Training of Aerospace Medicine Physicians

Aerospace Medicine and Biology

N95-32722*# Justus Liebig-Univ., Giessen (Germany). Cell and Radiation Biophysics. ESTIMATION OF SPATIALLY RESTRICTED LET USING TRACK STRUCTURE MODELS J. KIEFER In NASA. Ames Research Center, Minutes of the 12th Joint NASA/DARA-DLR Life Sciences Program Working Group Meeting p 11-13 1994 Avail: CASI HC A01/MF A03 The spatial distribution of energy deposition is an important determinant in the f...

The preventive medicine milestone project: aerospace medicine.

Long hours, little sleep: bad medicine for physicians-in-training?

ARLINGTON, VA—A nationwide prospective study will test the hypothesis that long hours with little sleep jeopardizes both clinicians’ health and the safety of their patients. It aims to survey all US physicians and dentists in the class of 2002 monthly through their first postgraduate year and perhaps beyond. Most physicians in training in US hospitals are required to work 80 hours or more per w...

Critical care medicine training and certification for emergency physicians.

Demand for critical care services is increasing. Unless the supply of intensivists increases, critically ill patients will not have access to intensivists. Recent critical care society recommendations include increased graduate medical education support and expansion of the J-1 visa waiver program for foreign medical graduates. This article proposes additional recommendations, based on strength...

Rationale for Obstetrics Training for Family Medicine Physicians

In the United States, according to almost every measure, we do not have enough trained maternity care providers to meet the need. Family physicians are the logical choice to help provide that care, particularly in underserved settings. Advanced training through family medicine obstetrics fellowship programs has proven successful in preparing physicians to provide the full scope of maternity car...