The volatility in the U.S. health care system due to unprecedented changes in its organization, financing, and delivery, coupled with a growing physician surplus in certain areas, suggests the need for a research agen...
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The volatility in the U.S. health care system due to unprecedented changes in its organization, financing, and delivery, coupled with a growing physician surplus in certain areas, suggests the need for a research agenda to investigate the impact of these forces on the educational programs of medical schools. This article discusses the potential impact of trends in the health care environment on the following key aspects of undergraduate medical education: admissions, faculty, curriculum and educational outcomes. A representative set of research questions intended to stimulate inquiry and guide empirical studies in each of the four domains is proposed.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS), founded in 1913, has long had close and cordial association with the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) of England, founded in 1800. In this bicentenary year of the English College...
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The American College of Surgeons (ACS), founded in 1913, has long had close and cordial association with the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) of England, founded in 1800. In this bicentenary year of the English College, it is appropriate to recall some of the specific associations between the two dating from even before the American College was officially inaugurated.
PURPOSE: To provide an understanding of the structure, role, and responsibility of the International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies, the International Council of Ophthalmology, and the International Congress...
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PURPOSE: To provide an understanding of the structure, role, and responsibility of the International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies, the International Council of Ophthalmology, and the International Congress of Ophthalmology. These established entities have recently codified their statutes and regulations and registered them in Zurich, Switzerland. METHODS: The International Council of Ophthalmology, which serves as the executive body of the International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies, used historical operating documents to prepare the statutes and regulations, which were reviewed and adopted by the International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies at the 28th International Congress of Ophthalmology in Amsterdam on June 23, 1998. RESULTS: The statutes and regulations of the International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies, the International Council of Ophthalmology, and the International Congress of Ophthalmology are available to supranational ophthalmological organizations, national ophthalmological societies, other ophthalmological organizations, and individual ophthalmologists. CONCLUSIONS: The statutes and regulations of the International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies, the International Council of Ophthalmology, and the International Congress of Ophthalmology provide a basis for an organizational structure in international ophthalmology. The International Congress of Ophthalmology, first held in 1857, is the longest continuing international meeting in medicine. The International Council of Ophthalmology was established in 1927, and the International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies was formed in 1933. These organizations coordinate the International Congress of Ophthalmology, which convenes with the International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies every 4 years. The International Council, as the executive body, meets annually. The International Council of Ophthalmology has for decades worked to coordinate
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Mathew, CGGuys Hosp
Guys & St Thomass Hosp Trust S Thames E Reg Genet Ctr London SE1 9RT England
The exponential increase in the discovery of human disease genes over the past 10 years has transformed DNA diagnostics from a minor research-based activity to a major professional operation. Mutation testing and link...
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The exponential increase in the discovery of human disease genes over the past 10 years has transformed DNA diagnostics from a minor research-based activity to a major professional operation. Mutation testing and linkage analysis are now used to provide prenatal or postnatal diagnosis for a wide range of monogenic disorders, but robust automated procedures for scanning disease genes for mutations are not yet available. The discovery of genes which confer susceptibility to common disorders is likely to create demand for high throughput testing for specific mutations or clinically relevant polymorphisms. Widespread genetic testing must be supported by adequate genetic counselling and by education of healthcare professionals in order to ensure the appropriate application of this information for the benefit of patients and their families.
Dependable, 3 through to A Health Service of all the Talents. 1 This proposes radical changes, including that postgraduate deaneries coalesce with regional health authority boundaries, and the royal colleges participa...
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Dependable, 3 through to A Health Service of all the Talents. 1 This proposes radical changes, including that postgraduate deaneries coalesce with regional health authority boundaries, and the royal colleges participate more closely with others in workforce planning initiatives to establish wider consultation for the accreditation and location of training places. 1 It is also proposed that funding formulas for specialist registrar posts should become more flexible, reflecting the needs of service delivery and learning opportunity. Historic precedence will give way to carefully planned allocation of resources to meet workforce demands, to be driven by population needs and care pathways. [...]the relationship between service delivery and training posts is made explicit . . . those who pay the piper?
This paper explores, mainly from the UK perspective, some of the issues relating to the current, and potential, impact of advances in genetics and molecular biology on the education and research training of healthcare...
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This paper explores, mainly from the UK perspective, some of the issues relating to the current, and potential, impact of advances in genetics and molecular biology on the education and research training of healthcare professionals. We start by describing some of the expectations for progress in the use of genomic technologies and genetic data in healthcare delivery and the need for policy development to ensure timely translation of advances in science and technology into improved patient care. We review briefly the likely evolution of clinical genetics service provision to build the requisite scientific basis in primary care and explore how user needs could be addressed. Strategic issues for the future medical curriculum are introduced and linked with the concerns about the current status of clinical academic research. The issues for research training, career progression, nurturing of research 'at the bedside', definition of the research agenda and weaknesses in both academic infrastructure and support costs are reviewed in the context of the urgent imperative for medicine to harness the accelerating pace of progress in genomics.
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