Category: The Monthly Pulse

The Monthly Pulse is a new category of the M3 Blog.
Each month we send a single question survey to our members worldwide to ask about relevant healthcare related issues. We combine and compare the results and share them with you, so that you can see how your opinion differs to those of your colleagues from around the world. We asked you about actual and relevant topics like automatic donor registration, burnout and stress within the medical community, the Celebrity endorsement in healthcare campaigns, the physician revalidation process, Emerging technology and the healthcare sector and patient’s use of the Internet for medical information and we have many more Pulse to come. We strongly believe in highlighting the differences in each countries for a better understanding of the healthcare sector. M3 Global Research values your professional opinion and is looking forward to hearing your feedback about this section of the blog.

State lawmakers and prescription drug

This year, state lawmakers across the U.S. have introduced an unprecedented 160 bills to stem the rising cost of prescription drugs, and have enacted 37 into law.

States are pursuing a range of strategies to tackle drug costs including

  • allowing pharmacists to share lower cost drug options with consumers,
  • enacting laws that authorize the wholesale purchase of drugs from Canada,
  • and requiring drug manufacturers to provide additional data justifying price increases over specified thresholds.

For the past several years there has been increased interest and activity on legislation that relates to the pricing, payment, and costs associated with prescription drugs. Can more be done?

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Brexit and the delay in the supply of medicines

Earlier this year, the Brexit Health Alliance published a paper calling on both the UK and EU to put patients first.

It warned that unless a deal can be reached, medicines and medical technologies could be delayed or, in extreme cases, become unavailable to patients.

The Alliance is concerned that if a decision can’t be reached regarding the future co-operation between the UK and the EU on the regulation and trade of medicines and medical devices that up to 120,000 prostate cancer patients throughout Europe could be affected.

Another area at risk is the future of research into new medicines and medical technologies. Without a plan in place, UK and EU patients could lose out on access to the best treatments and medical devices.

Are you concerned about the impact of Brexit? To weigh in on this topic, please cast your vote by selecting one of the voting buttons below.

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Medical school education costs

Citing concerns about the “overwhelming financial debt” facing graduates, N.Y.U. School of Medicine recently announced it would cover the tuition of its medical students, regardless of merit or need.

School officials have become increasingly worried that students burdened by steep debt are pursuing top-paying specialties rather than careers in family medicine, pediatrics, and research. N.Y.U.’s decision may spur other top medical schools to follow suit.

What are your thoughts related to tuition free education? 

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Challenges related to the globalisation of medical education

The new global medical education system, marked by its growing size and complexity, has led to greater concerns about quality assurance of individual graduates and their educational programs.

Assuring a quality medical education varies considerably from country to country, as do training standards. Traditionally there have been two ways to assure quality, assessment of the individual practitioner (e.g., licensure examinations) and accreditation of a school or educational program.

The globalisation of the medical workforce and evidence that suggests that foreign medical graduates perform more poorly on standardized exams than graduates from local schools is leading to an interest in more uniform ways to conduct each quality assurance process.

You can find below what the M3 Global Research community answered to this question.

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