Medical Education

New research led by RCSI identifies challenges in increasing numbers of female surgeons Thursday, 18 April 2019 -- A greater number of female medical students have experienced intimidation in their training than their male counterparts,…

Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annually honors researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals who have made outstanding contributions to high-quality,…

Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will recognize the late Arti Hurria, MD, a geriatrics oncologist who was one our country's most passionate advocates for older adults with cancer,…

Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Nicole Brandt, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, BCPP, FASCP, of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will be honored with the 2019…

Despite push for competency-based evaluations, many still focus on personality traits In the largest analysis to date of narrative medical school evaluations, researchers at UC San Francisco and Brown University have found significant…

Rutgers-led course found a two-hour intro class on mindfulness is as relaxing as an eight-week immersive course For time-crunched medical students, taking a two-hour introductory class on mindfulness may be just as beneficial for reducing…

New Orleans, LA - Research led by Michael Lan, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, found that a compound named 5'-iodotubercidin (5'-IT) suppresses the growth of neuroblastoma cells and…

Using data from emergency responders, study illustrates importance of interprofessional collaboration Nurse practitioners and nursing students can use local, real-time maps of opioid overdoses to inform their clinical work with adolescents…

Credit: Eric Sucar, Univ. of Penn. Communications PHILADELPHIA (April 5, 2019) -Breastfeeding is an accepted practice for millions of women worldwide and strongly endorse by the World Health Organization. To provide appropriate…

Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society & Aquifer Among many breakthroughs that have made living longer possible, better health care--and more experts to make that care possible--loom large. Given that all of us are aging, we…