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U. of Nebraska Defeats Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research
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The effort had been seen by opponents as a possible new front in the national debate over the matter. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MONICA DAVEY Tags: Stem Cells Research colleges and Universities Debating University of Nebraska Source Type: news
U. of Nebraska Defeats Tighter Limits on Stem Cell ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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The effort had been seen by opponents as a possible new front in the national debate over the matter. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - November 21, 2009 Category: American Health Authors: By MONICA DAVEY Tags: Stem Cells Research colleges and Universities Debating University of Nebraska Source Type: news
University Weighs Tighter Limits on Stem Cell ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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The University of Nebraska would be the first such institution to set stricter limits than what national or state law allows. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MONICA DAVEY Tags: Stem Cells colleges and Universities University of Nebraska Medicine and Health Research Source Type: news
JISC: Strategy planning tool offers help to educational managersEmail this article to a colleague.
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For those new to writing and developing strategy, a new JISC briefcase of
resources is launched today to support people through the increasing scale
of challenges facing universities and colleges.
The 'strategy infokit' produced by the JISC-funded advisory service JISC
InfoNet covers all aspects of the strategy process: from articulating your
institution's vision and the characteristics of a good mission statement, to
advice on effective use of key performance indicators and a checklist for
what to monitor.
The intention is not that people will use all of the suggestions, but that
they may find some of them of use within...
Source: MEDEV News - November 20, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Terrence Higgins Trust gets Bristol involved in World AIDS DayEmail this article to a colleague.
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HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling for people in Bristol to get involved in World AIDS Day (December 1) this year, either by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV services, or wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness.World AIDS Day, which has been running every December since 1988, is dedicated to raising awareness of HIV and AIDS. In the UK alone, over 80,000 people are living with HIV and over 7,000 are diagnosed every year.The following events are taking place in Bristol for World AIDS Day:From Monday 31 November: Flying the flag for World AIDS DayBristol City Counc...
Source: Terrence Higgins Trust - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Perspective: The Missing Link in Academic Career Planning and Development: Pursuit of Meaningful and Aligned WorkEmail this article to a colleague.
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Why is it so difficult to retain faculty in academic medicine? What can be done to address the problem? Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Source Type: news
UAE plan to tackle Emirati nurse shortageEmail this article to a colleague.
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The UAE plans to launch a degree programme aimed at tackling the severe shortage of Emirati female nurses, The National has reported. The proposed programme would consolidate existing diploma degrees in the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) into a single bachelor's programme, the minister of health said. The plan also involves the formulation of a strategy to develop the profession across the country, devising rules that determine whether hospitals and medical centres are equipped to train prospective nurses, accreditation of the new degrees and development of training and education facilities. (Source: Healthcare)
Source: Healthcare - November 19, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: info
Academic Researchers’ Conflicts of Interest Go UnreportedEmail this article to a colleague.
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A report found that universities often do not disclose faculty members’ conflicts of interest in government-financed studies. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By GARDINER HARRIS Tags: Research Conflicts of Interest colleges and Universities Medicine and Health National Institutes of Health Source Type: news
Academic Researchers’ Conflicts of Interest Go UnreportedEmail this article to a colleague.
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A report found that universities often do not disclose faculty members’ conflicts of interest in government-financed studies. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Authors: By GARDINER HARRIS Tags: Research Conflicts of Interest colleges and Universities Medicine and Health National Institutes of Health Source Type: news
National Briefing | Science and Health: New Cases of Flu Drop on College CampusesEmail this article to a colleague.
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For the first time since fall began, new cases of flu among college students have started to drop, the American College Health Association reported. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Swine Influenza colleges and Universities Source Type: news
Motivators and barriers to blood donation in African American college studentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: African Americans female college students are willing to donate blood given convenience and support from their university. Educational campaigns to increase knowledge regarding the safety of the blood donation process and the ongoing needs of an adequate blood supply might be effective methods to increase blood donation. (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - November 18, 2009 Category: Hematology Authors: Beth H. Shaz, Derrick G. Demmons, Colleen P. Crittenden, Claudine V. Carnevale, Mark Lee, Miriam Burnett, Kirk Easley, Christopher D. Hillyer Tags: Submitted Papers Source Type: journals
Medical Schools Quizzed on GhostwritingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Senator Charles E. Grassley asked universities what they are doing about professors who put their names on others’ articles, and how that is different from plagiarism. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - November 18, 2009 Category: American Health Authors: By DUFF WILSON Tags: Ghostwriting Medical Schools colleges and Universities Grassley, Charles E Source Type: news
Medical Schools Quizzed on GhostwritingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Senator Charles E. Grassley asked universities what they are doing about professors who put their names on others’ articles, and how that is different from plagiarism. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DUFF WILSON Tags: Ghostwriting Medical Schools colleges and Universities Grassley, Charles E Source Type: news
JISC Inform goes interactiveEmail this article to a colleague.
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The latest JISC Inform is previewed today with an online version, Inform
Plus, showcasing extra content, an interactive timeline, podcasts and videos
as well as the usual spread of news from across JISC's work in universities
and colleges.
This autumn edition looks at how digital technologies are helping colleges
and universities reach out locally as well as internationally.
The topics of research, open access and collaboration are all featured in
this edition with a podcast interview with Professor Robert Darnton from the
University of Harvard talking about the university's journey to transition
to open access polici...
Source: MEDEV News - November 18, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Education for Sustainable Development in Scotland's colleges and universities: halfway there?Email this article to a colleague.
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We are now halfway through the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable
Development. The Decade aims to promote education as a basis for a more sustainable society and
to integrate sustainable development into education at all levels and all areas of life.
The Scottish Parliament passed the Climate Change Act in June. This will require wide-ranging and
significant responses from further and higher education if we are to meet the Government's targets
for a low carbon future.
This conference will consider the contribution that Scotland's colleges and universities are making
to the targets in the Climate ...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 17, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info
Does the UKCAT predict Year 1 performance in medical school?Email this article to a colleague.
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This study set out to identify whether UKCAT total score and subtest scores predict Year 1 outcomes in medical school.Methods Year 1 students starting in 2007 at the University of Aberdeen or University of Dundee medical schools were included. Data collected were: UKCAT scores; Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) form scores; admission interview scores; final Year 1 degree examination scores, and records of re-sitting examinations and of withdrawing from a course. Correlations were used to select variables for multiple regression analysis to predict examination scores.Results Data were available for 341 stu...
Source: Medical Education - November 17, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Bonnie Lynch, Rhoda MacKenzie, Jon Dowell, Jennifer Cleland, Gordon Prescott Tags: Admissions Source Type: journals
Dialogic Public Relations and Resource Dependency: New Jersey Community Colleges as Models for Web Site EffectivenessEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Atlantic Journal of Communication - November 14, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: McAllister-Spooner, Sheila M.Kent, Michael L. Source Type: journals
College Hook-Ups: The New Feminism?Email this article to a colleague.
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Harvard University debates whether feminism gives women right to sex hook ups.
Harvard University - United States - Education - Massachusetts - Colleges and Universities (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can Jesus Be Worshipped in a Taiwanese Temple? Reflections on Cultural Competence Curriculum in Medical EducationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Western medicine has been compared to a monotheistic religion, which may not offer patients a full array of choices. Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - November 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Med Students Source Type: info
JISC Collections 2009 Annual Conference and AGMEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study is assessing the management and economic impact of four e-textbook business models. It will be run by Albert Prior and Paul Harwood of Content Complete who are managing the study.
2. Digital images for education
Join Michael Upshall to hear about the Digital Images for Education project. Thanks to JISC funding, JISC Collections will be making freely available over 500 hours of film and 56,000 photos in summer 2010. Michael Upshall, project manager, will present some highlights of collections and welcomes feedback.
3. Licensing for museum libraries
JISC Collections recently worked to negotiate discounted pric...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 10, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info
Invitation to tender - Provision of support services for TRAC (Transparent Approach to Costing) to the UK higher education sector and sector stakeholdersEmail this article to a colleague.
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TRAC is the methodology used by higher education institutions (HEIs) in the UK for costing their activities. HEFCE, on behalf of the UK Higher Education Funding Bodies, Research Councils UK and TRAC Development Group (TDG), is seeking to identify a Contractor capable of establishing an independent unit providing central support for the TRAC processes in HEIs and the future development of TRAC.
In delivering these services, the Contractor will be expected to understand and support the needs of the various stakeholders: Fundinf Councils; Research Councils; other funders in the UK Higher Education sector; the Universities an...
Source: Funding Opportunities list from the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine - November 10, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: funding
Indiana University School Of Medicine Receives National Women In Medicine Leadership AwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Association of American Medical Colleges will present its 2009 Women in Medicine Leadership Development Award to the Indiana University School of Medicine Nov. 10 at the AAMC national meeting in Boston. The award will be accepted by Mary E. Dankoski, Ph.D., on behalf of the IU School of Medicine's Women's Advisory Council and the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development. Dr. (Source: Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today)
Source: Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Indiana University School Of Medicine Receives National Women In Medicine Leadership AwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Association of American Medical Colleges will present its 2009 Women in Medicine Leadership Development Award to the Indiana University School of Medicine Nov. 10 at the AAMC national meeting in Boston. The award will be accepted by Mary E. Dankoski, Ph.D. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Dr. Deborah E. Powell, Of The University Of Minnesota Medical School, Becomes AAMC ChairEmail this article to a colleague.
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Deborah E. Powell, M.D., associate vice president for new medical education programs and dean emeritus of the University of Minnesota Medical School, began her one-year term today as chair of the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), in conjunction with the association's 120th annual meeting. Dr. Powell succeeds Elliot J. Sussman, M.D., M.B.A. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
Pennsylvania Department Of Health Updates H1N1 Vaccine Distribution EffortEmail this article to a colleague.
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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, has allocated a total of 1,351,400 doses of H1N1 vaccine to Pennsylvania to date, the state Department of Health announced today. The vaccine has been distributed to 1,076 certified providers, including pediatricians, family health practitioners, obstetricians, hospitals, schools, colleges and universities that agreed to target the groups of people considered most vulnerable to complications from the H1N1 virus. (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Dr. Deborah E. Powell, Of The University Of Minnesota Medical School, Becomes AAMC ChairEmail this article to a colleague.
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Deborah E. Powell, M.D., associate vice president for new medical education programs and dean emeritus of the University of Minnesota Medical School, began her one-year term today as chair of the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), in conjunction with the association's 120th annual meeting. Dr. Powell succeeds Elliot J. Sussman, M.D., M.B.A., president and chief executive officer of Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. Dr. (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
ADEA's Jeanne C. Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D., To Receive Herbert W. Nickens Award From The Association Of American Medical CollegesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Jeanne C. Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D., will receive national recognition for her outstanding contributions to promoting justice in medical education and health care as the recipient of the 2009 Herbert W. Nickens Award. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dentistry Source Type: news
ADEA's Jeanne C. Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D., To Receive Herbert W. Nickens Award From The Association Of American Medical CollegesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Jeanne C. Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D., will receive national recognition for her outstanding contributions to promoting justice in medical education and health care as the recipient of the 2009 Herbert W. Nickens Award. She will be one of nine individuals and one medical school recognized for contributions to medical education on November 7, during the Association of American Medical Colleges' (AAMC) annual meeting. "Dr. (Source: Dentistry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Dentistry News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Dentistry Tags: Dentistry Source Type: news
David A. Asch, M.D., M.B.A., receives AAMC Distinguished Teacher AwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) David A. Asch, M.D., M.B.A., the Robert D. Eilers Professor of Medicine and Health Care Management and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Wharton School, was presented with the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award by the Association American of Medical Colleges. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
M. D. Anderson's Head of Women Faculty Programs, Elizabeth Travis, Receives 2009 AAMC Women in Medicine Leadership Development AwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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Elizabeth Travis, Ph.D., associate vice president for Women Faculty Programs and professor in the Departments of Experimental Radiation Oncology and Pulmonary Medicine at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, has received the 2009 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Women in Medicine Leadership Development Award. (Source: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - News Releases)
Source: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - News Releases - November 10, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: organizations
American Heart Association National Scientist Development Grant ProgramEmail this article to a colleague.
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Application Deadline: Jan. 22, 2010 (11:59 p.m. CT) Award Activation: July 1, 2010The method for applying for funding is Web-based, via our electronic system, Grants@Heart. With this new system, the applicant fills out the online application using Internet Explorer or Safari browsers.Important: * Begin your application early to allow all parties time to complete the process. * The applicant must submit the completed application to the grants officer selected in the application. It is the applicant's responsibility to contact the grants officer and/or monitor the status of his/her own application. *The grants officer i...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 10, 2009 Category: Research Authors: American Heart Association Source Type: funding
American Heart Association National Innovative Research Grant ProgramEmail this article to a colleague.
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Application Deadline: Jan. 12, 2010 (11:59 p.m. CT) Award Activation: July 1, 2010The method for applying for funding is Web-based, via our electronic system, Grants@Heart. With this new system, the applicant fills out the online application using Internet Explorer or Safari browsers. Important: * Begin your application early to allow all parties time to complete the process. * The applicant must submit the completed application to the grants officer selected in the application. It is the applicant's responsibility to contact the grants officer and/or monitor the status of his/her own application. * The grants office...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 10, 2009 Category: Research Authors: American Heart Association Source Type: funding
School of Medicine Researchers Receive Nearly $5 Million in Stimulus Grants to Address Minority and Rural Area Health DisparitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two Grants to Fund New Bioethics Research Center and Study on Telehome Care in Rural Maryland
The University of Maryland School of Medicine Office of Policy and Planning has received more than $4.9 million in federal stimulus funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore new strategies to address health disparities throughout the U.S.
One grant, for more than $2.4 million, will create a national Bioethics Research Center funded by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), part of the NIH. The Bioethics Research Center will implement innovative strategies to address ethical i...
Source: University of Maryland School of Medicine News Headlines - November 9, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Binge Drinking Puts the Brain, and Life Itself, at RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Colleges fight back to stem a growing problem across the U.S. Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Alcohol, Underage Drinking (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Penn's Arthur H. Rubenstein receives Distinguished Service award from AAMCEmail this article to a colleague.
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(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh, Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System, and Dean, School of Medicine, will receive the Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education from the Association of American Medical Colleges. The award will be presented on Saturday, Nov. 7, during the association's annual meeting in Boston. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
'Assessment For Learning and the Impact of Technology' - The Assessment Tomorrow 2009 Edinburgh ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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There has been much discussion recently about the Assessment is for
Learning agenda and how best to reap the benefits of this coherent
framework for assessment. A framework in which a wealth of evidence of
learning can be gathered and interpreted to best meet the needs of learners,
their parents and teachers, as well as school managers and others with
responsibility for ensuring that education in Scotland is as good as it can be.
Technology provides a key tool for managing this process and the 4th annual
Assessment Tomorrow conference will focus the latest achievements,
developments, innovation and good practice wi...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 4, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info
Invitation to tender: Evaluation of London Deanery pilot project: Trust-based learning groups to foster professionalismEmail this article to a colleague.
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The objectives of the pilot project are:
* To develop a method of training that helps trainees gain a fuller understanding of professionalism, reflective practice and patient centred care.
* To evaluate Trust-based learning groups as a contribution to the continuing development of professionalism in all its aspects among doctors in training.
Method
To establish learning groups in five London NHS trusts in order to foster and promote an understanding of professionalism in the workplace. Each group will include around twelve doctors from a range of specialities including foundation year doctors, speciality registrars and ...
Source: Funding Opportunities list from the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine - November 3, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: funding
Residency Rank Tied to Patient OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Reece, who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine, is vice president for medical affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, as well as the John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and dean of its school of medicine. He is chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges National Colleges of Deans for 2008–2009. He is a member of the Ob.Gyn. News editorial advisory board. To respond to this column, e-mail him at obnews@elsevier.com. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: E. ALBERT REECE Tags: Adviser's Viewpoint Source Type: journals
Teaching quality information: National student survey 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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1. This letter provides information to all institutions on the plans for the 2010 National Student Survey (NSS) and also guidance on promoting the 2010 NSS. Action is required by all institutions.
2. Details of plans for the 2010 NSS and the action required of all institutions are at Annex A for higher education institutions (HEIs) and Annex B for further education colleges (FECs).
Actions for institutions
3. All directly funded FECs and HEIs which need to should update their relevant NSS contact details. This information should be supplied to Ipsos MORI by Friday 27 November 2009 using the 'HEI & FEC Details' fo...
Source: MEDEV News - November 1, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Nutrition Education for Student Volunteers Using a Videotaped Folk Dance FormatEmail this article to a colleague.
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With over 204 million undernourished people and more than 10% of its population overweight or obese, India is confronting the double burden of malnutrition. The prevalence of these problems is partly attributable to low awareness of nutrition. Nutrition education is an accessible and effective tool for developing healthful nutrition-related practices. There is a wide array of teaching methods and communication tools—such as lectures, group discussions, flip charts, posters, and so on—that can be employed to impart nutrition education to the community. In this process, if young people, especially students, are given nut...
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - October 31, 2009 Category: Nutrition Authors: Subba Rao M. Gavaravarapu, Vijayapushpam Thangiah Tags: Great Educational Materials (GEMs) Source Type: journals
October edition of the SFC newsletter available to downloadEmail this article to a colleague.
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Our newsletter is for anyone with an interest in the future of Scotland's universities and colleges and will keep you informed of our work in further and higher education. Email notifications for the latest edition of the newsletter are available to registered site users. (Source: MEDEV News)
Source: MEDEV News - October 30, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Project Kaleidoscope Announces New DirectorEmail this article to a colleague.
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On September 8th, the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) announced that Susan Elrod will be their new director, effective January 2010. Elrod was the director of the Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education at California Polytechnic State University and is involved in multiple science education reform efforts, including the development of conceptual assessment tools and science outreach initiatives. Jeanne Narum, the retiring director, will stay on and continue to be a part of AAC&U and PKAL activities. There will be opportunities to discuss t...
Source: Education Reports - October 29, 2009 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: September/October Source Type: organizations
Smoking cessation funding safe following furious letterEmail this article to a colleague.
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The NHS will continue to fund the “most effective smoking cessation intervention in the UK” following a furious letter from dozens of public health bodies and royal colleges. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - October 29, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: info
Enhancing learning through technology: calls for expressions of interestEmail this article to a colleague.
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As part of its HEFCE funded Enhancing learning through Technology programme the Higher Education Academy will be inviting Higher Education Institutions, and Further Education Colleges delivering higher education in England to participate in an evidence-based practice seminar series promoting the effective use of technology to enhance student learning.
The seminar series seeks to promote and evidence effective practice in the use of technology by running 10 seminars in each of the following areas:
· Assessment and feedback
· Employability/employee learning - including work-related learning
· Professional ...
Source: Funding Opportunities list from the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine - October 28, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: funding
NAMI Applauds NPR Story Highlighting Mental Health On CampusEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) applauds the commitment by National Public Radio to devote time to the ongoing and important topic of mental illness through their recent show "Colleges See Rise In Mental Health Issues," which highlighted the dramatic increase in the number of students with mental illness on the nation's college and university campuses. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 28, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental Health Source Type: news
AACP Celebrates First-Ever American Pharmacy Educator WeekEmail this article to a colleague.
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On Oct. 25, 2009, colleges and schools of pharmacy across the country embarked on a week-long national campaign to honor the innovative discoveries and accomplishments of the nation's pharmaceutical scientists and educators. The inaugural American Pharmacy Educator Week, Oct. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 28, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Scholarship ProgramEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scholarships offer more than financial assistance. They also acknowledge the unique accomplishments of brain tumor survivors. The PBTF is proud to offer a scholarship program to students who have survived a central nervous system tumor. Awards may be used to cover tuition, fees and books at any accredited post-secondary institution, including technical schools, vocational schools, junior colleges and four-year colleges or universities. (At this time, our scholarship awards are not available to graduate students.) Eligibility criteria Students must meet the following criteria to apply for a PBTF scholarship: Diagnosed at o...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 28, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Source Type: funding
Commentary: Health Care Reform and Its Potential Impact on Academic Medical CentersEmail this article to a colleague.
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President Obama's administration has committed to significant changes in the current health care system to address three issues: access, cost, and quality. Leaders at academic medical centers (AMCs) must acknowledge the root cause of the problems within the current system, recognize potential change initiatives, contemplate the changing role that AMCs will play in the health care system of the future, and begin to adapt and respond.
The underlying root cause of the problem with our health care system is excessive costs. Although many factors contribute to excess costs, the most important factor is overuse of expensive mod...
Source: Academic Medicine - October 27, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Commentary Source Type: journals
Commentary: Flexner Redux 2010: Graduate Medical Education in the United StatesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The author posits that if Abraham Flexner could be brought back to write a report to address the same question that his 1910 report answered-How are doctors being prepared for practice?-he would not focus on the state of medical students' education, because today's medical students no longer enter practice on graduation from medical school. Instead, he would ask how the country's graduate medical education (GME) system is preparing residents for clinical practice. Such a report is needed because (as concluded by a variety of sources, including recent reports by the Institute of Medicine) GME training must be changed as par...
Source: Academic Medicine - October 27, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Commentary Source Type: journals
Commentary: The Relationship Status of Digital Media and Professionalism: It's ComplicatedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The rising popularity of digital applications, such as social networking, media share sites, and blogging, has significantly affected how medical trainees interact with educators, colleagues, and the public. Despite the increased popularity and use of such applications amongst the current generation of trainees, medical educators have little evidence or guidance about preventing misuse and ensuring standards for professional conduct. As trainees become more technologically savvy, it is the responsibility of medical educators to familiarize themselves not only with the advantages of this technology but also with the potenti...
Source: Academic Medicine - October 27, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Commentary Source Type: journals
