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Dermatology Advisor: How Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Medical Education?
Mar 22, 2019
According to an article published in the AMA Journal of Ethics, recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology should result in an overhaul of medical school curricula to incorporate the effective use of AI, communication, and empathy.
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Why Successful Innovations Fail: The Primary Care Curriculum at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Mar 18, 2019
Steward Mennin publishes a blog article via the Human Systems Dynamics Institute. Using adaptive action and pattern logic lenses, he explores successes and failures he has experienced when trying to innovate primary care curriculum.
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AMA: Medical students as change agents? How these six are doing it
Mar 06, 2019
Recently, the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium announced the winners of its Health Systems Science Student Impact Competition. The six winning students were recognized for implementing projects that created positive changes within health systems.
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McGill: Call for Nominations – Postgraduate Medical Education Accreditation Committee – Deadline March 22
Mar 06, 2019
McGill: The PGME Accreditation Committee is seeking 6 representative members, as described below. This committee is mandated to oversee the ongoing process of accreditation, as part of PGME’s approach to continuous quality improvement.
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3D Printing Helps Complex Surgery And Medical Education at UC Davis Health
Mar 04, 2019
News report on how 3D printed objects are supporting medical and surgical education at the University of California.
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Novel wellness curriculum implemented for undergraduate medical students
Mar 01, 2019
News article about McGill's four-year Longitudinal Wellness Curriculum that has now been integrated into the medical curriculum.
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Medical students wanted: Only the ethical need apply
Feb 28, 2019
Article from Boston Globe reporting on how the CASPer (Computer Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics) is used in selection to some medical schools.
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First responder and nurse inter-professional simulation
Feb 27, 2019
The AMEE Simulation Committee provide a report on first responder and nurse inter-professional simulation.
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