AAMC Reporter: January 2008

In the News Student Affairs Plans "Fuzzy" as Schools Expand Student services such as admissions and advising procedures are a key consideration for any medical school attempting to increase its class sizes. National Patient Care Survey Results to Go Public in March The survey, which gauges patient satisfaction based on several factors of hospital performance, was designed to help consumers make more informed health care decisions. Simulators Come to Life in Resident Training The first in the Reporter's 2008 GME Innovations series examines the increasing role of computer simulators in physician education. With Debt on the Rise, Students and Schools Face an Uphill Battle New research finds that the average medical student is saddled with about $130,000 in educational bills after completing their training. Subscribe to the AAMC Reporter

In Every Issue A Word from the President "2008: An Engaging Opportunity" Viewpoint "The Human Rights Imperative in Medical Education" By Leonard S. Rubenstein, J.D., President, Physicians for Human Rights The Back Page "A Collector's Space" The Print Issue At Some Schools, Medical Education is a Team Effort A Medical Mystery...Solved New Guidelines Take Aim at "Disappearing Fs" Read this and previous print editions at the Reporter Archive.

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