Unitek Learning is expanding to Eagle Gate College campuses in Boise and Idaho Falls. Eagle Gate plans to offer medical assisting and nursing programs at both locations. The Idaho Board of Nursing recently gave Unitek initial approval to create nursing education programs for these new campuses. Based in California,...
Rural communities represent 41 percent of Kentucky’s population, and yet only 17 percent of the state’s primary care physicians work in rural areas. In addition, with only 15 geriatric medicine specialists serving the Commonwealth, older adults living in rural communities may experience difficulty finding providers trained in best-practices for...
Written by Andy Smith, MTM publisher The recent issue of MT will, sadly, be the last for the foreseeable future. We will continue to monitor the healthcare sector to find evidence and demonstrated desire of the sector to improve the lot of patients and practitioners. As we all know, this requires...
SIMETRI was chosen by Laerdal Medical to produce “trauma limbs” to complement the high-fidelity, full-body patient simulators they delivered to the Department of the Army. All image credits: SIMETRI Laerdal’s contract provides new manikins to the U.S. Army Medical Simulation Training Centers (MSTCs), where sustainment and enhanced medical training...
Screen Therapeutics LLC has formed a partnership with Immunaccel to focus on the discovery and development of next generation cancer immunotherapies. Screen Therapeutics will combine its immunology expertise, capabilities and know-how with Immunaccel's IP, know-how and proprietary cell lines to discover next-generation cancer therapies targeting stromal interactions in the...
The American Case Management Association (ACMA) has announced new content, course offerings and simulation scenarios with its 2020 Compass Directional Training and Advanced Care Transitions Simulation (ACTS) learning systems. These resources provide comprehensive learning, training and assessment content for new and experienced case management professionals. The February 1 release...
AdventHealth Nicholson Center announced the official launch of its Prototype Lab to provide the technology, industry knowledge and testing needed to take a medical product from concept to working prototype. Image credit: AdventHealth The Prototype Lab is a space for physicians, researchers, engineers and other healthcare professionals to develop...
When a patient recently came into an OSF HealthCare rural health care clinic with stomach issues, it turns out, there was a lot more going on than just a simple stomach ache. Physician Assistant Mandy Robinson learned from a new screening tool that the patient was at high risk...
Fundamental Surgery has won an award for VR Healthcare Of The Year. The VR Awards are at the centre of recognition and celebration of outstanding achievement in virtual reality. Combined with year-round international initiatives, the VR Awards bring together a night of red carpet highlights, the celebration of excellence...