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AAMC Reporter: October 2006

In the News

Some Doctors Fall Short in Assessing Own Educational Needs
Many physicians have difficulty assessing their own strengths and weaknesses — a finding that could have wide implications for continuing medical education as well as other phases of medical education, according to a recent study.

Survey Gauges Candidates' Views on Research
A new initiative supported by the AAMC is designed to inform voters about political candidates' views on medical, health, and scientific research.

Time for a Field Trip
Medical schools and museums are partnering around the country to educate medical students on topics from medical history to patient skills.

Remaking American Medicine
A four-part PBS series airing this month examines people and institutions, including several academic medical centers, that are dedicated to improving health care.

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In Every Issue

A Word from the President
"Are We Level 5 Leaders?"

Viewpoint
"Trends and Transitions in the Medical Humanities"
Delese Wear, Ph.D., professor of behavioral sciences, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

The Back Page
Jeanette Potts, M.D., is known to many as "Dr. Tango."

The Print Issue

Postdoc Compact Would Define Mentor-Mentee Relationship
Mentoring Especially Crucial for Women in Academic Medicine
Medical Schools Improving Injury Prevention in Wake of AAMC Report
Kirch Testifies on Capitol Hill

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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.