BYU Medical School

[mikbone]

Finally.

M Russel Nelson School of Medicine?

https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2024/07/29/new-medical-school-brigham-young-university-byu/

Edited July 29, 2024 by mikbone

[NeuroTypical]

Nice.

“Brigham Young University is committed to academic excellence in targeted graduate disciplines, traditionally focused on business and law. The First Presidency is pleased to announce the decision now to create a medical school at BYU. A major focus will be on international health issues affecting members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Church’s worldwide humanitarian efforts."

 

[mirkwood]

Interesting.

[Traveler]

BYU is unique among educational institutions in that it centers more on education than research.   I have to wonder what medical research funding for BYU will rely on – not to be dependent on government grants (in other words politics). 

These times they are a changing.

 

The Traveler

[LDSGator]

On 7/29/2024 at 12:47 PM, mikbone said:

M Russel Nelson School of Medicine?

He absolutely deserves that honor. 

Edited July 30, 2024 by LDSGator

[LDSGator]

22 minutes ago, Traveler said:

These times they are a changing.

A+ song. 

[mirkwood]

2 hours ago, LDSGator said:

A+ song. 

 

 

Uh no.

 

D-....maybe.

[LDSGator]

18 hours ago, mirkwood said:

 

 

Uh no.

 

D-....maybe.

One of the best. 

[mirkwood]

6 minutes ago, LDSGator said:

One of the best. 

Nope

[Vort]

I wonder how the Nelson School of Medicine (or whatever it will be called) will deal with abortion. I assume understanding the procedure is a necessary part of a physician's training, and I assume would be included during the candidate's time in obstetrics. The large majority of abortions are elective, and thus something akin to murder.

[LDSGator]

20 minutes ago, Vort said:

I wonder how the Nelson School of Medicine (or whatever it will be called) will deal with abortion. I assume understanding the procedure is a necessary part of a physician's training, and I assume would be included during the candidate's time in obstetrics. The large majority of abortions are elective, and thus something akin to murder.

I started reading Nat Hentoff a lot lately. He makes excellent points on abortion. If you care about life enough to be anti war and being anti death penalty,  you have to start asking yourself tough questions about abortion.
 

And he was an atheist, anti gun, anti death penalty pro gay marriage leftist.      

Edited August 1, 2024 by LDSGator

[mikbone]

1 hour ago, Vort said:

I wonder how the Nelson School of Medicine (or whatever it will be called) will deal with abortion. I assume understanding the procedure is a necessary part of a physician's training, and I assume would be included during the candidate's time in obstetrics. The large majority of abortions are elective, and thus something akin to murder

That is a huge misconception.  It is not taught in medical school.  Medical school is book learning for the first 2 years and then essentially observation for the next 2 years.  I observed 30 vaginal births and assisted in 10 during my OB rotation.

Abortions are taught in residency.  Specifically an Ob/Gyn residence.  Ive never seen one done.

Also an abortion is essentially a dilation and curettage.  Which is an extremely common procedure.  Such as cases where a woman has a miscarriage and not all the tissue has been expelled.  Or when parts of the placenta are retained.  Simply dilate the cervix and scrape the interior sides of the uterus.

I work in a hospital that is loosely associated with the Catholic Church.  I see D&C on the surgery schedule all the time.  I suspect that occasionally it is for an abortion.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilation_and_curettage

 

Edited August 1, 2024 by mikbone

[LDSGator]

8 minutes ago, mikbone said:

I work in a hospital that is loosely associated with the Catholic Church.

You’d be amazed how many catholics are pro choice. Having grown up in Catholic schools (ironically my HS was one of the “orthodox” ones) I’d say 70% of the teachers were pro choice or agnostic on the issue. And priests seldom talked about it from the pulpit