Latest Residents News

• AMA Awards Multiple Innovation Grants to Medical Schools The emphasis is on health systems science, which was scarcely taught in medical schools 6 years ago.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• For the Uniformed Public Health Service, Existential Questions Abound The Commissioned Corps of the US Public Health Service is steeped in history, and nagged by charges of bloat, inertia, and redundancy. Is that fair?
  Undark, September 2019
• ASTRO 2019Radiation Extends PFS in Recurrent Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer High-dose, precision radiation therapy extends progression-free survival in recurrent prostate cancer with limited metastatic spread and prevents the development of new lesions at 6 months.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• A 'Unicorn' Pushes for Diversity in Dermatology Years-long efforts to diversify dermatology, one of the least diverse medical specialties, are gaining momentum.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Public Health Officials Warn About Eastern Equine Encephalitis Medical officials are warning residents about the rare but deadly eastern equine encephalitis virus, a mosquito-borne virus that can cause brain swelling and leads to death in about 30% of cases.
  WebMD Health News, August 2019
• Surgical Residents Harbor Unwarranted Assumptions About DNI/DNR Patients Many surgical residents assume that patients with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) or do-not-intubate (DNI) order may prefer less-aggressive care overall, according to new findings.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• ABIM Embraces 'Self-Paced' Longitudinal Assessment for MOC However, the internal medicine board keeps the 10-year maintenance of certification exam for doctors who prefer it. Not everyone is pleased with the new option.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia Often Overtreated at End of Life Nursing home residents with advanced dementia, especially men, receive "burdensome interventions" and antibiotics in their final days, a population-based study in Canada reveals.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• Multiple Hospitals Close in Wake of Fraud Allegations Jorge A. Perez and his management company, EmpowerHMS, helped run an empire of rural hospitals. Now, 12 of them have entered bankruptcy and eight have closed their doors. So, what happened?
  Kaiser Health News, August 2019
• Stem Cell Agency to Ask for New Funds Despite Failed Promises California's stem cell agency is almost out of money. Its supporters plan to ask voters for more funding next year, even though no agency-funded treatments have been approved for widespread use.
  Kaiser Health News, August 2019
• Surgical Training Programs Not Supportive of New Parents Surgical residents say it's tough to have children during their five years of intensive training due to a lack of flexibility in program requirements and lack of support from peers and faculty.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• Obesity, Visceral Fat Tied to Early Death Among Hispanics Residents of Mexico City who are obese may be more likely to die prematurely than their slimmer counterparts, especially if they have lots of extra belly fat, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• 'Fat Suit' May Uncover Medical Student Biases Against Obesity Obesity simulation suits, worn by actors who play fake patients during training exercises, may help teach medical students about their own anti-fat prejudices, suggests a small study in Germany.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• Alert Med School Enrollment Expands, Concern for Residency Slots Lingers Enrollment in US medical schools has grown by 31% since 2002, but averting a physician shortage hinges on boosting the number of residency training slots.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Bankrupt Hospital Leaves Physicians, Nurses in the Lurch The impending closure of Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia is sending shockwaves not only through its clinicians but through the wider community, too.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Emergency Department Residents Drive Buprenorphine Waiver Campaign Emergency department (ED) resident physicians are driving a campaign to increase the number of buprenorphine-waivered emergency physicians as part of their effort to address the opioid overdose crisis.
  Reuters Health Information, July 2019
• US Medical Students Less Likely to Choose to Become Primary Care Doctors The percentage of primary care positions filled by fourth-year medical students in 2019 was the lowest on record.
  Kaiser Health News, July 2019
• Resident Hour Cap Does Not Harm Patients, New Study Confirms With the new data showing similar patient outcomes, one expert stressed that the discussion now needs to shift from the total number of hours in the hospital to how those hours are spent.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• California to Repay Loans of Docs Who Take Medicaid Patients The new program will use tobacco taxes to repay nearly $60 million in loans for 247 physicians.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Nearly 600 Residents Scramble for Positions as PA Hospital Closes Other programs are working to get additional GME spots approved for displaced Hahnemann University Hospital residents. "This is almost unheard of," one program director said.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019