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Health systems science: Teaching med students skills for team-based medicine

Med schools need to provide students with an understanding of the health care delivery system and a better appreciation for the patient experience. HSS becomes the 3rd third pillar of undergraduate medical education.

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Health systems science prepares med students for care beyond exam room

Learning health systems science will help med students be better physicians. Goal is to align medical education with needs of health systems. HSS will help physicians care for patients beyond the exam room.

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New care curriculum paves way for advanced student learning

The 2015 class of students at the University of Michigan Medical School will experience learning in a completely different way from their predecessors. Here’s the latest on the new curriculum and how the school plans to immerse students in health care systems, illuminating the patient experience starting in the students’ first semester.

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How new med students are diving into health care delivery science

Experiential learning has advanced to new heights with a unique intensive program that allows up to 10 medical students from each class to dive into the principles of patient safety, quality improvement, population health and team-based care.

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New “third science” a bedrock for transforming med ed

Medicine historically has prioritized basic and clinical sciences as the core for medical school curriculum, but an emerging “third science”, health care delivery science, can transform the future of medical education. Health policy, economics, the use of evidence-based medicine and team work are really important new areas of study.

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New “core science” could prep med students for health care changes

For medical students of the future, one day there could be a new science on their Step 1 exams. The work AMA's Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative has helped push the need for health care delivery science.

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How medical schools are redefining the basic sciences

Physicians must have strong foundations in both basic sciences—including cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology and physiology—and clinical sciences, which means mastering a large body of knowledge. What do tomorrow’s physicians need to know to treat patients in the future?

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How two schools are embracing a new science in medical education

Most of the 11 schools that received grants in the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative are investigating how to teach systems-based practice, a blanket term that can cover systems of care, quality improvement, population health and other competencies that would fall under the science of health care delivery.

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