Tomorrow's Doctors, Tomorrow's Cures Series
This series provides insight and perspective into current issues important to medical education, biomedical research, and patient care. You can subscribe to the Tomorrow's Doctor's, Tomorrow's Cures podcasts for free at the iTunes store.
David Muller, M.D., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine received the 2009 Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service. Dr. David Muller, associate professor of medicine and dean for medical education, explains the remarkable programs and services that enables Mt. Sinai to reach out to some of the most vulnerable populations, both young and old, in New York City.
Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., MPH, MSc, Tulane University School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine was a finalist of the 2009 Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service. Dr. Karen DeSalvo, chief of general internal medicine and geriatrics, and vice dean of community affairs and health policy, explains how Hurricane Katrina reshaped New Orleans and how Tulane responded by providing medical care and community services to the city's underserved.
Alex J. Mechaber, M.D., FACP, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine was a finalist of the 2009 Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service. Dr. Alex J. Mechaber, associate dean for undergraduate medical education, associate professor of Medicine, and director, Clinical Skills Program and Competency Assessment, discusses the student-run community clinics and the inner city programs that the Miller School of Medicine relies upon both to educate students and to provide services in Miami and beyond.
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009 Press Briefing
Dr. Atul Grover, the AAMC's Chief Advocacy Officer, and Ed Salsberg, director of the association's Center for Workforce Studies, discuss with the press legislation that would raise the cap on the number of Medicare residency positions.
New Loan Repayment Plan Begins July 1, 2009
Income-Based Repayment begins July 1, 2009. Key points of the plan are highlighted as well as identifying the loans that can be paid back under IBR.
2009 Record Match Day Results
Mona Signer, executive director of the the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), discusses the record-breaking 2009 Match, and provides insight into how this year's Match compares to years past.
Read the news release
AAMC's Principles for Reform of U.S. Health Care: A Guide for Policymakers
AAMC Chair-elect Elliot J. Sussman, M.D., president and CEO of Lehigh Valley Hospital, and AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D. discuss the principles.
Download AAMC's Principles for Reform of U.S. Health Care: A Guide for Policymakers (PDF)
Industry Funding of Medical Education
AAMC Chief Scientific Officer David Korn, M.D., discusses the work of an AAMC task force charged with developing principles, recommendations, and guidelines to help medical schools and teaching hospitals manage their industry relationships.
Autism: What Do We Know? What Do We Need?
Thomas R. Insel, M.D., of the National Institute of Mental Health, and Joseph Piven, M.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, discuss autism research in this Fulfilling the Promise Capitol Hill briefing. |
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AspiringDocs.org: Meet the Experts Series
Join AspiringDocs.org and the AAMC for conversations about diversity in medical
education with leading experts in the field. You can subscribe to AspiringDocs.org
podcasts for free at the iTunes store.
The Typical Day of a Family Physician
Lee Anna Muzquiz, M.D., a member of the Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation in Montana, discusses her experiences as a family medicine physician and the importance of clinical research to the Native American community.
The Importance of Cultural Competence in Medical Practice
David Acosta, M.D., associate dean of multicultural affairs at the University of Washington School of Medicine, discusses the significance of cultural competence, his role as a medical educator, and his practice in family medicine.
Why are M.D.s needed to work in public policy and advocacy, as well as in medical education?
Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D., AAMC's chief advocacy officer, discusses a medical career in public service and as a medical school professor, emphasizing the importance of public policy and advocacy.
How Does a Joint MD/Ph.D. Degree Combine the Best of Science and Medicine?
David Engman, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Northwestern University School of Medicine, and Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Rochester discuss how pursuing a joint M.D./Ph.D. can enable motivated students to follow their passions.
The Road to Medical School
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Unoma Akamaguna, a third-year medical student at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., talks about her reasons for wanting to become a doctor and how the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) played a major role in that decision.
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O'Rese Knight, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Miami, discusses the skills necessary for succeeding in medical school, his reasons for choosing a career in ophthalmology, and his decision to take a year off for research.
What Is the Landscape Like for People with an M.D. Who Choose a Research Career?
David Korn, M.D., AAMC's chief scientific officer, discusses why diversity matters in research and shares why he believes biomedical research is an especially exciting career choice today.
What Are Clinical Career Options and Specialties Available to People with an M.D.?
Jeanette Calli, senior specialist with the AAMC's Careers in Medicine program, discusses not only various specialties physicians might choose, but the different career options someone with a medical degree may explore.
Sunny Gibson, director of the Office of Minority and Cultural Affairs at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, goes into careful detail on how to prepare for and increase your chances of success in applying to and interviewing for medical school:
What's
It Like to Be a Medical Student?
Dominique Arce, a third-year student at Meharry Medical College,
describes her experience getting into medical school, along
with the barriers she encountered, and goes into detail about
what it's like for her to be there.
A Conversation with Charles Terrell
Charles Terrell, Ed. D., Chief Diversity Officer at the AAMC,
speaks on the importance
of having more racially diverse students enter medical school
and eventually become practicing physicians. |
