UME Research covers trends, issues, and innovation happening in UME. Find out more about what's happening in undergraduate medical education on AMA.
Preparing for Medical School
The MCAT is key to earning admission to medical school. How well the test score predicts your med school career is a bit more complicated. Find out why.
Overdose Epidemic
Learn how first-year medical students can add value and learn about addiction medicine by screening patients to ID those at risk of an opioid-related overdose.
Medical School Diversity
The current class of first-year medical school students made significant gains among Black and Hispanic students, AAMC data shows.
ChangeMedEd Initiative
An important centenary caused the medical education community to take stock. What emerged from the AMA and innovative medical schools was transformative.
Identifying the undergraduate coursework that will make you the best medical school applicant is an inexact science. Learn why with the AMA.
It takes big commitment to deter microaggressions, the negative racial slights that harm medical students’ training. Learn more with the AMA.
A study in the journal Academic Medicine shows how a modified H&P can help collect more biopsychosocial information to better identify care barriers.
Specialty Profiles
Personal interest and content of specialty are the most popular motivating factors for medical students when they pick a career path.