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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... 30 March 2016
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... 30 March 2016
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... 29 March 2016
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... 29 March 2016
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... 28 March 2016
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... 28 March 2016
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... 23 March 2016
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... 23 March 2016
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... 23 March 2016
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... 23 March 2016
The University of Central Arkansas is using a $500,000 gift from Nabholz Charitable Foundation to help establish and equip the Nabholz Center for Healthcare Simulation. The center will primarily be used by UCA nursing students, but will also be used by other health sciences students such as occupational therapy, psychology... 22 March 2016
North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) conducted an educational, team-based simulation training session for the physicians and clinical staff at East Side Endoscopy in New York City. Dale Anderson, MD, NAPA managing partner conducted the hands-on training that used high-fidelity simulation to practice lifesaving rescue skills related to uncommon, but... 22 March 2016
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... 22 March 2016
HelpMeSee, the global campaign to end cataract blindness, appointed Gerry McRae as chief operating officer (COO). As COO, McRae's responsibilities will extend across HelpMeSee's strategic and tactical initiatives in training, simulation technology and business development -- and he will work closely with the chief executive officer, the executive leadership and... 22 March 2016
Dr. Jeff Wiseman, an Internal Medicine physician at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (RVH-MUHC), and an assistant professor of Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, is developing a serious medical smartphone-based game called Deteriorating Patient to help medical students learn how to stabilize severely... 22 March 2016
The University of California’s (UC) Riverside School of Medicine includes the humanities in its required curriculum, a move the school says is helping its physicians communicate more effectively with patients from diverse communities. The school requires that its students taking writing classes and attend lectures in the medical humanities –... 21 March 2016
The University of Missouri’s Sinclair School of Nursing began a new training simulation to better equip nurses in assisting victims of Intimate partner violence (IPV). The school says IPV has become a prevalent health care issue – and instances of assault, battery, rape, stalking and emotional abuse in relationships can... 18 March 2016
University of Arkansas’ Doctor of Nursing Practice degree was granted a five-year accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The U of A offers two DNP concentrations: family nurse practitioner and the adult-geriatric acute care nurse practitioner, and it also offers post-baccalaureate and post-master's study programs. "The American Association... 16 March 2016
A partnership of leaders in healthcare workforce services and nonprofit higher education in California says it is working to answer the healthcare industry's call for an increased supply of well-prepared clinical professionals. AMN Healthcare, a provider of healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services, and National University are working together to... 15 March 2016
Sonic Foundry, Inc. a provider of video creation and management solutions, helped Marshfield Clinic in Wisconson record more than 1,200 educational and training videos for physicians, staff and allied health providers with Mediasite. The patented video content management and webcasting system automates the capture, management, delivery and search of... 15 March 2016