Teaching Hospital

I think it was in 1965 — so, a long time ago — that I finished my internship in the U.K. and wanted to do something a little bit more interesting than staying on the usual rotation through jobs.

Data from more than 1.3 million admissions to teaching and nonteaching hospitals show there were no differences in clinical outcomes for acute MI in July, dispelling the notion of a “July effect” at teaching hospitals for this population.

Increased familiarity between residents and nurses led to better performance in medical simulations, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest among Medicare beneficiaries varied widely across U.S. hospitals, with the rates lowest in minor teaching hospitals and facilities with higher rates of nurse staffing, researchers reported.