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  Medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Secondary care medical services are provided by medical specialists in their offices or clinics or at local community hospitals for a patient referred by a primary care provider who first diagnosed or treated the patient.
Medical humanities includes the humanities (literature, philosophy, ethics, history and religion), social science (anthropology, cultural studies, psychology, sociology), and the arts (literature, theater, film, and visual arts) and their application to medical education and practice.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medical_science   (4656 words)

  
 Medicine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
It is, in the broadest sense of the term, the science and practice of the prevention and curing of human diseases, and other ailments of the human body or mind.
Medical training is long and grueling, involving several years of university study followed by several more years of residential practice at a hospital.
Entry to a medical degree in some countries (such as the United States) requires the completion of another degree first, while in other countries (such as the United Kingdom) medical training can be commenced as an undergraduate degree immediately after secondary education.
www.icyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/me/medicine_1.html   (1599 words)

  
 Poznan University of Medical Sciences - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The history of Poznan University of Medical Sciences starts in 1919 when a pharmaceutical department was created at the University of Poznań.
According to reform in 1950, the Medical Faculty with the section of Dentistry and the Faculty of Pharmacy of University of Poznań were detached to form an independent school - University of Medical Sciences.
In 1992 the Faculty of Medicine was divided into Faculty of Medicine I responsible for the six-year Polish M.D. Program and Faculty of Medicine II comprising the Divisions of Dentistry, Post Graduate Medical Education and Medicine and Dentistry with English as the teaching language.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poznan_University_of_Medical_Sciences   (402 words)

  
 School of Health Sciences - Medical Physics Graduate Program
Medical physics is an applied branch of physics concerned with the applications of physical energy to the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Many medical physicists are involved in teaching and training activities to prepare future medical physicists, resident physicians, medical students, and medical technologists in appropriate aspects of the use of radiation in diagnosis and therapy.
Medical Physics Plan of Study - Ph.D. The PU/IU program is administered through the Purdue University School of Health Sciences with clinical aspects of the program provided through the IU School of Medicine.
www.healthsciences.purdue.edu /academics/graduate/medicalphysics   (746 words)

  
 Academic Programs : Medical Sciences
The HCC medical sciences programs (AS) provide the essential foundation of knowledge in the sciences and mathematics for the competitive student who intends on pursuing an advanced degree.
Dentistry is the study of the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases of the teeth and tissues of the mouth, restoring diseased and missing teeth, and oral hygiene.
The entry-level wage in Illinois for medical technologists is $25,812; the entry-level wage for pharmacists in Illinois is $38,810.
www.highland.cc.il.us /academics/programs/medical.asp   (212 words)

  
 Medical Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Medical Sciences is located on the main campus of Indiana University in the city of Bloomington.
The curriculum is designed to provide medical students with an excellent foundation in the basic sciences and involves extensive clinical integration at Bloomington Hospital.
Scholarships: Medical Sciences has a number of scholarships that are awarded to students on the basis of academic performance and need.
medsci.indiana.edu /MedSci/med.html   (586 words)

  
 Medical Sciences Admissions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The medical school faculty specified the following non-academic and academic standards which applicants/medical students are expected to meet to participate in the medical education program and the subsequent practice of medicine.
The applicant/medical student must be able to participate actively in all demonstrations and laboratory exercises in the basic medical sciences and to assess and comprehend the condition of all patients assigned to him or her for examination, diagnosis and treatment.
The applicant/medical student must possess the emotional health required for full utilization of his or her intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment, the prompt completion of all responsibilities attendant to the diagnosis and care of patients, and the development of mature, sensitive and effective relationships with patients and others.
sgu.edu /website/sguwebsite.nsf/Medicine/EntranceRequirementsMED.htm   (1385 words)

  
 NIGMS - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIGMS is also participating in the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, a series of far-reaching initiatives that seek to transform the nation's biomedical research capabilities and speed the movement of research discoveries from the bench to the bedside.
The branch's goals are to increase the number and competitiveness of underrepresented minorities engaged in biomedical research by strengthening the science curricula at minority-serving institutions and increasing the research training opportunities for students and faculty at these institutions.
In the pharmacological sciences and anesthesiology, important areas being studied are the effects of drugs on the body and the body's effects on drugs, as well as how these effects vary from individual to individual.
www.nih.gov /about/almanac/organization/NIGMS.htm   (2568 words)

  
 Programs in Basic Medical Sciences - Courses
Students should familiarize themselves with the separate calendars used by the School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Arts and Science since certain basic medical sciences courses begin before or after the opening of the regular term in the Graduate School of Arts and Science.
Students taking the basic medical biochemistry and molecular and cell biology courses are exposed to original literature relating to these subjects.
Phylogenetics, phylogeny and DNA hybridization, phylogeny and DNA sequence comparison, evolution of specific loci, evolution of multigene families, rates of molecular evolution, evolution of the genetic apparatus, genome evolution and acquisition of new functions, gene transfer in nature, selfish DNA versus selfish genomes, principles of molecular evolution.
www.nyu.edu /gsas/program/medical/courses   (1720 words)

  
 Medical Sciences
The Division of Medical Sciences was established at Harvard University in 1908 and was designed to provide students wishing to pursue careers in research and teaching with a broad education in basic biomedical science fields and specialization in one of them.
The Medical Area, which includes Harvard Medical School, a cluster of affiliated hospitals and research institutes, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and the Harvard School of Public Health, comprises one of the most concentrated areas of scientific research facilities in the United States.
Immediately adjacent to the Medical School are the Harvard Dental School, the Harvard School of Public Health, the Countway Medical Library, one of the most complete biomedical research collections in the country, and the research laboratories of seven affiliated hospitals and institutes.
www.gsas.harvard.edu /programs/degree/medsci.html   (3739 words)

  
 USDOE Office of Biological & Environmental Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Medical Science Division (MSD) supports fundamental research and technology development in medicine, particularly in the fields of nuclear medicine, imaging sciences and neurosciences.
Today, the MSD program has incorporated recent developments in radiochemistry, genomic sciences and structural biology to usher in a new era in mapping the human brain, and is using highly specific radiotracers and instruments to more precisely diagnose neuropsychiatric illnesses and cancer.
Coordinated programs in the DOE National Laboratories, Universities and industry are directed to developing an artificial retina to restore sight to the major causes of blindness, development of clinical instruments to image a moving patient, and using techniques developed in astronomy, visualize cells in the far reaches of the eye without distortion.
www.sc.doe.gov /ober/msd_top.html   (295 words)

  
 Internet Public Library: Health & Medical Sciences
Systems of medical care that are based on methods of treatment or theories of disease that differ from those taught in recognized western-oriented medical schools.
Medical care of animals (especially pets), and the treatment of their diseases.
Articles are written by medical experts in their area of specialty, and are generally understandable and informative.
www.ipl.org /div/subject/browse/hea00.00.00   (2658 words)

  
 Medical Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The M.S. program in Medical Sciences is designed to prepare candidates for research careers in academics, industry and government laboratories.
The Medical Sciences program encompasses the disciplines of anatomy and neurobiology; microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics; molecular and biomedical pharmacology; molecular and cellular biochemistry; and physiology.
The core curriculum is designed to provide a broad overview of medical sciences at the molecular level, to emphasize the importance of scientific integrity, and to spark an interest in current scientific developments that will establish a pattern of lifelong learning in the student.
www.research.uky.edu /gs/bulletin/current/medsciences.shtml   (510 words)

  
 Indiana University Medical Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The roots of the Medical Sciences graduate program are in the Experimental Program for Medical Education, which began in 1959.
Medical Sciences provides courses for undergraduates, graduate students and medical students.
Finally, Medical Sciences is located in Bloomington, a small town in the beautiful rolling hills of southern Indiana, with a Big Ten university atmosphere that provides a focal point for an enormously diverse variety of athletic, cultural and recreational activities.
medsci.indiana.edu /MedSci/index.html   (257 words)

  
 Concord Medical Sciences
Concord Medical Sciences is an independent physician-run medical education organization.
We are dedicated to improving healthcare through continuing medical education programs in a variety of fields.
Concord Medical Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
www.concordmed.org   (119 words)

  
 Programs in Medical Nutrition Sciences
Boston University School of Medicine, the first medical school in the nation to grant the Master of Arts (MA), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and MD-PhD degrees in Medical Nutrition Sciences, is encouraging strong candidates for the 2005-2006 academic year.
The rapid pace of discovery in science and medicine and emerging trends in public health underscore the importance of the interdisciplinary programs in Medical Nutrition Sciences.
Boston Medical Center includes two major teaching hospitals that provide state-of-the-art health care to the underserved populations of the city as well as nearby suburban communities.
www.bumc.bu.edu /Dept/Home.aspx?DepartmentID=397   (556 words)

  
 Division of Graduate Medical Sciences
Boston University Medical Center, clinical and basic scientists along with graduate students are creating the foundation for 21st-century science.
The Boston University Medical Center Campus is now home to a Pulmonary Center, an Arthritis Center, a Cardiovascular Institute, a Cancer Center, a Center for Human Genetics, a Gerontology Center, as well as the Mallory Institute of Pathology, the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, the Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, and the Sloan Epidemiology Unit.
Indeed, the prevalence of joint appointments between basic science and clinical departments attests to the high level of cooperation between clinical and basic scientists and clinicians in the conceptualization, discovery, and development of unusual research programs.
www.bumc.bu.edu /Departments/HomeMain.asp?DepartmentID=86   (355 words)

  
 Undergraduate Admissions, The University of West Indies
Transfer applicants to Medical Sciences from the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences of the UWI may be considered on completion of the Preliminary and/or Introductory years of the programme.
Persons holding UWI first degree from the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences with a minimum of lower second -class honours may be considered for entry.
Bachelor of Science in Generic Nursing The programme is offered through the Brown's Town Community College and is offered over a four year period.
www.mona.uwi.edu /admissions/programmes/mona_med.htm   (698 words)

  
 BER Medical Sciences Division
The Department of Energy's Medical Science Division (MSD) supports fundamental research and technology development in medicine, particularly in the fields of nuclear medicine, imaging sciences and neurosciences.
DOE is uniquely capable of advanced technological solutions to medical problems because of its expertise in the physical sciences, particularly in physics, chemistry, engineering, and in computational sciences.
ABT supports basic engineering research and technology development that will lead to the creation of medical instruments that can be transferred to the National Institutes of Health for clinical testing or to industry for further commercial development.
www.doemedicalsciences.org   (460 words)

  
 UWI Medical Sciences Library St. Augustine
MedCarib is a bibliographic database which gathers the literature in health sciences from the Caribbean English-speaking countries.
PubMed is a service of the US NLM that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s.
Medical Sciences Library, The University of the West Indies, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex
www.mainlib.uwi.tt /msl/index.htm   (163 words)

  
 College of Medical Sciences - Master of Biomedical Sciences
For those students wishing to improve their academic credentials in the medical sciences, the College of Medical Sciences offers a two year program of study leading to a master's degree in Biomedical Sciences.
The Master of Biomedical Sciences degree program is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Those students interested in a graduate degree in Biology, but not in the Health Sciences, should contact the Oceanographic Center.
medsciences.nova.edu /aboutbs.html   (181 words)

  
 Medical Sciences Web Resources
Provides medical and cultural information on immigrant and refugee groups in a variety of formats.
This is a gateway to consumer health information from the US government and includes links to selected online publications, databases, websites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and nonprofit organizations that produce reliable health information for the public.
This is the web-based catalog of the National Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library.
www.daemen.edu /library/newebresources/medicalsciences.html   (563 words)

  
 The Academy of Medical Sciences | Homepage
The Academy of Medical Sciences promotes advances in medical science and campaigns to ensure these are translated as quickly as possible into healthcare benefits for society.
The Academy of Medical Sciences wishes to commission a national programme of public engagement activities that will explore the hopes and concerns of a broad cross-section of the public on current and future issues relating to brain science, addiction and drugs.
The Academy of Medical Sciences recognises the importance of stimulating high quality research in industry as well as academia, and has recently convened a working group to review the attitudes of postdoctoral scientists and clinicians to careers in industry.
www.acmedsci.ac.uk   (274 words)

  
 School of Clinical Laboratory Sciences/Medical Technology - Washington DC
Health care in the Western World has undergone dramatic changes in the last 10 years with the profession of Clinical Laboratory Science at the forefront.
Technological advancements in medicine have pushed the capacity to diagnose and monitor disease progression and its therapy to the limit.
John Rees is a registered Medical Technologist with clinical laboratory experience in Hematology, Microbiology, Diagnostic Immunology and Flow Cytometry.
www.whcenter.org /1694.cfm   (352 words)

  
 School of Medical Sciences - Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The School of Medical Sciences has major research strengths in the areas of Inflammatory Diseases, Neuroscience and Vascular Disease.
Studies in the Inflammatory Diseases Research Unit aim to define the pathophysiology of inflammation in human diseases such as arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma and uveitis.
Vascular biology and pathology, in particular atherosclerosis and angiogenesis, are studied using molecular and cell biology, protein and lipid chemistry.
medicalsciences.med.unsw.edu.au /SOMSWeb.nsf/page/Research   (234 words)

  
 Medical Imaging Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Students completing the program receive an Associate of Applied Science degree and are eligible to apply for certification with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
The Medical Imaging Sciences department developed the Associate of Applied Science degree in Radiologic Technology based on findings of a joint UAA and Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA) survey, Alaska's Allied Health Workforce: A Statewide Assessment.
Today's medical imaging specialist must possess a knowledge base in the biological, behavioral, mathematical and technological sciences.
www.uaa.alaska.edu /ctc/programs/alliedhealth/radt   (394 words)

  
 MedExpress, News, School of Graduate Medical Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida
We are pleased to be working together with North Shore Medical Center to advance the knowledge and skills of local medical practitioners to improve the lives of residents living in northern Miami-Dade County,” she explained.
The second program offered in the Jesse G. Keshin Continuing Medical Education Lecture Series was on Podiatric Surgery, presented by Dr. Thomas Merrill, professor of Podiatric Surgery for the Barry University School of Graduate Medical Sciences and North Shore Medical Center staff member on November 5, 2004 at North Shore Medical Center.
In the School of Graduate Medical Sciences, the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Program is accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education; the Physician Assistant Program is accredited by ARC-PA (Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.).
www.barry.edu /gms/news/2005spring/01cme.htm   (500 words)

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