Recent Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) News

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Hypertension

Sep 12, 2022 ·

At Loyola, virtual training boosts BP-measurement skills

The COVID-19 pandemic made virtual learning a fixture of medical education. An online training module from the AMA can help ensure it’s effective.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative

Aug 31, 2022 ·

4 MIN READ

What new AAMC competency requirements mean for medical students

Medical students are expected to demonstrate skills related to diversity, equity and inclusion before entering residency. Here’s how they can do it.

ChangeMedEd Initiative

Aug 10, 2022 ·

4 MIN READ

Competency-based innovations at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Learn how the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is evolving competency-based tools across the medical education continuum.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative

Mar 29, 2022 ·

4 MIN READ

The 5 skills residency program directors expect on day one

Start physician residency strong by grasping what is expected of you from the very first day of your graduate medical education training.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative

Nov 30, 2021 ·

4 MIN READ

How medical schools are driving better BP measurement

A new effort by the AMA aims to improve hypertension care by training the next generation of physicians to measure BP accurately every time.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative

Nov 4, 2021 ·

4 MIN READ

Key lessons in health systems science that pre-meds should know

An understanding of the system in which health care is delivered can help pre-meds hit the ground running once they begin medical school.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative

Oct 25, 2021 ·

3 MIN READ

At Morehouse, accurately measuring BP is a vital skill

Many medical students get trained only once on BP measurement. With the AMA’s help, Morehouse School of Medicine is trying a new approach.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative

Oct 15, 2021 ·

4 MIN READ

How medical education has gone from sore spot to bright spot

An important centenary caused the medical education community to take stock. What emerged from the AMA and innovative medical schools was transformative.

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At Loyola, virtual training boosts BP-measurement skills

What new AAMC competency requirements mean for medical students

Competency-based innovations at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

The 5 skills residency program directors expect on day one

How medical schools are driving better BP measurement

Key lessons in health systems science that pre-meds should know

At Morehouse, accurately measuring BP is a vital skill

How medical education has gone from sore spot to bright spot

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