Ins and Outs June 4th, 2009 Medgadget Editors News AAMC/HHMI Committee Defines Scientific Competencies for Future Physicians… REPORT: Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians (.pdf) [AAMC/HHMI] Jobs Front: Hospital Layoffs Update… [WSJ] Will health care workers continue to function in an influenza pandemic? [BioMed Central] Open-access publishing gains another convert… [Nature] Illness, medical bills linked to nearly two-thirds of bankruptcies… [Physicians for a National Health Program] Pharmacists want to be paid more to better manage patients’ care… [Chicago Tribune] The Trial Of A White Coat… [WhiteCoat’s Call Room] Microsoft-Merck alliance boosts Amalga… [Dana Blankenhorn] Final Multi BENE results confirm outstanding safety and efficacy of the PROBIO® coated PRO-Kinetic Coronary Stent… [Biotronik] Scientists Discover New Genetic Immune Disorder in Children… [NIH] FDA Warns About Serious Liver Injury Associated With Anti-Thyroid Drug Propylthiouracil… [FDA] Data on Investigational Drug TMC207 for Treatment of MDR-Tuberculosis, Published In New England Journal of Medicine… [J&J] Targeting the Brain with Sound Waves… [Tech Review] Foreign accent syndrome doesn’t mean brain damage… [New Scientist]