In the News
AAMC Calls for Medical Schools to Increase Enrollment
Concerned that a future physician shortage is likely, the AAMC Executive Council recommended that U.S. medical schools increase enrollment by 15 percent by 2015.
NIH Tightens Policy on Outside Income
New regulations at the National Institutes of Health, call for all NIH employees to abandon any paid or unpaid work with pharmaceutical, biotechnology or health care companies. The regulations are part of the effort to restore the agency's integrity as an institution of scientific objectivity.
Opening New Medical Schools Requires Patience, Persistence
Amid concerns about a looming physician shortage, a number of universities are seeking to establish new medical schools -- an often costly and challenging process.
Physician-Politicians Heed Call to Serve
The recent election created the largest physician presence in Congress in more than 40 years. And with a physician, Bill Frist,
leading the U.S. Senate, physicians are assuming a higher profile in government.
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In Every Issue
A Word from the President:
"Restoring Public Trust in the NIH: Lessons for Academia"
Viewpoint: "Nurturing the Next Generation of Clinical Researchers," by John I. Gallin, M.D., and Frederick P. Ognibene, M.D., both of the National Institutes of Health.
In the Print Issue
Hospitals Anticipate Painful Medicaid Cuts
In his February budget proposal, President Bush slashed Medicaid funding by $60 billion. If approved by Congress, it could increase the burden on health care providers and potentially eject patients from the system.
Program Attracts American Indians to Medicine
Physicians are scarce in some American Indian communities. To change this, the INMED (Indians in Medicine) program at the North Dakota School of Medicine, founded in 1973, has produced 20 percent of the country's American Indian doctors.
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