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Physicians lead MomDocFamily support group
Being a mother is one of life’s most difficult jobs. Getting through medical training and then juggling clinical practice, teaching, and research at the local university make the rigors of motherhood infinitely more challenging.
A group of physici…
Radiologists play key role in teaching physiology to medical students
In order for medical students to ultimately provide quality patient care medical schools should turn to radiologists to help them teach physiology, one of the core disciplines of medicine, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of…
Report offers solutions to address decline in US dental faculty
A new report by an Indiana University School of Dentistry department chair with researchers from six other U.S. dental schools is calling for quick and creative solutions to address the growing scarcity of full-time faculty members within the nation…
Tufts University calls for moderate approach to teaching personalized genomic testing
BOSTON (January 24, 2011) — Genetics in Medicine, the official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, published this month a paper by Tufts University faculty calling for a moderate, strategic approach to teaching personalized geno…
Mercyhurst pioneers game-based learning in teaching strategic intelligence
Kris Wheaton pushes a key on his computer and the reminder transmits to dozens of intelligence studies students: Game Lab Tonight!
Himself a long-time gamer, Wheaton is a pioneer in game-based learning as it applies to the teaching of intelligenc…
Invention helps students learn surgical techniques before operating on patients
FORT COLLINS – In the last 50 years, modern medicine has made astounding advances in surgery, yet many of today’s veterinary and human medicine students still hone basic surgical and suturing skills on carpet pads and pig’s feet before transitioning…
Education more important than knowledge in stopping spread of HIV in Africa
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Simply teaching people the facts about how to protect themselves from HIV may not be enough to prevent the spread of AIDS in Africa, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that villagers in Ghana who had higher levels of cognit…