Online education plus real-life experience

Ease the burden of integrating emerging topics and enhancing support for your medical students with the AMA UME Resource Program.

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Loyola University Chicago medical student Diana Andino
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“Dreamers” bolster physician workforce, should be allowed to stay

After Trump administration moves to end DACA, Congress urged to enact legislation to protect medical student and physician dreamers.

Medical School Diversity
Women in medicine at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
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Women wanting to lead in medicine can start when they’re students

A program at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine aims to increase the number of women in leadership roles through education, awareness. 

Medical School Diversity
Mayo Clinic medical students Elias Saba and Editt Nikoyan
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Much to learn when med students leave classroom, enter boardroom

Students at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are exploring the world of health care innovation happening in private firms.

Med School Life
Medical student Kimberly Ha
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To teach patients healthy habits, students first teach themselves

Students at Eastern Virginia Medical School have created nutrition modules that equip medical students to provide cooking and exercise classes to patients.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Sacramento medical students leave the clinic to treat the homeless
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Sacramento medical students leave the clinic to treat the homeless

UC Davis med students are working to bridge the gap in health care to homeless individuals by bringing the clinic to them.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Gavel resting next to immigration law book.
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Confusion remains on travel ban’s scope, implementation

Restrictions on international physicians entering the United States are limited, but the vague language of the travel ban remains concerning.

Health Equity
Jay Margalus
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Video-game developer says med ed should go outside the box

Jay Margalus comes from the world of video games and big data, and says there’s room for creative thinking in medical education.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Portrait of David B. Nash, MD
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Population health should be major focus in remaking med ed

Population-health expert David Nash, MD, says it is time for medical schools to help “retool the factory floor for the future.”

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Physician treats young patient in makeshift clinic.
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Going beyond clinic’s 4 walls to address health’s social roots

Addressing health’s social determinants means confronting the reality that a patient’s health is not treated exclusively within an office setting.

ChangeMedEd Initiative