If good health during childhood sets the stage for adulthood, the Cleveland Clinic has some ideas for getting children interested. CEO Toby Cosgrove is keen on wellness initiatives, as demonstrated by the Clinic’s wellness program for employees and non-smoking hiring policy. The health system also reaches its hands into the community with several educational programs […]
By Oleg Pavlov, Ph.D. and Vladimir Gotlieb, M.D., M.B.A. Facing offshore competition, local medical schools have been lobbying the state Board of Regents, which supervises all educational activities in New York, for tighter limits on the use of state teaching hospitals for clerkships by offshore medical students. Evidence shows that foreign-trained doctors are competent and […]
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The stethoscope is of the most fundamental tools for doctors and can be one of the most powerful in initial detection of cardiac or pulmonary illnesses. That’s why Dr. Paul Lecat wanted to give medical educators a better way to teach students to use it and understand what they hear at a basic level. For […]
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 […]
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 […]
Enterprise EHR boosts scalability, interoperability, and governance for large healthcare systems.
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.
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 […]