Archive for the ‘Medical Students / Training’ Category
Monday, March 1st, 2010
An online tool to help educators teach the next generation of nurses and physician assistants about genetics and genomics has been launched by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health...
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
A group of UQ nursing and midwifery students have realised a unique New Year's resolution - using their studies to assist those in need in Cambodia. The 13 final-year students and two staff members left Brisbane on January 2 with donated medical supplies, clothing and toys for a four-week placement in Siem Riap in a village known as Mondul 3...
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
The University of Southern Nevada (USN) College of Nursing has been granted provisional approval by the Utah Board of Nursing to begin offering its 18-month Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the university's campus located 10920 South River Front Parkway in South Jordan. The first classes at the South Jordan campus are scheduled to begin in January 2010. "We have worked very hard to build a successful BSN program at our Henderson, Nev.
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
New recommendations to limit the work hours of medical residents could cost the nation's teaching hospitals about $1.6 billion annually to hire substitute workers, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation and UCLA.
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Visitors at next week's Royal Bath and West Show will have the opportunity to find out what jobs and training schemes are on offer at Yeovil District Hospital. Earlier this year the NHS Foundation Trust was rated as the best general hospital to work for in the UK in the Healthcare 100 survey which was run by the Health Service Journal, Nursing Times and NHS Employers.
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
The Royal College of Nursing has commended the Panorama investigation into domiciliary care. The RCN said the amount of training offered to some staff is 'deeply concerning' and that the BBC programme was right to bring this to the public's attention. The investigation revealed that some of the UK's biggest homecare providers employed carers without the relevant training required to care for vulnerable people.
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
UC Irvine health sciences students - tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals - have opened a free clinic to provide vital primary and preventive care services and referrals for people without adequate access to healthcare. The UC Irvine Outreach Clinic is located at the Hurtt Family Health Clinic, which is part of the Orange County Rescue Mission's Village of Hope at the former Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin. It is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009
The search is on to find the nation's top Apprenticeship employers as the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) launches its prestigious sixth annual Apprenticeship Awards. Employers of all sizes and from all sectors including health and social care are encouraged to enter.
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
The University of California, San Francisco has received a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to address the shortage of healthcare workers in Tanzania. The two-year grant will support a strategic collaboration between UCSF Global Health Sciences and the Muhimbili University of Health Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Tanzania to develop, implement and document strategies to enable MUHAS and other African institutions to meet their countries' health workforce needs.
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