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For minorities, road to medical school a leaky pipeline

Minority students trying to pursue a career in medicine are rapidly leaving the “medical school pipeline,” a recent analysis of data by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) shows. 

Medical School Diversity
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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. 

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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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.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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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.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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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.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Med school curriculum changes aim to eliminate health care disparities

How should physicians of the future eliminate health care disparities and deliver the best patient care? Some schools are beginning to address this weighty question by focusing on the unique needs of underserved populations, workforce diversity and population health.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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"We think this is the tipping point"—A year of accelerating change in medical education

A year after its launch, the AMA's Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative has exceeded expectations in leading partnerships to transform medical education.

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New faculty training program aims to transform medical education

A select group of faculty members of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University are embarking on a year-long professional development program designed to develop skills for implementing new practice design and new curricula for today’s environment of team-based care.

ChangeMedEd Initiative