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AAMC Reporter: January 2010

In the News

New Federal Commission Will Hold Sway Over Medicaid
A new government commission flying largely under the national radar could wield broad influence over Medicaid policy-not to mention its patients and providers.


 

Med Students Feel Unprepared for Health Care System
Citing inadequate education, a recent study revealed that nearly 60 percent of medical school graduates felt unprepared for the managerial demands of medical practice.


Brian J. Druker, M.D.

Lasker Award Winner Sheds New Light on Cancer
In the first installment of "The Academic Researcher," a new series highlighting research innovations and the researchers who find them in academic medicine, profiles Brian J. Druker, M.D., an oncologist at Oregon Health and Sciences University who developed the cancer-fighting drug Gleevec.


 

 



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AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.

A Word from the President
A Centennial Conversation: Abraham Flexner Meets Jim Collins


Esther R. Dyer, D.L.S.

Viewpoint
Improving Health Care for All by Changing the Face of Medicine
By Esther R. Dyer, D.L.S., President and CEO, National Medical Fellowships

 


Medical students

The Back Page
Medically Minded Teen Finds New Horizons



The Print Issue

  • Improving Health Through Community Partnerships
  • Improving Quality of Life for Patients With Advanced Illness
  • Wii Video Games Provide More Than Entertainment
  • Author Q&A: Organized Chaos: The Life of a Hospital

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The AAMC Reporter (ISSN 1544-0540), the association's flagship news publication, covers major programs and initiatives at the AAMC and member institutions, as well as the broader issues that affect the academic medical community. Each month, the AAMC Reporter informs the academic medicine community with articles on conferences and meetings addressing critical issues; enlightens with timely features on topics as diverse as medical student community service, women's health education, and affirmative action; notifies constituents of upcoming AAMC events; and alerts readers to future shifts in the ever-changing medical education and health care environments through analytical articles written by experts in the field. Subscribe now.

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