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AAMC Reporter: December 2005

In the News

Annual Meeting Calls on Members to Move 'Beyond Boundaries'
Underscoring the growing globalization of medical education and health care, speakers at the AAMC's 116th annual meeting challenged members to move "beyond boundaries" and confront challenges in the world and in their work.

Penn State's Kirch Named Next President of AAMC
The AAMC's next president will be Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., senior vice president for health affairs at The Pennsylvania State University, dean of Penn State College of Medicine, and chief executive officer of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Chronic Care Collaborative Brings Focus on Patient's Role in Treatment to Teaching Hospitals
The Academic Chronic Care Collaborative model encourages providers to take a proactive approach to treatment and helps patients participate in their own care.

From College to Med School: Help for the Disadvantaged
The MED program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine recruits students, particularly from minority and disadvantaged populations, for potential careers in health care.

Teaching Future Doctors About Injury Needs Integrated Approach
Injury prevention is not being taught comprehensively enough, found an AAMC report developed with funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In Every Issue

A Word from the President
"Forging a New Compact Between Resident Physicians and Their Teachers"

Viewpoint
"How We Can Help the Uninsured: A New Proposal" by Arthur Garson, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., University of Virginia School of Medicine

In the Print Issue

How Some Med Schools Have Increased Class Size

Can Community Colleges Become a New Pipeline to Medical School?

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