Posted by GruntDoc on 29th June 2008
Medical helicopters collide, killing at least 6 - CNN.com
Medical helicopters collide, killing at least 6
- NEW: Six killed includes one patient; one critically injured
- Collision sets fire to 10-acre area near Arizona’s Flagstaff Medical Center
- “We’ve got lots of heaps of metal to go through,” fire captain says
(CNN) — At least six people were dead and one critically injured Sunday after a midair crash between two medical helicopters near a hospital in Arizona, authorities said.
The collision, at Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, Arizona, set fire to a 10-acre area, according to fire officials, and another two rescue workers were injured by a secondary explosion after the crash.
The helicopters collided at roughly 3:45 p.m. local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Heartbreaking.
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Posted by GruntDoc on 29th June 2008
That’s a much better deal than I got…
Military sweetens the deal to entice medical students
A beefed-up scholarship program now offers a $20,000 signing bonus as well as full tuition and an increased monthly stipend.
By Myrle Croasdale, AMNews staff. July 7, 2008.
Katie Doyle could have borrowed $200,000 to get through medical school. Instead, when she enters Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., this fall, she won’t borrow a dime.
Doyle accepted a military scholarship that will pay her tuition, books and other school fees. A monthly stipend will cover living expenses. The scholarship, called the Health Professions Scholarship Program, or HPSP, also comes with a new $20,000 signing bonus.
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…, Congress authorized the three branches to bolster their recruitment packages, resulting in the $20,000 bonus, along with a $300 hike in the scholarship’s monthly stipend, which is now $1,900. The money comes from military appropriations earmarked for medical corps recruitment. In 2007, the Air Force recruited 211 medical school students; the Army, 242; and the Navy, which also recruits for the Marines, 181.
That’s got to be a BIG shortfall for the Navy. My Intern class in San Diego had over 100, and that was only one of two big NAVHOPS’s, with several smaller facilities. Thus, the enticements.
A reminder: the Navy HPSP Wki
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Posted by GruntDoc on 29th June 2008
Surgeonsblog: Milestone or Finish Line?
My original intent — to inform and to entertain, focusing on what it’s like to be a surgeon, and to enlighten about some surgical diseases and situations — seems generally to have been fulfilled and to have run its course.
Dr. Schwab wrote an excellent book (I have a siigned copy) and has always had an excellent medical blog. I predict he’ll blog again, but only time will tell.
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