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September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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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?
Description of a Research-Based Health Activism Curriculum for Medical Students
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Efforts should build on expanding and spreading health activism curricula.
Online Professionalism and the Mirror of Social Media
July 15, 2010 | Journal Article
Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Wikipedia and blogs have brought new hazards to medical professionalism as providers, including medical students and residents, post inappropriate content online. Online activity may be viewed as a proxy for common sense and trustworthiness.
Health of the Public Funding Helps University of Pennsylvania Focus on Population-Based Medicine, Maternal Health
September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, established a collaborative educational program with an infant mortality program and introduced medical and nursing students to population-based medicine through a focus on maternal and infant health.
University of Tennessee Uses Health of the Public Funding to Provide Health Education to Rural Youth, Encourage Medical Careers
September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The University of Tennessee, Memphis, provided health education to rural young people while exposing health professional students to rural communities and principles of population-based medicine.