IAMSE Medical Education Webinar Series
The winter 2018 IAMSE interactive webinar series on Competency Based Education will be offered on Thursday's at noon in Remsen 220. The dates are January 11, 18, 25, and February 1 and 8 (all dates in 2018). There will be a short discussion following each. All medical educators are invited! The schedule will consist of the following sessions: January 11 – Competency-Based Medical Education: Understanding the Principles – Presented by Linda Snell January 18 – Generating Trust in Entrustment: an update from the AAMC Core EPA Pilot Group – Presented by Kim Lomis January 25 – Integration, competence and expertis...
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - November 20, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Rand Swenson Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Explore: How Many Young Doctors Does Your State Retain after Residency?
Discusses the difficulty states face in trying to keep new doctors in state and in encouraging them to practice in underserved areas after they have completed their residencies. Also highlights data from anew report from the Association of American Medical Colleges tracking doctors and doctors-in-training by state. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - November 9, 2017 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

The South Dakota Model: health care professions student disaster preparedness and deployment training - Owens MP, Buffington C, Frost MP, Waldner RJ.
OBJECTIVE: The Association of American Medical Colleges recommended an increase in medical education for public health emergencies, bioterrorism, and weapons of mass destruction in 2003. The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (USD SSOM) ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences wins AAMC Award for Resource Sharing
(Case Western Reserve University) The Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences has been awarded second prize in the 2017 Sharing Research Resources Award by the American Association of Medical Colleges. The Sharing Research Resources Webinar will take place on October 16th from 2:30-3:30 p.m. ET. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 13, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news

14th Annual AAMC Health Workforce Research Conference
May 9-11, 2018 Tysons, VA. Theme is Building Bridges and Breaking Down Barriers: Diversity, Inclusion, and the Health Workforce. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - September 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

AAMC Annual Meeting 2017
November 3-7, 2017. Boston MA (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - August 11, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Implementing a disaster preparedness curriculum for medical students - Jasper EH, Wanner GK, Berg D, Berg K.
OBJECTIVES: Training in disaster medicine and preparedness is minimal or absent in the curricula of many medical schools in the United States. Despite a 2003 joint recommendation by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Centers for Disease C... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news

CareFirst settles ongoing reimbursement dispute with Anne Arundel Medical
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield settled a dispute over its reimbursement rates with Anne Arundel Medical Center after the Annapolis hospital threatened to terminate its contract last month. In a joint statement released Friday afternoon, AAMC and CareFirst said they signed a new three-year contract to be effective Sept. 1. They did not release details about the agreement but said there will be no disruption in care or coverage. The decision comes after AAMC CEO Victoria Bayless said last month the… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - August 5, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Tina Reed Source Type: news

CareFirst settles ongoing reimbursement dispute with Anne Arundel Medical
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield settled a dispute over its reimbursement rates with Anne Arundel Medical Center after the Annapolis hospital threatened to terminate its contract last month. In a joint statement released Friday afternoon, AAMC and CareFirst said they signed a new three-year contract to be effective Sept. 1. They did not release details about the agreement but said there will be no disruption in care or coverage. The decision comes after AAMC CEO Victoria Bayless said last month the… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 5, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tina Reed Source Type: news

CareFirst settles ongoing reimbursement dispute with Maryland hospital
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield settled a dispute over its reimbursement rates with Anne Arundel Medical Center after the Annapolis hospital threatened to terminate its contract last month. In a joint statement released Friday afternoon, AAMC and CareFirst said they signed a new three-year contract to be effective Sept. 1. They did not release details about the agreement but said there will be no disruption in care or coverage. The decision comes after AAMC CEO Victoria Bayless said last month the… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 4, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tina Reed Source Type: news

CareFirst settles ongoing reimbursement dispute with Maryland hospital
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield settled a dispute over its reimbursement rates with Anne Arundel Medical Center after the Annapolis hospital threatened to terminate its contract last month. In a joint statement released Friday afternoon, AAMC and CareFirst said they signed a new three-year contract to be effective Sept. 1. They did not release details about the agreement but said there will be no disruption in care or coverage. The decision comes after AAMC CEO Victoria Bayless said last month the… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - August 4, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Tina Reed Source Type: news

CareFirst CEO on Anne Arundel Medical dispute: 'Nothing like this has ever happened'
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield CEO Chet Burrell said in his 10 years at the insurer, no care provider has ever responded to fee negotiation disputes by threatening to terminate a contract until Anne Arundel Medical Center. AAMC announced Monday that it may end its contract with the region's largest health insurer this year due to "unsustainable" reductions in reimbursements the hospital and associated physician and imaging practices would receive from the insurance carrier for medical services. "Our… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 20, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Morgan Eichensehr Source Type: news

Anne Arundel Medical Center threatens to end contract with CareFirst
Anne Arundel Medical Center may end its contract with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in the fall due to a dispute over reimbursements with the region's largest insurer. Without a contract in place, CareFirst members will not receive in-network discounts for certain medical services at AAMC. That means they will have to pay higher prices for their care or find care elsewhere, with other in-network doctors. The medical center said CareFirst rolled out "a significa nt reduction in payments" that the… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 18, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Morgan Eichensehr Source Type: news

Anne Arundel Medical Center threatens to end contract with CareFirst
Anne Arundel Medical Center may end its contract with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in the fall due to a dispute over reimbursements with the region's largest insurer. Without a contract in place, CareFirst members will not receive in-network discounts for certain medical services at AAMC. That means they will have to pay higher prices for their care or find care elsewhere, with other in-network doctors. The medical center said CareFirst rolled out "a significa nt reduction in payments" that the… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 18, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Morgan Eichensehr Source Type: news

AAMC Community Health Needs Assessments
Resources demonstrating how AAMC-member teaching hospitals are tackling social determinants of health, such as poverty, lack of transportation, and underemployment as part of their CHNA-related interventions, including a selection of videos as part of the 2017 Health Equity Research Snapshot. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - June 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news