Setup of medical hazards in hospital room with test dummy
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4 hazards medical trainees face in hospital “room of horrors”

A safety-focused simulation aims to help medical students and residents identify potential hazards in a hospital room before they cause harm.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Jennifer S. Myers, MD at AMA ACME Conference at Penn State College of Medicine.
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Meet your new safety and quality watchdog: the medical resident

Rather than making residents bystanders in QI projects, this health system is giving them a chance to shape innovation across the board.

Improve GME
Person holding coffee cup
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4 energy-boosting tips to help residents as shifts drag on

We spoke with residents to get a few pick-me-ups that can help buoy a sleep-deprived trainee during their longest stints on call.

Resident Wellness
A group of AMA delegates review something in front of a laptop.
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AMA seeks more GME slots to match future workforce needs

The House of Delegates adopted new policy that aims to help increase the number of graduate training positions available to medical school graduates.

GME Funding
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AMA builds on efforts to expand funding for graduate medical education

AMA adopted policy reaffirming the need for more medical residency slots to ensure that patients have access to an adequate physician workforce.

Press Releases
Marianna Kong, MD
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How team-based care enhances resident learning

Residents are spending less time in teaching clinics. A team-based care approach can make that time more productive.

Improve GME
Doctors and nurses running through a hallway.
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1 program, 6 years: From med school to primary care practice

By embedding trainees in a care setting from the start, UC Davis accelerates the transition from student to resident to practicing primary care physician.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
A female health care professional looking at an X-ray on an iPad.
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Pre-residency boot camps prep med school grads for new realities

There’s often a gap between what residency directors expect from new residents and what they actually know how to do. Weeklong, specialty-specific crash courses aim to rectify that.

Transition to Residency
Participants in outdoor yoga session at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
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How Johns Hopkins helps ease the stresses of residency

A famous name in U.S. health care is taking on this persistent challenge with a combination of wellness efforts and systems-oriented fixes.

Resident Wellness