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The future of suicide and depression prevention
Nov 18, 2019
Article written by a third-year medical student in Poland about the support provided by medical educators to learners to try and reduce the impact of mental ill-health and prevent suicide.
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Medical Education In The #MeToo Era: 'No Option But To Stay Silent'?
Nov 15, 2019
An interesting reflective piece about when and how to show care towards learners and navigating healthy learning relationships.
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Aberdeen medical students to get ‘real life’ experience to help tackle GP crisis
Nov 13, 2019
Dr John McKeown, head of general practice and community medical education at the University of Aberdeen, shares news of a new initiative where first-year medical students get exposure to the workings of 'real-life' primary care in a bid to make clear the benefits of a career as a GP.
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AMA: Fade to black: Why AAMC scrapped the standardized video interview
Nov 12, 2019
Citing a lack of interest among applicants and program directors, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced that a video interview program it had been piloting for emergency medicine residency programs would not continue past the 2020 application cycle.
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UCLan: Calling healthcare educators, especially in LMICs
Nov 08, 2019
UCLan are seeking participants who have experience of collaborative healthcare education projects between LMICs and HICs.
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We are three academics from three nations sharing ideas to transform Indigenous health
Nov 07, 2019
From the Guardian. Reflections on the importance of continued long term collaborations and how it can improve medical education.
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Interview: Abraham Verghese on transforming medical education
Nov 04, 2019
Interview from UCL News with Professor Verghese who says drastic changes are needed in medical education to keep up with transformation in other areas of medicine.
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in-Training: Continuing Medical Education on Trans Health: US Trans Health
Oct 30, 2019
A second year medical student from University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Columbia provides an opinion piece on the need for improved CME in regards to Trans health in the United States.
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