AMA advances initiative to create the medical school of the future

Leaders from nearly a fifth of all U.S. medical schools convene in Hershey to embark on next phase of work to reshape how future physicians are trained and improve health outcomes—building on innovations developed by Penn State College of Medicine and 10 other leading medical schools

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Since announcing the expansion of its Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium last fall, the American Medical Association (AMA) is kicking off the next phase of its work to ensure that future physicians are prepared to care for patients in the rapidly changing 21st century health care environment. The AMA, along with Penn State College of Medicine, convened the now 32 medical school Consortium in Hershey, Penn. this week to further the innovative efforts underway to reshape medical education across the country.

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