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Virtual EHR helps residents learn complexity of elder care

In training residents in electronic health record (EHR) applications, one school is extending lessons to geriatric care—with a team approach. 

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A virtual family created by computer.
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Virtual families offer med students new twist on case studies

Award-winning tool lets Virginia students interact with diverse patient stories to better appreciate the barriers real patients face.

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Innovative EHR platform brings 11,000 true-life cases to med ed

The University of Connecticut is one of several medical schools using an adapted EHR for case presentation. The platform features thousands of records with real patient data.

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AMA, Regenstrief Institute help increase EHR training in med schools

A new training platform will help ensure physicians and other health care professionals learn how to use EHRs to deliver patient care in modern health system

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AMA encourages telemedicine training for medical students, residents

New policy builds upon the AMA's efforts to create the medical school of the future.

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Virtual patients help create the med ed environment of the future

Med students can expect virtual patients to play a larger role in learning and problem-solving. In the future, they’ll be able to tailor the content and level of complexity of the cases to a specific learner.

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Video games are changing medical education

One physician educator says gaming can transform competency-based medical education and shares three video games that are already helping students master clinical skills.

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Med school explores new way to assess millennial learners

As medical schools shift from time-based to competency-based curricula, portfolios have emerged as a progressive tool to assess student learning. Here’s how Vanderbilt University School of Medicine uses e-portfolios to transform students’ assessments, strengthen partnerships with faculty and track students’ progress as they advance in training. 

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3 ways technology is changing medical education

As part of the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative, a number of medical schools have developed leading-edge technologies that could be implemented on a wider scale and begin to transform medical education.

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