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Treating the community as your patient

Community health intervention can teach med student a great deal. One of the first things to learn is to listen to the community as you would a patient when planning an intervention.

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Med students deliver patient care in homes, communities

New models of teaching patient care are changing the way physicians are trained. Programs that embed medical students in urban and rural communities bridge the curriculum gap between med school and practice.

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Medical students get first-hand experience with underserved patients

Preparing primary care physicians to address the needs of underserved communities is the focus of several programs that provide first-hand experience for med students. Patient care skills emphasized.

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Med schools focus on quality improvement, patient safety

Renewed emphasis on training med students in quality improvement and patient safety activities means schools are changing curricula. Initiatives at three schools demonstrate more comprehensive approach.

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Rethinking how physicians learn to prevent, manage chronic disease

As the number of patients with chronic conditions continues to climb, so do the rates of burnout among physicians. Fundamental changes to how physicians approach chronic care are taking shape in medical schools across the country.

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How faculty, students can improve care while saving money

Medical school faculty could do more to cultivate a new generation of physicians focused on containing health care costs, a new research report finds. It outlines the opportunities and obstacles on the road to greater cost consciousness. The ethical imperative Nine out of 10 students agree that physicians have...

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How med schools are training tomorrow's physician leaders

A look at how 4 med schools have adapted curricula to address changes in the health care delivery system. Future physicians must develop new competencies in leading and working on a team, advocacy, and person-centered care.

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Adding master's degrees to a medical education has new alternative

Programs to reshape medical education bring new ways to teach students to handle the ever-evolving nature of health care. Innovations in physician training prepare students to become master adaptive learners.

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AMA encourages telemedicine training for medical students, residents

New policy builds upon the AMA's efforts to create the medical school of the future.

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