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Report points toward path for alternative GME funding

As physicians continue efforts to ensure a sufficient number of medical trainees are able to enter the physician workforce to stave off a predicted physician shortage, a new report takes a look at alternative funding sources for residency programs and offers steps that could be taken to expand existing graduate medical education (GME) programs and create new programs.

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AMA continues efforts to secure funding for graduate medical education

The AMA today renewed its support for finding other funding sources for graduate medical education, increasing residencies to address physician shortages.

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What to expect of the new single GME accreditation system

A panel addressed medical educators on how the new single graduate medical education accreditation system, all physicians in training will be able to demonstrate their achievements by meeting a common set of milestones and competencies.

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How a student network sparked a stronger med school curriculum

Students are exploring creative ways to share project ideas and collaborate with faculty to transform physician training. Here’s how one student leveraged his peer network to help pilot a new curriculum and spur future student innovation.

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New duty hours review spotlights resident outcomes

A recent review of more than two dozen studies examined how duty hour restrictions have impacted patient safety, resident wellness and resident education. Duty hour restrictions had an especially adverse effect on one resident outcome in particular.

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Making consults productive: Residents offer a solution

Working with consults to treat patients may require special teambuilding strategies. How can residents better collaborate with their peers in other specialties?

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In high-tech world, low-cost simulation can advance resident training

Simulation exercises can help strengthen a medical resident’s skill acquisition and competency assessment. Certain exercises can be costly to implement. An article in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education recommends cost-effective ways to simulate clinical events in training.

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Residents devise a better way to learn on night float rotations

Duty hour restrictions have sparked significant changes in residency training, prompting programs to increase nontraditional staffing methods through night float rotations. A group of residents took their training into their own hands by developing a resident-led night float curriculum to bolster their most-needed clinical skills and improve patient care.

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Improving verbal sign-outs: One simple method you need

As a resident, your ability to safely care for patients often depends on how well you capture and communicate information about them to colleagues at sign-out. Conduct highly effective verbal sign-outs by remembering this acronym.

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