Sacred Heart Health System and the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine are collaborating to operate physician residency programs in Pensacola, Florida to train medical school graduates specializing in pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology. Sacred Heart has operated residency programs in pediatrics as well as obstetrics and gynecology since...

Marshall B. Ketchum University in Fullerton, California invested in new simulation equipment as the school evolves into an interprofessional institution. Previously offering just optometry education, the school recently added a Physician Assistant program and is in the midst of accreditation reviews for the Pharmacy program it hopes to add this...

Riverside Community Hospital accepted 25 residents as the inaugural cohort for its new Riverside Community Hospital/University of California (UC) Riverside School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program. The residents’ names were announced during the annual Match Day event, when graduating medical students learn where they will be spending the next...

The National Healthcare Group (NHG), Serious Games Association (SGA) and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) signed a Memorandum of Intent to collaborate on applying serious gaming technology within the healthcare industry and launched its first effort: a national competition in Singapore called the Health Innovation Technology Challenge. The Challenge...

Remote Medical International® (RMI) in Seattle, Washington, a provider of remote medical training and medical support services, is expanding its training offering to provide some courses in a hybrid virtual and traditional classroom format. The addition of the new virtual and physical classroom hybrid model means RMI students will be able...

Epsom and St Helier hospitals in the United Kingdom opened a new £100,000 simulation training centre to let doctors and nurses hone their skills and test their reactions during life or death situations. The centre has a collection of six simulation manikins that represent different ages and genders (including a...

Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa opened the William G. Smith Simulation Center to give health care students and professionals the opportunity for hands-on learning. The Simulation Center is currently being used as a part of Nursing and EMS student clinical curriculums, and will be available later this...

The Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) teamed with the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (FST) to launch a series of new research grants in the field of surgical education and training. The grants, available annually for up to £3,000, can be used to support either a research study...

The Association for the Study of Medical Education teamed with the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (FST) to launch a series of new research grants in the field of surgical education and training. The grants, available annually for up to £3,000, can be used to support either a research study or...

Two new student training centers for University of Queensland (UQ) medical and allied health students opened this week at Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee and Redland hospitals in Australia. The new centers give both hospitals dedicated teaching areas for students and office space for academic and administrative staff – something they...