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Authors Needed for MedEdPORTAL® DREAM Collection
May 17, 2013 -- MedEdPORTAL® Publications is seeking authors to provide analysis of assessment measures used in health sciences education for the DREAM (Directory and Repository of Educational Assessment Measures) collection.
Source: MedEdPORTAL
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians
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Surgical Residents Disapprove Of 2011 ACGME Duty Hour Regulations, Survey Finds
May 17, 2013 -- Article tells of a recent study that found that the majority of surgical residents who were surveyed reported that they disapprove of the 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Common Program Requirements.
Source: Medical News Today
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, General Surgeons, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs, Rhode Island
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UofL Rural Medicine Program among Nation’s Best, Trailing Only East Tennessee State, LSU
May 17, 2013 -- The University of Louisville School of Medicine Trover Rural Campus in Madisonville recently was rated third best in the nation for identifying, nurturing and educating medical students who have an identified interest in future rural practice.
Source: KyForward
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Kentucky, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Tennessee
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Geriatrics House Calls: Seeing the Whole Person
May 16, 2013 -- A house call during his first year of residency has helped a doctor remember that every patient is a human being with a story not just a disease.
Source: Primary Care Progress
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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How a Florida Medical School Cares for Communities In Need
May 14, 2013 -- With community-based health care a central part of its curriculum, Florida International University's medical school turned an RV into a mobile health clinic so that students could treat families in neighborhoods where medical care is scare.
Source: NPR
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Florida, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care, Technology in Education and Training
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Hybrid Healthcare Training Partnership Opens Options for Students
May 14, 2013 -- Article tells of the partnership that launched eHealth careers, an occupational therapy assistant program at Bristol Community College. Most of the class occurs online, but students usually meet once or twice a week, to acquire hands-on experiences.
Source: Community College Times
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Massachusetts, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Technology in Education and Training
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Online Nursing Master's Program Stresses Leadership
May 14, 2013 -- Article tells of an online university program for aspiring family nurse practitioners that promises "an exact replica" of the rigorous clinical and leadership training offered on campus.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Massachusetts, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Technology in Education and Training, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Med Schools on Track to Hit 30% Enrollment Growth Target
May 13, 2013 -- Enrollment in U.S. allopathic medical schools has risen by 3,029 students since 2002, an 18% increase that puts nationwide progress in line to meet a goal of 30% enrollment growth by 2017, according to an Assn. of American Medical Colleges report.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Nurses Up the Hiring Ante
May 13, 2013 -- Recruiting, retaining, and managing nurses has never been more important. As a group, nurses are better educated and more politically active than ever before. A new report from HRSA gives an overview of nurses progress.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Health Professionals Split Over Allowing Psychologists to Prescribe Drugs
May 12, 2013 -- A bill making its way through the Illinois legislature that would allow specially trained psychologists to write prescriptions, which advocates say will fill a critical need, especially in rural and other underserved areas.
Source: Chicago Tribune
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Policy, Psychiatrists, Psychologists
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Senate Bill Would Establish Nurse Staffing Ratios
May 11, 2013 -- U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has introduced the National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, legislation that aims to improve patient care and address the nationwide shortage of nurses.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Congress Looks to Avoid Student Loan Interest Rate “Cliff”
May 10, 2013 -- Article tells of recent legislation that has been introduced in Congress that addresses federal student loans.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Policy
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Council on Graduate Medical Education; Notice of Meeting
May 10, 2013 -- This public meeting, in webinar format, will be held May 30, 2013. The council will finalize work on its 21st Report and will discuss recent developments in the physician workforce and in graduate medical education.
Source: Federal Register
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians
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Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Rates; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers
May 10, 2013 -- Comments are being requested by CMS on a proposal to revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems for acute care hospitals. Also, are a number of changes relating to direct graduate medical education and indirect medical education.
Source: Federal Register
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Policy
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Walden University Announces $200k in 'Nurses of the Year' Scholarships
May 10, 2013 -- In recognition of National Nurses Week, and to help nurses worldwide make a greater impact in their organizations and their fields, Walden University announced Friday it is offering nine nursing scholarships totaling more than $200,000.
Source: Advance for Nurses
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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A Shift Toward Improving Patient Safety in Medical Education
May 8, 2013 -- David B. Nash, MD, MBA, Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health discusses how he has noticed a groundswell of interest in improving the methods in which patient safety measures are taught, across the board, in medical education.
Source: Philly.com
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Faculty, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians
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Herzing University Adds $100k in Scholarships to Honor Nurses Week
May 7, 2013 -- In honor of National Nurses Week Herzing University has a new scholarship program. In addition to current scholarships, Herzing is earmarking another $100,000 for students who enroll, or are already enrolled in, one of its many nursing programs.
Source: Advance for Nurses
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Florida, Georgia, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Minnesota, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Wisconsin
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Wages, Hours and Training are Biggest Barriers to Recruiting Home Care Workers
May 7, 2013 -- Compensation, lack of full-time hours and training are the largest barriers to recruiting and training direct-care workers in home and community-based programs, according to the findings of a new set of surveys of Michigan providers.
Source: Home Health Care News
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, Compensation, Education and Training, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Michigan, National
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2014 Predicted to Mark Faster Decline in Primary Care Access
May 6, 2013 -- The stress that 30 million additional insured people will place on the health care system under the coverage expansions that will start in 2014 requires funneling more resources into primary health care training, witnesses told a Senate panel on April 23.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medicare and Medicaid, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Medical School Enrollment Forecast Tempered by Residency Concerns
May 6, 2013 -- Despite a rosy enrollment forecast, 40% of medical school deans surveyed have expressed "major concern" that the number of available residency training positions will fall short, says the Association of American Medical Schools.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Need for Advanced Nursing Education Rises
May 6, 2013 -- A nationwide push for nurses with advanced degrees is taking place. Yet nurses considering advanced degrees may see the value of higher education, but issues such as family responsibilities and budget constraints make obtaining it a challenge.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, Missouri, National, New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Washington
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Nursing Residencies Help City Hospitals Train, Retain Graduates
May 6, 2013 -- Article tells of Alaska Regional Hospital's first registered nurse residency program. This structured residency program, that bridges the gap from classroom to hospital, is an important way for Anchorage hospitals to hire and retain nurses.
Source: Anchorage Daily News
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
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Q&A: An ONC HIT Workforce Development Program Success Sory
May 6, 2013 -- Government Health IT spoke with Robert Reedy about why he wanted to enter the Health Information Technology (HIT) field, and why he was draw to the ONC’s HIT Workforce Development Program.
Source: Government Health IT
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Informaticians, Health Information Administrators and Technicians, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Supply and Demand, Technology in Education and Training, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Doctor Shortage Growing
May 5, 2013 -- Article tells what some health care organizations in Indiana are doing to help solve the shortage of primary-care physicians.
Source: South Bend Tribune
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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AAFP Honors Medical Schools for Their Outstanding Contributions to Building the Family Medicine Workforce
May 3, 2013 -- Twelve of the nation’s 126 allopathic medical schools were honored today by the American Academy of Family Physicians for contributing the most to the pipeline of family physicians.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Allopathic Physicians, Arizona, California, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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AAMC Concerned about Proposed Cuts to Doctor Training in FY 2014 IPPS Rule
May 3, 2013 -- CMS has issued the Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule containing changes to the Medicare Hospital inpatient prospective payment systems. AAMC is concerned about the impact on graduate medical education payments and residents training.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Residency Programs
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry; Notice of Meeting
May 3, 2013 -- HRSA announces a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry on May 20-21, 2013. They will finalize work on the Report to Congress pertaining to interprofessional education of primary care providers.
Source: Federal Register
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Health Workforce Webinar: NCHWA’s Nursing Workforce Research Activities and Findings
May 2, 2013 -- The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis has announced the next Webinar in its Health Workforce Webinar Series - NCHWA’s Nursing Workforce Research Activities and Findings. This Webinar will take place on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at 2:00PM ET.
Source: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Medical School Enrollment on Pace to Reach 30 Percent Increase by 2017
May 2, 2013 -- U.S. medical schools are on track to increase their enrollment 30 percent by 2017, according to results of the annual Medical School Enrollment Survey conducted by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) Center for Workforce Studies.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Medical Schools’ Efforts to Address Primary Care Needs
May 2, 2013 -- Several new medical schools have taken measures to address the nation’s critical need for primary care physicians. Many are in states or regions with particularly strong needs for an increased health care workforce, and they want their graduates to stay
Source: Wing of Zock
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Education and Training, Florida, Michigan, National, Ohio, Physicians, Primary Care, Rhode Island, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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No Answer to the Call Button: Nursing Shortage Looms in Michigan
May 2, 2013 -- There are renewed warnings of impending nursing shortages in Michigan. Hiring bottlenecks persist at the very nursing schools that could turn out more nurses, and an aging nursing faculty is poised to leave more teaching vacancies as they retire.
Source: Michigan Live
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Education and Training, Faculty, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Michigan, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Nominees Sought for Family Medicine-focused Fellowship
May 2, 2013 -- Practicing family physicians, family medicine educators and family medicine residents are invited to apply for the James C. Puffer, M.D./American Board of Family Medicine Fellowship at the Institute of Medicine.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Nursing: The Most Trusted Profession in America
May 2, 2013 -- Article give an overview of the nursing profession, a caring career that holds numerous opportunities for service. Last year, Americans voted nurses the most trusted professionals in America for the 13th time in 14 years in the annual Gallup poll
Source: Boston Globe
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Massachusetts, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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The Changing Face of Medical School Admissions
May 2, 2013 -- Article tells how admissions policies have been quietly but radically changing in a handful of medical schools, and those changes have yielded surprisingly successful results.
Source: New York Times
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Diversity, Education and Training, National, Physicians
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Experts Call for Medical Leaders to Establish Guidelines, Embed Honesty in Academic Cultures
May 1, 2013 -- Two academic physicians call on leaders in medical education to establish guidelines and change the culture of medical school and training programs in regards to cheating on exams and other unethical behavior among physicians-in-training.
Source: Medical News Today
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, National, Physicians
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Macy Faculty Scholar Wrenetha Julion on Cultural Competency Training
May 1, 2013 -- Wrenetha Julion, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, associate professor at Rush University College of Nursing, discusses her work to develop a cultural competency course for health professions students.
Source: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation,
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, Illinois, Nursing Occupations
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Nurses Go Back to School to Get their Bachelor's Degree
May 1, 2013 -- During the past five years, more Illinois nurses with two-year degrees have enrolled in accelerated nursing programs in pursuit of a bachelor's, a trend that is unfolding nationally too.
Source: Chicago Tribune
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Hospitals, Illinois, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Nurses Uniquely Suited to be Care Coordinators
April 30, 2013 -- As patient-centered medical homes become more commonplace, so too will care coordinators, a role that many believe is perfect for nurses to step into. Good care coordinators have lots of experience.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, National, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Idaho AFP Champions Rural, Underserved Opportunities Program
April 29, 2013 -- The Idaho AFP has supported the University of Washington School of Medicine's Rural/Underserved Opportunities Program for 24 years. The program aims to fill the primary care pipeline with young physicians who will stay in the state to practice.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Idaho, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Washington, Workforce Pipeline
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Translating Veterans’ Medical Skills into Nursing Careers
April 29, 2013 -- Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new program to help military veterans with health care experience or training, such as medics, pursue nursing careers.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, National, Nursing Occupations
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As Demand for Nurses Increases, so too Does the Requirement for More Education and Training
April 28, 2013 -- The number of students enrolled in baccalaureate degree completion programs increased by 13.4 percent from 2010 to 2011. Master’s programs reported a 7.6 percent jump in enrollments in 2011.
Source: The Patriot-News
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Hospitals, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Match Day Results Show Need to Increase Graduate Medical Education Slots
April 26, 2013 -- This year, 1,097 U.S. senior medical students did not match in the first round, up from 815 last year. The results indicate a need to increase the number of Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Education and Training, Florida, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Texas
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Senate Panel Lauds Medical School Primary Care Efforts
April 26, 2013 -- On April 23rd the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging met to discuss health care workforce shortages, notable primary care programs at medical schools, and a number of federal programs.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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Midlevel Health Jobs Shrink
April 25, 2013 -- The health-care sector, one of the last redoubts of stable and well-paying jobs for less-educated workers, is beginning to look less secure.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Compensation, Education and Training, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Hospitals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses
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New York City Summit Examines Home Care Jobs as Medicaid Transitions to Managed Care
April 25, 2013 -- Home health care professionals met at a New York City home care summit to discuss how best to support home care workers as the State Medicaid program transitions from a fee-for-service home care system to managed long-term care and workforce demands grow.
Source: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Medicare and Medicaid, New York, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Osteopaths 'Real Doctors' who Use Holistic Approach
April 25, 2013 -- The Wisconsin College of Osteopathic Medicine announced they will open a college in Jefferson. It will be the state's third medical school, and first osteopathic college, when it opens for classes in 2015.
Source: Daily Union
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Osteopathic Physicians, Wisconsin
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Resident Doc Hours Not Tied to Patient Deaths: Study
April 25, 2013 -- Researchers found no increase in deaths over the three years following a rules change that restricted resident doctors to working a maximum of 80 hours per week. In fact, the team reports a decline in deaths during the fourth and fifth years.
Source: Reuters Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Senate Gives Rural Health Care Access a Shot in the Arm
April 25, 2013 -- The Oregon Senate voted today to address the shortage of primary care providers by expanding the state’s loan repayment program for health care providers.
Source: The Lund Report
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Oregon, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural
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Sharp Drop in Black Male Enrollment in Med Schools
April 25, 2013 -- Fewer Black males were enrolled in the first year of medical schools last year than 32 years ago. It’s a trend that, if left uncorrected, could hamper efforts to provide quality health care to underserved communities.
Source: Daytona Times
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Compensation, Diversity, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Student Debt Load, Workforce Pipeline
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States Plan for Future Healthcare Workforce Needs
April 25, 2013 -- As the national commission created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to research and analyze healthcare workforce issues continues to wait for funding, the states are doing their best to monitor their health workforce situations and plan for the future.
Source: AMN Healthcare
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Education and Training, Health Reform, Montana, National, Nursing Occupations, Scope of Practice
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Med Students, Rural Providers Continue to Question Future of Rural Clerkships
April 23, 2013 -- Medical students at Oregon Health & Science University are circulating a petition asking OHSU to keep rural clerkships, but the administration says the program will expand, not contract.
Source: The Lund Report
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Public Health Workforce Data Accessible for Research
April 23, 2013 -- TRAIN, a national learning management system committed to improving public health workforce training, is updating its workforce datasets to make 2012 data available. Researchers are invited to request customized workforce data to meet specific needs.
Source: Public Health Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Vermont Nurse Practitioner Testifies Before Congress about Primary Care Workforce Needs
April 23, 2013 -- Deborah Wachtel, Vermont's state representative for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, addressed the U.S. Senate about the nation's primary care workforce needs and the vital contributions of nurse practitioners in the field.
Source: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues, Vermont
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Immigration Bill could Import Foreign-Born Doctors
April 22, 2013 -- A bipartisan Senate immigration bill could boost the nation's healthcare workforce, and might have a partial solution to the doctor shortage in underserved areas.
Source: Politico
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Immigration, International, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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SAMHSA is Accepting Applications for Up to $11.3 Million in Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Medical Professional Training Program Grants
April 22, 2013 -- Applications are available for SBIRT grants to develop and implement programs to teach health professionals the skills needed to provide screening, brief intervention and treatment, and referrals to patients who are at risk for a substance use disorder.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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St. Joseph’s Healthcare System Nurse Takes Education to the Next Level
April 22, 2013 -- Article profiles the first graduate of Seton Hall University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The program addresses the critical skills needed to translate evidence-based care into practice, to improve systems of care, and to measure outcomes.
Source: The Paramus Post
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations
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Transition-to-Practice Programs May Contribute to New Grad Success
April 22, 2013 -- Article highlights several transition-to-practice programs and discusses why they are important tools for newly graduated nurses in preventing clinical errors and employee turnover.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Illinois, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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WARM Program to Help Increase Physicians in Rural Areas
April 20, 2013 -- Gov. Walker hopes to set aside $3 million for two University of Wisconsin Madison programs that could help close the provider gap in rural communities. Some money would go to the WARM program to give students experience practicing in rural communities.
Source: WKBT News
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Wisconsin
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Grants Totaling $474.5 Million Available from US Labor Department to Strengthen Training Partnerships Between Community Colleges and Employers
April 19, 2013 -- Acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris today announced the availability of $474.5 million to create and expand innovative partnerships between community colleges and businesses to educate and train workers with the skills employers need.
Source: United States Department of Labor
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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George Thibault on Diversity in Medical Education
April 18, 2013 -- In recognition of National Minority Health Month, Dr. Thibault discusses how the changing demographics of the country are impacting health professions education and what medical schools need to be doing to keep pace.
Source: The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, National
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Fellowship Cultivates Academic Family Physicians
April 17, 2013 -- Article tells of the Department of Family Medicine's (DFM) academic fellowship, a one- to two-year experience that prepares family physicians for careers in academic medicine.
Source: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Physicians, Residency Programs, Wisconsin
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Iowa Hospitals Push Nurse Residency Programs
April 17, 2013 -- About seven Iowa hospitals currently have nurse residency programs. Plans are underway to establish a statewide program that's accessible to all nurse employers. The residency program helps hospitals because it increases nurse retention.
Source: MedCity News
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Iowa, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
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New California Bills Focus on Doctor Shortage
April 17, 2013 -- New proposed bills would add more residency slots to medically underserved areas, expand a medical school loan repayment program for practicing in shortage areas for three years, and prioritize licensing applications from doctors serving in these areas.
Source: mydesert.com
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Health Reform, Licensure and Certification, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Physicians, Residency Programs, Rural, Trends and Emerging Issues, Workforce Pipeline
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SAMHSA Celebrates 40 Years of Support for the Minority Fellowship Program
April 17, 2013 -- On April 23-24, 2013, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will celebrate 40 years of government support for the Minority Fellowship Program, at the Minority Fellowship Program Grantee Meeting.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Health Care Access, Marriage and Family Therapists, National, Nursing Occupations, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
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Spending Cuts Could Hurt Medical Schools in Wichita, Salina
April 17, 2013 -- The Univ. of Kansas Chancellor told the Board of Regents that cuts in state funding could result in the closure of KU’s medical school in Salina and revert the medical school in Wichita to an institution serving only third- and fourth-year students.
Source: Wichita Business Journal
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Iowa, Physicians
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ACR Achieves Highest CME Accreditation Status
April 16, 2013 -- The American College of Radiology (ACR) has been awarded Accreditation with Commendation for six years as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
Source: DOTmed News
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Radiologic Technologists
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Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Receives Accreditation
April 16, 2013 -- Indiana State University's doctor of nursing practice program has earned accreditation from the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission. The program was developed to meet the healthcare needs of rural and underserved communities.
Source: Indiana State University
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Faculty, Indiana, Nursing Occupations, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Hawaii Delegation Partners to Expand Access to Affordable Care in Rural Areas, Neighbor Islands
April 16, 2013 -- New legislation, introduced in both the House and Senate Tuesday by Hawaii's Congressional delegation, would fund preventive healthcare training for students who would provide treatment for patients living in underserved, rural areas.
Source: Office of Senator Brian Schatz
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Hawaii, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Health Workforce Not Ready to Handle the Affordable Care Act
April 16, 2013 -- A group representing the nation’s academic health centers warns we are increasingly out of time to address what is out of order with the nation’s health workforce in regards to the Affordable Care Act.
Source: Association of Academic Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Health Reform, National, Policy, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Connecting Learning & Practice to Transform Patient Care
April 15, 2013 -- Leaders who attended a Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation meeting examined how educational reform, specifically interprofessional education, might occur in step with the rapidly transforming health care delivery system.
Source: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National
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Doctors Learn about Rural Medicine in the Magic Valley
April 14, 2013 -- Article tells of two doctors who are completing a residency in the Magic Valley through the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho program. The Magic Valley rural training track was launched in 2009 and focuses on training physicians to work in rural areas.
Source: Twin Falls Times-News
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Idaho, Physicians, Residency Programs, Rural
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Defining the Scope of Skills for Family Medicine Residencies
April 12, 2013 -- A team of healthcare professionals from the Family Medicine Residency Program at Tufts University School of Medicine have published a paper that suggests a way to evaluate family medicine residents based on their level of competency.
Source: Medical News Today
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Bill to Allow Hygienists to Open Clinics Wins Bipartisan Support, but Dentists Question the Strategy
April 11, 2013 -- A coalition that has unified some Republicans and Democrats around expanding access to dental care in Maine launched an effort Wednesday to allow a new type of dental provider to operate practices in the state.
Source: The State
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Maine, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Scope of Practice, Technology in Education and Training
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Medical School at $278,000 Means Even Bernanke Son Has Debt
April 11, 2013 -- The next generation of U.S. physicians is being saddled with record debt amid a looming shortage of doctors needed to cope with a rising elderly population. The burgeoning debt burden may be turning students away from primary care.
Source: Bloomberg News
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Op/Ed: A Rising Tide of Older Patients: Preparing Future DOs
April 11, 2013 -- Op/Ed article discusses how the rising tide of older patients is a new and potentially profession-altering challenge for osteopathic medicine and curricula of osteopathic medical schools have been changing to address these developments.
Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
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Massachusetts Tries a Different Approach to Workforce Training
April 10, 2013 -- Community colleges in Massachusetts are using a Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant to provide accelerated workforce training to unemployed adults tied to employers’ needs in industries including health care
Source: Community College Times
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Med Schools Get into Population Health
April 10, 2013 -- Alpert Medical School will offer a four-year program that will earn students a doctor of medicine degree plus expertise in primary care, along with skills in how to address such population health issues as obesity, substance abuse and and prenatal care.
Source: Hospitals & Health Networks
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Pressure on Home Care Industry
April 10, 2013 -- The demand for in-home care is growing, putting pressure on the home care industry to produce enough workers to meet the demand and provide high-quality care. A webinar addressed some of the ways the industry can cope with these increasing demands.
Source: Healthcare Finance News
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Future Docs 8: Should Med Students Know the ACA?
April 9, 2013 -- Article discusses how some medical students think that now is the time to learn about the Affordable Care Act policy and what it means for their future. Medical education is starting to think about teaching policy and health care reform in medical school.
Source: Rhode Island Public Radio
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It's Time to Hold Our Medical Education System Accountable for Producing the Right Workforce
April 9, 2013 -- The president of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) discusses how he feels the medical education system is failing to produce the family medicine workforce our nation needs.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Medical Students to get Aid
April 9, 2013 -- Up to five Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine students will receive annual $20,000 scholarships through a new partnership. In return, the future doctors agree to practice primary care medicine in rural, medically underserved areas of Pennsylvania.
Source: GoErie.com
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Osteopathic Physicians, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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North Charleston Nursing Grad Struggles to Find Work in Changing Health Care Industry
April 8, 2013 -- As hospitals try to differentiate themselves from the pack and seek to attain the gold standard “magnet” status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, nurses with two-year degrees are being passed over for those with four-year degrees.
Source: The Post and Courier
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Nursing Schools at Two Hudson County Hospitals to Merge
April 7, 2013 -- The Bayonne Medical Center School of Nursing and Christ Hospital School of Nursing in New Jersey will merge in the fall of 2014, officials announced last week.
Source: The Jersey Journal
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State Loan Repayment Help Not Enough to Remedy California Doctor Shortages
April 7, 2013 -- The State of California tries to offset economic or other drawbacks of working in an rural or underserved area by helping primary care doctors repay their loans, but providers worry that this isn't enough.
Source: California Public Radio
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Duke Students Show Keen Interest in Family Medicine
April 5, 2013 -- Article tells how Duke University had four students match into family medicine residencies. This doubled last year's total and matched the school's highest number of students matching into family medicine residencies during the past six years.
Source: AAFP Leader Voices Blog
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Dental Therapists Here? ... Maybe
April 4, 2013 -- The Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, has decided not to participate in training Oregon dental therapists in programs authorized by the Oregon Legislature last year.
Source: Portland Tribune
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Minnesota, Oregon, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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CareerSTAT Seeks Partners Interested in Front-line Workforce
April 3, 2013 -- CareerSTAT, a national collaboration funded by the Joyce Foundation, is seeking additional partner organizations with an interest in investing in front-line employees and helping them move up the career ladder.
Source: CareerSTAT
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Hospitals, Medical Assistants, National, Nursing Aides, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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Final NRMP Residency Match 2013 Results Show 99.4 Percent of Positions Filled
April 3, 2013 -- Data released by the National Resident Matching Program® show that the majority of the 29,171 available residency positions had been filled at U.S. teaching hospitals. The 99.4 percent position fill rate was the highest in NRMP history.
Source: National Residency Matching Program
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RI Launches Statewide Nursing Residency Program
April 3, 2013 -- Rhode Island has launched a statewide program to provide additional clinical training for new and unemployed nurses.
Source: Boston Globe
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State Directors Focus on Nursing Data to Support ADN
April 3, 2013 -- The nation’s state directors of community colleges are launching an effort to ensure that two-year colleges have a voice in health workforce policy, focusing on the debate about whether entry-level nurses should be required to earn a bachelor’s degree
Source: Community College Times
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Medical Education Community Collaborates with Khan Academy to Help Prepare Students for New MCAT® Exam
April 2, 2013 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges, Khan Academy, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced a new collaboration to provide free, online resources to help students prepare for the revised Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Painful Cuts Hit Neighborhoods with too Few Doctors
April 1, 2013 -- As the sequester axe descends on Medicare this week, some of the pain is falling on programs helping new doctors prepare to set up shop in the neediest neighborhoods — just months before health care reform brings a surge in demand.
Source: Primary Care Development Corporation
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2013 Undergraduate Education for Public Health Summit: Call for Abstracts Now Open
March 29, 2013 -- A call for abstracts is now open for the third annual Undergraduate Education for Public Health Summit to be held in Boston, MA, on November 2, 2013. The theme is Faculty Development: Responding to Trends in Undergraduate Public Health Education.
Source: Association of Schools of Public Health
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Better Together: Creating a New Association for CEPH-Accredited Programs and Schools of Public Health
March 29, 2013 -- On March 27, the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) board of directors unanimously approved a resolution to create a new association to represent Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited Programs and Schools of Public Health.
Source: Association of Schools of Public Health
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Indian Health Service Medical Professionals Recruitment and Continuing Education Programs
March 28, 2013 -- This grant will award funding to enhance medical professional recruitment and continuing education programs, services and activities for American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) people.
Source: Federal Register
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CareerWorks Awards $100,000 to Prepare Barnabas Health Frontline Workers for Careers
March 27, 2013 -- CareerWorks: Greater Newark Workforce Funders Collaborative today announced a one-year, $100,000 grant to Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest, Inc. to enable more than 200 incumbent frontline workers at Barnabas Health to upgrade their skills for caree
Source: Fierce Healthcare
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Leadership 101: The Fundamentals of Creating a Successful Leadership Development Program
March 26, 2013 -- Article discusses how a medical school or teaching hospital cannot build a good leadership development program on talent alone; it needs time, tangible commitments, and a blend of internal and external expertise.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals Address Unconscious Bias in Leadership Recruitment
March 26, 2013 -- As the U.S. patient population becomes increasingly diverse, medical schools and teaching hospitals are making efforts to cultivate diverse faculty leadership.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Delta Health Care Services Grants
March 26, 2013 -- This grant provides financial assistance for the development of health care services, health care cooperatives, health education programs, health care training programs, and public health-related facilities in the Delta Region.
Source: Federal Register
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Training Veterans to be Physician Assistants
March 26, 2013 -- A new program at the University of North Carolina is seeking to help returning military veterans by creating a physician assistant master’s degree program that will build on the training and experience of Army Special Forces medical sergeants.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Do Well-Rested Medical Residents Actually Increase Hospital Errors?
March 25, 2013 -- Restrictions on work hours for doctors-in-training may end up inadvertently limiting their educational opportunities and increasing errors, new research suggests.
Source: Med City News
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Educating Tomorrow’s Doctors Today
March 25, 2013 -- Article discusses how a number of professional societies and healthcare education associations are working to come up with new ways to ensure the pipeline of healthcare professionals can meet the demands of an expanded and evolving healthcare system.
Source: Louisiana Medical News
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Survey on Community Health Worker Core Training Needs
March 22, 2013 -- The National AHEC Organization Community Health Worker Collaborative is conducting a survey on basic/core training of CHWs, to inform a project to establish a nationally accepted minimum or baseline core training standard. The survey is open through 4/24.
Source: National AHEC Organization Community Health Worker Collaborative
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ACCME Invited to Join World Federation of Medical Education Standards Revision Task Force
March 21, 2013 -- The World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) has invited the ACCME to participate in the revision of its standards for postgraduate medical education and continuing professional development.
Source: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
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International Academy for CME/CPD Accreditation Leaders
March 21, 2013 -- The ACCME and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada have joined together to create the International Academy for CPD Accreditation.
Source: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
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Medical Schools Need to Change Approach in Training Primary Care Physicians, Says Panel
March 21, 2013 -- The ability to change the nation's health care system will require a primary care workforce that is trained in team-based and collaborative care, said three speakers at a recent American Board of Family Medicine policy event.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Physician Assistant Program to Partner With Essentia Health
March 21, 2013 -- In its effort to alleviate the shortage of primary-care physicians in Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has announced expansion of the physician-assistant training program to include Essentia Health.
Source: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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Some Medical Students Seek a Match for Two
March 21, 2013 -- This year’s total number of applicants applying for residency as a couple reached an all-time high, up from just 347 when couples could begin asking to be matched together in 1987.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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California Endowment to Invest $90M to Boost Health Care Workforce
March 20, 2013 -- The California Endowment announced that it will invest $90 million over four years to expand California's health care workforce so that the state can accommodate millions of residents who will gain insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Source: California Healthline
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Medical School Training Goes High-Tech
March 20, 2013 -- Article discusses how changes to medical and nursing training are driven by technology and the need for teamwork.
Source: U.S. News & World Report
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