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Medical community calls for closer look at GME solutions

Despite more medical students being matched to residency programs this year than last, and an increased number of positions being offered, more than 1,800 US. medical students didn’t get placed into a position this year, according to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

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Why you should be a member of the AMA

I’ve spent much of the past year talking with physicians around the country about the issues that matter most to them and listening to the challenges they face every day.

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Physicians to discuss policy around MOC, GME financing

A full slate of pressing medical education issues will be discussed by the AMA Council on Medical Education at the AMA Annual Meeting in June, including maintenance of certification (MOC) and graduate medical education (GME) financing.

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Match numbers up, but more slots needed to meet doctor shortage

At the conclusion of this year's Match, which took place last week, 5.6 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors were not placed into first-year residency programs, while more than one-half of applicants who already graduated from these schools did not match.

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U. of Toledo wins latest AMA-MSS Event of the Month award

The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences is the latest winner of the AMA Medical Student Section's (MSS) "Event of the Month" award.

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No snow day for patient advocacy: Med students head to Capitol Hill

Despite a winter storm shutting down Washington, D.C., more than 150 medical students took to Capitol Hill to spread their message about the need for adequate GME funding.

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Large GME geographic imbalances exist, says new study

With a population of roughly 600,000, Washington, D.C., receives about $173 per person in Medicare GME payments, while Wyoming receives $2.91 per person, despite a similar population size.

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