Tablets in Medical Schools
Medical Schools Embrace Benefits of Tablets, Mobile Devices; Create New Ways of Learning (AAMC Reporter) During their clinical years, students are graded on how well they interact with patients while operating an iPad app, Wiechmann said. Students must provide a teaching lesson to a patient using the technology. Instructors observe how well they engage with […] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - January 17, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Technology Source Type: news
SilenceSilence
Sometimes saying nothing is the best way to support a grieving family. Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines)
Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines - January 7, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Med Students Journal Article Source Type: news
Nursing in 3D: Workforce Diversity, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health
The journal Public Health Reports has published a new supplement, “Nursing in 3D: Workforce Diversity, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health.” Included in the set is an article, “Workforce Diversity and Community-Responsive Health-Care Institutions” by Marc A. Nivet, EdD, and Anne Berlin, MA, of the AAMC staff. http://www.publichealthreports.org/issuecontents.cfm?Volume=129&Issue=8 http://www.publichealthreports.org/issueopen.cfm?articleID=3077 (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - January 3, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Education Outreach Public Health Source Type: news
Charles N. Kahn III
President and CEO, Federation of American HospitalsCharles N. (“Chip”) Kahn III is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH), the national public policy organization for investor-owned hospitals, a position that he has held since June 2001. He is recognized and respected nationally as one of the country’s most insightful and articulate experts on health policy, Medicare payment, health care financing, and health coverage.
Mr. Kahn’s extensive health policy experience, outstanding leadership skills, lengthy Capitol Hill experience, and proven campaign and communications expe...
Source: PHRMA - December 17, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Stephen Source Type: news
The Heart of ListeningThe Heart of Listening
The art of truly listening involves more than just the ears. Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Journal Article Source Type: news
Finance and Ways and Means Committees Release Revised SGR Legislation
AAMC Reporter article reports that The Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees Dec. 5 released modifications to the bicameral, bipartisan discussion draft Medicare physician payment reform proposal that would repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, freeze Medicare physician payments through 2023, and move toward a payment system that rewards quality over quantity. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - December 9, 2013 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
A New Line of WorkA New Line of Work
A shift to academia unexpectedly renews a physician's passion for medicine. Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines)
Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines - November 26, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Med Students Journal Article Source Type: news
Geisel Overseer Peter Slavin Named Chair Elect of AAMC Board of Directors
Congratulations to Geisel Board of Overseers member Peter L. Slavin, MD, on his appointment as chair-elect of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). He will succeed the Board's current chair, A. Lorris Betz, MD, PhD, senior vice president emeritus of health sciences at the University of Utah, next year. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - November 22, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: derik.hertel at dartmouth.edu (Derik Hertel) Source Type: news
Despite Obamacare Impact, More Want To Become Doctors
The number of active doctors continues to rise while more students are enrolling in medical school, according to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 13, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Japsen Source Type: news
What About the Soul?What About the Soul?
The diagnosis of 'soul sickness' may not be described in any medical textbook -- but perhaps it should be. Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Journal Article Source Type: news
Roy Ziegelstein, M.D., Receives Distinguished National Teaching Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges - 11/4/13
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has presented the 2013 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award to Roy Ziegelstein, M.D., M.A.C.P., vice dean for education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - November 4, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: news
The Good DoctorThe Good Doctor
A medical student gains a new perspective on what it really means to be a good physician. Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines)
Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines - October 29, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Med Students Journal Article Source Type: news
Record Number of Med Students for 2013-2014Record Number of Med Students for 2013-2014
Officials from the AAMC say the higher numbers alone will not be enough to improve the impending physician shortage without lifting caps on residencies. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
No Time for Teaching?No Time for Teaching?
Does a greater workload result in less time for teaching? Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Journal Article Source Type: news
Making Equity a Value in Value-Based Health Care
An important perspective article in the November issue of Academic Medicine is now available online. Titled, “Making Equity a Value in Value-Based Health Care,” the article is by Drs. Philip Alberti, Ann Bonham, and Darrell Kirch, all from AAMC. In the article, the authors “envision how disparities-related provisions in the Affordable Care Act and other […] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - October 4, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: mjharvey Tags: Affordable Care Act Consumer Health Education Outreach Public Health Source Type: news
