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Student Impact Challenge winner Kevin Tyan
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Medical students as change agents? How these six are doing it

The winners of a recent competition highlight how medical students can be catalysts for change at the health systems level.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Medical students feeling burned out get a hotline for help

A peer support phone line provided a low-cost accessible solution aimed at relieving the stress of medical school. Learn how students are helping other students.

Med Student Health
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These coaches can set your physician career on a winning path

Coaching isn’t just for the business world anymore. Physician experts explain how coaching can help medical students, medical residents and doctors in practice.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Richard E. Boyatzis, PhD, is a professor in the departments of organizational behavior, psychology and cognitive science at Case Western Reserve University.
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Power of positivity can help med students achieve their dreams

When it comes to academic coaching in medical schools, pursuing a compassionate approach can produce lasting results.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Future physicians should seek training to enhance access to rural care

The AMA encourages medical students and residents to seek training opportunities in public and population health to increase access to care in rural areas.

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How medical students add value to care long before they earn MD

These three medical schools are facilitating medical students’ earlier involvement in clinical care and quality improvement, a win-win for training and health systems.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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4 hazards medical trainees face in hospital “room of horrors”

A safety-focused simulation aims to help medical students and residents identify potential hazards in a hospital room before they cause harm.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Siobhan M. Wescott, MD
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Siobhan M. Wescott, MD: A mentor to Native American med students

AMA member Siobhan M. Wescott, MD, is working tirelessly to raise the chronically low number of American-Indian students entering medical school.

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Mildred M.G. Olivier, MD
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Mildred Olivier, MD: Reducing disparities in the profession

AMA member Mildred Olivier, MD, was inspired by her Haitian-born parents to join the field of medicine and remains involved in global health.

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