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Section: Health
Nursing
26 New Resident Physicians Welcomed At Riverside University Health System Medical Center
More than two dozen new doctors began working at this month at Riverside University Health System Medical Center, where they will spend the next three to seven years training in their specialized fields of medicine. The doctors are recent graduates from medical schools across the country. Dr. Roger Garrison, associate director of graduate medical education, […]
July 15, 2019
Other News
There’s A Loneliness Crisis On College Campuses
When I arrived at USC 11 years ago as dean of religious life, my pastoral conversations with students mostly focused on their quests for meaning and purpose. They were striving to translate values into action, cultivate joy and gratitude, live extraordinary lives. But over the last several years, these conversations have taken a devastating turn. […]
July 15, 2019
Disparities
America To Face A Shortage Of Primary Care Physicians Within A Decade Or So
Despite hospital systems and health officials calling out the need for more primary care doctors, graduates of U.S. medical schools are becoming less likely to choose to specialize in one of those fields. A record-high number of primary care positions was offered in the 2019 National Resident Matching Program — known to doctors as “the […]
July 15, 2019
Disparities
Texas College Gives Every Student Help With Trauma, Mental Health
Paul Quinn College prides itself as a school that aggressively recruits the kids often ignored by big-name universities: Students who grew up in tough Chicago neighborhoods where it is common to lose a classmate to gang violence. Children from Los Angeles to New York to South Dallas who struggle to break the cycle of poverty. […]
July 15, 2019
Policies
Even Researchers Don’t Know Which Doctors Medicare Advantage Covers
If you try to use Medicare Advantage, figuring out which doctors are available (and where) can be exceedingly difficult, if not impossible. Medicare Advantage is the government-subsidized, private alternative to the traditional public Medicare program. It has had strong enrollment growth for years. Read More
July 8, 2019
Other News
University Of Maryland School Of Pharmacy To Offer Medical Cannabis Education
The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will offer the nation’s first graduate degree in medical cannabis, reversing a decision made two years ago to stay out of the field. Training for medical cannabis-related jobs has been dominated by little-known, unaccredited online entities, as traditional universities have shied away from training and research related to marijuana, […]
July 8, 2019
Other News
UB Medical Student Is Chosen As NIH Medical Research Scholar
Esha Chebolu, a student in the Class of 2020 in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, has been selected to participate in the Medical Research Scholars Program of the National Institutes of Health. The prestigious national program allows medical, dental and veterinary students to interrupt their studies for […]
July 8, 2019
Nursing
What Philadelphia Is Losing When It Loses Hahnemann Hospital
As a physician, I recently have been devastated by the news that the hospital in which I practice and teach is closing. Philadelphia Academic Health System, LLC, the owner of Hahnemann University Hospital, announced on June 26th that the 171-year old institution would close in about 70 days. Immediate steps toward closure then decreased the number […]
July 8, 2019
Policies
Officials Rally Outside Hahnemann University Hospital Over Potential Public Health Crisis With Closing Of Hospital
Health care professionals rallied over what they’re calling the public health emergency that will happen when Hahnemann University Hospital pulls the plug. On a steamy Tuesday afternoon, nurses and staff rally against plans to close Hahnemann University Hospital. The Center City medical facility is expected to close completely by September, leaving a couple thousand people […]
July 8, 2019
Disparities
Oakland University Adding New Nutrition Program To School Of Health Science
The Oakland University Board of Trustees recently approved a new degree program for those interested in working in dietetics and nutrition. The Bachelor of Science in nutrition will be focused on training nutrition professionals to work with clients and the community in clinical care, schools, food and pharmaceutical industries. Career growth in the industry is […]
July 8, 2019
Disparities
One Vision. Two Universities. Three Years Of Work. The Payoff: A New Medical School
Finishing touches at Fort Worth’s new M.D. school were underway Friday, including filling student lockers with coffee mugs, T-shirts, medical scrubs and journals aimed at building a sense of welcome for the inaugural class. Members of the medical school’s incoming class of 60 begin their journey to become M.D.s on Monday. The school’s activities include a luncheon […]
July 8, 2019
Policies
UAB Health System Responds To Possibility Of UnitedHealthcare Cutting Ties
The University of Alabama Birmingham Health System is responding to the possibility of UnitedHealthcare not renewing contracts with the system. According to UAB, following months of negotiations, the current contracts are set to expire on July 30 between UnitedHealthcare and several UAB Health System entities including: UAB Hospital The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital UAB Medicine […]
July 1, 2019
Policies
Savannah Technical College’s Surgical Technology Program Awarded 10-Year Accreditation
Savannah Technical College’s Surgical Technology program has been awarded continuing accreditation for 10 years by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, according to Savannah Technical College. STC’s Surgical Technology associate degree program offers the introduction, development and reinforcement of academic and technical knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to successfully work in the […]
July 1, 2019
Policies
Hahnemann Closes Trauma Center, Nurses Say Supplies In Short Supply At Hospital
Nurses organization requests state to appoint a temporary manager at hospital to ‘ensure patient safety.’ Read More
July 1, 2019
Disparities
AU Nursing Students Give Health Screenings To Migrant Farm Workers At Fair
Every year, students from the Augusta University College of Nursing cross state lines and provide health screenings to farm workers in Trenton. This year marks the 14th annual Costa Layman Health Fair. Since it began, the program has provided more than 5,000 screenings to migrant workers from Costa Layman. Pam Cromer, a professor at the […]
July 1, 2019
Nursing
Kaiser Permanente, Seattle Colleges Offer Scholarships For Medical Assistant Students
The Puget Sound Area is in need of more Medical Assistants and Seattle’s students need more access to sustainable careers. That’s why Kaiser Permanente teamed up with Seattle Colleges to create the Career Launch Scholarship program to train Medical Assistants, the frontline care providers who welcome patients into medical offices by taking and charting vitals and […]
July 1, 2019
Other News
Wake Tech Welcomes New Health Sciences Provost
Wake Tech is pleased to announce that Dr. Angela Ballentine has been appointed as provost of the Health Sciences Division. In this role, she will be responsible for the academic quality of the college’s in-demand health sciences programs, including nursing, radiography, dental hygiene, EMS and others. Dr. Ballentine will also serve as Chief Campus Officer of […]
July 1, 2019
Disparities
Q&A: Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom Sees Daily Evidence Of How Diversity Drives Health Outcomes
Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., wakes up every morning thinking about inclusion. That has made a difference for Henry Ford Health System, where she has been chief wellness and equity officer for the past 12 years and was an emergency physician for 20 years before that. The former Michigan Surgeon General from 2003 to 2010 has a […]
July 1, 2019
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