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What do resident physicians want out of academic coaching?

Academic coaching is being used more often in medical school. How is it best used in GME? Resident physicians with firsthand experience weigh in.

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Health Systems Science Scholars

AMA's Health Systems Science Scholars program helps improve patient experience and population health, reduce cost of care and health care professional wellness.

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It works: E-learning module fills gaps in BP measurement training

Most medical students receive little training in blood pressure measurement, and it shows. An e-learning series aims to fix this. Learn with the AMA.

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How M2s can help drive changes to community health

Being embedded full time at community health centers prepares medical students for the unique demands of working in the safety net. Learn more.

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AMA CEO: Focused plan has produced 10 years of results

A decade-long strategic effort has helped reshape medicine for the 21st century, says AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD.

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James L. Madara, MD, address at the 2022 Interim Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the 2022 AMA Interim Meeting, James L. Madara, MD, discusses how the AMA's strategic plans have endured. Access the recording and transcript of the speech.

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What it takes for medical students to identify as systems thinkers

Today’s physicians need more than medical knowledge. Learn with the AMA how to inspire them to think and practice at the system level.

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These away rotations boost future Black doctors, 4 weeks at a time

Learn how a partnership enables Morehouse medical students to do away rotations at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.

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Why residency selection slows the road to competency-based med ed

The emphasis on grades and rank-order lists impedes assessment of competencies in medical school. A top med ed innovator says the two can coexist.

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