Source: NYACP Call to Action Dear Member, The Chapter wants to bring to your attention two important pieces of legislation adding two additional mandates to your practice. We ask for your help today in opposing the following bills: S.2947 sponsored by [Senator Hannon] mandates that all health care practitioners complete course work or training regarding[…]
Source: Stanford Does eating red meat increase your risk of being in a traffic accident? Should you be worried about lead in lipstick? These and other provocative medical questions will be analyzed and discussed in the Stanford School of Medicine’s new online course “Statistics in Medicine.” This nine-week massive open online course — or MOOC,[…]
Source: Stanford Does eating red meat increase your risk of being in a traffic accident? Should you be worried about lead in lipstick? These and other provocative medical questions will be analyzed and discussed in the Stanford School of Medicine’s new online course “Statistics in Medicine.” This nine-week massive open online course — or MOOC,[…]
Even though this is a premed-centric article, there are many valuable tips you can apply to gaining research during your quest to bolster your residency applications. Pre-med research: why you need to do it, where to start, and what to keep in mind Admissions committees think it’s important for you to know how to think[…]
Source: Kaplan Monday, June 10 | 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT The medical landscape that awaits once you put on your white coat will be very different than today’s. Join us Monday, June 10th, 8-9pm ET for a discussion with leading experts on the impact of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) on the future of[…]
Source: Kaplan Monday, June 10 | 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT The medical landscape that awaits once you put on your white coat will be very different than today’s. Join us Monday, June 10th, 8-9pm ET for a discussion with leading experts on the impact of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) on the future of[…]
Call for Abstracts Residents Deadline to Submit The abstract competition is now open. Your Program/Clerkship Directors will be notified of competition results by October 7, 2013. NYACP staff WILL NOT notify individuals of the results. 2013 New York Chapter ACP Resident and Medical Student Forum Saturday, November 9, 2013 University of Rochester School of Medicine[…]
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Source: VisionaryHealthSolutions AS NEW RESIDENTS ARRIVE July 1st marks the start of the ACGME’s Next Accreditation System (NAS) for residency programs, a new outcomes-based evaluation system. (ACGME’s Common Program Requirements (CPR) have been re-categorized to reflect this.) Specialty-based progressive milestones will now measure physician competencies, with a strong emphasis on resident self-regulation in personal responsibility and professionalism, including teamwork and[…]
Source: Medicine and Social Justice Introduction: This article is by Robert Bowman, MD, of the AT Still College of Osteopathic Medicine in Mesa, AZ. Dr. Bowman is a long time scholar of primary care and rural health workforce issues. He identifies and comments upon 2 important workforce concepts. The first is “primary care forms” of[…]