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3 Years of Med School Might Be Enough to Produce Quality Doctors

Drugs.com

15, 2024 -- It’s typically thought that medical school requires four years of study after graduating college.But doctors might be able to shave a year off their medical education and still do a great job treating patients, a new study. TUESDAY, Oct.

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New Federal Rule Means Hospitals Need Written Consent for Pelvic, Prostate Exams

Drugs.com

MONDAY, April 1, 2024 -- In a letter sent to teaching hospitals and medical schools across the country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that written consent must be obtained from patients before performing sensitive.

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Medical schools selected for quality improvement curriculum project

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Ten medical schools have been selected to participate in a two-year quality improvement project to refine, implement and assess a competency-based obesity education curriculum, The Obesity Society (TOS) announced today. ROCKVILLE, Md.—Ten

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Count Me In launches new patient-partnered research project for translocation renal cell carcinoma

Broad Institute

"Translocation renal cell carcinoma (tRCC) is a rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer that poses significant treatment challenges, said Srinivas Viswanathan, a physician at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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Feng Zhang awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Broad Institute

Two Broad affiliates also received the award: Paula Hammond, an MIT Institute Professor and vice provost for faculty, and David Walt, Hansjrg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard Medical School and a professor of pathology at Brigham and Womens Hospital.

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McGovern Medical School names new neurosurgery chair; Tandon takes on role at UTHealth Houston Neurosciences

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Smith Department of Neurosurgery with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, effective today. Jacques Morcos, MD, a renowned neurosurgeon from University of Miami Health System, will join UTHealth Houston as the new chair of the Vivian L.

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The medical school trying to become anti-racist

The Pharma Data

Eva Larkai, a fourth-year medical student, led the student group demanding change. A major British medical school is leading the drive to eliminate what it calls “inherent racism” in the way doctors are trained in the UK. And he says the problem is one that all UK medical schools and the wider NHS share.