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AAMC Reporter: May 2009

In the News

Physician Workforce Experts See Opportunity in Reform
As the nation begins to get serious about health care reform, physician workforce needs and the experts that track them are taking a larger role in the debate.

Academic Institutions Gearing Up For Stem Cell Research
Now that the ban on federal stem cell funding is lifted, researchers at the nation's academic research institutions are preparing their institutions to request federal funds for stem cell research, or to conduct the research itself.

Tea Andic and Abasha Lewis in the lab at the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University

Medical, Engineering Schools Team Up to Tackle Big Research
As the relationship between medicine and engineering becomes clearer and closer, universities have invented a wide variety of ways to foster productive collaboration between the two areas.

International Medical Grads Use Controversial Match Services
A growing cohort of people, mainly consisting of international medical school graduates, are turning to for-profit companies to try and gain entry into American residency programs.

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In Every Issue

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

A Word from the President
Academic Medicine and the "First 100 Days"

Viewpoint
Health Care IT: "The Opportunity for Schools of Medicine"
James M. Walker, M.D., F.A.C.P., chief health information officer, Geisinger Health System; director, EHR Safety Institute

The Back Page
Neurosurgeon Masters His Domain

The Print Issue

Overview: Title VII and Its Role in the Health Professions
Medical Students Shy Away from Primary Care
Author Q&A: Health Care, Disrupted
Research InRoads
In Brief

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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.