Altering the course to med school: The minority pipeline
The number of black men attending medical school hasn’t increased since 1978, underscoring a critical need for initiatives that will attract black men to medicine. How can medical schools and organizations tackle this timely issue? Learn from these key pipeline programs that already are helping underrepresented minorities overcome societal barriers to successfully transition to medical school.
Last year, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) released its report, “Altering the Course: Black Men in Medicine,” which highlighted the decline among black men applying to and attending medical schools in the ...
Source: AMA Wire - February 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news
Where residents practice: 3 key postresidency trends
Wonder where your peers practice after training? A national report highlights top practice trends among recent residents, including the percentage who practice in medically underserved areas and those who have earned faculty appointments at MD-granting schools.
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently released its annual Report on Residents, which provides “information on certain characteristics of residency applicants and residents, as well as information on post-residency professional activities,” according to the AAMC.
Using data from various sources, researchers at the AAMC noted these pract...
Source: AMA Wire - February 10, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news
Event Information: AAMC Health Equity Research / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Webinar
February 29, 2016 2pm (ET). Registration is required to join the event, which will look at the RWJF Culture of Health program. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - February 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Changing the face of med ed: 5 keys to student diversity
Looking to spearhead diversity solutions at your school? One physician educator shares five steps educators can take to develop effective programs that increase the number of underrepresented students in medicine.
Why medical schools need new diversity solutions
Despite medical classes becoming more diverse, the rate in which underrepresented minorities enter medical school still significantly lags behind those who are traditionally well-represented. Among students in certain racial and ethnic groups, enrollment has even declined. This is particularly true for African-American men in medicine, William McDade, MD, PhD, ...
Source: AMA Wire - February 4, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news
What you need to know about away electives and the Match
Do away electives really give students an edge in the Match? Before committing to an away elective or audition, review these five key facts about away electives to help you make an informed decision. Plus, check out an infographic to help you break down the average cost of away electives.
Authors of a recent study published in Academic Medicine surveyed 1,367 students about away electives and auditions. The study found that:
1. The primary reasons students pursued away electives were to evaluate specific residency programs and increase their chances of matching to their program of choice.
In fact, 90 percent of stud...
Source: AMA Wire - February 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news
Residency interviews: How much your peers are really spending
You hear it all the time: Lodging and transportation for residency program interviews are expensive. But exactly how much are your peers spending on them? A national survey of more than 1,000 fourth-year medical students provides insights, including how much students spend on residency program interviews based on their desired specialties.
A national perspective on applying to residency
“Our study is unique in that we describe the number of interviews and the costs associated with the interviews or with completing an away elective and compare those costs by specialty choice,” according to authors of a recent study...
Source: AMA Wire - January 25, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news
EPAs and Competencies: Placing UME Family Medicine in a Competency Based Framework (Ryan Palmer EdD)
Competency based education (CBE) is quickly becoming the new norm in undergraduate medical education as exemplified by the AAMC's Core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for Entering Residency initiative (https://www.mededportal.org/icollaborative/resource/887) as well as the numerous medical institutions that are implementing new competencybased medical education curricula. As so many medical schools are moving towards a CBE approach, it is prudent for Family Medicine (FM) clerkships to consider what an FM competencybased program can look like within the context of their own institutions so they ...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - January 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Applying for residency: Fourth-year students’ essential checklist
After three years of arduous studying, exams and clinical rotations, you’re finally in the home-stretch to completing your undergraduate medical training and transitioning to the next phase of your career in residency. As you apply to programs this year, keep these tasks top of mind to reduce stress and ensure you have an effective residency application process.
May-June: Obtain your token for the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
ERAS—a service that transmits students’ residency program applications and key information from their Designated Dean's Office to program directors—will become a very fa...
Source: AMA Wire - January 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
3 things you should know about CME from the JAMA Network
Most physicians are familiar with journal-based continuing medical education (CME) activities, and many used the JAMA Network journals for this purpose. Eleven of the JAMA Network journals have at least one article per issue that is certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Here’s how the JAMA Network journals can help you fulfill your CME requirements:
1. JAMA Network CME is organized to fulfill state-mandated CME requirements.
Some state licensing boards require physicians to participate in CME activities that include specific content requirements, such as pain management, end-of-life care, child abuse and appropr...
Source: AMA Wire - January 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Amy Farouk Source Type: news
Top questions to ask during your residency program interviews
Beyond the opportunity to leave a great impression, residency program interviews give you the rare chance to assess whether a program is the right fit for you—but only if you ask the right questions. As you travel to various interviews, keep this list of questions handy to conduct an effective conversation with program directors and current residents.
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) created a list of key questions physicians in training recommend students ask to learn important information about residency programs. They suggest asking various people you meet during your interviews different question...
Source: AMA Wire - January 4, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news
New med school to prioritize diversity, disparities and cultural competence
Kaiser Permanente has announced that it will open its own medical school that will educate physicians to meet 21st-century demands of diverse consumers and communities.
“Shifts in the U.S. population have created more diverse communities, which require greater cultural competency and understanding,” a news release notes. “The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine will teach advanced skills in decision-making, teamwork, the use of technology, evidenced-based medicine and communication tailored to specific populations.”
The school will redesign physician education around strategic pillars that include providi...
Source: AMA Wire - January 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
Funding Awardees for Option Year 4
Congratulations to GMR funding awardees for Option Year 4, May 2015 to April 2016.
Each of these projects is unique. There are examples of collaborations where public libraries work with academic researchers, university libraries work with nursing faculty, and libraries work with other libraries toward an educational event. For two of the projects, hospital librarians work with others to connect consumers to the information they need. The environment and projects of the Technology Improvement Awards are varied with a dental school library, a university that focuses on integrative health care, a community college, and an ar...
Source: The Cornflower - December 22, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Beth Layton Tags: Technology From the GMR Outreach Funding Source Type: news
Making Connections at the AAMC Medical Education Meeting 2015
By Emily Ginier
Informationist, Academic and Clinical Engagement
Taubman Health Sciences Library
University of Michigan
I attended the Association of American Medical Colleges 2015 Medical Education Meeting November 10-12 in Baltimore, Maryland. There were 1,778 attendees at the Medical Education Meeting, which followed directly after the AAMC Learn Serve Inspire conference (November 6-10) and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Library Annual Meeting (November 4-8).
At the Opening Reception/Research and Innovation Poster Session I learned about current education-related projects and research being conducted in m...
Source: The Cornflower - December 21, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Jacqueline Leskovec Tags: News from the Region Conferences and Meetings Funding Source Type: news
Why I serve: A profile of AMA leaders in medical education
Physicians are spurring new changes in organized medicine as leaders at the AMA. Check out this month’s special profile of Donald Eckhoff, MD. Learn why Dr. Eckhoff pursued his AMA position and how it’s helping him improve medical education.
Name: Donald Eckhoff, MD
Specialty: Orthopedic surgery
Current position and title: Professor in the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Bioengineering at University of Colorado School of Medicine
Current AMA role: Delegate for the AMA Academic Physicians Section
AMA member since: The early 1980s, as a member of the AMA Resident and Fellow Section
What comp...
Source: AMA Wire - December 16, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news
New Laws to Ease Doctor Shortage See Long Delays, Criticism
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A new Missouri law offered a first-of-its-kind solution to the physician shortage plaguing thousands of U.S. communities: Medical school graduates could start treating patients immediately, without wading through years of traditional residency programs.
Following Missouri's lead, similar measures were enacted in Arkansas and Kansas and considered in Oklahoma. The idea appeared to be a new model for delivering medical care in regions with too few physicians to meet needs.
Yet more than 18 months after that first law passed, Missouri regulators are still trying to make it work. And not a single new doct...
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - December 14, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news
