Why are fewer people applying to med school in our state? Plus the local news for August 30, 2024.
Belmont simulation lab aims to prepare the next generation of medical workers
Belmont University built a new simulation center for future medical workers. Future physicians will train there, and they’ll be sharing this space with other disciplines, like nursing, pharmacy and physical therapy.
Belmont University opens medical school amid worsening physician shortage
Some of Belmont’s neoclassical buildings — with the signature white columns, domed roofs and clock towers — date before the Civil War. But one of them is brand new. “This began just three years ago with a hole in the ground, literally,” said Dr. Anderson Spickard. He’s the dean of the new Thomas F. Frist, […]
Fewer future obstetricians are applying to train in Tennessee, study shows
Soon-to-be medical school graduates are showing less interest in Tennessee’s OB-GYN residencies, according to new research by the Association of American Medical Schools.
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