Category Archives: Future of AMCs

Proposed U.S. Allopathic and Osteopathic Medical Schools

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

By James E. Lewis, Sr., Ph.D.  The inaugural post of Pattern Analysis described the “new geography” of the 33 medical schools that between 2002 and 2013 had been accredited by either LCME (15) or AOA/COCA (18) to recruit and enroll … Continue reading →

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Medical Schools’ Efforts to Address Primary Care Needs

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

By Casey Tilton According to the results of the AAMC’s Center for Workforce Studies 2012 Medical School Enrollment Survey, the nation is on track for a 30 percent increase in medical school enrollment by 2017. This increase is due in … Continue reading →

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Boston Teaching Hospitals: A Model of Preparation in Marathon Bombings

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

By Joanne Conroy, MD After the investigation, pursuit, and capture of those responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings, there was incredible elation across Boston and across the United States. I saw people glued to TVs in airports and workplaces. It … Continue reading →

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Fireside GChats: $11B Cut in Residency Funding

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

by Adrianna McIntyre and Karan Chhabra In addition to reading about, blogging about, and—at least in Adrianna’s case—formally studying health policy, the two of us sometimes actually chat about it, too. We want to try something new: “Fireside Gchats” will be a space … Continue reading →

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Warren Alpert Medical School New Dual-Degree Program is Designed to Address Primary Care Needs

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

By Sarah Sonies Leaders at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University have recognized the need  not only to educate more primary care doctors, but also to provide a diverse medical curriculum to enhance and emphasize active learning models. … Continue reading →

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From Marcus Welby to House: How Did We Get There?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Originally posted March 21, 2013 By Steve Klasko, MD In the 1960s, the quintessential doctor show featured Marcus Welby, MD: a primary care physician who made house calls, didn’t charge patients who couldn’t afford it, maybe even delivered a calf on the side of … Continue reading →

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Unconscious Barriers to Equity

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

By Anne Berlin Originally posted March 22, 2013 on the Equity of Care blog. When the Founding Partners convened to determine core goals of the National Call to Action to Eliminate Health Care Disparities, there was ready consensus around increasing diversity … Continue reading →

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Can We Put the Hospital Marketing Genie Back in the Bottle?

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

By Joanne Conroy, MD I am old enough to remember when physicians did not advertise. It was considered a professional ethical issue. Hospital advertising consisted of institutional “We’re here” ads.  Anything aggressive by docs or hospitals was considered bad taste… … Continue reading →

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How Should Medical Education Prepare Doctors for the Networked Age?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

I suspect that if you like Wing of Zock, you might like Millennial Medicine, a transformative meeting on the future of medical education taking place on April 26, 2013, in the Texas Medical Center. Rice University Professor Kirsten Ostherr and … Continue reading →

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A Biker’s Heart and the Value of Reflective Writing for Health Care Professionals

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

By Lauren Van Scoy As medical students and residents age in the process of their careers, a certain innocence is lost.  As responsibility increases, time at the bedside paradoxically decreases.  As young physicians are plunged into the grueling routines and … Continue reading →

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