News for May 14 to May 22 2012

In the News

Medical School, Teaching Hospital Leaders Emphasize Collaboration, Transformation at AAMC Spring Meetings - According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, (May2012), "Leaders of America’s medical schools and teaching hospitals gathered to explore the landscape of a changing health care system focused on improving quality, lowering costs, and educating future physicians to work alongside colleagues in other health disciplines." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Local Colleges Say Nurse Training Programs Are Full, New Nursing School May Open - According to CBS 7 WSPA, (22May2012), "Anderson University received approval today from the South Carolina Board of Nursing to begin a nursing school. There's never an empty seat at the nursing school, and sometimes qualified applicants have to wait to get in to the program. The American Nurses Association estimates from 2008 to 2018, nursing will grow by nearly 600,000 jobs. The demand for nurses is on the rise because of the aging population." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Med School Enrollment Increasing, Schools Adapting to Address Physician Shortage - According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, (16May2012), "First-year medical school enrollment is expected to reach 21,376 by 2016, an increase of 29.6 percent since 2002. Combined first-year MD and DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) enrollment—which has already increased by 28 percent since 2002—is projected to reach 26,709, an increase of 37 percent, by 2016." TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE.