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CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the calendar fills up over the next few weeks spending quality time at family gatherings, children might be inclined to spend the rest of their time off from school watching cartoons or playing video games. This holiday season parents can encourage more productive screen time with the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) new online Mini Medical School. The AOA's Mini Medical School, which is compatible with tablet devices,...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) today launched MedicalTechnologyVeterans.org, a web portal that links job-seeking veterans to mentors and recruiters in the medical technology industry. The website is an extension of the Medical Technology Veterans Program (MVP), which kicked off in Boston at AdvaMed 2012: The MedTech Conference. "After the successful MVP Boot Camp in October, we are excited to launch the MVP...
ATLANTA, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtech College has been named one of the Nation's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For(TM) by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR). Hundreds of companies from across the country compete for the designation, but only those with the highest quality human resources initiatives are named National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For(TM). In May, Medtech College was honored as an Atlanta Best and Brightest Companies to...
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) has joined with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) in a historic agreement to pursue a single accreditation system for graduate medical education programs in the United States beginning in July 2015. The AOA is the accrediting body for osteopathic (D.O.) internships, residencies, and...
ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtech College has been recognized as one of the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces(TM) in the United States. Medtech College was honored along with other recipients of the award during a VIP gala Oct. 25,( )2012, at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, Calif. The annual award recognizes top employers that display leadership and innovation toward engaging their employees. The Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces(TM) Awards panel of...
CHICAGO, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) have entered into an agreement to pursue a single, unified accreditation system for graduate medical education programs in the United States beginning in July 2015. Over the coming months, the three organizations will work toward defining a process, format...
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, has announced plans to offer the newest edition of its USMLE training guide as part of Doctors in Training's popular online review course for medical students preparing for the USMLE Step 1 exam. Doctors in Training staff physicians are actively involved in the editing of LWW's forthcoming 5(th) edition of Step Up to USMLE Step 1. In addition, Doctors in Training has...
CHICAGO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last week a man reportedly interrupted a Tennessee church service, clutching a hammer and saying he was high on bath salts. Although he did not hurt anyone, the incident is reminiscent of the grisly attack in Miami earlier this year when a man falsely rumored to be high on bath salts bit and tore the flesh off of another man's face. Together, these incidents highlight the confusion that surrounds a new category of mood- and...
ATLANTA, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical assistants are vital professionals who promote and maintain ongoing, beneficial physician-patient relationships in communities across the United States. Poised to be the leading national health care education company, Medtech College primarily educates nurses and medical assistants, and is assuming a leading role to raise awareness about the important services medical assistants provide. (Photo:...
CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Even before shows like "Dance Moms" and "America's Got Talent" entertained viewers, generations of young boys and girls have grown up with dreams of stardom in dance, theatre or music, but those who follow their dreams know that it takes years of mental and physical discipline and, as one osteopathic physician (DO) points out, it also strains their developing bodies. During the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) OMED 2012, the...
