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How changing med ed will affect GME, CME

Innovative changes happening at medical schools across the country will produce future physicians with entirely different needs. As a result, graduate medical education (and continuing medical education) will need to make changes, too, medical education leaders said at a recent Association of Hospital Medical Education meeting.

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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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What specialty physicians need in new models of care

Innovative ideas that focus on specific diseases and patient populations could soon be tested with physician specialists through new care delivery and payment models the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to support.

Specialty Profiles
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How med ed is addressing the skills new residents may lack

Whether the “July effect” is real or simply lore, for medical students transitioning to residencies, this summer month is tremendously stressful. Internal medicine program directors have expressed concern regarding new interns’ skill sets and the lack of skill set standardization, according to survey results that appeared in the March issue of Academic Medicine. 

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Patient safety culture crucial to effective residencies: Study

Patient safety is a growing part of effective residency programs, so much so that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has built quality and safety into its requirements. But a recent study in JAMA Dermatology suggests that improvements around patient safety cultures during residency may be necessary.

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Duty-hour review spotlights negative effects of restrictions

Resident duty-hour restrictions have negative impacts on patient outcomes and performance on certification examinations, according to an analysis of duty-hour studies, which was published in the March issue of Annals of Surgery.

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Residents may feel less confident but aren't less competent

Is confidence an appropriate measure of competence? A Viewpoint published in the March issue of JAMA Surgery explores this question. 

Resident Wellness
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Graduating students reflect on the 2014 Match: "Do what's best for you"

The dust surrounding the 2014 National Resident Matching Program has settled, and about 94.4 percent of U.S. allopathic seniors were placed into residency positions. After the anxiety of the long wait and the joy during Match Week, students now are turning their attention toward their futures.

Transition to Residency
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Duty-hour trials examine effects of dropping current standards

Two large national, multi-institutional resident trials could address key questions concerning the effects of duty-hour standards on patient care and safety and the professional training of physicians. 

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