In the News
Medical Schools Work to Expand
In response to the potential future physician shortage, some medical schools are using innovative approaches to increase their enrollments.
AAMC's Center for Workforce Studies: Perfect Timing
The AAMC's Center for Workforce Studies brings evidence and data to discussions about the nation's anticipated physician shortage and how to address it.
Trends Continue with Match Day 2006
Specialties that remain competitive in 2006 include dermatology, anesthesiology, surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, radiology, radiation oncology, and otolaryngology.
Blogs, Podcasts Make Their Mark in Academic Medicine
Michael Barrett, M.D., of Temple University Hospital gave his students CDs of heartbeat sounds. But no one listens to CDs anymore, students told him; instead, they put the sounds on their iPods.
Budget Cuts Threaten Title VII Programs
Several federal programs have been "zeroed out" in President Bush's 2007 budget proposal. This would amount to a 92 percent funding cut of Title VII and follows a cut of more than 50 percent to Title VII for the current fiscal year.
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A Word from the President
"Capturing the Promise of Research in a Bleak Fiscal Climate"
Viewpoint
"An Examination of Clinical Skills in the United States Medical Licensing Examination" by Donald E. Melnick, M.D.
In the Print Issue
Petersdorf Scholars Bring Insight, Expertise to AAMC
Since 1994, visiting scholars have brought diverse expertise to studies in such critical areas as leadership, continuing medical education, and professionalism.
Health Care Access Remains Top Priority
Medical students' who took the AAMC's 2005 Graduation Questionaire rated providing health care services to underserved populations as their top elective or volunteer activity.
Want to Get Away?
Professor Roger A. Rosenblatt, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine, spends about 25 hours each month as a wilderness steward in a remote central Washington national forest. |
