New Delhi: Autonomous, domain-specific institutions should be phased out and make way for multidisciplinary institutions, suggest the latest interim guidelines from the University Grants Commission (UGC) released on Saturday. The implication is that institutions that offer a single discipline like medicine, engineering, management should transform into one that offers everything under one roof. Seeking to […]
Strengthen university courses in nursing and medicine and remove the limited number. This is the request that comes from Albert Bentivogli, councilor and municipal secretary of the League. Bentivogli highlights “the age-old problem of the shortage of health personnel in hospitals and retirement homes. With the pandemic emergency, the problem has worsened, causing major problems […]
A few years ago, I was leading a hike in a national park when a client and a team leader sled down from the highest sand dune in the park (a common and generally enjoyable activity in the park). But they had way too much speed and landed on a ring of fire left by […]
Medical students are using social media and their own experiences to help make the path to medical study in Ireland a more equal playing field. “Access Med” aims to make entry into medical studies more accessible, with a comprehensive series of lectures and resources, all completely free and available online primarily through Zoom, Instagram and […]
Chennai: An official committee has suggested the enactment of a law by the state to allow admission to professional degrees like medicine on the basis of grades obtained in the qualifying exam, the government of Tamil Nadu said on Thursday 2 September in the Assembly. The president’s assent was expected to be received for the […]
The strong hold that physician families have over places in medical school is highlighted in a new analysis today. It shows how children of doctors disproportionately occupy the limited number of places in academic medicine courses. Among freshmen with one parent who is a doctor, 20% chose medicine, and when both parents are doctors, it […]
Due to a growing awareness of the impact of nutrition on health, some medical schools are introducing elective courses in Culinary Medicine, an emerging field that focuses on providing evidence-based dietary recommendations to people. patients. Culinary medicine lessons can be taught by a team of teachers including a doctor, chef and dietitian. These courses typically […]
Aspiring physicians expect to take medical school courses that focus on anatomy and biochemistry. But at many schools, they can also learn about unconventional treatment options like acupuncture, hypnosis, and herbal remedies as part of classes in what’s called integrative medicine. Experts say it’s important for future medical students to understand what integrative medicine is, […]