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How COVID-19 could disrupt clinical rotations for med school students
Mar 13, 2020
Interview with John Prescott, chief academic officer at the Association of American Medical Colleges, the organisation that coordinates medical student placements in the US.
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TASME Mentorship Prize 2020
Mar 04, 2020
This award will provide resources for an early career health professions educator to develop a mentorship relationship that will support their development as an educator.
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Teaching Innovation & Excellence (TIE) Prize 2020
Mar 04, 2020
This prize recognises talent and ingenuity displayed by those embarking on a career in medical education.
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Teaming basic scientists with clinicians may improve medical education retention
Mar 04, 2020
News article about teaming up science educators and medical educators to help integrate and mesh teaching in the sciences to the applied use of the sciences in clinical scenarios.
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7 Technological Trends Shaping the Face of Medicine and Medical Education
Mar 04, 2020
News article looking at the top technical trends that are likely to impact medicine and medical education in the future.
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Derry medical school aims to ‘future proof’ care provision
Feb 21, 2020
News article on Derry's new medical school in Northern Ireland that is due to open next year.
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The number of new doctors continuing their NHS training has plummeted – burnout may be to blame
Feb 17, 2020
News article from The Conversation looking at the rates of completion and continuation in medical training and exploring the possible reasons behind this.
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BAME trainee doctors in 'climate of fear' over racism
Feb 14, 2020
Article from the Guardian on the disparity between the level of racist incidents reported by BAME students to the BMA and the tiny number of formal complaints recorded by medical schools.
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