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Four Purdue University biomedical engineering students developed an anatomically correct, hands-on breastfeeding simulator system to assist the training of perinatal nurses and professionals for their senior design project. The idea came from Tina Babbitt, an Indiana Perinatal Network nurse and lactation consultant, who brought the need for better breastfeeding training... 10 August 2018
Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Maverick Family Nursing Simulation Center received provisional accreditation by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). The provisional accreditation means that Minnesota State Mankato’s nursing simulation center is accredited for two years. At the end of that period, the University will apply for full accreditation status... 10 August 2018
CAE says it will invest C$1 billion over the next five years in innovation to stay at the forefront of the training industry. One of the main objectives of the investment is to fund Project Digital Intelligence, a digital transformation project to develop the next generation training solutions for aviation,... 9 August 2018
Tulane University School of Medicine says it is one of the first in the country to launch a new hybrid emergency medical technician training course that gives future paramedics flexible options to complete part of their coursework online. Most of the students taking the new class have jobs in emergency response... 9 August 2018
Vinformax, launched phase 2 of its S3D Medimagic product, what the company says is the first stereoscopic 3D digital medical education platform that enables VR-like tutoring and learning. Stereoscopy is a technique where two photographs of the same object taken at slightly different angles are viewed together, enhancing the... 7 August 2018
Avera Health established a scholarship fund for Native American Indians at The University of South Dakota (USD) Sanford School of Medicine that will provide educational opportunities for American Indian medical students. Recipients of these scholarships will be encouraged to provide care in under-served South Dakota areas. Bob Sutton, Avera Health President... 7 August 2018
South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, New York received approval for a new Internal Medicine Residency Program from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) that will allow for the training of 30 internal medicine physicians. The new residency program is a step in South Nassau’s transformation to a... 7 August 2018
Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) plans to open a new School of Medicine in Southern California that should help meet the demand for more primary care physicians in that area, according to the feasibility study by strategic consultant Tripp Umbach. The medical school plans to serve as a national model in preparing... 2 August 2018
A new paper out of Rice University in Houston, Texas says, when implemented correctly, health care team training can reduce patient mortality by 13 percent. "Transforming Health Care One Team at a Time: Ten Observations and the Trail Ahead" outlines existing evidence and theory on the science behind developing health... 2 August 2018
The University of Houston College of Medicine’s inaugural class of 30 students will not have to pay for their medical education, thanks to an anonymous $3 million gift to the school to fully fund the first class’ tuition when the school opens in 2020. The College of Medicine hopes at least... 2 August 2018
CAE Healthcare released CAE Ares, an emergency care manikin to meet the life support training requirements of emergency care providers worldwide. CAE Ares made its first appearances on three continents in June, at the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) conference in Toronto, Canada; at the Human... 25 July 2018
Medical professionals from National Defense Medical College, Japan, visited Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) for a tour of its medical spaces during a subject matter expert exchange with NMCSD staff. The National Defense Medical College (NDMC) is Japan’s six-year university-level military academy that trains current military doctors to become military... 24 July 2018
While 30 states now allow the use of medical marijuana healthcare providers, researchers and industry professionals have few credible, evidence-based educational options to learn about the health benefits and risks of cannabis in appropriate clinical settings to treat chronic pain and other conditions such as multiple sclerosis spasticity or epileptic... 23 July 2018
The Mayo Clinic J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Simulation Center at Mayo Clinic's Jacksonville, Florida campus earned accreditation in the area of teaching and education by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) in Washington, D.C. The center is one of only 100 in the world to be recognized... 19 July 2018
The Johnson & Johnson Institute, a provider of professional education, launched a new global virtual reality (VR) training program for surgeons and nurses at several of its global locations. The program includes three VR training modules for orthopaedic surgery - Total Knee Replacement with Direct Anterior Approach and Hip Fracture... 18 July 2018
The University of South Florida’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) in Tampa, Florida hired Yasuharu (Haru) Okuda, MD, FACEP, FSSH, as executive director. Dr. Okuda was also named the first executive director of USF Health’s Interprofessional Education Simulation (IPE) Programming and appointed a USF Health faculty Professor... 17 July 2018
As we see improvements in technology performance and assessment there is also the opportunity to significantly reduce cost of medical education and training. Paul Pribaz reports. Natalia Grudzien, a second-year medical student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP), lifts two controllers up to her... 16 July 2018
Surgical training company National Bioskills Laboratories (NBL) opened a third location this month in San Francisco, establishing a west coast facility as it builds a national network of full-service bioskills training facilities that provide medical device companies and physicians with full-service planning and execution for hands-on training events. This new... 13 July 2018
The Boise State College of Nursing’s Simulation Team won the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) 2018 Frontline Simulation Champions Excellence Award for providing exceptional simulation education for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as education and consultation for faculty throughout the nation. The award acknowledges a... 12 July 2018
Sidra Medicine signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar University Health (QU Health) – Doha, Qatar, to offer clinical training and rotation programs for students from QU’s Colleges of Health Sciences, Medicine and Pharmacy. The agreement is an extension of the MoU that was signed to support the education... 11 July 2018