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Johns Hopkins Physicians to Present a Continuing Medical Education Course at St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine – 7/16/09

A new report, issued by an expert committee convened by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), for the first time defines scientific competencies for future medical school graduates and for undergraduate students who want to pursue a career in medicine.

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AAMC/HHMI Committee Defines Scientific Competencies For Future Physicians

The AP/Houston Chronicle on Tuesday examined how the expansion plans of medical schools at several U.S. universities “are rushing ahead despite the severe economic downturn.” Existing medical schools are “[r]esponding to warnings of a looming doctor shortage” by raising their enrollment rates while new schools are opening or already under development, the AP/Chronicle reports. The number of medical schools approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education this year to train physicians is expected to increase by four to 130, while five other schools that have plans to enroll students in the next two years have submitted accreditation applications

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Medical School Growth, Development Increasing Amid Economic Recession

AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., issued the following statement today on the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s new report, “Revisiting the Medical School Mission at a Time of Expansion”: “Representatives of the AAMC were pleased to be a part of the important dialogue that resulted in this new report on medical schools in the 21st century

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Request for Nominations The deadline for receipt of nominations is May 1, 2009. These awards consist of five scholarships given to outstanding students entering their third year of medical school who have shown leadership in efforts to eliminate inequities in medical education and health care and demonstrated leadership efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of minorities in the United States

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2009 Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships–Honoring Individuals Who Assist Medical Schools Achieve Their Diversity Objectives and Eliminate…

2009 Award for Distinguished Research Request for Nominations The Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences honors outstanding biomedical research related to health and disease. The research recognized should have contributed to the substance of medicine. The AAMC has awarded a prize in this arena, in partnership with various sponsors, since 1947.

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Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences

2009 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J.

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2009 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards–Medical Education

Request for Nominations The Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education is granted annually to an individual for extraordinary contributions to the medical education community. The award was first presented by the Association in 1958 and is the AAMC’s most prestigious honor

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2009 Abraham Flexner Award

Data released recently by the Association of American Medical Colleges, or AAMC, show that first-year enrollment at U.S. medical schools in 2008 totaled more than 18,000 students, the highest enrollment in history. However, although this development might mean the country gets more physicians, it doesn’t necessarily translate into a big boost for family medicine or primary care, says one physician workforce expert.

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2008 Medical School Enrollment Hits All-time High

Medical school enrollment in 2008 increased by 1.6% over last year, resulting in a record-high 17,759 first-year medical students, with the number of Latino students increasing by 10%, according to a study by the Association of American Medical Colleges, Bloomberg reports. The study found that the total number of applicants reached 42,315 and the nearly 32,000 first-time applicants also was a record high

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U.S. Medical School Enrollment Reaches Record High, Officials Remain Concerned About Meeting Demand