Category Archives: Medical education

Medical education and training time can be shortened by 30%

EXPERTS AGREE THAT THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL WASTE IN THE US health care system. This waste drives up costs, threat- ens the government’s long-term fiscal stability, suppresses incomes, and reduces resources for public education and the education and training of US physicians. … Continue reading

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A.T.Still University graduates its 176th class of doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.)

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Pacific Northwest University graduates its first class of doctor of osteopathic medicine

Eight years ago, the concept of a medical college in Yakima was just an idea tossed around by a handful of local health care providers. But with Saturday’s graduation of Pacific Northwest University of Health Science’s first class of osteopathic … Continue reading

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UT Regents approve 35 millions in allocations for Austin medical school and the real need of increasing medical residency slots in Texas

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NYT: Pre-Med’s New Priorities: Heart and Soul and Social Science

PROF. PIERS J. HALE knew something was up when his students at the University of Oklahoma were clamoring this spring to get into his medical ethics class, which was formerly populated largely by social science majors. What led to the … Continue reading

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