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GME funding, doc shortage tackled in new policy

Physicians at the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting passed policy to address insufficient funding for graduate medical education ahead of a predicted shortage of physicians over the next decade. The policy calls for the AMA to advocate for continued and expanded GME funding from federal, state, local and private sources.

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AMA continues efforts to expand funding for graduate medical education

The AMA adopted policy today reaffirming the need for increasing medical residency slots and expanding funding sources for graduate medical education (GME).

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4 things students should know about the new GME bill

Graduate medical educations slots will increase 15,000 if a new bill for Medicare-funded residency positions is adopted. Med students should know the bill’s provisions about the new residency slots and funding.

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This year's 3 top med ed priorities

What are the top medical education issues for physicians this year? Hear from an expert from the AMA Council on Medical Education outline the top three priorities for the upcoming year.

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Snow can't stop them: Medical students head to the Hill

For the second Medical Student Advocacy Day in a row, a snow storm that shut down Washington, D.C. didn’t deter more than 150 medical students from descending on Capitol Hill to ask Congress for new and innovative ways to fund graduate medical education.

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New road map calls for a better, stronger GME system

Citing the need for a comprehensive and sustained effort to strengthen graduate medical education (GME), the Association of American Medical Colleges released its five-year road map to optimize GME.

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AMA applauds Congress for efforts to modernize graduate med education

The AMA continues to urge support for increasing the number of medical residency slots and health care access to underserved areas.

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How GME can move into the modern age

The country’s graduate medical education (GME) system’s problems received national attention last year after the long-awaited report from the Institute of Medicine called for transitioning the current system to a transparent, performance-based system.

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4 key changes needed for a modern GME system

The country’s graduate medical education (GME) system needs an overhaul. Here are four key changes the GME system needs, and how physicians are making these changes happen.

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