A silent epidemic
takes center stage
Fact: Diabetes kills more people worldwide each year than AIDS, breast cancer, and prostate cancer combined. Fact: There are currently
around 144 million
diabetics in the world. Fact: The problem is
getting worse—much
worse. The World Health
Organization predicts that
this number could more
than double to a
staggering 300 million
people within 25 years.

Why is this happening? And what can be done to stop it? Two scientists from the Joslin Diabetes Center speak out about a silent killer.

What do you think?
HMI World invites reader responses.

Visionary leadership drives partnership focused on raising standard of excellence for leading Turkish health care provider

A center of excellence for oncology and neurosciences, and the development of education programs to address nursing and clinical practice needs, are among the objectives of an alliance established in October 2003 between HMI and Acibadem Health Group.

BioSecurity 2003 explores progress made—and challenges that remain
Research is being conducted, teams are being built, priorities are being reassessed and reordered—and information exchanges like those at BioSecurity 2003 are becoming part of the fabric of a new culture of security, medical preparedness, and emergency response.

Immediate impact is
focus of Practi-Med
Kyoto—and future
Practi-Med programs

Teaching workshops
in Germany and the
Netherlands support
curriculum reform

AGA Linde, HMI award
grants to support gas-
enabled medicine

Curriculum and
infrastructure are
focus of meetings between HMI and Philippines-based partner

Medical Education Day highlights evolution of study at Harvard Medical School

Harvard Macy course model customized to meet an institution’s needs

In September, the Institute answered the call of the University of Western Ontario (UWO) to deliver a program designed specifically to help UWO's leadership better manage an exciting new initiative aimed at ensuring high-quality health care in underserved regions of Canada.

Upcoming courses and events
Program for Physician-Educators
Jan. 11-21 and May 2-7, 2004, Boston, MA, USA

Program for Leaders in Medical Education
June 13-18, 2004, Boston, MA, USA