Global Needs and Barriers for Medical Research Education: Initiatives to Solve the Physician-Scientists Shortage

Impending physician shortage needs decisive remediation.

Translational Medical Education and Research : Sri Ramachandra University Initiatives

Translational medicine is a branch of medical research that attempts to more directly connect basic research to patient care. Translational medicine is growing in importance in the healthcare industry. In the case of drug discovery and development, translational medicine typically refers to the “translation” of basic research into real therapies for real patients. The emphasis is on the linkage...

The Dilemma of Physician Shortage and International Recruitment in Canada

The perception of physician shortage in Canada is widespread. Absolute shortages and relative discrepancies, both specialty-wise and in urban-rural distribution, have been a daunting policy challenge. International Medical Graduates (IMGs) have been at the core of mitigating this problem, especially as long as shortage of physicians in rural areas is concerned. Considering such recruitment as h...

Design and Implementation of a Web directory for Medical Education (WDME): a Tool to Facilitate Research in Medical Education

Introduction: Access to the medical education resources on the web is one of current challenges for researchers and medical science educators. The purpose of current project was to design and implement a comprehensive and specific subject/web directory of medical education. Methods: First, the categories to be incorporated in the directory were defined through reviewing related directories an...

Barriers to Scholarship Research Activities in Medical Universities

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