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Nursing Workforce Issues: An Expanded Role For Nurse Practitioners, Calif. Doctors Sue For Supervision Of Nurse Anesthetists

News outlets report on nursing workforce issues, including a push for an expanded role for nurse practitioners, supervision of nurse anesthetists and a trend toward delayed retirement. “Nursing leaders say large numbers of [nurse] practitioners …

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Residency Match Results Demonstrate Need To Address National Primary Care Workforce Goals: American College Of Physicians

For each of the past two years, the number of U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies has decreased by approximately 1 percent from the previous year. According to the 2009 National Resident Matching Program report, 2,632 U.S. seniors at medical schools enrolled in an internal medicine residency program — down from 2,660 in 2008 and 2,680 in 2007.

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Protecting the Healthcare Workforce in Pandemic Influenza

Infection and contagion are the primary threats. Since healthcare workers are first responders, the potential for transmission from person to person is a risk. Responsibilities for healthcare workers extend beyond work as they are parents, spouses and caregivers. Listen to leading experts Cindy Lambdin, RN, UC Berkeley Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness; Howard Backer, MD, and Harvey Kayman, MD, both from the CA Dept. of Public Health. Presented by: The CA Dept. of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Office and The Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness and UC Berkeley School of Public Health. [2/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 13893]
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