Category Archives: Medical Education

Empowered Nurse Advocates Build Effective Patient-Centered Health Care Teams

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

By Gloria Ohmart, Ed.D, MN, APRN The passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act means we must increase our efforts in care coordination to provide optimal quality care to all insured patients. Empowered nurses possess highly effective conflict resolution … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Human Capital/Management, Leadership, Medical Education | 2 Comments

The Currency of Social Media

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

By Joel Topf, MD Many people say information is power. I don’t believe that. Information sharing is power. People are more than willing to share information not because they are being paid but because they get a feeling of satisfaction … 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 →

Posted in Future of AMCs, Medical Education, Newsroom, Primary Care | 2 Comments

Wing of Zock “Chart Review” Blog Carnival May 2013 Edition

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Compiled by Jennifer Salopek and Sarah Sonies Welcome to the May edition of Chart Review. This month’s series has a great collection of posts covering health IT, #hcsm, and reflections on electives and residencies as this school year comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Education, Health Care Innovation, Chart Review | 1 Comment

Faculty and Students: Let’s Change the Mindset of Fourth Year

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

By Brittany Chan At the end of my third year of medical school, an attending told me, “You’re about at the pinnacle of your medical knowledge. Fourth year all the knowledge just disappears. Enjoy it.” I heard the same message from … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Medical Education | 2 Comments

Graduate Medical Education Funding

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Originally posted on March 4, 2013 Exploring new questions and ideas today will help reinvent the proposals of the past and ensure stability for the future By David Reid, MSII Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences In 1965, Congress … Continue reading →

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What is a Medical School?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

By James E. Lewis, PhD  What is a medical school? If that is a dumb question, why is it that the current websites for five major allopathic medical schools (of the 141 total) offer neither a statement of “vision” or … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership, Medical Education, Pattern Analysis | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Payment Reform, Medical Education, Future of AMCs, Primary Care, Commentary | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Community Engagement, Future of AMCs, Medical Education, Newsroom, Primary Care | 1 Comment