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Overseas Doctors hit by new British HSMP immigration rules
In a further tightening of immigration rules, Britain announced the latest of several changes this year that have affected highly skilled migrants from India and other non-European Union countries.
Nov 8, 2006, 20:03
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Bihar to get eight new private medical colleges
Eight new private medical colleges are set to open in Bihar as two US and six Indian firms have submitted proposals to invest in the health sector.
Nov 4, 2006, 19:26
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Severe discrimination based on race and ethnicity in medical-school admissions at University of Michigan
Three studies released today by the Center for Equal Opportunity document evidence of severe discrimination based on race and ethnicity in undergraduate, law, and medical school admissions at the University of Michigan.
Oct 17, 2006, 20:21
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Small But Substantial Proportion Of Surgical Residents Interested In Part-Time Training
Medical students expressed increased interest in a career in surgery if part-time training options were available, and some residents, fellows and practicing surgeons would be interested in flexible training options as well, according to the results of a web-based survey published in the October issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Oct 17, 2006, 14:23
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World Emergency Medicine Experts to Meet in Indo-US Emergency Medicine Summit
All India Institute of Medical sciences will host the Indus EM 2006 from September 27 to October 1, 2006. The conference will be themed at �Connecting care, competencies and culture�. The conference will emphasise on the latest advances in treatment, literature reviews, and in-depth assessment of the latest clinical controversies. It is expected to be attended by over 1000 delagates.
Jun 25, 2006, 20:00
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Cancellation of quotas in post-grad medical courses this year: Overview
In a relief to the anti-quota camp, the Supreme Court Friday reversed an earlier order directing the government to reserve 10 percent seats on an all-India basis for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes candidates in post-graduate medical courses for the 2006-07 academic year.
May 7, 2006, 16:03
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Upset Pakistani scientist wants to surrender nationality
A Pakistani scientist announced he was giving up his nationality as he was upset with the government for not backing him in a case he filed against a German research institute three years ago.
May 2, 2006, 22:54
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Delhi medical students to continue anti-quota strike
Students of four medical colleges here Thursday decided to continue their stir against a government proposal to hike reservation seats, even as Human Resource Minister Arjun Singh assured them that the matter will be considered after the assembly polls in five states.
Apr 28, 2006, 01:23
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Indian Police Tear Gas Peaceful Protest by Medical Students
Protests by medical students against the government's reservation policy in higher educational institutions Wednesday saw the police lob tear gas shells and water cannons and students complain of "slaps and manhandling".
Apr 27, 2006, 03:22
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Chandigarh doctors call off strike
Striking doctors of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here returned to work Tuesday evening after police nabbed three people who had assaulted two doctors earlier in the day.
Apr 26, 2006, 14:48
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Responses to recent crises show that doctors can achieve advocacy goals
When problems in the health care system threaten doctors' ability to practice medicine and patients' access to needed treatments, surgeons can play an important role as advocates for political solutions, according to a series of special articles in the April issue of SURGERY (Volume 139, Number 4, April 2006) published by Elsevier. The articles highlight some recent health care crises and the effective advocacy response by surgeons and physicians, focusing on patient education as the key to political change.
Apr 25, 2006, 19:20
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Medical jargon is not unequivocal
Dutch researcher Ronald Cornet has developed and tested various evaluation methods for assessing the quality of medical terminology systems. Good clinical and epidemiological research depends upon medical jargon being unequivocal and correct.
Apr 19, 2006, 17:31
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Indian-origin dean of S Africa medical school quits
Girish Mody, the Indian-origin dean of the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine (NRMSM) in Durban, has reportedly tendered his resignation following a series of claims of racism, discrimination, exam leaks and unequal treatment of students during his stint of a little over a year.
Apr 18, 2006, 07:27
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Nepal deporting doctors treating protesters
King Gyanendra's government in Nepal has come down heavily on two doctors from abroad for treating protesters who were hurt while taking part in anti-king demonstrations, a report said Friday.
Apr 15, 2006, 18:20
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Nicaraguan doctors continue strike for five months
A five-month protest by Nicaraguan doctors urging a pay raise continues in the absence of an agreement with the authorities, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.
Apr 15, 2006, 18:18
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Woman doctor nabbed for sex-determination test
A woman doctor in Haryana was caught red-handed Wednesday after she conducted a sex-determination test on a woman to ascertain the sex of her unborn child.
Apr 14, 2006, 23:07
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Nicaraguan doctors continue strike for five months
A five-month protest by Nicaraguan doctors urging a pay raise continues in the absence of an agreement with the authorities, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.
Apr 14, 2006, 22:21
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NHS Crisis Adding to Woes of Overseas Doctors in Britain
Apart from changes in work rules that have adversely affected Indian doctors' employment prospects, a financial crisis has gripped several hospitals in Britain's National Health Service (NHS), leading to hundreds of job losses. Almost every day, several hospitals announce job cuts to meet budget deficits. In recent weeks, the overall job losses in the NHS are said to be nearly 7,000 in 22 trusts and hospitals in different parts of the country. The financial crunch further lessens the prospects of thousands of Indian doctors currently seeking employment in Britain. New work rules have compounded the situation for them as now they can no longer work as part of "permit free training", and need work permits. Britain's health authorities are faced with higher numbers of local medical graduates and many more from the expanded European Union who have the right to work in Britain. The situation makes it difficult for non-EU nationals - such as Indian doctors - to secure employment in the NHS.
Apr 10, 2006, 13:37
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CBI Evidence Not Sufficient to Scrap AIPGE Exam - Supreme Court
The government Monday sought permission from the Supreme Court to scrap the All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Test following allegations of students using unfair means, but the court said there was no material before it to allow this.
Apr 3, 2006, 23:06
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Overview of CBI Raids in AIIMS Conducted PG Exam Leak Case
Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) Wednesday raided clinics and residences of several doctors at 35 places across the country for their alleged involvement in the leakage of medical examination question papers. The raids were carried out in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Chennai and cases against 22 doctors were registered in Chennai and 6 cases were registered in Delhi. Officials said initial investigation had suggested a possibility of a scam and therefore raids were carried out by the agency. They said some doctors who were questioned during the raids confessed to receiving Rs.1 million for leaking the question paper and helping students answer the questions. They said the doctors had helped the aspirants by sending them text messages on their mobile phones. Question papers were taken out of the examination halls and then answers were sent through SMSs.
Mar 29, 2006, 21:09
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British medicine scholarship open to Indians
Medical practitioners living and working in India can now apply for six Commonwealth distance learning scholarships being offered for study at the Cardiff University in Wales.
Mar 28, 2006, 19:40
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Doctor warned for refusing treatment
A doctor of Indian origin who refused to treat a patient who turned up at his clinic because he was an asylum seeker in Britain has been warned by the General Medical Council (GMC) here.
Mar 22, 2006, 01:18
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Uttar Pradesh rural doctors angry over attendance
Village heads in Uttar Pradesh are to monitor the attendance of doctors at rural health centres, but medics angry at the move have threatened to strike work unless the order is withdrawn.
Mar 19, 2006, 20:18
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Major boost for salaried dentistry in UK
Salaried dentists in UK will see their careers modernised and pay reviewed health minister Rosie Winterton announced today as she visited The Lister Centre in south London.
Mar 15, 2006, 07:47
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After the Maharashtra resident doctors strike
Doctors in Maharashtra hospitals called off their 12-day strike Saturday after the authorities conceded some of their demands related to their safety and working hours.
Mar 11, 2006, 20:32
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No Compromise in Sight for Maharashtra Resident Doctors Strike
With neither the Maharashtra government nor doctors striking a note of compromise, the medicos strike entered its 10th day Wednesday, leaving thousands of needy patients in distress. The Maharashtra doctors' strike, which began after relatives of a patient allegedly manhandled a physician at a city hospital late last month, could take on a nationwide character with the Indian Medical Association threatening to join the strike.
Mar 8, 2006, 19:10
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Citizens' Group Challenges Maharashtra Resident Doctors' Strike in Court
A citizens' group Tuesday challenged the ongoing strike of Maharashtra doctors in the Bombay High Court even as the medicos' protest entered its ninth day. The petition filed in the Nagpur Bench of the Mumbai High Court said that doctors in government medical colleges and hospitals had no right to go on strike.
Mar 8, 2006, 04:34
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End of Permit Free Training for International Doctors in UK
All doctors wishing to work in the UK from outside the European Union (EU) will be required to have a work permit from July 2006 Health Minister Lord Warner announced today. The move means that any NHS trust wishing to employ a doctor from outside the EU will have to prove that a �home-grown� doctor cannot fill the vacant post, ending the current permit free training arrangement for international doctors.
Mar 8, 2006, 04:15
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Maharashtra doctors observe black day
Government doctors showed no signs of returning to work Tuesday as their strike entered the ninth day and instead observed it as a "black day". Refusing to accept any compromise other than the implementation of the Central Parity Scheme (CPS), which they claim was promised since 1989, the doctors protested by cladding themselves in black.
Mar 7, 2006, 21:53
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Pairing chronically ill patients with medical students to create better doctors
Can someone who suffers from a lethal genetic disease teach a pair of medical students to become better doctors? That's the goal of a unique, long-term patient-student pairing program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Doctors-in-training -- like Christopher Guerry, a second-year medical student at Penn -- are learning what it's like to live with cystic fibrosis (CF), and many other chronic health conditions. They're shadowing patients with chronic conditions such as HIV, asthma and kidney failure. The students are taking part in the "Longitudinal Experience to Appreciate Patient Perspectives (LEAPP)" -- a program at Penn's medical school - in which students are paired with chronically ill patients for several years.
Mar 6, 2006, 17:17
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