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Covid-19 has shown us why it is important that medical education promotes innovation
Jan 14, 2021
An opinion piece from the BMJ regarding the importance of innovation within medical education in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Feeding future doctors: Universities work to alleviate food insecurity among medical students
Jan 14, 2021
An article from AAMC on the growing trend of food insecurity amongst medical students in the USA and the steps taken by universities to provide aid
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Medical education in India: more reforms are needed
Jan 06, 2021
An opinion piece from Express Healthcare by Dr Sridhar Rao, President, National M.Sc Medical Teachers’ Association (NMMTA) and Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Govt Medical College, Uttar Pradesh, arguing for the need for further reforms in medical education in India
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How Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is evolving med ed
Jan 05, 2021
An article from American Medical Association's effort to highlight institutions in the USA and their impact on medical education as a whole
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Denis O’Leary Medical Education Award 2021
Jan 04, 2021
The Oxford Centre for Medical Education (OxCME) is announcing the launch of the Denis O’Leary Medical Education Award 2021.
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Medical education reforms meet challenge of coronavirus
Dec 19, 2020
News article from C Wenjun reporting on the Oriental Medical Education Forum.
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AMA medical education experts discuss the Fauci effect
Dec 15, 2020
In their COVID-19 update, Drs. Lomis and Andrews discuss the emerging phenomena known as the “Fauci effect” as well as medical education-related trends, changes and lessons learned in 2020, during the pandemic, and what's to come in 2021.
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Positive pandemic workplace improvements not shared by BAME doctors – survey
Nov 27, 2020
News article reporting on a key finding from the annual GMCs 'The State of Medical Education and Practice' survey recently out.
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