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AAMC Reporter: June 2008

In the News

IOM Report Finds Health Care Workforce Unprepared for Elderly
A new report, "Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce," calls for more geriatrics training for all health professions, including medicine.

As the Economy Flags, Student Lenders Close or Suspend Business
After sustaining heavy losses from mortgage securities and other areas, several lending companies are pulling out of the student loan business, creating uncertainty for some medical students.

Retiring AAMC Leaders Ponder the Past, the Present, and the Future
Three AAMC leaders are retiring this summer after more than 90 years of combined service to the association and its members.

Controversy, Innovation Shake Up Field of Continuing Medical Education
Amid political turmoil, the continuing medical education community is re-examining itself.

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In Every Issue

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

A Word from the President
"Standing on Their Shoulders"

Viewpoint
"The VA Cooperative Studies Program"
By Grant D. Huang, Ph.D., Cooperative Studies Program Headquarters, VA Office of Research and Development; Peter Peduzzi, Ph.D., Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center

The Back Page
"You Can’t Change the Wind, But You Can Adjust Your Sails"

The Print Issue

Rational Rx: New Guidelines Help Schools Teach Safe and Effective Prescribing
Public Health 101: Coming to a Campus Near You?
Retraining the Physician Brain
Confidence in Continuity of Care
Research InRoads
In Brief

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