MDNews - Minnesota

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SEPTEMBER 2012 Contents PAGE 7 FEATURES LIVING DONATION IMPROVES CHOICE FOR PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANT PATIENTS — LIVER TRANSPLANTATION AT UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AMPLATZ CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 7 Pediatric transplant patients face issues adults do not. Although children get priority for all organs, the majority of organ donors are adults. This makes organ size an issue, particularly for the heart and lungs. Operating on infants requires very precise surgical skills. Read more in this month's cover story! RETHINKING THE AMERICAN PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE, ITS CHALLENGES AND ITS SOLUTIONS 16 Projections of an impending physician shortage in the United States have some institutions rethinking medical school enrollment strategies. However, as voices from the research and education arenas and other countries' health care industries contribute to the deficit discussion, the conversation becomes less about numbers and more about models of care delivery. DEPARTMENTS ONCOLOGY SPOTLIGHT PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION BUSINESS OF MEDICINE DIAGNOSTICS PHYSICIAN LIFE BALANCE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DATA VAULT HOSPITAL ROUNDS 6 10 12 14 18 26 27 28 16 Liver Transplantation at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital Living Donation Improves Choice for Pediatric Transplant Patients — ON THE COVER 10

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