7 strategies for funding med ed research
Studies show that medical education research suffers from a serious paucity of funding. As fewer institutions allocate dollars specifically for medical education projects, how can academic physicians ensure their innovative ideas find the financial support they deserve? Here are seven key strategies and resources to help.
Before writing a research proposal, physicians can take certain measures to make their search for funding more successful, according to a recent perspective article on medical education research in Academic Medicine. Some preliminary research steps the authors recommend include:
1. Looking in t...
Source: AMA Wire - December 11, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
Top 10 stories from 2015 every resident should read
The past year proved lively for residents as they broke records for the highest number of fellowship applicants, charted creative burnout solutions and discovered new ways to thrive in the profession. Look back at some of the top resident moments and headlines of 2015.
1. Physicians rank residency work-life balance by specialty
Physician network Doximity and U.S. News & World Report asked physicians to rate residency programs based on work hours and schedule flexibility. This resulted in more than 90,000 physician comments, which were used to create a peer-ranked list of the best—and worst—specialties for work-l...
Source: AMA Wire - December 9, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
Sheps: N.C. does not face a statewide shortage of doctors
You’ve heard it before: The nation faces a physician shortage. It’s a drum groups like Association of American Medical Colleges have been banging for years.
It doesn’t paint an accurate picture, and hampers any forward progress toward a solution for the real problem: A physician distribution problem, both in geography and in specialty.
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research produces annual physician workforce data books which clearly show a maldistribution of physicians that negatively… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 27, 2015 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jason deBruyn Source Type: news
The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections from 2013 to 2025
Results of a study to predict the supply of and demand for health care services and physicians, based on changing demographics and projected changes in disease prevalence and other health risk factors. Includes statistics with breakdowns by projected supply and shortfall by specialty and care setting, and healthcare use by race-ethnicity, age, type of illness, income, and weight status. -- Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - November 6, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
2015 State Physician Workforce Data Book
Examines the active physician supply in each state, current medical school enrollment, physicians in graduate medical education programs, and in-state retention rates. Includes data charts and tables for all 50 states, in addition to national averages. -- Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - November 6, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Here’s what this year’s medical class looks like
More students are entering medicine than ever before, and diversity among students continues to rise, according to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
A record-breaking 20,630 students enrolled in medical school for the first time this year, contributing to a 25 percent increase in medical school enrollment since 2002.
How this class is more diverse
Medical school classes are diversifying across ethnic and racial groups, as data shows:
A 6.9 percent increase in Hispanic and Latino enrollees, from 1,859 in 2014 to 1,988 in 2015
A 11.6 percent increase in African-American enroll...
Source: AMA Wire - November 2, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news
ACP joins amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court
(American College of Physicians) The American College of Physicians today joined the Association of American Medical Colleges and 31 other organizations in an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case, urging the court to uphold considerations of race and ethnicity in the medical school admissions process. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 2, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
U.S. Medical School Applications Set New Record
There's unprecedented interest in becoming a doctor as applications to U.S. medical schools hit an all-time high this year of more than 52,000, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 22, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Japsen Source Type: news
AAMC Annual Meeting 2015
The meeting will be held on November 6-November 10, 2015 in Baltimore MD. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - September 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Why Are Women So Underrepresented in Surgery Leadership?
At my institution, we have a decades-old tradition known as Girls' Night Out. Once a year, the female surgical attendings treat the female general surgery residents to a night out at a fancy North End restaurant. At its infancy, in the late 1970s, the dinner consisted of the only two female members of the department of general surgery. It has since grown to include over 30 female surgeons who come together annually to enjoy delicious food, never-ending wine, "war stories" of the "good old days" and, inevitably, hospital gossip. Before the dinner commences, each woman stands up to introduce herself, divulge her year in sur...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AAMC-CDC Public Health Policy Fellowship
Full-time training opportunity that provides experiential learning for early career physicians to understand how policies and legislation impact the health of the nation at the federal, state, and local level and enhances collaboration between clinicians and public health professionals. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - September 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Why a GWU health analyst says those doctor shortage predictions are wrong
A George Washington University researcher says all those warnings about an impending doctor shortage across the U.S. are wrong.
Among the latest projections, the Association of American Medical Colleges in March predicted an overall doctor shortage between 41,000 and 90,000 by 2025. Part of the reason for AAMC’s concerns: a growing number of baby boomers reaching advanced age, many with chronic conditions, officials told the Washington Post. As well, the increasing rate of insured patients is… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 11, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tina Reed Source Type: news
Why a GWU health analyst says those doctor shortage predictions are wrong
A George Washington University researcher says all those warnings about an impending doctor shortage across the U.S. are wrong.
Among the latest projections, the Association of American Medical Colleges in March predicted an overall doctor shortage between 41,000 and 90,000 by 2025. Part of the reason for AAMC’s concerns: a growing number of baby boomers reaching advanced age, many with chronic conditions, officials told the Washington Post. As well, the increasing rate of insured patients is… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 11, 2015 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tina Reed Source Type: news
Why It Matters That Fewer Black Men Are Applying To Medical School
Over the past 37 years, medical schools have had more diverse applicants, except for when it comes to one demographic: black men. In 1978, 1,410 black males applied to medical school, but by 2014, that number dropped to 1,337, according to a new report by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). In fact, black men made up the smallest group of medical school applicants compared to all other demographics -- even black women. The share of Asian and Hispanic male applicants, by comparison, is growing. The report suggests several causes for the decline, from admission policy changes to mor...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
AAMC Award for Geisel and CHaD Project to Improve Care of Opioid-Exposed Newborns
A team of Geisel faculty, students, and pediatric staff at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock received a Clinical Care Innovation Challenge Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges for creating a new model of care for in utero opioid-exposed and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome-affected newborns. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - July 22, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Susan Green Tags: Features News AAMC Alison Holmes award DHMC drug addiction infants medical student opioid pediatrics Source Type: news
