Out of all of the mobile apps, robotic devices and 3D imaging technologies I saw in the FutureMed demo room on Saturday, there were a few that stood out. What you see below is a wearable robot for people with paralysis or weakness of the lower extremities. The battery-powered device is made from a combination […]
Educating future scientists, entrepreneurs and doctors and nurses is certainly crucial as healthcare sees fundamental shifts in policy and technological advances that not long ago seemed unimaginable. But there’s another group for whom education is also becoming increasingly important in the push to deliver better healthcare at a lower cost. Advances in technology are changing […]
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
The challenge for modern-day nurses hoping to achieve a higher degree to move into new, more challenging positions with higher earning potential is how to find the time. If you are time strapped between your 12-hour shifts and familial obligations, online Nursing degrees can be a great option. The increased government focus on healthcare plus […]
During a freewheeling brainstorming session about how to get more of the research out of hospitals and universities, and into the hands of companies to make them into products, the senior vice provost for research from Drexel University, Deborah Crawford, put out a passionate idea: that a research university has a duty to its country […]
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics cited that ten of the 20 fastest growing occupations are healthcare related. Healthcare will generate 3.2 million new wage and salary jobs between 2008 and 2018, more than any other industry. Whether you are seeking higher education, or are healthcare executive – higher learning is a leading driver or […]
The CEOs of two academic hospitals are upset that Congress may reduce the funding for Graduate Medical Education (GME) paid through Medicare. To fight back, they’ve written a scare story for the Wall Street Journal Op-Ed page (We Can’t Afford to Train Fewer Doctors) that’s full of omissions and misleading statements. To summarize their arguments: […]
Those hoping to pursue a career in nursing can choose between three different levels of the profession. Each level requires specialized coursework and that graduates, of the various specializations, sit for and pass the appropriate licensing exam in their state.
Since starting this blog I have had the opportunity to stumble across interesting business terms currently in use in health care. As a service to our graduating medical students and residents entering our evolving world of medicine, I thought I’d assemble a reference source of important business terms for their use. This list is by […]
The Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy is closer to a new, shorter name after the Ohio House of Representatives passed a measure that would make the school known as Northeast Ohio Medical University. House Bill 139 passed by a vote of 94-1 and moves onto the Ohio Senate. An “emergency” clause in […]
In 18 months, students enrolled in a medical assisting diploma track can walk away with an array of clinical, administrative, and general skills that naturally transfer into a new career as a medical assistant.
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Baldwin-Wallace College is adding a public health major for undergraduate students.
Residents have such long work hours! I fully support residents only having to work 56 hours a week: Last week several groups, including Public Citizen and the American Medical Student Association, along with leading medical researchers, petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to step in and limit the number of hours that physicians-in-training can […]
In the end, Matt Kramer’s departure from the University of Minnesota was a lot more low key than his hiring less than a year ago. With great fanfare, the school had hired Kramer in July 2009 to run what was then known as the Academic and Corporate Relations Center. The university had good reason to […]
Peaceful slumber is broken Quarter after midnight, Report that multiple crash Survivors are being Transported here and elsewhere. Up, leaving behind the Virtual for the real world Waiting, coffee in hand, Xpecting the worst injuries. Your eyes watch the doors open, Zooming, your focus sharpens. ***Another poem attempt for Dr. Charles.
What makes a good doctor in the United States? Certainly one that graduates from a prestigious American medical school. And one that’s also pretty good at the sciences, like physics and chemistry. But two recent studies suggest we should think more broadly — both figuratively and literally. A study published last week in Academic Medicine, […]
