AMA expansion of national effort creating medical school of the future

ATLANTA — The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced five additional medical schools are joining its Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium, bringing the total number of medical schools in the consortium to 37. These added schools join top U.S. medical schools, including the Atlanta-based Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine, as part of the AMA’s work to drive the future of medicine by reimagining medical education and transforming the way future physicians are trained in Georgia and nationwide.

“For nearly six years, the AMA has been working with some of the nation’s leading medical schools to create the medical schools of the future. Working together, we have already made significant progress toward preparing future physicians to provide care in the modern, technology-driven health care environment,” said AMA President-elect Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A. “Knowing that our work is far from complete, we are excited to welcome five additional medical schools to our community as we promote innovation to tackle the biggest challenges in health care. This work will directly impact the way that health care will soon be delivered to patients in Georgia and across the country.”