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Patient safety culture should start in medical school

A new textbook helps physicians-in-training understand how systems can contribute to medical errors and how to handle such incidents and near misses.

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Virtual families offer med students new twist on case studies

Award-winning tool lets Virginia students interact with diverse patient stories to better appreciate the barriers real patients face.

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AMA advances initiative to create medical school of future

The AMA, along with Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, convened its 32 school Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium in Scottsdale, Ariz. this week.

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To address health disparities, med students connect with kids

“Mini med school” projects inspire disadvantaged youth to consider health careers and help medical students get to know underserved communities.

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What airplane deicing has to do with teamwork in health care

The teamwork approach exemplified by “high-reliability” industries, such as aviation, is now being integrated into medical education.

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Not your grandfather’s med school: Changes trending in med ed

After many decades that saw little change in how medicine is taught, medical schools are rethinking nearly every facet of physician training.

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Better care through deeper understanding of policy and economics

Most medical students receive little training on how policy and economics shape health care. A new textbook includes a blueprint for understanding.

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Just in time for the holidays: AMA’s health systems science textbook

The AMA’s new “Health Systems Science” textbook, which was first announced last month, is officially available for shipment starting Dec. 16, 2016.

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Value-based care, an elusive concept, enters the curriculum

As more medical schools formalize high-value care in their curricula, a new health systems science textbook is helping to provide a framework for instruction.

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