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CYT997 Causes apoptosis in human multiple myeloma
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Summary Multiple Myeloma (MM) is an incurable malignancy of mature plasma cells. Microtubule targeting agents (MTAs) are an established
class of drug that include many conventional and some novel compounds. MTAs function by inhibiting the polymerisation or depolymerisation
of microtubules (MTs) within the cell, disrupting various important cellular functions. We have investigated pre-clinically
the novel tubulin polymerisation inhibitor CYT997 for the potential treatment of MM. Here we demonstrate the promising anti-myeloma
activity of CYT997 as evidenced by tubulin disruption, inhibition of growth and proli...
Source: Investigational New Drugs - November 11, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Investigational New Drugs Source Type: journals
A bad time to get sick?Email this article to a colleague.
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This study was carried out by Dr Min Jen and colleagues from the Dr Foster Unit and other academic departments at Imperial College in London. The Dr Foster Unit is funded by a grant from Dr Foster Intelligence, an independent health service research organisation, and has indirect support from the National Institute of Health Research.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal PLoS ONE.
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The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to compare survival between a group of patients admitted as an emergency on the last Wednesday in July and the first Wednesday in Au...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 23, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Source Type: news
Conflating MTAs and patentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nature Biotechnology 27, 504 (2009). doi:10.1038/nbt0609-504b
Author: Kevin E Noonan (Source: Nature Biotechnology)
Source: Nature Biotechnology - June 10, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Kevin E Noonan Tags: Opinion and Comment Source Type: journals
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Nature Biotechnology 27, 505 (2009). doi:10.1038/nbt0609-505 (Source: Nature Biotechnology)
Source: Nature Biotechnology - June 10, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Tags: Opinion and Comment Source Type: journals
Simulators improve skills of trainee surgeonsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Skills enhanced by 50% and operating times halved by simulator useRelated items from OnMedicaNew training programme threatens patient care, say doctorsCMO's regret over medical training too little too lateDiabetes medics have less time for patients1 August, all changeMPs to look into training reforms and MTAS (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 15, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Psychological Impact of Systemic Training Failure On Mental Health and Career Satisfaction of UK Trainees: Lessons From an Online Attitudes Survey.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION: At the onset of MMC, MTAS applicants reported negative process experiences, psychological distress and poor coping (including increased alcohol use), with possible implications for mental health, career planning and patient care.
PMID: 19240207 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: The International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lydall GJ, Malik A, Blizard R, Bhugra D Tags: Int J Soc Psychiatry Source Type: journals
Psychological Impact of Systemic Training Failure On Mental Health and Career Satisfaction of UK Trainees: Lessons From an Online Attitudes SurveyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: At the onset of MMC, MTAS applicants reported negative process experiences, psychological distress and poor coping (including increased alcohol use), with possible implications for mental health, career planning and patient care. (Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry)
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lydall, G. J., Malik, A., Blizard, R., Bhugra, D. Tags: Article Source Type: journals
Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with a Mandibular and Tongue Advancement Splint (MTAS) in a Completely Edentulous Patient. A Clinical ReportEmail this article to a colleague.
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Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in dentate patients using a mandibular advancement splint (MAS) from mandibular repositioners has been documented in detail. Nevertheless, studies about completely edentulous patients with OSA are sparse. This clinical report describes a clinical and laboratory method for producing a functional splint combining an MAS and a tongue-retaining device with an individualized tongue tip housing and discusses the rationale for using such a device. (Source: Journal of Prosthodontics)
Source: Journal of Prosthodontics - February 6, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Huseyin Kurtulmus, H. Serdar Cotert Source Type: journals
Comparison of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate's Composition with Portland Cements and a New Endodontic Cement.Email this article to a colleague.
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The aim of this study was to compare the compositions of mineral trioxide aggregates (MTAs), Portland cements (PCs), and a new endodontic cement (NEC). Our study also investigated the surface characteristics of MTA and NEC root-end fillings when immersed in normal saline. For part I, we prepared samples of 9 brands of MTAs, PCs, and NEC. The materials were imaged and analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDXA). In part II, 3-mm-deep root-end preparations were filled with MTA or NEC and stored in normal saline for 1 week. Samples were imaged and analyzed by SEM and electron...
Source: Journal of Endodontics - January 27, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Asgary S, Eghbal MJ, Parirokh M, Ghoddusi J, Kheirieh S, Brink F Tags: J Endod Source Type: journals
Computer glitch swaps junior doctors' exam resultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Computer systems running the junior doctors' training application system have broken down swapped candidates qualifications and allowed them to see each other's answers. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - January 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: computer MTAS MMC junior doctors British Medical Association Royal College Paediatrics Obstetrics Psychiatry Source Type: news
GMC rejects calls for inquiry into MTASEmail this article to a colleague.
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The General Medical Council has rejected calls for it to investigate the IT and selection procedures for Modernising Medical Careers. (Source: E-Health-Insider)
Source: E-Health-Insider - January 7, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
PPARγ Inhibitors as Novel Tubulin-Targeting AgentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) are a very successful class of cancer drugs with therapeutic benefits in both hematopoietic and solid tumors. However, resistance to these drugs is a significant problem. Current MTAs bind to microtubules, and/or to their constituent tubulin heterodimers, and affect microtubule polymerization and dynamics. The PPARγ inhibitor T0070907 can reduce tubulin levels in colorectal cancer cell lines and suppress tumor growth in a murine xenograft model. T0070907 does not alter microtubule polymerization in vitro, and does not appear to work by triggering modulation of tubulin RNA leve...
Source: PPAR Research - June 3, 2008 Category: Biology Source Type: journals
Antibodies IncorporatedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Drug Development Technology - June 2, 2008 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: info
Stress, lies and red tape: the views, success rates and stress levels of the MTAS cohort.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions MTAS was a flawed system. A considerable proportion (36%) of candidates who had been on a Senior House Officer training scheme were left without a training post after MTAS. The system seems to favour UK/EEA applicants. Applicants suffered significant psychological distress during and after the MTAS process.
PMID: 18515779 [PubMed - in process] (Source: J R Soc Med AND (has...)
Source: J R Soc Med AND (has... - June 1, 2008 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Whelan P, Meerten M, Rao R, Jarrett P, Muthukumaraswamy A, Bhugra D Tags: J R Soc Med Source Type: journals
Involvement of Sensory Input from Anterior Teeth in Deglutitive Tongue FunctionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Swallowing is a reflex that receives sensory information from the peripheral nerves and from the cerebral cortex. The aim
of the present study was to investigate whether the sensory input from anterior teeth affects the functional characteristics
of tongue pressure applied against the hard palate during swallowing. Subjects were eight healthy volunteers. Tongue pressure
against the hard palate during swallowing 10 ml of water was measured under two conditions: preanesthesia and postanesthesia
of anterior teeth. The sensory deprivation of anterior teeth was performed by periodontal anesthesia. Tongue...
Source: Dysphagia - May 31, 2008 Category: Speech Therapy Tags: Dysphagia Source Type: journals
Stress, lies and red tape: the views, success rates and stress levels of the MTAS cohortEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions
MTAS was a flawed system. A considerable proportion (36%) of candidates who had been on a Senior House Officer training scheme were left without a training post after MTAS. The system seems to favour UK/EEA applicants. Applicants suffered significant psychological distress during and after the MTAS process. (Source: JRSM)
Source: JRSM - May 30, 2008 Category: UK Health Authors: Whelan, P., Meerten, M., Rao, R., Jarrett, P., Muthukumaraswamy, A., Bhugra, D. Tags: Research Source Type: journals
[Clinical Trials] Nomograms to Predict Serious Adverse Events in Phase II Clinical Trials of Molecularly Targeted AgentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion
A regression model was constructed that predicts the SAE and SAEatt risk for an individual patient during cycle 1 of phase II trial treatment with moderate to good internal validity. External validation is still required. (Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology)
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - March 6, 2008 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Pond, Siu, Moore, Oza, Hirte, Winquist, Goss, Hudes, Townsley Tags: Clinical Trials Source Type: journals
[Correspondence] MTAS fiasco: further shortlisting issuesEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Psychiatric Bulletin)
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - February 29, 2008 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lydall, G. J. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: journals
Full Tooke report now availableEmail this article to a colleague.
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The full report of the Independent Inquiry into Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) in the wake of the debacle surrounding MTAS, is now available to download as a PDF from the MMC website. (Source: MEDEV News)
Source: MEDEV News - January 13, 2008 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
National IT system needed for medical recruitmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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In his final report into the Modernising Medical Careers scheme, Sir John Tooke has labelled the online Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) as a 'crisis, which has revealed profound concerns about the new system of medical postgraduate training.' (Source: E-Health-Insider)
Source: E-Health-Insider - January 10, 2008 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
DH found guilty on MTAS data protection breachEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Information Commissioner's Office has found the Department of Health in breach of the Data Protection Act following an investigation into a security breach in the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) website, and warns the department faces potential prosecution. (Source: E-Health-Insider)
Source: E-Health-Insider - December 20, 2007 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
Medical Security Breach Is A Scandal That Must Never Be Repeated - BMA UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Information Commissioner's Office yesterday warned the Department of Health of possible future prosecutions following a security breach earlier in the year on the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) website. Mr Ram Moorthy, chairman of the BMA Junior Doctors Committee, says: "This was a scandal that must never be repeated. [click link for full article] (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 20, 2007 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DH found guilty on MTAS data protection breachEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Information Commissioner's Office has found the Department of Health in breach of the Data Protection Act following an investigation into a security breach in the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) website, and warns the department faces potential prosecution. (Source: EHI Primary Care)
Source: EHI Primary Care - December 20, 2007 Category: UK Health Source Type: info
Microtubules in apoptosis induction: are they necessary?Email this article to a colleague.
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Microtubule-Targeting Agents (MTAs) constitute a class of drugs largely used in cancer treatment. Among them, both taxanes and Vinca-alkaloids are known to inhibit cancer cell proliferation by inducing cell cycle arrest and subsequent apoptosis. These agents modify the cytoskeleton by affecting the tubulin/microtubule system. In cancer cells, both classes suppress microtubule dynamics through inhibition of microtubule dynamic instability and treadmilling, and commonly induce diverse signals responsible for cell death initiation and execution via the mitochondrial intrinsic pathway. However, links between microtubule ne...
Source: Current Cancer Drug Targets - December 1, 2007 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Estève MA, Carré M, Braguer D Tags: Curr Cancer Drug Targets Source Type: journals
Selection into specialty training in public health: performance of the Medical Training Application Service shortlistingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion
MTAS shortlisting undertaken in two independent public health specialty training programmes discriminated well between appointable and not appointable candidates. (Source: Journal of Public Health)
Source: Journal of Public Health - November 12, 2007 Category: Health Management Authors: Pashayan, N., Duff, C., Mason, B. W. Tags: Special Paper Source Type: journals
British Medicine "Leaderless"Email this article to a colleague.
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British medicine is blighted by "self-interested, ineffective, squabbling" bodies incapable of providing the leadership it so desperately needs. Writing in this month's edition of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Dr Richard Smith, former editor of the BMJ , argues that the "wreckage" left by MTAS* and MMC*, is a result of the lack of "coherent, strategic, high level leadership". [click link for full article] (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - October 31, 2007 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
[Education & training] MTAS fiasco: lessons for psychiatryEmail this article to a colleague.
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AIMS AND METHODS
The recent Medical Training Application System (MTAS) has been fraught with
problems. A survey of MTAS applicants from two London training schemes and a
request for emails from trainees and trainers documenting problems with the
system were undertaken with the aim of canvassing the views of candidates and
shortlisters/interviewers about MTAS, and providing evidence of the
system’s failings.
RESULTS
A total of 101 candidates responded to the survey, and the first 92 emails
sent to the Royal College of Psychiatrists were analysed. The majority of
respondents (73%) were dissatisfied with MT...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - October 31, 2007 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Whelan, P., Jarrett, P., Meerten, M., Forster, K., Bhugra, D. Tags: Education & Training Source Type: journals
British Medicine Is Blighted By "Self-Interested, Ineffective, Squabbling" Bodies Incapable Of Providing The Leadership It So Desperately Needs, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Writing in this month's edition of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Dr Richard Smith, former editor of the BMJ , argues that the "wreckage" left by MTAS* and MMC*, is a result of the lack of "coherent, strategic, high level leadership". A body which could provide leadership for the whole profession would necessarily require the existing professional groups to surrender some of their independence - which Dr Smith recognises will not be a popular option. [click link for full article] (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - October 26, 2007 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
MTAS 'rushed and poorly communicated'Email this article to a colleague.
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The Department of Health has officially dropped the use of a national IT system in favour of locally-led recruitment for specialty training, following publication of the Tooke inquiry, which found the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) was "rushed and poorly communicated." (Source: E-Health-Insider)
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 9, 2007 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
MTAS replaced by local selection process in 2008Email this article to a colleague.
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Interim solution includes local selection, no centralised computer or cap on number of applications (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 4, 2007 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
MTAS online recruitment portal to be droppedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Recruitment to specialist training posts in England next year is set to be handled locally rather than nationally, with the national recruitment portal to be abandoned next year. (Source: EHI Primary Care)
Source: EHI Primary Care - October 3, 2007 Category: UK Health Source Type: info
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Recruitment to specialist training posts in England next year is set to be handled locally rather than nationally, with the national recruitment portal to be abandoned next year. (Source: E-Health-Insider)
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 3, 2007 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
Scotland's Junior Doctors Outline Way Forward For Recruitment But Warn Of Impending Problems For Next YearEmail this article to a colleague.
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The views of Scotland's junior doctors on the way forward for recruitment to specialty training in Scotland for 2008 and beyond will today be presented to the Scottish Government. BMA Scotland is keen to ensure that the disasters of this year's MTAS and MMC system*, which caused months of confusion and uncertainty for many junior doctors, are not repeated. [click link for full article] (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 2, 2007 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Government Proposals To Prevent Another Training Disaster Inadequate, Warns BMA, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Proposals to prevent a repeat of this year's 'MTAS'* medical training disaster are unsatisfactory, the BMA says yesterday. It warns that any computer system to recruit junior doctors in future must be "tested to destruction", and says there should be no limit on the number of applications they can make. The English Department of Health is currently consulting on a new system to select junior doctors for specialist training in England in 2008. [click link for full article] (Source: Medical Students News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Students News From Medical News Today - September 27, 2007 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
UK Medical Unemployment Due To Government Policy On Medical ImmigrationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rather than blaming unemployment among UK medical graduates on MTAS, a failed computerized recruitment system, an article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) explains that the problem has been caused by the government's policy on medical immigration. [click link for full article] (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 21, 2007 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'No alternative' to MTAS system likely for 2008Email this article to a colleague.
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Remedy UK, the group set up in the wake of the junior doctors' job crisis earlier this year, has called for a return to a paper-based, local system for the 2008 round of recruitment to training posts. (Source: EHI Primary Care)
Source: EHI Primary Care - September 17, 2007 Category: UK Health Source Type: info
No alternative to MTAS computer system likely by 2008Email this article to a colleague.
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Remedy UK, the group set up in the wake of the junior doctors' job crisis earlier this year, has called for a return to a paper-based, local system for the 2008 round of recruitment to training posts. (Source: E-Health-Insider)
Source: E-Health-Insider - September 17, 2007 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
BMA demands inquiry into "real" cost of MTASEmail this article to a colleague.
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National Audit Office urged to investigate medical training disaster (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 6, 2007 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Targeting microtubules to inhibit angiogenesis and disrupt tumour vasculature: implications for cancer treatment.Email this article to a colleague.
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Anticancer agents that interfere with tubulin functions are widely used in the clinic and have a broad spectrum of activity against both haematological malignancies and solid tumours. These Microtubule-Targeting Agents (MTAs), such as the taxanes and Vinca alkaloids, bind to the beta subunit of alpha/beta tubulin and disrupt microtubule dynamics in tumour cells, ultimately leading to mitotic block and subsequent cell death. Recently, MTAs have received considerable interest as potential tumour-selective anti-angiogenic and vascular-disrupting agents. Angiogenesis is a keystone of tumour progression and metastasis and t...
Source: Current Cancer Drug Targets - September 1, 2007 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Pasquier E, André N, Braguer D Tags: Curr Cancer Drug Targets Source Type: journals
RSM events launches online video lecturesEmail this article to a colleague.
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You can now see our first online lectures:
"Stevens Lecture: Mishaps in Medicine: will we ever learn?"
Presented by Professor Sir John Lilleyman on Monday 14 May 2007
"Living with Mtas", Presented by Professor The Baroness Finlay of Llandaff on Saturday 7 July. (Source: RSM Members news)
Source: RSM Members news - August 8, 2007 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations
Academy Recommends Changes In Academic Medical Training In Response To Modernising Medical Careers Enquiry, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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An Academy of Medical Sciences working group, chaired by Professor Patrick Maxwell, Academy Registrar, has published a response to the review of Modernising Medical Careers (MMC). The paper expresses broad concerns over the implementation of MMC via the Medical Training Applications Service (MTAS) and makes recommendations for changes in the Clinical Academic career pathway throughout the training grades. [click link for full article] (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - July 27, 2007 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
MPs to look into training reforms and MTASEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Health Select Committee has announced that it will be investigating the implementation of MMC and scrutinising the role of all those involved (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 26, 2007 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Sixteen Thousand Junior Doctors Chasing 2,300 Posts - BMA Responds, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Figures released by the Department of Health in England last thursday show that 85% of training posts advertised through the Medical Training Application Service were filled in the first round of recruitment. The figure for academic trainee posts was significantly lower, with 57% filled. In a second round of applications, now underway, 2,300 training posts are available for the 16,000 candidates for posts in England who have not yet been appointed. [click link for full article] (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - July 14, 2007 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Sixteen Thousand Junior Doctors Chasing 2,300 Posts - BMA Responds, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Figures released by the Department of Health in England last thursday show that 85% of training posts advertised through the Medical Training Application Service were filled in the first round of recruitment. The figure for academic trainee posts was significantly lower, with 57% filled. In a second round of applications, now underway, 2,300 training posts are available for the 16,000 candidates for posts in England who have not yet been appointed. [click link for full article] (Source: Medical Students News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Students News From Medical News Today - July 14, 2007 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Point: MTAs are the bane of our existence!Email this article to a colleague.
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Nature Biotechnology 25, 721 (2007). doi:10.1038/nbt0707-721b
Author: Katharine Ku (Source: Nature Biotechnology)
Source: Nature Biotechnology - July 10, 2007 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Katharine Ku Tags: Opinion and Comment Source Type: journals
Counterpoint: MTAs are a practical necessityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nature Biotechnology 25, 722 (2007). doi:10.1038/nbt0707-722
Author: James Henderson (Source: Nature Biotechnology)
Source: Nature Biotechnology - July 10, 2007 Category: Biotechnology Authors: James Henderson Tags: Opinion and Comment Source Type: journals
Second Round Of Junior Doctor Job Applications Being Rendered Meaningless, Warns BMA, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Junior doctors who have not found a job through the disastrous Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) are being forced to go through the same discredited process again, the BMA warns. A second round of job applications is now underway. The outgoing Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt, said it would be "based on a revised short-listing and interview process, which will include a structured CV". [click link for full article] (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 3, 2007 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Second Round Of Junior Doctor Job Applications Being Rendered Meaningless, Warns BMA, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Junior doctors who have not found a job through the disastrous Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) are being forced to go through the same discredited process again, the BMA warns. A second round of job applications is now underway. The outgoing Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt, said it would be "based on a revised short-listing and interview process, which will include a structured CV". [click link for full article] (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - July 3, 2007 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Junior Doctor Tells Of Job Application Despair, BMA News, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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The junior doctor who heckled former secretary Patricia Hewitt on BBC1's Question Time has told of his heartbreak over the failed recruitment process. London SHO in cardiology Philip Smith said his passionate and emotional heckling of Ms Hewitt last month as she attempted to defend the flawed MTAS (medical training application service) was prompted by anger, despair and fear that things would get worse. [click link for full article] (Source: Medical Students News From Medical News Today)
Source: Medical Students News From Medical News Today - June 30, 2007 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
MMC Was An 'Untested Experiment' That 'Bears Little Resemblance' To The Original Principles Of The Reform, Says BMA ScotlandEmail this article to a colleague.
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BMA Scotland delivered a damning verdict on the UK implementation of Modernising Medical Careers (MMC), the programme of reform of junior doctors' training. It comes as BMA Scotland published its evidence to an independent review of the disastrous medial training application system (MTAS) which has left many junior doctors facing an uncertain future. [click link for full article] (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 27, 2007 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
