Medical education Medical education The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is the body responsible for the accreditation for postgraduate medical training programs (i.e., internships and residencies) for medical doctors in the United States. It is a non-profit private council that evaluates and accredits medical residency and internship programs. The ACGME was founded in 1981 and was preceded by the Liaison Committee for Graduate Medical Education, which was established in 1972. ...more on Wikipedia about "Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education"
The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, commonly called Alpha Omega Alpha and abbreviated AΩA or AOA, is the only national honor society for medicine in the United States. It was founded by in 1902 by William Webster Root and five other medical students at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, which later became the University of Illinois at Chicago medical school. The impetus for its formation was the generally poor quality of American medical schools and students at the time; Root and his colleagues wished to promote excellence in these groups. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alpha Omega Alpha"
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), founded in 1950 and based in Washington, D.C., is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. AMSA is a student-governed, national organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training in their efforts to best serve the public. They have a membership of 60,000 medical students, premedical students, interns, medical residents and practicing physicians from across the country. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Medical Student Association"
An anatomical theatre was an institution used in teaching anatomy at early modern universities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anatomical theatre"
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a non-profit organization established in 1876 involved in the accreditation of medical schools and teaching hospitals in Canada and the United States. It is also the principal administrator of the Medical College Admission Test, also known as the MCAT. The group is also involved in lobbying government agencies towards the advancement of medical science. The Association has five constituent components: Council of Deans, Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems, Council of Academic Societies, Organization of Student Representatives, and Organization of Resident Representatives. Each of these components elects members to the Executive Council, the Association of American Medical Colleges' 30-member governing body. ...more on Wikipedia about "Association of American Medical Colleges"
Medicinæ Baccalaureus & Baccalaureus Chirurgiæ (MB BChir or MB ChB or MBBS or variations thereof) are the two degrees awarded after a course in medicine at a university in the United Kingdom and other places following the British tradition. In theory they are two separate degrees, but in practice the two are usually treated as one. The degrees are the British equivalent of the M.D. (used in countries such as the United States and Canada), as in the British System M.D. refers to a Higher Doctorate, which is reserved for postgraduate contributors to the field of medicine who perform excellently in their endeavours. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery"
COMLEX-USA or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination is a series of three osteopathic medical licensing examinations administered by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) similar to the United States Medical Licensing Examination ( USMLE). COMLEX-USA is the most common pathway by which osteopathic physicians ( D.O.'s) apply for licensure, and is accepted in all 50 states. ...more on Wikipedia about "COMLEX-USA"
Continuing medical education (CME) or continuing professional development (CPD) consists of educational activities which serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a medical practitioner uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession. The content of CME is that body of knowledge and skills generally recognized and accepted by the profession as within the basic medical sciences, the discipline of clinical medicine, and the provision of health care to the public. ...more on Wikipedia about "Continuing medical education"
The Flexner Report, written by the professional educator Abraham Flexner (1866-1959), advocated radical change in the way medical schools were run in Canada and the United States. It was published in 1910 under the aegis of the Carnegie Foundation. Highlights of the report included the fact that there were too many medical schools, that many were substandard, and that pre-requisites for the study of medicine and the content of medical education needed to be defined. At the time of publication, out of 155 Medical Schools in the United States and Canada, only sixteen required two or more years of college work for entrance (p 28). ...more on Wikipedia about "Flexner Report"
The Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists ( Traditional Chinese: 香港精神科醫學院) is a member College of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine ( Traditional Chinese: 香港醫學專科學院). It oversees the provision of specialist training and continuing medical education in psychiatry in Hong Kong. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists"
The Human Tissue Authority is a UK public body created by the Human Tissue Act 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Human Tissue Authority"
Junior doctors in the United Kingdom are those in postgraduate training, starting at graduation with a medical degree and culminating in a post as a Consultant Specialist, a General Practitioner, or some other non-training post. The term junior doctor might be considered misleading. It includes skilled doctors with years of National Health Service experience of treating patients. ...more on Wikipedia about "Junior doctor"
The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized test administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to prospective medical students as a means to standardise comparison between them for purposes of admission to medical school. The exam is currently taken entirely on paper. However, a computer-based version will be offered at select testing sites in the fall of 2005, and all future administrations of the exam starting in the spring of 2007 are expected to be computer-based. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical College Admission Test"
Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, either the initial training to become a doctor or further training thereafter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical education"
Medical education in Australia is concerned with both the basic training of medical practitioner and further post-graduate training. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical education in Australia"
Medical education in the United Kingdom includes educational activities involved in the education and training of medical doctors in the United Kingdom, from entry-level training through to continuing education of qualified specialists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical education in the United Kingdom"
Medical education in the United States includes educational activities involved in the education and training of medical doctors in the United States, from entry-level training through to continuing education of qualified specialists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical education in the United States"
A medical intern, in the context of medical education in the United States, is a historical term for a physician in training who has completed medical school, passed step two of the USMLE or COMLEX-USA, and is undergoing his first year of post-graduate training (PGY1). An intern in the medical field has an M.D. or D.O. degree, but does not have a full license to practice medicine unsupervised in the US. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical intern"
Medical News Today is a web-based outlet for medical news headlines, targeted to both physicians and the general public. The site, located at http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/, was launched in December 2003 and has reported monthly peak readership of >1,000,000 unique visitors in 2005. All posted content is available on-line (>22,000 as of July 17, 2005) and the earliest available article item is dated from May 2003, predating launch of the site itself by six months. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical News Today"
A medical school, or faculty of medicine, is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, which is involved in the education of future medical practitioners ( medical doctors). ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical school"
In the United Kingdom, medical school generally refers to a department within a university which is involved in the education of future medical practitioners. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medical school (United Kingdom)" My shortopedia and me. Medical_education
An Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a modern type of examination often used in medicine to test skills such as communication, clinical examination, medical procedures, prescribing and interpretation of results. ...more on Wikipedia about "Objective Structured Clinical Examination"
Pre-registration house officer (PRHO) is the title given to the medical graduates who have passed their final year exams in the Medical School. PRHO is the lowest grade in the medical hirearchy in the National Health Service. PRHO should work in Medical and surgical specialities for one year where he will be assessed about his knowledge, at the successful completion of the one year PRHO will be granted registration by the General Medical Council. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pre-registration house officer"
Residency is a stage of postgraduate medical training in North America and leads to eligibility for board certification in a primary care or referral specialty. It is filled by a resident physician who has received a medical degree ( M.D. or D.O.) and is comprised almost entirely of the care of hospitalized or clinic patients, mostly with direct supervision by more senior physicians. A residency may follow the internship year or include the internship year as the first year of residency. ...more on Wikipedia about "Residency (medicine)"
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, (RCPSC) is a national, private, nonprofit organization established in 1929 by a special Act of Parliament to oversee the medical education of specialists in Canada. Its mission is as an organization of medical specialists dedicated to ensuring the highest standards and quality of health care. ...more on Wikipedia about "Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada"
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