Online education plus real-life experience

Ease the burden of integrating emerging topics and enhancing support for your medical students with the AMA UME Resource Program.

Learn More
Person studying in front of a laptop
Clear Search
Physician shows patient tablet
·
4 MIN READ

Health systems science: Teaching med students skills for team-based medicine

Med schools need to provide students with an understanding of the health care delivery system and a better appreciation for the patient experience. HSS becomes the 3rd third pillar of undergraduate medical education.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
·
4 MIN READ

Health systems science prepares med students for care beyond exam room

Learning health systems science will help med students be better physicians. Goal is to align medical education with needs of health systems. HSS will help physicians care for patients beyond the exam room.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
·
4 MIN READ

Virtual patients help create the med ed environment of the future

Med students can expect virtual patients to play a larger role in learning and problem-solving. In the future, they’ll be able to tailor the content and level of complexity of the cases to a specific learner.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
·
3 MIN READ

Med students' perceptions of learning environment matter

Studies show med students who feel more positive about their learning environment perform better on the USMLE. See how campus culture plays a large role in perception and how it could affect medical education.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
·
6 MIN READ

What med ed and organizational change have in common

Learn how the ideas of leading thinkers on business innovation can be applied by medical schools embarking on radical change.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
·
4 MIN READ

Matching residency programs and international medical graduates

International medical graduates (IMG) have comprised a growing contingent of Match applicants in recent years. They have achieved notable success but also have accounted for the majority of unmatched applicants.

International Medical Education
Suraiya Rahman, MD addresses MedEd crowd.
·
3 MIN READ

Video games are changing medical education

One physician educator says gaming can transform competency-based medical education and shares three video games that are already helping students master clinical skills.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
·
2 MIN READ

Key advice for students who are ready to turn med ed on its head

Dr. Susan Skochelak, AMA group vice president of medical education, weighs in with advice for med students with bold project ideas to transform physician training. They may turn med ed of the future on its head.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
·
5 MIN READ

Med school explores new way to assess millennial learners

As medical schools shift from time-based to competency-based curricula, portfolios have emerged as a progressive tool to assess student learning. Here’s how Vanderbilt University School of Medicine uses e-portfolios to transform students’ assessments, strengthen partnerships with faculty and track students’ progress as they advance in training. 

ChangeMedEd Initiative