Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) got a $3 million grant from Kaiser Permanente to create an undergraduate program designed to help underrepresented students enter graduate-level study in the health and biomedical fields. It kicked off this semester in response to the growing need for health care professionals in Georgia's underserved...

University of California San Francisco’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) received $85 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue to provide training, research support and other services, and to launch new programs aimed at diversifying the patients in research and advancing precision medicine.

Children with congenital heart defects often undergo a battery of strenuous examinations and interventions. Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (FhG) researchers developed software to simulate certain interventions in advance, which led to a reduced need to perform numerous interventions. (Fraunhofer is a German organization for applied science comprised of 80 research units, 57...

Pocket Nurse ® will acquire Eriter Creations, Inc. (ECI), manufacturer of the SimLeggings™, SimSleeves™, and SimObesity™ simulation products. SimLeggings and SimSleeves simulate pitting edema, and SimObesity accessories simulate obesity. These sim accessory product solutions present the physical complexities of caring for these patients for students in nursing, EMS and physical...

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine launched its new Bridges curriculum that immerses students in clinical teams right from the start – and trains them to continuously improve care. Their understanding of the foundational sciences will be in sync with what they are learning in active...

The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is working to substantially increase its use of simulation in medical training with the launch of mobile simulation initiative to serve rural Nebraska and plans to build a $102 million simulation center. UNMC received $5.5 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry...

Military Medical Training -- Younger Learners Demanding  More  HTE correspondent Marty Kauchak gained one subject matter expert’s insights on the benefits and challenges of the US Navy’s use of learning technology in its medical training and education programs.       Military services around the globe have compelling reasons to invest in learning...

by Judith Riess, Editor of Medical Training Magazine In a very interesting study conducted by Michael A. Palese, M.D., Chairman of Urology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, he found that robotic assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) has made its way to every surgical field. Studies have shown...

Since more children are having medical and dental procedures that require sedation, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its pediatric sedation guidelines in a new clinical report. “Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures: Update 2016,” was published...

Middle East Snapshot HTE correspondent Marty Kauchak provides one detailed insight on the fast paced expansion of healthcare simulation and training activities in the Middle East.  Healthcare facilities in the Middle East are stepping up their pace of embracing learning technologies and technology-enabled instruction across their curricula. Just within the...