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American Medical Association announces new chief academic officer

AMA today announced hiring of Sanjay Desai, MD, as its new Chief Academic Officer and Group Vice President of Medical Education.

Press Releases
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5 keys to help medical students sharpen their presentations

Look up any list on fears or phobias and public speaking is toward the top. As a medical student, here’s how to ensure nerves don’t affect your presentation.

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Succeeding in Medical School
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Medical students: Learn how collaboration, leadership go hand in hand

Health care is a team sport, and the same can be said of leadership. For medical students, learning the benefits of working cohesively can pay dividends.

Medical School Life
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How the crucible of COVID-19 can help fix the health care system

A National Academy of Medicine report details the pandemic’s effect on clinicians and the long-overdue systemic improvements needed to support them.

Public Health
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Focusing on social determinants of health at Montefiore Medical Center

Catherine Skae, MD, discusses the social determinants of health (SDH) curriculum, evolution and impact. Learn more.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative
Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium Showcase
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Medical schools should know about these online teaching resources

The AMA has developed a robust program of high-quality, interactive modules to fill curricular gaps and help track medical students’ progress.

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Susan Skochelak, MD, MPH, on innovation in medical education

In this edition of Voices from the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium, the AMA speaks with Susan E. Skochelak, MD, MPH, AMA former chief academic officer and group vice president of medical education.

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Medical students help tackle 3 long-standing health care problems

Today’s medical students are the first to be trained in health systems science, giving rise to fresh ideas to help overcome big challenges.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Why systems thinking is make or break for medical students’ careers

Learn with the AMA about this linchpin in both modern clinical practice and lifelong learning.

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