Continuing Medical Education for Anesthesia and Its Importance to MOCA

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Dec 082011
 

Continuing Medical Education or CME is a method for all medical professionals to stay updated in the latest technologies and discoveries in their field of choice. This is very important because medical science is an ever changing science, and what was true while you were still in school may not necessarily be considered to be helpful now. MOCA or Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology is an on-going process of assessment of one’s medical licensure specifically for anesthesiologists.

The concept of Maintenance of Certification started in 1999 with the ABMS or the American Board of Medical Specialties. Because ABA or the American Board of Anesthesiology is a member of ABMS, they implemented MOC activities. It was also a way for ABA to prove that they were committed to making certain that all their professional members strive for quality patient care as well as clinical outcomes. As I said, MOCA is a program that requires life-long commitment to the maintenance and improvement of an anesthesiologist’s quality of work. Only after a diplomate completes all MOCA requirements within ten years will he be awarded with a certificate for MOCA and be allowed to continue to practice in the specialty and subspecialty of anesthesia.

The MOCA program has four parts and this is where continuing medical education comes in. The first part is the professional standing assessment. In order for a diplomate to complete this part, he or she must maintain an active and unrestricted license to practice his or her profession in at least one part of the United States or Canada. The second part is the lifelong learning and self-assessment. As a diplomate, you must dedicate yourself to engage in continuing medical education with a total of 350 credits; at least 250 of those should be Category 1 credits. Continue reading »

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The School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences Is A Qualified Program Within The School Of Harvard

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Dec 082011
 

Harvard University, a private Ivy League College, is located in Cambridge Massachusetts. Harvard is the oldest university in the United States and was first established back in 1636. Harvard has campuses in and around Boston, with its main campus encompassing 210 acres just three and a half miles outside of downtown Boston. The University has over 2,000 faculty members on staff to teach the nearly 22,000 students who make up the school.

One popular choice for undergraduate students who attend Harvard is to pursue a Bachelors Degree at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. This school has worked with researchers in order to bring together an engineering and applied science program that utilizes discovery and innovation to improve society and life in the 21st century. The school uses a multidisciplinary approach in order to fully educate their students in science, art, and humanities within the application of engineering principles. The school’s goal is to create a place where students can use engineering and applied science to address and face the challenges facing society today.

One Bachelors Degree Program within Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is Applied Mathematics. This concentration is made for students who wish to combine their interest in mathematics and mathematical reasoning along with an interest in another specific field of intellectual doings. An example of this is Einstein’s invention of the theory of relativity. Einstein used mathematical methods from differential geometry and applied them to the structure of space and time. Students who choose this concentration can apply mathematics to a number of different fields including science, economics, and even sociology and history. Continue reading »

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Standardized Tests for Medical Students

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Dec 082011
 

All prospective doctors will encounter standardized tests on their way to their destination careers. Like the ACT or SAT, the purpose of these exams is to test students from a number of different schools and backgrounds on similar questions. However, while the ACT and SAT test on general knowledge across a variety of topics, standardized tests for medical school students are focused more on derivative topics and subjects that will be useful in the careers of medical doctors. Here is a look at the two exams that future medical doctors are most likely to have to take:

MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test): The MCAT is the test that each student must take in order to get into US medical schools. It is required for US medical school admission and taken into consideration at most foreign medical schools with US approval or accreditation. While this test does not deal specifically with medical issues, it does deal with more abstract concepts that are deemed to be directly applicable to a career as a doctor. These concepts include problem solving, critical thinking, communication (writing) skills, basic science knowledge, et al. One does not have to think too hard on how being strong in these areas are necessary to being a successful medical doctor. The exam is separated into four different sections, with each one being timed to the point that the entire exam takes somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 to 5 hours… and that is much shorter than it used to be! The biggest aspect of the MCAT is the role that it plays in students getting into medical school. It typically operates on a sliding scale with other factors such as GPA and core courses completed. The better an MCAT score, the more leeway allowed in these other areas and vice versa. Continue reading »

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