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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

5 more medical schools join innovative medical education consortium

Navigating digital health and addressing social determinants of health are among the goals of pathbreaking projects the schools bring to the AMA’s effort to reshape medical education.
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Medical School Life

Why some medical students are cutting class to get ahead

The lure of the lecture halls isn’t what it once was for medical students. How and why are students getting their information elsewhere?

Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Innovations & outcomes of the consortium

The Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium schools are working together to develop common solutions to transform medical education in key areas. Explore their work and inspire change at your own institution.
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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Why the virtual anatomy lab won’t replace the real thing

Virtual anatomy labs are changing how gross anatomy is taught. Find out what virtual cadavers add, and why real cadavers can’t be displaced entirely.
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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

How standardized patient videos can change assessment in med ed

This medical school is working to use standardized patient video vignettes as an alternative to text-based multiple-choice questions. Find out why.
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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

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.

Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Making technology work for learning

See how the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium schools adapt technology in new ways to solve key problems and advance physician training.

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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

3 ways virtual patients help medical students step up their game

Virtual patient simulations—in EHRs, in virtual reality, and more—help across a number of media; medical education is embracing technology to the benefit of trainees. Here’s how.

Accelerating Change in Medical Education

3 ways medical schools are embracing gamification

Role-playing games, "escape rooms" and virtual reality are putting a new twist on med school. Find out more about innovative gamification ideas for medical education.
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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

How 3 medical schools use informatics for precise assessment

Technology is playing a growing role in medical student and program assessment. Find out how.
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