Information is provided on the unique for Republic of Belarus pilot educational project "Modern Medicine in Regions", implemented by state institution "Republican Clinical Medical Center" Administration President Belarus. The importance integrating simulation technologies into postgraduate education medical workers emphasized.

The article reveals the conceptual principles of management in health care institutions. purpose is to determine foundations system institutions context state's implementation sustainable development strategy. legal framework that regulates process has been defined. Features medical facilities are outlined. definition field clarified, taking into account peculiarities subject and object charact...

Ultrasound (US) is an extremely useful diagnostic imaging modality because of its real-time capability, noninvasiveness, portability, and relatively low cost. It carries none of the potential risks of ionizing radiation exposure or intravenous contrast administration. For these reasons, numerous medical specialties now rely on US not only for diagnosis and guidance for procedures, but also as a...

Queen’s University Belfast (fig 1), has had a long association with the Ulster Medical Society and its predecessor. Medical education has been a core activity of Queen’s since its foundation. Indeed, the medical school in Belfast actually predates the University. Medical subjects were taught at the Belfast Academical Institution from 1810 onwards and a medical faculty was established there in 1...

Vicente Victor D Ocampo, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Ophthalmology, Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Philippines C Stephen Foster, MD, FACS, FACR, FAAO, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School; Consulting Staff, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; Founder and President, Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Massachusetts Eye Resear...

We compared the rates of exposure to blood in the operating room among third-year medical students during 2005-2006 with the rates reported in a study completed at the same institution during 1990-1991. The number of medical students exposed to blood decreased from 66 (68%) of 97 students during 1990-1991 to 8 (11%) of 75 students during 2005-2006 (P<.001).

Gemcitabine in RRM1-negative Advanced Refractory Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): A Case Report Meiling ZHAO, Haihong YANG, Jianxing HE Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Guangzhou Institution of Respiratory Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510120, China; Graduate College of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China Corresponding au...

Physicians play a major role in determining the cost and quality of healthcare, yet estimates of these effects can be confounded by patient sorting. This paper considers a natural experiment where nearly 30,000 patients were randomly assigned to clinical teams from one of two academic institutions. One institution is among the top medical schools in the U.S., while the other institution is rank...