IOM points to need for more research, regulation in alternative medicine

Article Abstract:

The Institute of Medicine (IOM), in a recent report, suggested that a number of innovative approaches toward the evaluation of alternative treatments can yield useful evidence that, in some cases, is on par with results from the randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The report also recommends that alternative and conventional treatments should be subject to the same standard for clinical effectiveness as conventional medicine.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Reports, Alternative medicine

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Medical students reach out to rural communities in "WWAMI land"

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Since 1971, the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) has coordinated a program that allows medical students from Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana to gain experience in rural clinics. Of these five states, only Washington has a medical school. Students from all five states can pay in-state tuition to attend UWSOM and then return to their home state to do their clerkships.

Personnel administration, Medical students, Training, Study and teaching, Medicine, Rural, Rural medicine, University of Washington

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AMA, AAMC say reform needed across continuum of US medical education

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The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) reaffirmed their bonding while signifying a need for reform in US medical education. The heads of both associations signed a statement of cooperation intended to improve health care by making changes in the educational continuum, from undergraduate medical education to continuing medical education.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, American Medical Association, Medical education, Association of American Medical Colleges

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