Top 10 stories from 2014 for med students not to miss

The past year has been especially busy for medical students. From the announcement of a new single graduate medical education (GME) accreditation system to burnout studies and from student debt to the Match, 2014 brought a lot of news specifically for medical students.

Match Day 2014. A special AMA Wire® series followed a group of fourth-year medical students as they navigated the Match process before, during and after Match Day. Students also took to Twitter to express their stress and joy during the Match.
What MS4 students wish they had known about medical school. Medical school is a challenging undertaking, and seasoned fourth-year students shared tips for first-year students just starting out.
Top 5 apps for the modern medical student. Medical students today know how to make the most of smartphones and tablets. The AMA Medical Student Section Committee on Scientific Issues shared some of their favorite online apps and tools to help with memorizing, studying and note-taking.
Study: Burnout higher among med students, residents than their peers. A study in Academic Medicine found medical students are more likely to be burned out, depressed or fatigued compared to similarly aged college graduates in other careers. The study builds on an ongoing conversation in the medical community about how to improve physician well-being at all career stages.
10 top tips for living with a medical student. Medical students’ significant others might not fully understand how challenging the undergraduate medical education years can be. The AMA Alliance magazine Physician Family offered some practical tips for living with medical students.
How to manage student debt. More than 80 percent of physicians under the age of 40 still are paying off their student loans. A financial advisor shared tips for how to manage medical school debt after graduation.
Students, residents delivered message to Congress: Save GME. For a week in September, students from across the country came together to call on Congress to preserve residency funding during Save GME Week. Using #SaveGME in social media posts, students took to Facebook and Twitter to show their support for GME funding.
Announcement of unified GME system to bring MDs and DOs under one roof. In a milestone agreement, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American Osteopathic Association and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine agreed in February to unite GME programs for physicians in training who hold allopathic or osteopathic degrees. The single accreditation system will ensure consistency in evaluation and accountability across all residency programs.
Ways students can control residency application costs. Medical students in the process of applying for residency positions often discover that the costs associated with applications, interviews and fees quickly add up. Read about approaches to managing those costs.
What every new resident should know. Transitioning from medical school to residency isn’t easy, but it is exciting. Seasoned residents shared what they wished they had known about residency to help new residents and medical students know how to prepare.