Take a closer look at unique programs medical schools across the country are testing with first-person perspectives from academic physicians on cutting-edge programs at their schools.
Faculty at the 11 schools participating in the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative are sharing their thoughts on the changes their schools are making, the challenges they’re overcoming and the results they hope to achieve.
At the Brody School of Medicine of East Carolina University, the incoming students of the class of 2018 heard a real-life story of a patient tragedy, inspiring them to put the patient first. Danielle Walsh, MD, a clinical associate professor at Brody, outlines other ways the school is thinking differently, including its Teachers of Quality Academy.
Two faculty at Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine shared how informatics—the use of technology to better care for patients—is embedded into the school’s new curriculum. William Hersh, MD, chair of the school’s department of medical informatics and clinical epidemiology, and George Mejicano, MD, the senior associate dean for education at the school of medicine, explain how the school figured out the best ways to incorporate related topics, and how students will be evaluated.
Finally, Paul George, MD, associate director of preclinical curriculum at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, explains Brown’s new dual degree program aimed at cultivating a new type of physician. The program is designed to give students background in primary care and population medicine, including training in areas such as health disparities, health systems and leadership skills.
The consortium of schools participating in the AMA’s initiative will meet this month at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville to work through the each of the schools’ progress and determine future goals. Watch AMA Wire® for more coverage.
Additional insights from faculty involved in the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative will be posted to AMA Wire over the coming months. You also can sign up for AMA MedEd Update, the AMA’s monthly e-newsletter with updates on the latest innovations in medical education.
