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Clinical informatics: What medical students, residents should know

The new subspecialty of clinical informatics is increasingly popular. Get some answers to essential questions about this training option.

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Free medical school tuition at NYU marks bold step

The future of American health care depends greatly on attracting the best and the brightest minds to medicine.

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Why medical schools are building 3-year programs

Physician shortages and mounting student-loan debt are encouraging the growth of three-year medical school programs.

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How AI is driving new medical frontier for physician training

Medical students at Duke are taking part in machine-learning projects that can change how care is delivered and save lives. Find out how AI is being used in medical education.

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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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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.

Preparing for Residency
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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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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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