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Nevada’s physicians embrace technology, training

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, July 29, 2005

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Statistics from Nevada's state Board of Medical Examiners indicate a severe shortage of physicians, with 161 active physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2004, compared to a national average of 256 physicians per 100,000. To help counter the low physician-to-patient ratio, doctors and hospitals in southern Nevada integrated new technology in the hopes that it attracts more physicians and healthcare services. For example, the Medical Education and Research Institute of Nevada, a new specialty center in Henderson, trains experienced physicians in new surgical techniques. Since the April opening, instructors trained approximately 300 physicians on less-invasive surgeries for knees, hips, and shoulders. Surgical-device manufacturers fund the institute's operations, so physicians attend for free. Local orthopedist Michael Crovetti developed the clinic after teaching at the only other facilities of this kind, located in Tennessee and Colorado.

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal

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