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After the Match: Next steps for new residents, unmatched
International medical graduates applied in record numbers to Match2023, according to the National Resident Matching Program.
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Match Day: Record number of residencies offered
Match Day resulted in a record number of residency positions offered, most notably in primary care, which “hit an all-time high.”
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Nursing exam failure rates spark review of test results
Pressure is growing to make tests easier to pass given widespread nursing shortages.
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Med students dismayed that residency match process won’t change
Many publicly stated that they believed the change could reduce stress.
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Former nurse charged with murder in death of 97-year-old war veteran
The nurse allegedly disarmed the oxygen monitoring system several times as to not set off an alarm at the patient’s bedside.
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#ShowMeYourBuns: Social media outrage over nurses’ messy hair policy
“Nurses are running around over 12 hours, sweating in patient rooms, putting on PPE, taking off PPE, saving lives, doing CPR. They don’t even have...
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Students exit white coat ceremony over speaker’s abortion stance
“The University of Michigan does not revoke an invitation to a speaker based on their personal beliefs.”
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Former nurses of historic Black hospital sue to preserve its legacy
“We are not against the facility; we want to protect the name and legacy” of the original hospital, which remains at the heart of the historic St...
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Nurse who won’t give Viagra to White conservative men resigns
“By threatening patients that hold views she is against, she has broken the bond of trust between patient and doctor.”
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RaDonda Vaught sentenced to probation for patient death
Outside of the courtroom, nurses from around the country who gathered for the verdict cheered loudly.
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Nurses, med staff voice their heartache about California nurse suicide
“Nurses are not OK and pizza and pats on the back aren’t going to fix it. This affects all of us.”
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30 years of fake nursing ends with 7-year prison sentence
The sentencing in Ontario stemmed from incidents at a medical and dental clinic in Ottawa last year, which included the administration of...
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Physician assistant pleads not guilty to murdering fellow PA
The victim and his wife worked as surgical PAs together at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany.
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Med school to pay $1.2 million to students in refunds and debt cancellation in FTC settlement
The school misrepresented the residency match rate as “the same” as American medical schools, according to the complaint.