AAMC ’s video interview tool for admissions is poised to introduce further bias to medical school admissions
Recently, the AAMC announced its partnership with HireVue ’s video interviewing platform to introduce the Video Interview Tool for Admissions (VITA), an online, one-way recorded interview without a human interviewer. The candidate is shown several text prompts on HireVue’s system and instructed to record a ~3-minute response to each prompt. A list of p articipating medical schools […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 2, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/zonia-r-moore" rel="tag" > Zon ía R. Moore < /a > < /span > Tags: Education Medical school Source Type: blogs
How Traditional Health Records Bolster Structural Racism
By ADRIAN GROPPER, MD
As the U.S. reckons with centuries of structural racism, an important step toward making health care more equitable will require transferring control of health records to patients and patient groups.
The Black Lives Matter movement calls upon us to review racism in all aspects of social policy, from law enforcement to health. Statistics show that Black Americans are at higher risk of dying from COVID-19. The reasons for these disparities are not entirely clear. Every obstacle to data collection makes it that much harder to find a rational solution, thereby increasing the death toll.
In the c...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Data Health Tech Public Health Adrian Gropper health records Privacy structural racism universal health records Source Type: blogs
USMLE Step 1 During COVID-19: A Fog of Uncertainty
Marcus Wiggins
Puneet Kaur
Pranav Puri
By PRANAV PURI, PUNEET KAUR, and MARCUS WIGGINS, MBA
As current medical students, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic represents the most significant healthcare crisis of our lifetimes. COVID-19 has upended nearly every element of healthcare in the United States, including medical education. The pandemic has exposed shortcomings in healthcare delivery ranging from the care of nursing home residents to the lack of interoperable health data. However, the pandemic has also exposed shortcomings in the residency match process.
Consider the United States Medical Licensing Examinati...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Medical Education Medical Practice Marcus Wiggins Pranav Puri Puneet Kaur Step 1 USMLE USMLE Pass/Fail USMLE Step 1 Source Type: blogs
Dear AAMC: Please limit residency interviews [PODCAST]
“The COVID-19 pandemic has turned medical education upside-down. From exclusively virtual pre-clerkship courses, to delayed clerkships, to canceled graduation proceedings, there has been massive disruption. Now, after weeks of speculation, we ’ve learned how the pandemic will be disrupting the 2020-2021 residency application cycle. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is now recommending that all […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 2, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Residency Source Type: blogs
Primary Care Practices Need Help to Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ken Terry
Paul Grundy
By PAUL GRUNDY, MD and KEN TERRY
Date: June 20, 2022.
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has reported its biggest number of visitors in more than 2 ½ years. There’s a string of new Broadway musicals that are well-attended every night. It’s safe to shop in malls, eat out in restaurants and go to movie theaters again.
Of course, this has all been made possible by an effective vaccine against COVID-19 that was widely administered in the fall of 2021. Vaccinated citizens of the world are now confident that it’s safe to go out in public, albeit with appropriate precaut...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Medical Practice Primary Care Ken Terry Paul Grundy Source Type: blogs
To the AAMC: Recommend an interview limit or else this year ’s residency match may be a disaster
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned medical education upside-down. From exclusively virtual pre-clerkship courses, to delayed clerkships, to canceled graduation proceedings, there has been massive disruption. Now, after weeks of speculation, we ’ve learned how the pandemic will be disrupting the 2020-2021 residency application cycle. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is now recommending that all […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 16, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jordan-hughes" rel="tag" > Jordan Hughes, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Education COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Residency Source Type: blogs
Medical school testing boards are profiteering during a pandemic
Medical students are experiencing a number of unprecedented changes in how their education is delivered. Because of COVID-19, objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and anatomy instruction are now virtual, and exams are being remotely proctored. Leadership at medical schools, following guidance from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), suspended clinical rotations as of March […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 2, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/fatima-m-warsame" rel="tag" > Fatima M. Warsame < /a > < /span > Tags: Education Medical school Source Type: blogs
Even with education on hold, medical students still contribute
I’m a third-year medical student, but my medical education, as I knew it, is currently on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stanford has pulled its students from hospitals and clinics for the time being, following recommendations from the Association for American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Our pre-clinical students, first and second-years, have transitioned to remote learning. Fourth-years, […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 10, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/orly-farber" rel="tag" > Orly Farber < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Medical school Source Type: blogs
In the midst of a global health crisis, USMLE Step 1 needs to be made pass/fail now
Every aspect of life has been affected by COVID-19, including medical education. Since March 17, medical schools across the nation have suspended clinical rotations, per guidelines from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The target end date for this temporary pause was set originally to March 31. The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 31, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/anna-delamerced" rel="tag" > Anna Delamerced < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Medical school Source Type: blogs
Amid COVID-19, make USMLE Step 1 pass/fail now
COVID-19 continues to require unprecedented disruptions to medical education. On March 17, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and Liaison Committee on Medical Education recommended that medical schools release all students from clinical duties for two weeks. This effort will both decrease the risk of exposure for students and relieve stretched-thin residents of teaching responsibilities. […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 24, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/max-jordan-nguemeni-tiako-and-rodrigo-munoz" rel="tag" > Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako and Rodrigo Mu ñoz < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Medical school Source Type: blogs
The professional obligations of medical students in COVID-19 Responses
by Amal Cheema
“When pestilence prevails, it is [a physician’s] duty to face the danger, and to continue their labors for the alleviation of suffering, even at the jeopardy of their own lives.” Baker, R., A. Caplan et al. 1999
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the course and experience of medical training for thousands of students. Many, if not all, medical schools have moved classes entirely online, postponing anatomy labs and clinical skills classes. Heeding the guidance of the Association of American Medical Colleges, allopathic schools have canceled all rotations.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 23, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Blog Editor Tags: Education Featured Posts Health Care Professionalism Public Health #diaryofaplagueyear COVID-19 medical students PPE Source Type: blogs
Can Startups Save Primary Care?
By ANDY MYCHKOVSKY
Today, primary care is considered the bee’s knees of value-based care delivery. Instead of being viewed as the punter of the football team, the primary care physician (PCP) has become the quarterback of the patient’s care team, calling plays for both clinical and social services. The entire concept of the accountable care organization (ACO) or patient-centered medical home (PCMH) crumbles without financially- and clinically-aligned PCPs. This sea change has resulted in rapid employment or alignment to health systems, as well as a surge in venture capital being invested into the primary care space....
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Tech Primary Care Start-Ups ACOs Adelade Andy Mychkovsky ChenMed Iora Health Oak Street Health One medical Population Health Privia Health Startups VillageMD Source Type: blogs
Advanced Professionalism and Fitzhugh Mullan
By MIKE MAGEE, MD
As a Petersdorf Scholar-in-Residence at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in 2002, Dr. Thomas S. Inui opened his mind and heart to try to understand whether and how professionalism could be taught to medical students and residents. His seminal piece, “A Flag In The Wind: Educating For Professionalism In Medicine”, seems written for today.
Nearly two decades ago, Inui keyed in on words. In our modern world of “fake news”, concrete actions carry far greater weight than words ever did, and the caring environments we are exposed to in training are “formative”—that ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Physicians advanced professionalism Fitzhugh Mullan Mike Magee Source Type: blogs
Applying Smarter, Part 1: Breaking Down the AAMC ’ s Apply Smart Campaign
This article originally appeared on The Sheriff of Sodium here.
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Source: The Health Care Blog - November 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Education Medical Practice Physicians AAMC Bryan Carmody Medical Students Residency Source Type: blogs
Applying Smarter, Part 1: Breaking Down the AAMC ’ s Apply Smart Campaign
This article originally appeared on The Sheriff of Sodium here.
The post Applying Smarter, Part 1: Breaking Down the AAMC’s Apply Smart Campaign appeared first on The Health Care Blog. (Source: The Health Care Blog)
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Education Medical Practice Physicians AAMC Bryan Carmody Medical Students Residency Source Type: blogs
