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Bill would fund residency slots for underserved areas

A recent federal bill is seeking to authorize grants for graduate medical education (GME) positions in states that have a low rate of medical residents relative to the general population, increasing residency slots in needed areas.

GME Funding
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California allots $7 million for primary care residency slots

Unprecedented grassroots advocacy by the physician and medical student community, including the AMA Medical Student Section and the California Medical Association, has led the California legislature to approve and the governor to sign a state budget that includes $7 million for new primary care residency slots.

GME Funding
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Alternative GME solutions needed to meet workforce demands

More graduate medical education positions are necessary to ensure there are enough doctors to meet the nation’s health care needs. Delegates passed policy to investigate new solutions for GME funding and workforce expansion and to continue advocating for additional federal GME funding.

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AMA sets new course on key medical education issues

A more relevant and efficient maintenance of certification (MOC) process, evidence-based changes to resident/fellow duty hours to ensure patient safety, and improved access to care through innovations in residency program funding were among the actions called for by the AMA House of Delegates during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago.

AMA Policies
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Medical community calls for closer look at GME solutions

Despite more medical students being matched to residency programs this year than last, and an increased number of positions being offered, more than 1,800 US. medical students didn’t get placed into a position this year, according to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

GME Funding
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Physicians to discuss policy around MOC, GME financing

A full slate of pressing medical education issues will be discussed by the AMA Council on Medical Education at the AMA Annual Meeting in June, including maintenance of certification (MOC) and graduate medical education (GME) financing.

AMA PRA Credit System
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Match numbers up, but more slots needed to meet doctor shortage

At the conclusion of this year's Match, which took place last week, 5.6 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors were not placed into first-year residency programs, while more than one-half of applicants who already graduated from these schools did not match.

GME Funding
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No snow day for patient advocacy: Med students head to Capitol Hill

Despite a winter storm shutting down Washington, D.C., more than 150 medical students took to Capitol Hill to spread their message about the need for adequate GME funding.

GME Funding
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Large GME geographic imbalances exist, says new study

With a population of roughly 600,000, Washington, D.C., receives about $173 per person in Medicare GME payments, while Wyoming receives $2.91 per person, despite a similar population size.

GME Funding