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Where physician burnout starts—and how to help stop it

New med students have low distress levels, but that changes quickly and can worsen in residency and in practice. The AMA is pushing initiatives to help improve well-being at all levels.

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1 program, 6 years: From med school to primary care practice

By embedding trainees in a care setting from the start, UC Davis accelerates the transition from student to resident to practicing primary care physician.

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#MeToo in med ed: 1 in 7 students subjected to sexist remarks

Medical trainees are in a particularly vulnerable position when it comes to sexual harassment. Stakeholders in medical education discuss ways to protect them.

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Online, simulation scenarios ready med students for residency

To make medical students into practice-ready residents, one program is focusing on practical application of what they have learned.

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Tailor-made plans help M4s get more out of last year before GME

The University of Michigan Medical School has implemented a curricular overhaul that includes giving fourth-year students road maps to avoid the scourge of senioritis.

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These med students learn teamwork from practicing nurses

Teaching medical students to work with other health professionals is tough without other health professions trainees on campus. But this medical school found a way to do it.

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Schools push lifestyle medicine to boost chronic-disease prevention

The AMA seeks more help for lifestyle medicine across the educational continuum. One medical school pursuing this direction is the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville.

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App offers real-time assessment of trainees’ professional behavior

A new tool at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine seeks to change the way professionalism is assessed in medical education.  

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These med students learn to motivate lifestyle changes

Too many physicians are ill-equipped to help patients to do the hard work of changing harmful health behaviors. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is working to change that.

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