Rural Training Track Programs: A Guide to the Medicare Requirements
Provides guidance to urban hospitals, rural hospitals, and rural nonhospital clinical training sites on how to take part in a Rural Training Track (RTT) to train residents to practice in rural areas. Explains how hospitals can receive additional payments from Medicare to train residents in an RTT program, beyond the graduate medical education (GME) caps in place since 1996. -- Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - June 30, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
U.S. Medical School Enrollment Soars
Enrollment in U.S. medical schools is on track to jump by 30% within five years after universities opened more programs and made other changes, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 30, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Japsen Source Type: news
#BlackLivesMatter -- A Challenge to the Medical and Public Health Communities
By Mary T. Bassett, M.D., M.P.H.
Two weeks after a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict the police officer involved in the death of a black man, Eric Garner, I delivered a lecture on the potential for partnership between academia and health departments to advance health equity. Afterward, a group of medical students approached me to ask what they could do in response to what they saw as an unjust decision and in support of the larger social movement spreading across the United States under the banner #BlackLivesMatter. They had staged "white coat die-ins" but felt that they should do more. I wondered whether oth...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Impact of Rural Training Experiences on Medical Students: A Critical Review
Reviewed 72 studies related to undergraduate medical education in rural training experiences. -- Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - March 30, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Intra Rural and Urban Primary Care Physician Findings: AAMC 2009 Physician Survey of Primary Care Chartbook
Analyzes primary care physician survey data that was assembled by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in 2009/2010 prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to provide baseline measures in which to compare potential post ACA application studies. -- Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - March 27, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Association of American Medical Colleges: Meetings
Information and registration links to AAMC's various meetings are available. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - March 20, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
AAMC Road Map Seeks to Update, Strengthen U.S. GME System
The Association of American Medical Colleges recently released a five-year plan -- or road map -- aimed at strengthening the U.S. graduate medical education system. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - March 16, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AAMC: Big $$ Needed to Forestall Doc Shortage
(MedPage Today) -- Med school group wants $10 billion from Congress to support physician training. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 4, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Significant Primary Care Physician Shortage Predicted by 2025
The Association of American Medical Colleges released a physician workforce projection report that estimates an overall U.S. physician shortfall of up to 90,000 physicians by 2025. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - March 3, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AAMC Releases Physician Workforce Projection Report
The Association of American Medical Colleges released a physician workforce projection report that estimates an overall U.S. physician shortfall of up to 90,000 physicians by 2025. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - March 3, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AAMC Releases Inaugural Report on Residents
The Association of American Medical Colleges recently released the inaugural issue of a comprehensive report on U.S. medical students and residents. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 23, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Embedding Health Literacy Into the Medical Curriculum: A Universal Precautions Approach to improving Clinical Communication (Debra Howenstine MD)
Discussion 2/6/15
Abstract:
Health literacy is a critical part of assuring effective clinical communication. Students often receive training in health literate communication skills through isolated didactic sessions. Our institution has expanded on this approach by embedding health literacy concepts throughout all four years of the curriculum. Considering health literacy as a component of culturally effective care, we modified the AAMC Tool for Assessing Cultural Competency Training (TACCT) to include health literacy issues and used this to chart the thread of health literacy training woven into the preclinical and clin...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - February 9, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Reminds Altisource Asset Management Corporation Investors of Important Deadline in Class Action -- AAMC
(Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - February 7, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
UPDATE - SHAREHOLDER ALERT: LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP Notifies Investors of Class Action Against Altisource Asset Management Corporation and Its Board of Directors and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of March 17, 2015 -- AAMC
(Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - February 4, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
As women rise through the ranks in medicine, groups spring up to support them
Although medicine is still considered a male-dominated field -- both in academia and professional environments -- more women than ever are pursuing careers as physicians and surgeons, and University of New Mexico's medical community is no different.
According to a 2012 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges, the number of women enrolled at UNM's School of Medicine has not only consistently outweighed the number of men since 2007, but is also growing. Between 2007 and 2011, the… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - February 3, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Sal Christ Source Type: news
