- The American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges is on a mission to revitalize medical education, reports an Inside Higher Ed article titled “Medical Education, Steeped in Tradition.” A conference was held to discuss the future of the medical education model, and the strong connection that future has to modern technology, the emerging health care system, and tradition. Many of the educators, students, and practitioners in attendance at the Washington, D.C. three-day conference believe that the “medical community is about due for a new revolution.”
- The Association of American Medical Colleges is not so optimistic about how the new health law will affect the doctor shortage, reports a Medical News Today article. “The group’s Center for Workforce Studies released new estimates that showed shortages would be 50 percent worse in 2015 than forecast.” Reuters reports. A previous projection showed a shortage of 39,600 doctors in 2015; current estimates have increased that estimate closer to 63,000.
- Another Medical News Today article discusses a new partnership between the University of Michigan Medical School and the Peking University Health Science Center. The two schools will establish a joint institute that will focus on pulmonary, cardiovascular, and liver disease research. UM’s Senior Associate Dean for Education and Global Initiatives, Dr. Joseph Kolars, explains, “This is evidence of the University of Michigan Medical School’s intention to have a global impact on the way physicians are trained, and to be leaders in cutting-edge research that can solve the medical problems of our world.”
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