Offshore schools loan regs revamped

Article Abstract:

The US Department of Education is strengthening the evaluation process used to determine which foreign medical schools may participate in the federal student loan program. The competitive nature of US medical schools leads many prospective students to seek instruction in foreign medical schools. Although many foreign medical schools are excellent, some are not on an educational par with their US counterparts. These for-profit institutions and their American students rely heavily on monies from the Federal Family Educational Loan program. Estimates suggest that the Department of Education loaned $118 million to students in foreign medical schools between 1986 and 1991 without properly evaluating the quality of these institutions. To comply with the Higher Education Act Amendment of 1992, the Department of Education must visit each foreign medical school and establish an advisory committee to evaluate the accreditation standards used in other countries.

Standards, Laws, regulations and rules, Medical education, Federal aid to medical education, Government aid to medical education, United States. Department of Education

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Along US southern border, pollution, poverty, ignorance, and greed threaten nation's health

Article Abstract:

The poor who live in substandard housing developments along the US-Mexican border have an increased risk for many diseases. Residents eager to own property pay inflated prices for dwellings that are not connected to municipal water or sewer lines. They use pumps to draw well water that is often contaminated with feces or industrial waste. They may contract sanitation-related diseases including cholera, dysentery, and hepatitis A. Mosquitoes that thrive in the watery environment of the Rio Grande river can spread encephalitis and the high numbers of unvaccinated animals may transmit rabies. Tuberculosis is also on the rise in border towns. Populations in the impoverished cities on both sides of the border are growing rapidly, which fuels the spread of disease. A North American Free Trade Agreement advisory committee is working to improve the environment and human health throughout the continent.

Health aspects, Mexican-American border region

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Taking telemedicine to the top of the world

Article Abstract:

When the 1998 American Mt Everest Expedition begins its climb in May, 1998, the members will be using equipment developed by NASA's Commercial Space Center for Medical Informatics and Technology Applications at Yale University School of Medicine. Much of this technology will be used by NASA in future space missions. It includes sensors that can be worn to monitor the climbers' vital signs. The data will be transmitted via radio to a medical team at the base of the mountain. The air at high altitudes has much less oxygen and this equipment will analyze the effects of low oxygen and low temperatures.

Innovations, Medical examination, Telemedicine, Mountaineers

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