Statement attributable to:
David O. Barbe, M.D.
President, American Medical Association
“As AMA President, it is my absolute pleasure to congratulate the 2018 graduating class of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (ECU). These men and women are among the very first medical school graduates to receive their training as part of our ongoing state-of-the-art effort aimed at transforming the way physicians are trained nationwide. Because of this innovative new curriculum, these future physicians will be better equipped to provide care in a practice environment of rapid progress, new technology, and changing expectations both from government and society.
“As physicians, we are bonded by our shared desire to help our patients, and I wish the class of 2018 much success as they pursue that passion. We look forward to continuing our efforts with Brody and other medical schools throughout the country to accelerate change in medical education to ensure that even more future physicians learn about the newest technologies, health care reforms and scientific discoveries that continue to alter what physicians need to know to practice in modern health care systems.”
Through the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium, Brody has been working with leading medical schools over the last five years to develop innovative curricula that are currently being shared throughout the country. In 2013, Brody was awarded a $1 million AMA grant and selected to join the AMA Consortium because of its bold and innovative ideas, including a new comprehensive longitudinal core curriculum in health system science which integrates competencies in quality improvement, patient safety, systems science, population health and team-based care in order to foster interprofessional skills and prepare students to successfully lead multidisciplinary health care teams.
As part of its grant project, Brody also established a nationally recognized Teachers of Quality Academy to provide faculty development in patient safety, quality improvement and team-based care. Additionally, Brody developed a Leaders in Innovative Care (LINC) Scholars program to prepare medical students with advanced expertise in patient safety, quality improvement, team-based care and population health, with an emphasis on leadership and change management skills. Participants in the LINC Scholars program will graduate with a distinction in Health System Transformation and Leadership in addition to their M.D. degrees.
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