MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING – AT CROSS ROADS

Neutrino Astrophysics at the Cross Roads

The indications for neutrino oscillations from the atmospheric and solar neutrino anomalies and from the LSND experiment are now so overwhelming that the discourse in neutrino physics has changed. One no longer asks if these particles indeed oscillate, one rather debates the most plausible pattern of masses and mixing angles, and if the existence of a sterile neutrino is required. Of course, al...

American Tropical Medicine at the Cross-roads

Humanities in medical training and education.

This paper explores how current developments within medical humanities might provide a way to both understand and address the origin of recent events that have left the profession branded as arrogant, out of touch and misguided (2). The arts provide a powerful medium to improve the understanding of the experience of illness. Furthermore the understanding obtained is qualitatively different from...

Emergency medical technician education and training.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) training and education are vital and vibrant aspects of a young and evolving profession. This article provides a perspective on this effort in the United States and reviews current activity in Rhode Island.

Journal of Medical Education and Training

Background: There are little data evaluating level of postgraduate training on outcomes following colorectal surgery. We hypothesized that involvement of senior surgical trainees in colorectal procedures is associated with an overall improvement in outcomes. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement...