VA audit: part-time doctors often absent

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The US Dept of Veterans Affairs Health Administration found discrepancies in work hour records for part-time physicians at its facilities during an audit. Staffing needs have been reevaluated and physicians have been retrained about their work obligations.

Legal issues & crime, Personnel administration, General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, General medical & surgical hospitals, Administration of Veterans' Affairs, Veterans & Military Hospitals, Office of Veterans Affairs, Part-Time Employment, Company legal issue, Cases, Human resource management, Investigations, Company personnel management, Part time employment, Administrative agencies, Government agencies, United States. Department of Veterans Affairs, Hospitals, Veterans', Veterans hospitals

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Doctors divided over use of affirmative action by schools

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Affirmative action is supported by some physicians and discouraged by others for medical schools. Some physicians believe lower test scores result in less qualified doctors.

Government domestic functions, Public affairs, Affirmative Action, Social aspects, Social policy, Demographic aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Medical colleges, Medical schools, Public opinion, School admissions, College integration

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Homegrown doctors key to staffing

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Many rural US areas with a shortage of physicians are offering scholarships to residents if they return to establish practices in their hometowns.

Market information - general, Health care industry, Supply and demand, Rural health services

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