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Learning to Learn: Metacognition in Medical Teaching

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

According to this Fobes article , in 2020, more than two dozen medical schools reported a 25 percent increase in applicants (compared with 2019). Some attribute the increased interest in medical careers to our COVID-19 pandemic. The post Learning to Learn: Metacognition in Medical Teaching appeared first on BoardVitals Blog.

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STAT+: Muscular dystrophy patient who was first in line for a custom CRISPR therapy dies

STAT

Terry was slated to finally receive the therapy at UMass Chan Medical School this fall. A spokesperson for UMass Chan Medical School deferred all questions to Cure Rare Disease. Like many gene therapy companies, Cure Rare Disease packaged the therapy in adeno-associated viruses.

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Question Banks vs. Videos: Active vs. Passive Learning 

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

With experience in evidence-based medical education across 70 specialty areas, BoardVitals board review question banks are expertly vetted and c onsistently updated to mimic what students will encounter on the real exam day.

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Pharmacovigilance deep dive: risk minimisation measures

European Pharmaceutical Review

She also has been conducting fundamental research as an academic in several universities, with her last academic position held at Harvard Medical School. She holds a MSc in Public Health and a PhD in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. About the author. Hannah Balfour is the Science Writer for European Pharmaceutical Review. References.

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A Day in the Life of a Surgery Clerkship Student

The Physician Pharmacist

The surgical clerkship is one of the most important rotations students have during their third year of medical school. While most medical school rotations start in the early hours of the day, very few start as early as the surgical specialists. The team is usually stretched thin and relies on medical student help!

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ImmunoGen ELAHERE wins accelerated FDA approval for ovarian cancer

pharmaphorum

Chief of the division of gynaecologic oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, professor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School, and SORAYA co-principal investigator, Dr Ursula Matulonis, said: “The approval of ELAHERE is significant for patients with (FR?)-positive before the bell.

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How Can Evidence-Based Medical Education Improve Learning?

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

Also, a study published in The BMJ (British Medical Journal) asserts that, while more medical schools now teach evidence-based medicine, there is little published evidence on what curricular approaches or teaching methods work best.