Physician Workforce Policy Recommendations Address Doctor Shortage
An update to the AAMC's physican workforce policy calls for the number of federally supported graduate medical education training positions to increase by at least 4,000 positions a year, with 2,000 of these new positions targeted to primary care and other generalist disciplines.
Academic Medicine and the 2012 Election
The AAMC has launched a new online resource to emphasize why voting counts for medical education in the 2012 presidential election, and to encourage voters to get involved in the political process.
Beyond Hospital Walls: Teaching Students About Social Determinants of Health
Faculty at medical schools and teaching hospital are integrating the social determinants of health into the curricula, teaching students how factors such as environment and poverty affect health.
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