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Julia Bisschops, MD, center, associate professor of medical education at the Florida International University (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine – flanked by second-year medical students, Joseph Carroll and Chloe Joseph – greets a patient at home as part of the Green Foundation NeighborhoodHELP program.
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How interprofessional education became a bedrock of medical training

Medical students increasingly work in multidisciplinary teams, echoing how they’ll practice medicine in the future.

  • Feb. 18, 2026
Woman in her 60's working from home sitting at kitchen table listening to her assistant.
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Programs that pair older-adult mentors with medical students aim to overcome ageism

One in five older adults have experienced ageism in a health care setting. Mentorship programs can help change attitudes about aging, research shows.

  • Feb. 4, 2026
Scientist in laboratory looking into microscope
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HPV cancers are on the rise

Worrisome increases in head and neck cancers, predominantly affecting men, mean more men than women now face an HPV-related cancer diagnosis.

  • Jan. 29, 2026
A female medical professor stands in front of her classroom and laughs at a student as he adds humor to her lecture.
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What makes a good medical school teacher?

Award-winning instructors and their students reflect on building relationships and trust, maintaining standards, and making adjustments.

  • Jan. 28, 2026

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New Focus in Medical Education on Learning to Recognize Causes of Diagnostic Errors

Medical students and residents are learning strategies to prevent diagnostic errors by recognizing flawed clinical reasoning and other factors.

  • Oct. 25, 2016
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Revised Medical Student Performance Evaluation Designed to Ease Transition to Residency

As the Match becomes increasingly competitive, student affairs deans are taking extra precautions to increase their students’ chances of matching.

  • Oct. 25, 2016
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Studying Former Presidents Provides Leadership Lessons for All of Us, Says Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin will be a plenary speaker at Learn Serve Lead 2016: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Saturday, Nov. 12, 8:45–10 a.m.

  • Oct. 25, 2016
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Delivering Grave News with Empathy and Honesty

Educators say medical students and residents require training in the art of communicating difficult news to patients.

  • Oct. 18, 2016
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Explained in 90 Seconds

The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences held an elevator speech contest to encourage students to relay information concisely.

  • Oct. 11, 2016
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Program Provides Alternative Path to Funding for Research Grants

A new public-private program has been established that offers researchers a second chance to find funding for their projects if they don’t receive NIH support.

  • Oct. 11, 2016
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Data from the AAMC Consumer Survey of Health Care Access

Respondents included 5,542 U.S. adults who received medical care in 2015. Data prepared by AAMC Workforce Studies.

  • Oct. 11, 2016
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Say That Again? Teaching Physicians About Plain Language

The majority of Americans do not comprehend information routinely encountered in a health care setting. It’s up to physicians to help them understand.

  • Oct. 11, 2016
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CMS Hospital Star Ratings First Step in Effort to Improve Quality Measures

The Hospital Star Ratings are one part of CMS efforts to make quality data accessible.

  • Oct. 4, 2016
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In the Search for Measures that Matter, Star Ratings Miss the Mark

The flawed methodology behind the new CMS Star Ratings has created a confusing picture of U.S. hospital care that could have serious consequences for patients.

  • Oct. 4, 2016