News for May 3rd - 10th 2012

In the News

HGTC: Spreading Smiles - According to Myrtle Beach Online, (09May2012), "Horry-Georgetown Technical College will opening the Robert E. Speir Healthcare Education Center next month. The opening of the $7.4 million health care building, scheduled for June 1, will usher in new opportunities not only for dental students, but also for low-income residents in need, including children, senior citizens and veterans." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Half of U.S. Counties Have No Ob-Gyn - According to US News and World Report (08May2012), "More than 9.5 million Americans live in areas without obstetrician-gynecologists (ob-gyns); this scarcity is more prevalent in rural pockets of the country, and particularly in the Midwest and South. This situation may worsen as medical school graduates gravitate toward metropolitan areas, a new study indicates." TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE. Women entering med school declining since peak enrollment in 2003 - According to American Medical Association (May2012), The Association of American Medical Colleges found the number and proportion of female applicants to U.S. medical schools has decreased from a high of 50.8% in 2003 to 47.3% in 2011. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.