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At these 3 med schools, health systems science is core component

Faculty from innovative schools are incorporating med ed’s “third pillar” and highlight its benefits for students, physicians and patients.

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Actions taken to protect clerkship spots, address bias

There is an increased need for clerkship spots for U.S. medical students. The AMA will call for greater capacity.

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Hotspotting gives med students insight on vulnerable patients

Interprofessional student teams at the University of North Carolina are working to advocate on behalf of the sickest patients.

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Yao Liu, a third-year medical student at Brown.
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Students use design thinking to fix broken care processes

Collaboration between medical and design students helps identify system issues that can be improved.

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Students learn health system as whole, C-suite to parking lot

East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine program goes beyond classroom to create a generation of leaders in health systems science.

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Sacramento medical students leave the clinic to treat the homeless

UC Davis med students are working to bridge the gap in health care to homeless individuals by bringing the clinic to them.

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Population health should be major focus in remaking med ed

Population-health expert David Nash, MD, says it is time for medical schools to help “retool the factory floor for the future.”

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Going beyond clinic’s 4 walls to address health’s social roots

Addressing health’s social determinants means confronting the reality that a patient’s health is not treated exclusively within an office setting.

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Population health management makes its way to med school

A better understanding of data and the social determinants of health can help tomorrow’s physicians improve health at the community level.

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