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Move to align GME accreditation paves way for “ideal” continuum

With a “strong affirming vote” from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) House of Delegates, the plan to implement a single accreditation system for all U.S. graduate medical education (GME) programs moves forward, a significant step in efforts to create an ideal medical education continuum.

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Residents discuss determining the “one best test”

An estimated one-third of health care costs—about $750 billion—don’t actually improve health, according to the Institute of Medicine. Residents’ exams often ask them to choose the “one best test” for diagnosis to avoid health care waste, but what if the real-world choice is “all of the above”?

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GME financing system needs overhaul: IOM report

A long-awaited report from the Institute of Medicine calls for transitioning the current graduate medical education system to a transparent, performance-based system. Adding additional funds to the system, however, isn’t one of the recommendations—a fact that concerns the AMA.

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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.

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5 top tips for your financial life after residency

These five top tips from the AMA Resident and Fellow Section’s (RFS) “Succeeding from Medical School to Practice” resource can help you prepare for financial life after residency.

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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.

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Exposure to pharma reps affects trainees' Rx knowledge: Study

Medical students and residents who report higher levels of pharmaceutical marketing interactions were more likely to prescribe brand name drugs and less likely to rely on evidence-based treatment options, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Top tips to survive residency—advice for partners of residents

The years in residency can be difficult and stressful, both for residents and their significant others. The AMA Alliance magazine, Physician Family, offers 10 top tips for partners of medical residents to survive residency.

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Duty-hours innovation needed: Report

While the medical profession needs continued investigation of resident duty-hours, it also needs to encourage new models for duty-hours requirements, physicians, residents and medical students agreed last month.

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