Attending Learn Serve Lead 2014: The AAMC Annual Meeting?
Stop by Booth #306 in the Hyatt-Riverside Exhibit Hall to pick up a copy of the latest issue of Academic Medicine and to chat with our editorial staff.
Attend our 2014 Question of the Year session, “How Can Our GME System Prepare Trainees for Future Practice?”
9:30 – 10:30 AM, Hyatt – Regency C
Because of GME’s critical role in the overall education of physicians, Editor-in-Chief, David Sklar, collaborating with the journal’s associate and deputy editors, asks our community to consider how rapidly evolving health care systems will require physicians to have an expanded set of competencies be...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - November 7, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Journal Staff Tags: Featured From the Editor 2014 Question of the Year Association of American Medical Colleges Learn Serve Lead Source Type: blogs
Medical schools should not ignore health costs
Medical students are brilliantly frugal. And it’s no surprise — according to the AAMC, the average U.S. medical student incurs $170,000 of debt from medical education. We are a resourceful, smart, and cost-conscious group — so why is the medical school curriculum practically silent on the cost of medicine?
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Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 31, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nandita Mani and Elizabeth Oler Tags: Education Medical school Source Type: blogs
Part-Time Faculty Member: Lightweight or Leader-in-Waiting?
By: Susan M. Pollart, MD, MS, senior associate dean for faculty affairs and faculty development, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Eighteen years ago, when my youngest (of two children) was born, I made the leap to part-time work in academic medicine. While my institution was on the verge of being ready for part-time prime time (i.e., had just begun to offer benefits for part-time clinical faculty), I was unquestionably a pioneer at my institution. Sometime over the next seven or eight years, I gradually returned to full-time work, moving from 75% to 80% then finally returning to full time when my youngest was w...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - October 16, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Featured Guest Perspective faculty development part-time faculty work-life balance Source Type: blogs
UC Davis Pre-Medical & Pre-Health Professionals National Conference
By AMERICAN RESIDENT PROJECT Open to students of any level, the conference is the largest pre-medical and pre-health professions gathering at an undergraduate institution, and is the only event of its kind, supporting URM students (underrepresented in medicine, as defined by the AAMC) interested in a career in medicine. More than 8,500 pre-medical and pre-health students from […] (Source: The Health Care Blog)
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: THCB Source Type: blogs
Is There A Doctor In The House? Survey Sheds Light On Physician Capacity, Morale, Shortages, And Patient Access
There is ongoing debate over whether there are enough physicians to care for millions of new patients. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States currently faces a shortage of 20,000 physicians – a shortfall that could exceed 130,000 physicians by 2025. In addressing these challenges, it is critical to take into consideration the shifting patterns in medical practice configurations, changing dynamics inherent within physician workforce trends, and the potential impact on patient access to care.
The Physicians Foundation’s new survey of more than 20,000 physicians examines these issues ...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - September 17, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Walker Ray Tags: All Categories Health Care Delivery Physicians Workforce Source Type: blogs
Physician Payments Sunshine Act: Organizations Respond to CMS
September 2nd marked the last day for comments on CMS’ proposed rule to eliminate the accredited continuing medical education (CME) exemption from Sunshine Act reporting. In an overwhelming display of support for the exemption, over 800 comments were submitted encouraging the agency to either maintain or expand the current exclusion.
-Total comments supporting maintenance or expansion of the CME exemption: 820
-Total comments supporting elimination of the CME exemption: approximately 20
-Percentage of comments supporting the CME exemption: 98%
We have followed this issue closely, and recentl...
Source: Policy and Medicine - September 8, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Integrating Digital Literacy into Medical Education: AMMC Interview
I was asked by the Association of American Medical Colleges to share my opinions about digital literacy with their readers. I was glad to participate and one line of mine got quite an attention through their social media channels: “Today’s medical professionals must be masters of different skills that are related to using digital devices or online solutions.” I remain confident that is it the case today. They also included the thoughts of one of the best clinician bloggers worldwide, Bryan S. Vartabedian, M.D from the 33 Charts blog.
An excerpt from the interview:
Bertalan Meskó, M.D., Ph.D., a medical futurist w...
Source: ScienceRoll - September 1, 2014 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Bertalan Meskó (MD, PhD) Tags: Interview Medical education Medicine Medicine 2.0 digital digital literacy Source Type: blogs
Health Affairs Forum: Graduate Medical Education Governance And Financing
TweetPlease join us on Wednesday, September 10, for a Health Affairs forum to discuss, Graduate Medical Education That Meets the Nation’s Health Needs, a recent report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education (GME). Health Affairs Founding Editor John Iglehart will host the event.
For the past two years, the committee – co-chaired by former CMS and HCFA administrators Donald Berwick and Gail Wilensky – conducted an independent review of the governing and financing of the GME system, and the report is a roadmap for policymakers for repairi...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - August 29, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Chris Fleming Tags: All Categories Medicare Physicians Policy Workforce Source Type: blogs
Institute of Medicine Recommends Value-Based Payment System and More Transparency For Graduate Medical Education
"There is a striking absence of transparency and accountability in the GME financing system for producing the types of physicians the nation needs," states the Institute of Medicine's Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education (GME).
The Committee recently published a report entitled Graduate Medical Education that Meets the Nation's Health Needs and held a corresponding discussion. They recommend significant changes to GME financing and governance with the goal of shifting the program "to a performance-based system," rather than one that directs money to facilities with an accredited training...
Source: Policy and Medicine - August 12, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
What residents teach us about residency programs
Medscape has issued its 2014 Residents Salary and Debt Report. Here are some interesting charts, along with their associated description and my commentary: Although 25% of residents have no debt, over a third (36%) still owe more than $200,000 after five years in residency. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) reports that the median four-year cost to attend medical school for the class of 2013 is $278,455 at private schools and $207,868 at public ones. Given these high tuitions, resident indebtedness has risen much more rapidly than inflation or resident compensation. According to the AAMC...
Source: Running a hospital - August 7, 2014 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs
5 sensible ways to decrease medical school debt
There is a tremendous amount of handwringing among students, workforce researchers, and medical school deans about the record amount of debt that medical students incur — more than $175,000, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. This has unintended consequences, including student selection of more lucrative specialties and placing medical education beyond the reach of low-income and minority students. The average household income for a matriculating medical student is more than $110,000 per year. We must get serious about reducing this debt. A talented medical workforce is a national priority.
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 4, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Joanne Conroy, MD Tags: Education Medical school Source Type: blogs
Interoperability Success Story: Anne Arundel Medical Center
Wed, 5/7/2014 - 9:46amChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; In this Interoperability Success story featuring Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC), we’ll highlight how the organization successfully connected the hospital’s main Epic system to the athenahealth system shared by their 49 separate, affiliated ambulatory physician offices.
Creating a connected health system directly supports AAMC’s strategic plan, titled AAMC’s Vision 2020, which includes building a “System of Care” where the local...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - May 7, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
The Health Workforce: A Critical Component Of The Health Care Infrastructure
Editor’s note: This is the first in a periodic series of Health Affairs Blog posts on health workforce issues by Edward Salsberg. Mr. Salsberg has spent over 30 years studying the health workforce, including nearly 20 years establishing and directing three centers dedicated to workforce data collection, analysis and research. The first center, at the University at Albany, was focused on state health workforce data collection and issues. The second, at the Association of American Medical Colleges, was focused on the physician workforce across the nation. The third, the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, was a...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - March 24, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Edward Salsberg Tags: Access All Categories Disparities Global Health Health Care Costs Health Reform Nurses Physicians Policy Quality Research Workforce Source Type: blogs
MCAT Study Ideas
by mcat_gold (Posted Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:11 pm)You can pass the MCAT even if you have a flexible self-study schedule. You can do this by availing of an MCAT book and an online MCAT prep course which offers lecture-style teaching on Physics, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biology and Verbal Reasoning; reviews and practice tests similar to the MCAT exam.Then, you need an effective self-study plan. Here, Dr. Brett Ferdinand, MD, creator of The Medical School Preparatory Course (MSPC) and author of “The Silver Bullet: Real MCATs Explained”, shares some self-study tips.Start with the least-liked subject“Begin with y...
Source: Med Student Guide - March 20, 2014 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
