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Schools push lifestyle medicine to boost chronic-disease prevention

The AMA seeks more help for lifestyle medicine across the educational continuum. One medical school pursuing this direction is the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville.

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App offers real-time assessment of trainees’ professional behavior

A new tool at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine seeks to change the way professionalism is assessed in medical education.  

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These med students learn to motivate lifestyle changes

Too many physicians are ill-equipped to help patients to do the hard work of changing harmful health behaviors. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is working to change that.

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Dementia simulation gives med students insight on condition

Simulation that uses sensory tools is helping med students understand the scope and impact of the condition.

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Medical students relish role as innovators in education

Student-driven programs were a key component of innovation at these medical schools.

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Learning to see beyond the patient in the room

The one-on-one approach is no longer sufficient. Population-health management concepts are being integrated into medical education in innovative ways.

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Accreditors target training gaps that contribute to burnout

How accrediting bodies across the continuum can confront challenges and create lifelong learners.

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Naloxone training sessions put students in realistic settings

The opioid crisis has hit Ohio hard. In response, University of Toledo medical faculty developed a program designed to teach students to save lives.

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Resident blogging program enhances learner engagement 

With digital resources re-shaping medical education, a program at Brown turns learners into creators as well as consumers.

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