Resident & Student Focus

'A national medical school is a bold concept for addressing the health care access problems many Americans face.' -- Russell Robertson, M.D. COGME Chair

COGME Focuses on Access Problems in New Report to HHS, Congress

Concurrent Report Calls for Flexibility in GME

(04/30/2008) -- The United States should establish a national medical school or system of schools that would waive tuition in exchange for graduates' subsequent service in underserved areas. That's one of five recommendations advanced by the Council on Graduate Medical Education, to HHS and Congress on physician workforce issues. More

Match Results Show Resurgence in Family Medicine Interest

Though Helpful, Increase Won't Solve FP Shortage

(03/20/2008) -- Interest in family medicine among U.S. medical students surged in 2008, and evidence of that growth came on March 20 when the National Resident Matching Program, or NRMP, announced the 2008 Match results. More

Study Results

Targeted Med School Programs Could Alleviate Rural Physician Shortage

(03/12/2008) -- U.S. medical schools could significantly increase the number of rural physicians by establishing programs that encourage physicians to practice in rural areas, according to a report in the March issue of Academic Medicine. The study, conducted by researchers in the department of family and community medicine at the Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, found that the nation's medical schools could more than double the number of physicians choosing rural practice annually by creating rural physician programs that would turn out as few as 10 students per class. More

Residency Programs Pinpoint Best Practices for Increasing Immunizations

Immunization Award-winners Use Creative Tactics to Boost Rates

(01/30/2008) -- It's a safe bet to assume that most family physicians encounter barriers to providing childhood immunizations all too often in everyday practice. Overcoming these obstacles demands perseverance and a spirit of innovation, something the winners of the 2007 AAFP Foundation Wyeth Immunization Awards have in plentiful supply. Check out some of the creative solutions these family medicine residency programs developed to increase the number of their young patients who are up-to-date on their vaccinations. More