Medical student coaches at Michigan.
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Boring presentation? These med students help sharpen dull talks

Michigan students lead initiative to coach their peers through developing more engaging presentations.

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Building emotional intelligence in medical trainees

One medical school is helping students to understand more about their emotions to support well-being. This emotional intelligence allows medical trainees to learn when and how to use inherent skills.

Medical Student Health
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Using comic books in med school: A creative way to teach

One med school professor uses comic books to teach students to reflect on the experience of becoming a physician. He explains graphic novels help them concentrate and observe how a doctor interacts with patients.

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Dedicated mentorship program supports med students

Rather than leaving med school students to find a mentor, Stanford created the Educators 4 Care program. A dedicated mentor is assigned 5 – 6 students for duration of med school. Result is a community atmosphere to support students.

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Medical student wellness: Blueprints for the curriculum of the future

Preventing physician burnout is one of the initiatives sponsored by the AMA Medical Education Innovation Challenge. Teams from five med schools present proposals to improve med student wellness.

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Students win awards for innovation in medical education

What does the medical school of the future look like? The AMA Medical Education Innovation Challenge selects student winners.

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New med school: Train physicians to treat diverse consumers and communities 

Kaiser Permanente has announced that it will open its own medical school that will educate physicians to meet 21st-century demands of diverse consumers and communities.

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8 ways med schools can take nutrition from classroom to kitchen

Teaching medical students about nutrition needs to be re-evaluated. Authors of a study present 8 versatile ways med schools can educate students about nutrition in the classroom and the kitchen.

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5 effective ways to teach ethics in med ed

A recent report outlined the top ethics issues med students should learn. Because learning styles and institutional resources vary, the report urges educators to consider effective methods that transcend basic instruction. Here are five that were suggested.

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