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Transforming the UME to GME transition for obstetrics and gynecology

Maya M. Hammoud, MD, MBA discusses the University of Michigan Medical School's AMA Reimagining Residency Grant project on transforming the UME to GME transition. Learn more.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative
Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium Showcase
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As pandemic hit, these medical students acted on systems approach

Learn with the AMA about how medical students’ work in contact tracing and cluster investigation filled an education gap and aided COVID-19 response.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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How telehealth is changing neurology clerkship at Johns Hopkins

Learn with the AMA how a course that grew out of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic is influencing med ed and patient care in the long term.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Take a look at old tech in new ways to boost health care teamwork

Learn with the AMA how an inconspicuous food-service tool was repurposed to speed up clinical communication and improve the patient experience.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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How master adaptive learner model can help struggling med students

Medical school is difficult, and some students can fall behind. Learn with the AMA how to spot and fix learning deficits.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Rehearsals for residency: How “acting internships” help prep M4s

Too many residents aren’t ready for residency on day one. Learn how one medical school is helping graduating medical students be prepared.

Preparing for Residency
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How UCSF is working to overcome bias in clerkship grading

Evaluations of performance in clerkship can sink medical students’ ambitions. Learn with the AMA about strategies for fairness and accuracy.

Medical School Diversity
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How a student-run clinic helps low-tech patients during COVID-19

UC Davis shifted its medical student-run clinics to telemedicine during COVID-19. Learn how they adjusted to help patients access the right care.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Rebuilding medical curricula to treat race as social construct

Medical students at Brown University lead charge to end lecturers’ depictions of race as a biological construct.

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