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March 15, 2010

Report calls for more patient safety training at medical schools

A new report from the Lucian Leape Institute found that U.S. medical schools need to do a better job of training students in patient safety. The AAMC and many of its member institutions were part of roundtable discussions that developed the report "Unmet Needs: Teaching Physicians to Provide Safe Patient Care." Since 2001, the AAMC has been leading efforts to improve the training and instruction medical students receive in patient safety throughout their education. In a statement, AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., said that a substantial number of medical schools are already teaching some aspect of patient safety or are in the process of adopting the recommendations made in the Leape Institute report. He also noted that more can be done. "Medical education must always be a dynamic, evolving process-because better doctors mean better care," said Dr. Kirch.

JAMA commentary by AAMC president focuses on reform through HIZs

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., has authored a commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on "The Healthcare Innovation Zone: A Platform for True Reform." The article discusses the use of Healthcare Innovation Zones (HIZs) as a way to foster meaningful health care reform. HIZs are programs that consist of collaborations among academic medical centers, physicians, hospitals, and other partners designed to control costs and provide coordinated care.

Senate passes physician payment relief, expands eligibility for HIT incentives

The Senate adopted legislation that would extend the current freeze on 2010 Medicare physician payments to Oct. 1. The extension was passed as part of the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010. The House must also approve the legislation to prevent a 21 percent reduction in Medicare physician payments beginning April 1. The Senate-passed measure also contains AAMC-supported provisions that would expand the range of physicians who may be eligible for the Medicare and Medicaid health information technology (HIT) incentive payments established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

AAMC sponsors grant program for Cover the Uninsured Week

This is the fifth year the AAMC has sponsored a grant program, administered by the association's Organization of Student Representatives (OSR), to fund Cover the Uninsured Week (CTUW) activities by medical students. With health care reform hanging in the balance, this year's CTUW, March 14-20, provides citizens with a timely opportunity to raise awareness about the 46 million people who lack health insurance. Ten medical schools have been awarded funding to organize activities on their campuses and in their local communities. Cover the Uninsured has been a national effort by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation since 2002.

AAA releases guidelines for body donation programs

The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) has for the first time released guidelines for programs accepting the donation of bodies for education and biomedical research. The guidelines cover the minimum requirements for any Willed Body Program.

On the Move

Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., has been named interim dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Medicine effective July 1. Markin is the David T. Purtilo Distinguished Professor of Pathology and senior associate dean for clinical affairs in the college of medicine. He will continue to serve as president of UNMC Physicians. After seven years of service, John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the college of medicine, will step down on June 30 and return to the internal medicine faculty.

Tedd Mitchell, M.D., has been named the sole finalist for the position of president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He is president and chief executive officer of the Cooper Clinic in Dallas.

Previous Editions of AAMC STAT

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