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Medical students examination forms cancelled

Posted January 19, 2010 by Deepak Ghimire in Medical Students, News

No less than 22 MBBS students will not be able to appear for their exams as their examination forms have been rejected by college authorities, taking into account their' scant attendance and failure in internal exams. The students are from city's B J Medical College and NHL Municipal Medical College and Vaghodiya's Sumandeep Medical College.
The first and third year MBBS exams are scheduled to beg...

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Medical Graduates Are Unable To Obtain Internships In N

Posted January 17, 2010 by Deepak Ghimire in Medical Students, Residency and Internship

Australian Medical Students Association Reports that New South Wales medical graduates are unable to obtain internships in New South Wales is cause for serious concern says the Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA).
AMSA President, Ross Roberts-Thomson said “local graduates must be guaranteed internships in order to further their training and contribute back to the healthcare system.”

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Do You Have the ‘Right Stuff’ to Be a Doctor?

Posted January 17, 2010 by Deepak Ghimire in Medical Students

By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. The New York Times

Not long ago, a friend confessed that her son, who spends much of his free time volunteering at a children’s hospital and who is applying to medical school, has been particularly anxious about his future. “His test scores are just O.K.,” my friend said, the despair in her voice nearly palpable. “I know he’d be a great doctor, but who he is doesn’t seem ...

Doctor Training A Public And Private Matter, Australian

Posted July 1, 2008 by Deepak Ghimire

AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, welcomed the Government's announcement that it plans to recruit private hospitals and general practices to help train the doctors of the future, saying the AMA had been calling for positive investment in this area.

"Australia is lucky to be looking forward to a flood of new medical graduates - we must better utilise general practice and the p...

Should Medical Students be Called "Student Doctor"?

Posted June 11, 2008 by shivn

There has been a change in recent years in how patients relate to the medical profession and vice versa. Along with the rise of consumerism, society has shown that it wants to deminish paternalistic behavior by physicians and assure informed consent on the part of the patients. Therefore the current ethical consensus is that there should be a clear understanding between patient and physician re...