February 2008 - Medical News and Events

UK: Medical students make assault on gene pool

Posted in News on 28.02.08
According to the hard-hitting Herald Sun: MEDICAL students have sex with more people than students of any other discipline, a survey has found... Read more about this fascinating research....
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My Medical Career partners with the Student Doctor Network

Posted in News on 28.02.08
My Medical Career is delighted to announce its first international partnership, with the Student Doctor Network (SDN) based in the USA. We hope to provide valuable information for SDN's diverse visitors and members about medical training and practice in Australia....
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What's new in Pain Medicine?

Posted in News on 25.02.08
An overview of some of the discussions at the 24th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine is available from Science Daily: "The public health problem that needs to be addressed next is the epidemic of pain, according...
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Inside Medicine Series - Q&As with Doctors from a Range of Specialties.

Posted in News on 21.02.08
Check out this interesting Ophthalmology Q&A on the BBC website. Several other specialties have been profiled in this series of interviews. To learn more about ophthalmology check out our own ophthalmology specialty profile......
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Closing date for SET registration.

Posted in Events on 21.02.08
For those considering a career in surgery, tomorrow is the final day for registration for anyone intending to apply for selection in 2008. See the college of surgeons website for further details....
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Career advice for doctors suffering from chronic illness

Posted in News on 18.02.08
Rhona MacDonald, a remarkable doctor in the UK who suffers from scleroderma, several years ago created a chronic illness matching service which provides an opportunity for doctors with a chronic illness or disability to obtain informal career advice from another...
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120 students enrolled at Deakin

Posted in News on 18.02.08
“This is a very exciting and historic time for the Deakin Medical School,” Professor Crotty said. “A lot of hard work has taken place over the past two years to get to this point of opening the doors to our...
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Mieke Van Driel Professor of General Practice joins Bond Medical School

Posted in News on 12.02.08
Professor van Driel will join Bond Medical School as Professor of General Practice. Professor van Driel is the founder and Editor in Chief of a journal for evidence-based medicine in Belgium, has worked in the Netherlands as GP, has worked...
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New Study to Examine Work/Life Balance in Doctors.

Posted in News on 10.02.08
A large study, run out of both The University of Melbourne and Monash University is currently underway. This survey aims to examine the work/life decisions made by doctors concerning issues such as choice of working hours, location of practice and...
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UK ban on Australian specialty trainees

Posted in News on 08.02.08
From BBC News: "Doctors resident outside the EU will no longer be able to apply for postgraduate training posts in the UK under new immigration rules..." Read more...
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New ways to learn: Medical podcasts

Posted in News on 06.02.08
A great introduction to a new educational medium: Large, Oliver, Hall, Charles, Treibel, Thomas Medical podcasts: the future of continuing professional development? BMJ Career Focus 2008 336: 29-30 Podcasts are a new and growing resource. They are multimedia files, usually...
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UK doctors flocking to Australia

Posted in News on 03.02.08
A recent article in The Daily Telegraph: "Jobless doctors flock to Oz" A BLUNDER in a jobs recruitment program in the UK will result in relief 19,000km away, with hundreds of doctors set to migrate to Australia to help fill...
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