Government report gives Department of Education and some offshore medical schools failing grades

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Some foreign medical schools offer substandard education yet are approved for participation in the US federal student loan program. A 1994 report issued by the US General Accounting Office revealed that the Department of Education was lax in evaluating foreign medical schools and enforcing standards for financial aid approval. Approximately 83% of US citizens who received government-backed loans while attending foreign medical schools in 1990 and 1991 were enrolled in unapproved institutions. In 1992, many approved schools received loans although there was no documentation verifying that the medical program had been reviewed. One school that granted medical degrees in 10 months was approved for financial aid. Many foreign medical schools lack clinical training sites and must send their students to US hospitals. Often these hospitals are not formally affiliated with the medical school or lack accreditation to participate in graduate training.

Standards, Evaluation, Reports, Investigations, Medical colleges, Medical schools, United States. Government Accountability Office, Federal aid to medical education, Government aid to medical education, United States. Department of Education

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Doctors help HIV-positive Haitian refugees gain freedom from US government detention camp

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Physicians from Doctors of the World played a large role in the release of HIV-positive Haitian refugees from their detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Doctors of the World is an international medical relief organization based in New York, NY. Haitians who sought political asylum in the US were detained at the camp when it was discovered that they were infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. A team from Doctors of the World visited the camp and found health conditions to be inadequate. They also determined that the unsanitary conditions posed serious health risks to the Haitians. Members of the team testified at the US District Court in Brooklyn, NY. In Jun 1993, Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr., ruled that all Haitians detained at the camp should be brought to the US for medical treatment.

Health aspects, HIV patients, Civil rights, Refugees, Haitian, Haitian refugees

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Physician group declares war on land mine injuries

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A group of physicians has formed Physicians Against Land Mines (PALM) to seek an end to the manufacture and deployment of land mines. Land mines are found in over 60 countries and kill or maim 25,000 men, women and children each year. PALM also was formed to ensure the provision of low-cost artificial limbs and rehabilitation programs for the victims of land mines. The group also wants the US to join over 150 other nations calling for a ban on land mines. So far, Pres Clinton has refused to do so, although he supports the international effort to ban them.

Laws, regulations and rules, Mines, Military, Military mines

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