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CME – Continuing Medical Education The importance of Strict

November 9th, 2011

CME or Continuing Medical Education is a way for those in the medical field to continue their education and maintain, if not exceed, their competence as a professional. Also, CME aims to keep medical professionals up-to-date with the latest technological developments and the future in their particular field. Activities under the CME vary widely – from publications written for online discussion. The contents of all programs and activities conducted by the CME was developed and reviewed by faculty members who masters in their clinical areas. In general, the content of CME is the body of skills and knowledge are recognized and accepted by professionals who are needed to improve health care delivery to the public.

Needless to say, the CME is very important to you, if you want – as a medical professional – to continue to provide good quality care for your patients. If there is one fact known to man, it is that “change is inevitable.” The drugs are believed to be effective before may no longer work today, in the same way that an incurable disease before it can be easily fixed with aspirin. Continuous and rigorous CME will ensure that you are not left behind in this ever changing world of medicine.

If you think that doctors are only required to take the CME, you are sadly mistaken and misinformed. Everyone in the medical field – from doctors to nurses – is encouraged to undergo CME. Remember that the patient was treated by a team of health care professionals, a “team” and not a single doctor. Nobody in the medical field can stand on his own. For teams to work as a well-oiled machine, each member should be up to date on all the progress in his or her profession.

There are many sources for CME. This may come as a managerial course if you take the managerial duties is more, when a staff nurse to head nurse, for example. CME can also be achieved in attending a seminar or workshop to discuss a new device that can cure or treat disease. In fact, it can be as simple as reading research published in the latest edition of medical journal. The possibilities are limitless if you’re open to learning new things.

Aside from the fact that you undeniably gain more knowledge and skills regarding your profession through continuing medical education, this is also necessary in the maintenance of your certification as a professional. It does not matter if you are a nurse, anesthesiologists, or a physical therapist, everyone will be required to meet specific standards in order to maintain his or her certification; and one of those requirements is CME.

I believe, however, that the most important benefit a professional can gain from CME is the increased confidence in ensuring patient’s welfare and safety. I know how many risks we, medical professionals, face every day. No matter how much we try to carry out our responsibilities as flawlessly as possible, there will be moments wherein we will be hindered by our human limitations. However, by staying on top of your CME requirements, you can decrease that risks substantially.

 

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Overview of Medical Education and Training

October 2nd, 2011

With population growth and needs around the world to curers and administrators needed to run medical facilities, the need for medical professionals around the world greater than ever. Today the medical profession and health has become one of the largest industries in the world with a wide range of specialties and areas of support, involving everything from paperwork and administration for medical research, development and technology. Indeed, in the new millennium, health has become a priority area for governments and companies around the world to invest in.

Summary

Medical education is the basis of internationally accepted learning about the healing arts and modern procedures and drugs used today. Every country in the world has its own, internationally accepted format for teaching and training of medical and health students and each has its own – very similar – a methodology to train and qualify (and licensed) practitioners entering the field. Around the world, there are a lot of traditional medical training institutions with a philosophy focused on comprehensive development of future generations of experts and industry leaders in this field, and prospective medical students have various options when searching for the right institution to join, and the right doctor for learn from.

Entry into the medical field

All over the world, different curricula are followed and entrance into medical schools for training requires prospective students to fulfill certain criteria.

- Undergraduate entry (European and Asian countries)

Undergraduate entry usually requires students to have completed at least a high school (or A levels in the UK) certificate and sometimes a year of preparatory study before entrance into dedicated medical education.

- Second entry (first professional degree – USA and Canada)

A second entry degree is one for which a student is required to have completed between 2-3 years of study (graduate level) as a pre-requisite for entrance into medical education. This degree is considered as a ‘first professional degree’ (like a PhD or MS degree) after the first degree is completed in a sciences related discipline.

- Graduate entry – Graduate entry program (GEP or GMP)

These are medical programs, occurring outside of the US and Canada, where entry is offered to college or university graduates who have already completed a degree and have taken an aptitude test (MCAT etc). » Read more: Overview of Medical Education and Training

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