Power, Diversity and Medical Regulation: State Medical Boards Move Beyond the Old Boys ’ Club
By David Johnson Recently, the Association of American Medical Colleges announced that for the first time ever women comprised the majority of matriculants into US medical school programs. This triggered a few thoughts of my own. In 2017, I debuted my Twitter account focusing on the history of medical regulation. In the fall of that […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 13, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: reflectivemeded Tags: Health Care Culture Diversity Inclusion Race Social Justice Diversity & Inclusion medical professionalism syndicated Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Are You With Us, Dr Gu? - Vanderbilt Suspended Surgical Resident Allegedly Due to Patient's Mother's Compaints About His " Taking a Knee " on Social Media
ConclusionsThis case suggested that at least the leadership of one prestigious university medical center is very uncomfortable at best, with its residents publicly expressing certain political opinions, even clearly outside the confines of the hospital. Whether the leaders felt licensed by the President of the United States, who had banned the person at the center of this case from following him on Twitter, is a reasonable question.It may not be unreasonable to expect physicians and physician-trainees, as medical professionals, to avoid getting into political arguments with patients. However, it is unreasonable...
Source: Health Care Renewal - February 7, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: academic freedom anechoic effect free speech post-graduate medical education Vanderbilt University Source Type: blogs
More Women Entering Medical School For the First Time Ever
More people are going to medical school, and for the first time in history, the majority are female. According to reports from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), women make up 50.7 percent of 2017 ’s first year students, a minor but notable jump from 49.8 percent in 2016. According to the data, the number of males enrolled in medical school dropped by 0.3 percent. The number of female matriculants has been steadily on the rise since 2015, and over the course of the last three years, the population has grown by 9.6 percent. The number of male students, on the other hand, has decreased by 2.3 during this ...
Source: radRounds - January 13, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
ABMS/ABIM MOC Controversy: 2017 Year-in-Review
As we say goodbye to 2017, we say goodbye to a year of unprecedented exposure of the interconnected workings of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and its member organizations, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Medical Association (ABMS), the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the Council (Source: Dr. Wes)
Source: Dr. Wes - December 31, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Westby G. Fisher, MD Source Type: blogs
#WinterWishList Contest Rules
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Tweet us, using @AcadMedJournal and #WinterWishList, to let us know what you like best about the journal or why you want to win a subscription for a chance to win a one-year subscription. For the full contest rules, see below.
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Source: Academic Medicine Blog - December 1, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Journal Staff Tags: Contest Featured medical students residents social media Twitter Source Type: blogs
Recognize the many accomplishments of black men in medicine: #BlackMenInMedicine
There were fewer black men enrolling in medical school in 2014 than in 1978.
In a world where the first black president of the United States was elected nearly a decade ago with many declaring it to be a new day of progress for blacks in America, statistics such as this one come as a surprise. Fifteen years ago only 677,000 blacks held an advanced degree. Today that number is 1.6 million. For unclear reasons, these successes have not translated into increased representation of black men in medicine.
The 2015 AAMC report, “Altering the Course: Black Males in Medicine,” provided interviews of premedical students,...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 29, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/cedrek-l-mcfadden" rel="tag" > Cedrek L. McFadden, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Primary Care Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs
Hospitals and Health Systems Sue CMS Over 340B Provisions
Three hospital groups, along with three health systems, have filed suit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recent regulation that made substantial cuts to hospitals for 340B drugs. The American Hospital Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, America’s Essential Hospitals, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, Henry Ford Health System, and Fletcher Hospital Inc. brought the suit, challenging the changes made to the 340B program that were included in the calendar year 2018 hospital outpatient system (OPPS) and ambulat...
Source: Policy and Medicine - November 29, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
Changes to 340B Program Reduces Hospital Reimbursement for Pharmaceutical Products by 28.5%
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System final rule with comment period (CMS-1678-FC), which includes updates to the 2018 rates and quality provisions, and other policy changes. CMS adopted many policies that will support care delivery; reduce burdens for health care providers, especially in rural areas; lower beneficiary out of pocket drug costs for certain drugs; enhance the patient-doctor relationship; and promote flexibility in healthcare. This final rule p...
Source: Policy and Medicine - November 14, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
Lifting up women physicians makes us all better
As a male medical student, I have developed a growing interest in and enthusiasm for recent efforts to raise awareness about workforce gender disparities in medicine. Though women comprise over 45 percent of resident physicians and 50 percent of medical students in the United States, research reveals deficits in key surrogate measures of successful integration. There are pay and promotion gaps, and women are much less likely than male colleagues to hold major leadership roles or receive prestigious medical society recognition awards.Indeed, while U.S. medical schools finally achieved a 50/50 gender balance in 2016, women m...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 13, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jim-eubanks" rel="tag" > Jim Eubanks < /a > Tags: Education Medical school Practice Management Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs
We all treat the whole patient. We must avoid tunnel vision at all costs.
This article was written with Dr. Scarlet’s mother, Susan Scarlet.
Sara Scarlet is a surgery resident and can be reached on Twitter at @SaraScarletMD. This article originally appeared in the Gold Foundation blog.
Image credit: Shutterstock.com
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 - November 11, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/sara-scarlet" rel="tag" > Sara Scarlet, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Cardiology Hospital-Based Medicine Palliative Care Source Type: blogs
Attending Learn Serve Lead 2017: The AAMC Annual Meeting?
Stop by Booth #509 in the Hynes Convention Center Exhibit Hall to pick up a copy of the latest issue of Academic Medicine and to chat with our editorial staff.
Join us for a focused discussion lunch.
Saturday, November 4
11:45am-1:15pm, Center: AAMC Connect, Hall D
Our editorial staff will be hosting two discussions—Table 50 on engaging learners in medical education research and scholarship and Table 115 on social media and academic medicine.
Participate in one or all of our sessions on peer review, scholarship, and publishing!
Monday, November 6
10:30am-11:45am, Sheraton: Independence
Walking the Talk: How Can Facult...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - November 2, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Journal Staff Tags: Featured AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges group peer review Learn Serve Lead learners MedEdPORTAL medical education scholarship social media Source Type: blogs
Doctor Of Osteopathic Medicine: A Growing Share Of The Physician Workforce
Conclusion
The doctor of osteopathic medicine workforce is growing rapidly with no signs of decreases in the quality of students accepted or their success in matching into a residency training program, which has been steadily rising. Given the doctor of osteopathic medicine workforce’s higher likelihood of practicing in rural communities and of pursuing careers in primary care, doctors of osteopathic medicine are on track to play an increasingly important role in ensuring access to care nationwide, including for our most vulnerable populations.
Note 1
Since some residencies are jointly accredited by both the ACGME and th...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - October 23, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Edward Salsberg and Clese Erikson Tags: Health Professionals Population Health doctors of osteopathic medicine osteopaths physician supply Source Type: blogs
