0100 2212679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2212681&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F02%2F24%2Fphysician-assistant-doctorate-degree-debate.aspx There's a very active debate about physician assistant doctorate degrees going on at the Physician Assistant Education Association Web site. I like this comment from one PA educator. There is no clear answer. We MUST acknowledge the degree creep in our health profession peers and our competition in the workplace (NPs). We must acknowledge that there is no clear upside or downside to the PA doctorate. We must look forward and not back (of course not ignoring lessons of hx). The profession must clearly understand that they do not control the educational institutions who tend to respond to the marketplace, perceptions of need (or what) and other factors. Rather than attempting to dictate the direction; it may wise to provide synthesis of the literature, new research and guidance for decisi... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2212681 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:03:00 +0100 2212681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2212683&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F02%2F24%2Fnpr-on-doctor-nurses.aspx National Public Radio did a piece on the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree on All Things Considered on Feb. 22. No one wants to badmouth Florence Nightingale, but a new degree for nurses is causing bad blood between doctors and their longtime colleagues. The program confers the title of doctor on nurses, but some in the medical profession say only physicians should call themselves "doctor." Dr. Steven Knope is a family practitioner in Tucson, Ariz. "If you're on an airline," he jokes, "and a poet with a Ph.D. is there and somebody has a heart attack, and they say 'Is there a doctor in the house?' — should the poet stand up?" Knope laughs. "Of course not." Is a "poet with a PhD" really equivalent to a nurse practitioner with a doctorate degree? Of course not. That's silly. The report... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2212683 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:01:00 +0100 2212683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2178627&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F02%2F11%2Fhave-nurse-practitioners-gone-off-the-deep-end-with-the-dnp.aspx Physician assistant blogger physasst questions the nurse practitioner profession's move to the DNP degree. OKEY DOKEY. I like NP's, I consider them colleagues, but I think that they have gone off the deep end with this one. First, mandating that all NP education is awarded a doctorate by 2015 is foolish. This will decrease enrollment of many potential RN's, and especially those that might be likely to practice in rural and underserved areas, where we have the greatest need. The added expenses of completing a doctoral degree will ensure that DNP graduates will seek out better paying opportunities in more attractive locales in order to pay down student loan debt. My other concern is the use of the title, "Doctor". It is true that pharmacists, PT's, and others have moved to a doctoral degr... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2178627 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:39:00 +0100 2178627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2178628&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F02%2F11%2Fphysician-assistant-clinical-doctorate-update.aspx The American Academy of Physician Assistants posted on its Web site an update about its investigation of a possible physician assistant clinical doctorate degree. Is the clinical doctorate appropriate to the profession as an entry-level degree, as a postgraduate degree, or not at all? How should the PA profession approach the emerging issue of the clinical doctorate? Many health professions, including physical therapy, nursing, audiology, and pharmacy, have implemented or are making plans to implement the clinical doctorate as a part of their profession. These professions have cited leadership skills, higher pay, and patient acceptance as reasons why a doctorate education is needed. The PA community has for the most part been officially silent on this issue but recognizes that this posi... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2178628 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:50:00 +0100 2178628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2161453&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F02%2F04%2Fsome-support-for-a-physician-assistant-to-physician-bridge-program.aspx There's some support for a physician assistant-to-physician bridge program on the Physician Assistant Educaiton Association's Web site. The ongoing discussion is in the comments section below PAEA's resources about PA doctorate degrees. From PA educator Ken Harbert: One of the first PAs in the country Vic Germino recently stated he hoped the future PAs would find passion in their lives for primary care and return to the roots of our history, if we really want to be change agents why not challenge medical schools to establish and offer a Primary Care Bridge Program as a MD/DO/Phd in Primary Care - that would offer more for us all. Link (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2161453 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:14:00 +0100 2161453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2105557&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F01%2F14%2Fan-np-on-the-dnp.aspx From our sister publication, ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners, New York nurse practitioner Anthony Pucek's take on the Doctorate of Nursing Practice. The DNPWill it Create a Second-Class NP? It looks like the doctorate of nursing practice (DNP) will be part of our professional futures. By 2015, all new advanced practice nurses will need to have a DNP for certification. Those of us in practice before that date will not be required to get the degree; we will be grandfathered in. Will the DNP make master's-prepared NPs appear unqualified to provide the services they have been competently providing for years? As NPs, we need to know how this will affect our lives. The push for the DNP has far-reaching consequences. Expert Status A master's degree has long been considered the terminal degree... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2105557 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:02:00 +0100 2105557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2090823&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2009%2F01%2F08%2Fmovement-on-physician-assistant-doctorate-issue.aspx The PAEA-AAPA summit to consider an entry-level doctorate degree for the profession is scheduled for March 25-27. The organizations have created a sponsor group "to oversee the planning, research, and educational process that will support the final recommendation." There seems to be a lot of bureaucracy going on, but I guess that's not always a bad thing. At least they are beginning to address the issue. The sponsor group members are: Matt Dane Baker, PA-C, DHSc Dawn Morton-Rias, EdD, PA-C Donna Sewell, MS, PA-C Patricia Guerra, PA-C, MPAS Timi Agar Barwick Ayeshia Ellington Pompey Bob McNellis, MPH, PA Cheryl Homes Link (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2090823 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:27:00 +0100 2090823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2077100&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2008%2F12%2F31%2F12-physician-assistant-moments-for-2008.aspx This is the 448th and final post to the ADVANCE Blog for PAs in 2008. Check back on Jan. 2 for the first blog post of 2009. Until then, here's a quick look back at some of the notable PA stories of the last year.  ***  JanuaryAnnals of Family Medicine publishes a study that concludes, “Family practices employing NPs performed better than those with physicians only and those employing PAs.”Link FebruaryBill Leinweber officially joins the AAPA as its CEO and executive vice president.Link MarchFor the first time, ARC-PA grants accreditation to two clinical postgraduate PA programs: the MD Anderson Cancer Center postgraduate PA program in oncology and the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Surgery postgraduate PA surgical residency. Link AprilThe Society... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2077100 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:07:00 +0100 2077100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2077102&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2008%2F12%2F30%2Fpas-and-doctorates.aspx Almost all of the physician assistant leaders I speak with seem to believe strongly that most PAs are dead set against PA-specific clinical doctorate degrees. That's certainly what I believed before I really began looking into the issue and talking to a lot of PAs about it, and maybe it is true. But when we published our first detailed article about PA clinical doctorate degrees in late 2007, I expected to be buried in anti-doctorate responses, and that never happened. Our articles about PA doctorate degrees do prompt some anti-doctorate opinions. But they also generate a ton of pro-doctorate feedback. That's why I think it's so important to have the entire profession debate the issue openly for as long as possible before the profession makes deci... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2077102 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:23:00 +0100 2077102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2034559&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2008%2F12%2F12%2Fless-silence-on-physician-assistant-doctorates-already.aspx On the American Academy of Physician Assistants Web site today, a two-page AAPA News article about the U.S. Army's PA clinical doctorate program by Doug Scott,  In October 2007, Major Leonard Gruppo announced to the five PAs attending the U.S. Army Emergency Medicine Residency Program that when they graduated the following December, they would not receive a certificate but a DScPAS — a Doctorate of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Baylor University. It was now official; Captain Yvonne Franco, Captain Sharon Rosser, Captain James Schmid, Captain George Barbee, and Major Dennis Hays would become the first five PAs to hold a PA-specific clinical doctoral degree. In anticipation of the changeover, the Army reconfigured their existing 12-month emergency medicine program into a... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2034559 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:28:00 +0100 2034559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2034560&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2008%2F12%2F11%2Fless-silence-needed-on-physician-assistant-doctorates.aspx The introduction to PAEA's Informing the Clinical Doctorate Dialogue online section includes this quote: The PA community has for the most part been silent on this issue but recognizes that this position will not serve the profession well in the long run. PAEA hasn't been silent. It has already had open debate and discussion and published several articles. Practicing PAs and PA students have not been silent. Many PAs have responded to ADVANCE's articles about PA doctorates. They are talking about it. The Student Academy of the AAPA debated the issue at its Assembly of Representatives in May. But the American Academy of Physician Assistants has been disappointingly silent on the issue. And in its silence has lost a critical year. It's time for AAPA to start talking publicly about ... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2034560 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:32:00 +0100 2034560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2034561&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2008%2F12%2F11%2Fpaea-s-new-online-look.aspx The Physician Assistant Education Association has lauched its redesigned Web site. The site looks great, has a ton of information and seems easy to navigate. Front and center at the new Web site is a section titled, "Informing the Clinical Doctorate Debate." How should the PA profession approach the emerging issue of the clinical doctorate? Many health professions, including physical therapy, nursing, audiology, and pharmacy, have implemented or are making plans to implement the clinical doctorate as as apart of their profession. These professions have cited leadership skills, higher pay, and patient acceptance as reasons why a doctorate education is needed. The PA community has for the most part been silent on this issue but recognizes that this position will not serve the profession w... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2034561 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:47:00 +0100 2034561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2029550&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2008%2F12%2F10%2Fphysician-assistant-doctorate-degree-summit-planned-for-march.aspx The Physician Assistant Education Association and the American Academy of Physician Assistants will participate in a summit meeting in March 2009 to discuss the issues surrounding PA-specific doctorate degrees. Details about the summit are still to be determined. (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2029550 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:16:00 +0100 2029550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1970881&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2008%2F11%2F18%2Fconfusion-about-doctor.aspx The American College of Clinicians recently adopted a position statement titled, "The Use of the Term Doctor in the Clinical Setting." The ACC concludes that there could be some confusion, but that it really isn't a big deal. Makes a lot of sense. Today, many healthcare professionals besides physicians possess a doctorate. An increasingly diverse group of clinical professionals will possess this degree in the future. For many years psychologists, nurses, clinical social workers, pharmacists, physical therapists, podiatrists, optometrists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants have obtained the highest level of education possible in their field and have been granted doctorates. Several professions have recently announced that the doctorate is to become the entry level degree for t... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1970881 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:05:00 +0100 1970881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1881464&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2008%2F10%2F16%2Fyour-doctor-can-be-a-nurse-and-will-be-a-nurse.aspx ADVANCE for NPs associate editor Jennifer Ford attended the first-ever doctorate of nursing practice conference in Memphis last week and blogged about it here. There still seems to be a lot of disagreement and confusion about the move to the DNP. This is an interesting comment from the conference's keynote speaker: This morning, keynote speaker Michael Carter, NP, explained what he saw for the future of nursing: "Your doctor can be a nurse, and will be a nurse." That's not going to go over well with a lot of physicians, is it? Link The PA profession, of course, faces its own questions about doctorate degrees, and I think there is a desperate need for rational, open debate. This issue is not going to go away. But right now the issue of doctorate degrees for nonphysician health care pr... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1881464 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:15:00 +0100 1881464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1873859&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2008%2F10%2F13%2Fconsidering-the-physician-assistant-entry-level-doctorate.aspx The Physician Assistant Education Association and the American Academy of Physician Assistants have partnered to look at the issue of entry-level doctorate degrees for the PA profession. The following is from PAEA president Dana Sayre-Stanhope's 2008 annual report. The PAEA board is acting upon the October 2007 membership charge to investigate the appropriateness of an entry-level doctorate for the PA profession by engaging in a doctorate investigation process. In pursuing this charge we are committed to moving the discussion from one based on emotion to a more thoughtful discussion in which the Association will Engage internal and external stakeholders Learn from the experience of related professions Provide objective data/information with transparency Create a knowl... ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1873859 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:40:00 +0100 1873859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1740488&cid=t_108535_175_f&fid=37867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fpa_1%2Farchive%2F2008%2F08%2F27%2Fpas-and-doctorates-is-a-popular-topic.aspx The ADVANCE for PAs Web site's current top story, "Cautious About Doctorates," has generated a ton of traffic and many good comments in less than 24 hours. PAs seem starved for information on doctorate degrees and the PA profession. Link (Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs) ADVANCE Blog for PAs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1740488 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:03:00 +0100 1740488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1485007&cid=t_108535_132_f&fid=35624&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsuicyte.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F01%2Ftwo-degrees-of-co-authorship%2F I remember a piece of dialogue, which I have seen in at least two different movies (can’t remember which ones, though). It went roughly like this: First guy (mostly harmless wannabe-gangster): “Hi, my name is John, but my friends call me Sharky”!  Second guy (much cooler than first one): “My name is Jack, and I don’t have friends”. This line reminds me to some degree of scientists doing social networking. I am not so much thinking of Facebook and the like, but rather of their scientific siblings like Nature Network an SciLink, as they seem to gain popularity in the scientific blogosphere (see here, here, here, here, and here). All of these services ask you for your affiliation, workplace and several other obvious and semi-obvious data. The scientificall... Suicyte Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1485007 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:59:58 +0100 1485007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1236360&cid=t_108535_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F235791568%2Ftop_10_online_colleges_ranked.html Have you ever considered a business degree online? Those who do … tell you that online colleges are far from equal. Todays rankings show where you'll obtain the best bang from your bank. Interestingly, research just in - can help you make the best selections. How so? Online Education data Base or OBED has spoken again!  2008 Online College rankings are in! It seems that Upper Iowa University reigned in many ways this year … and many say it is for good reason. The scores were ranked according to:1. Acceptance rate… or AR2. Financial Aid … or FA3. Graduation rate … GR4. Peer Web citations … PW5. Retention rate … RR6. Scholarly citations … SC7. Student faculty ratio … SF8. Years accredited … YAIt’s ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1236360 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:12:06 +0100 1236360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909232&cid=t_108535_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F286469532%2Fdr-berger-scholarly-research-publications.html Gary S Berger MD, Medical Director of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, is well known for his contributions to clinical medicine as a reproductive surgeon. Patients sometimes ask about Dr. Berger’s education, training, academic credentials, scholarly research and publications. This is a resume of Dr. Berger’s academic credentials: ACADEMIC DEGREES 1965 A.B. [...] (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909232 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:38:05 +0100 1909232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1147433&cid=t_108535_107_f&fid=36698&url=http%3A%2F%2Fminingdrugs.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fsix-sigma-in-drug-design-old-hands-or.html K. Ramakrishnan asked the question Will implementation of Six sigma, TQM, ISO improve efficiency or hinder the innovation?What would be an ideal process or methodology to improve innovation in drug discovery?What would be the best methodology or way to build an integrated team with good communication and coordination to accelerate both innovation and efficiency in drug discovery?Might there be a connection to the six degrees of drug design? And what helps more? Old hands or fresh blood? Are people here just playing with buzz-words or can anybody really give some more information about those topics? (Source: Mining Drug Space) Mining Drug Space blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1147433 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:54:00 +0100 1147433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=577293&cid=t_108535_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F112816027%2F An interesting piece in Omics! Omics! on the limitations of degrees. The relevance of a degree has been something that has been the subject of many a discussion that I have been party to over the years. There are people who tend to put way to much weight into someone’s abilities purely on the basis of their formal educational qualifications. On the flip side, I get extremely frustrated when a degree is considered irrelevant based on a limited number of data points (what really gets my goat is when the pursuit of knowledge or the capability to think analytically is trivialized). As Keith points out, a degree is a proxy for someones abilities. Getting a PhD should be an example of someones ability to think originally, to formulate and propose a solution to a problem, and so on and so f... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=577293 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:23:56 +0100 577293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=511184&cid=t_108535_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F30%2Fthought-for-the-day-cooking-out-cancer-with-pizza%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Research, Cancer prevention foods, Thought for the DayPizza just might have the power to fight cancer -- not the pizza loaded with cheese and pepperoni and tons of tempting toppings, the kind that may have your mouth watering at this very moment. But a version of pizza as we know it may fend off heart disease, obesity, and cancer.The secret is in the crust -- the cooking of the crust, that is.Think about this:It seems baking pizza faster and at higher temperatures can release disease-fighting antioxidants. And it's this one small change to pizza preparation that has scientists at the University of Maryland claiming there is such a thing as a healthy pizza.Scientists baked pizza at 500 degrees for six minutes and were able to increase antioxidant levels 100 percent... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=511184 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 511184