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Virtual patients, online games and real-time EHRs: The new med ed

As health care moves into the era of the supercomputer and electronic health records medical education is incorporating health information technology, virtual patients and more innovative learning methods into their curricula. Some of these ideas were shared at a consortium meeting for schools that received grants through the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative.

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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. 

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Ushering in a new approach to medical education

When I look back, I marvel at how poorly my educational experiences of 30 years ago would have prepared me for the actualities of medical practice today.

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How supercomputers will change med ed, medical practice

Remember when Watson, the IBM supercomputer, competed against champions on the trivia game show Jeopardy! and won? The same technology could be interlaced into the practice of tomorrow’s physicians, necessitating a change in today’s medical education curriculum.

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Creating the academic medical center of the future

As residents train to become the practicing physicians of tomorrow, academic medical centers are evaluating their futures as well, seeking to understand how to leverage their size, unique services and market prominence. A recent study from the Association of American Medical Colleges revealed key determinants in the successful AMC of the future.

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5 competencies of the 21st-century physician

What does the doctor of the future look like? Physician educators have some idea, but medical education doesn’t yet broadly reflect what 21st century physicians will need to learn. 

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Med schools push forward with competency-based programs

Physician educators made strides in redesigning medical education this week during a special consortium meeting at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where 11 AMA grant recipients discussed how they’re moving from planning stages to execution.

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How competency-based pilots are making medical education more dynamic

As the health care system and patient care needs continue to evolve, the amount of knowledge available to physicians increases exponentially.

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How med schools are embracing performance improvement

What makes the most effective future physician? Medical schools are addressing this question by changing medical education to include performance improvement.

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