Each year, the Association of American Medical Colleges releases its Matriculating Questionnaire, designed to collect and reveal a litany of information about the nation’s medical students, from their ethnicities to study habits to just when they decided to study medicine. Educators and administrators then use this information as benchmarking tools to tweak their educational programs …
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The days of patients being served by a single superstar doctor are long over. Today’s medical practice increasingly is a team effort, with multiple physicians of varying specialties often consulting on treatment options for a single patient. The expertise of nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, social workers and others also may play a role in …
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Last year, the Association of American Medical Colleges announced that the collective medical community expects a shortage of over 130,000 family physicians by the year 2025. Now, a new report further details the potential effects of that shortage and ways that those issues can be minimized. The report, commissioned by the AAMC by the Life Science …
Every industry undergoes technological and procedural advances over the years. Unfortunately, educational programs that prepare students to enter various fields of work don’t always keep up with real-world practice. And there are critics aplenty who say America’s medical schools are among those programs lagging behind in comprehensive, real-world preparation of students. But the times, they are …
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The nation’s approach to medical education is primed for a major transformation, thanks to the American Medical Association’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education Initiative. Launched in 2013 and already proving to have positive effects, the program awarded $1 million grants to each of 11 schools to develop and implement five-year plans for significantly transforming medical …
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Medical student hopefuls who recently took the MCAT likely got a bit of a shock. The Association of American Medical Colleges rolled out a fully restructured test that’s nearly double in length and includes new sections on biochemistry, psychology and sociology. The new exam is scored out of 528 possible points, up from just 45 …
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They say that a picture paints a thousand words. Apparently, some of those words make up medical diagnoses, as students at the Yale School of Medicine are learning. An innovative educational program is taking students to the Yale Center for British Art for a lesson in using visual cues to improve their observation skills and, …
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If you spend much time online, you’ve likely run across the surprising story of Ronald Nelson, the high school senior who recently said “Thanks, but no, thanks” to eight – count ’em EIGHT – Ivy League schools. Nelson was accepted, but turned down offers from Harvard, Yale, Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, Penn, and Cornell, not …
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May is Military Appreciation Month, culminating in the May 25 Memorial Day holiday during which we remember the thousands of Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country while serving in the armed forces. We here at WOLFPACC have the utmost respect for our nation’s military members and veterans. Among the ways we love …
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Many young people choose medical school based almost solely on the perception that they’ll make tons of money after earning their degrees. And often, that perception is right on the money – pun intended. Doctors generally are highly compensated for their work. But depending upon the specialties, you may be surprised at the variance in …
