Match Day 2013: Good News for Primary Care
March 20, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
More U.S. medical students “matched” to primary care residency positions this year than in 2012, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program.
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Scholars Behind National Resident Matching Program Algorithm Win Nobel Prize
October 16, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Two men responsible for the National Resident Matching Program algorithm were recognized with the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
Debt Concerns Drive Med Students Away from Primary Care
October 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Feeling financial pressure to pay back student loans, medical students are choosing higher-paying specialties over primary care to secure higher incomes, according to a study.
Beyond the Affordable Care Act: Training the Next Generation of Health Care Providers for the Post-Reform Era
September 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
As students settle back into school and the nation finishes its Labor Day celebration, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Human Capital Blog is asking diverse experts: What is and isn’t working in health professions education today, and what changes are needed to prepare a high-functioning health and health care workforce that can meet the country’s current and emerging needs?
Dual Degrees Becoming More Popular for Med Students
April 24, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
As the health care system moves away from traditional practice models and relies increasingly on medical homes, accountable care organizations and more, prospective physicians see advantages to something else that breaks with traditional: dual degre ...
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) to Include More Than Science
February 22, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) last week announced forthcoming changes to the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Mindful of the changing skillset that practitioners need to meet the demands of the job, the AAMC said that, be ...
Diversity in Medical Education
February 26, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A report from the Association of American Medical Colleges documents an overall trend toward increased diversity among students applying to medical school.
Med School Enrollment Shows Promise for Easing Physician Shortage
October 26, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
New data from the Association of American Medical Colleges finds a 3.1 percent increase in the number of students applying to medical school in 2012.
Mount Sinai Creates Department of Family Medicine to Encourage Primary Care
September 25, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Many elite medical schools — Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Yale, among them — have no departments of family medicine to train students who want to specialize in primary care.
The Pennsylvania Action Coalition Launch: Students Speak Out
June 19, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Question: Can you explain some of the major goals of your organization, what the group dynamic is like, and some of the roles within the group? Lena Gayraud: The main goal of the Penn Nursing Medical Student Alliance (PNMSA) is to foster interdiscip ...