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Cutting-edge schools bring real-world IT to med ed

Health information technology had a significant impact on medical education—at both the graduate and undergraduate levels—in 2017.

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High-tech bank of computer servers.
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Pre-clinical med students perform health data deep dives

An NYU big-data project is giving medical students a way to explore real-world health delivery phenomena.

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Video-game developer says med ed should go outside the box

Jay Margalus comes from the world of video games and big data, and says there’s room for creative thinking in medical education.

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Despite hiccups, online learning tools bring value to med ed

Online learning is here to stay. How can it be leveraged to optimize medical education? Two medical school educators share their experiences.

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Physician using tablet and digital app for caregiving.
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Virtual EHR helps residents learn complexity of elder care

In training residents in electronic health record (EHR) applications, one school is extending lessons to geriatric care—with a team approach. 

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Innovative EHR platform brings 11,000 true-life cases to med ed

The University of Connecticut is one of several medical schools using an adapted EHR for case presentation. The platform features thousands of records with real patient data.

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AMA, Regenstrief Institute help increase EHR training in med schools

A new training platform will help ensure physicians and other health care professionals learn how to use EHRs to deliver patient care in modern health system

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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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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.

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