Recent News
Financing GME – Mounting Pressure for Reform
Apr 25th, 2012
In the April 26, 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, John Inglehart, a national correspondent for the NEJM, provides an excellent overview of the issues facing financing [...]
Proposed Federal Budget for FY 2013 Will Cut Funding for GME
Apr 3rd, 2012
After several months of national conversations about the need to reduce the federal deficit, President Obama released his fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget that proposes to lower the national debt [...]
ACGME Unveils New Accreditation System with MAJOR Impact on All Programs and the Institution
Feb 23rd, 2012
Yesterday, the ACGME unveiled its plans for a major overhaul of residency and fellowship program accreditation. I would encourage all faculty, housestaff and support staff to review the article from [...]
Department of Anesthesiology Project Aids Patient Safety Around the World
Nov 3rd, 2011
A resident driven project in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Florida will enable pulse-oximetry to improve patient safety in operating rooms around the world that don’t currently [...]
Medical Malpractice – A Big Issue for ALL of us
Oct 13th, 2011
Because of the large amount of information to be mastered and the heavy demands of clinical service, housestaff commonly neglect education in risk management / malpractice issues. According to this [...]