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How medical improv training sparks better communication, teamwork

Research shows improv training provides lasting insights for medical students starting their clinical rotations.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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4 tips to enhance patient communication as a medical student

Communication skills are an emphasis throughout your medical training, but they take on a new meaning once you begin your clerkships.

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Succeeding in Medical School
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Med students: These 6 factors dictate resuming clinical training

The factors that determine whether students will return to the wards—and stay on them—include patient volume and adequate faculty bandwidth for supervision.

Clinical Rotations
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Residency Match 2021: How COVID-19 is forcing major adjustments

With residency application interviews going virtual and away rotations cut back, programs and applicants will be viewing each other through a different lens.

Prep for Residency
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How medical schools are making clerkships virtual during COVID-19

Learn with the AMA about real-world examples of electives, rounds, rotations and clinical examinations conducted remotely as medical students work from home.

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Key changes recommended to the 2021 residency application cycle

For rising fourth-year medical students, away rotations will be largely discouraged, and residency interviews are likely to take place virtually.

Prep for Residency
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Planning clerkships during COVID-19: Notes from the field

Learn with the AMA how medical educators are reaffirming principles and reinventing curricula to make sure students get the training they need.

Clinical Rotations
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How medical students, doctors are hustling to get PPE

FEMA should ensure every health professional has the necessary PPE. Learn about the initiatives that physicians, residents, medical students and others have undertaken to battle shortages.

Med Student Advocacy
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Medical school assessment during COVID-19: Shelf exams go remote

Clinical clerkships are changing during the COVID-19 pandemic—as is the way med students are being assessed on these foundational experiences.

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