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AAMC Reporter: February 2008

In the News

in the operating room

Teaching Hospital Community Fighting Massive Proposed Federal Cuts
The AAMC and the nation's teaching hospitals are working to head off proposed reductions in federal health care spending that could potentially erode their ability to provide crucial health care services, train physicians, or provide an environment for clinical research.


Visiting Student Application Services (VSAS)

AAMC to Launch New Service for Visiting Students
The AAMC is launching the Visiting Student Application Services (VSAS), a pilot program for fourth-year medical school students interested in taking electives at other institutions.


archival photo from Leonard Medical School

Echoes of Leonard Medical School Still Heard Today
The first black medical school to open in the deep South left a lasting impression on the region and on medical education.


Atul Gawande, M.D.

A Surgeon's Notes on Writing
Surgeon and author Atul Gawande discusses the hospital quality movement—and names the one book he thinks every physician should read.



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

A Word from the President
"The State of the Faculty"


Leon Eisenberg, M.D.

Viewpoint
"From Affirmative Action to Transformative Research"
By Leon Eisenberg, M.D., Presley Professor of Social Medicine Emeritus, Harvard Medical School


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The Back Page
"If I Had a Hammer"



The Print Issue

  • When Silence Gets the Last Word
  • GME Innovations: Future Physicians Enlist in Resident Boot Camps
  • AAMC, CDC Agreement Bears Fruit

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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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