http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus.html en-us Copyright 2009 American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091104med-stdnt-empathy.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091104med-stdnt-empathy.html A study published in a recent issue of Academic Medicine found that medical students' feelings of empathy erode sharply during their third year of medical school -- just as they are shifting from largely didactic learning activities toward hands-on patient-care. And although students who eventually choose family medicine and other primary care specialties start higher on the empathy scale and dip less steeply, they, too, become more cynical, said the study. bbein@aafp.org Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:25:00 CST Resident & Student Focus http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091027acgme-jrnl.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091027acgme-jrnl.html The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, or ACGME, has launched the first peer-reviewed journal devoted solely to the education of medical residents and fellows and the settings in which that education occurs. bbein@aafp.org Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:25:00 CDT Resident & Student Focus http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091023clrkshp-curric.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091023clrkshp-curric.html The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, or STFM, has developed the first national Family Medicine Clerkship Curriculum, which describes common conditions family physicians manage and that third-year medical students can master. bbein@aafp.org Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:55:00 CDT Resident & Student Focus http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091026lcme-stdrds.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091026lcme-stdrds.html The Liaison Committee on Medical Education, or LCME, will hold a hearing for public comment on proposed changes to medical education program accreditation standards ED-11 and ED-15 during the annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, or AAMC, Nov. 6-11 in Boston. Interested stakeholders also may comment by mail or e-mail. ann@aafp.org Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:45:00 CDT Resident & Student Focus http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091023aamc-debt.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091023aamc-debt.html Students who are considering a career in medicine, as well as those already facing repayment of their medical school loans, now have a new source for information on applying to medical school and managing their debt in these difficult economic times -- courtesy of the Association of American Medical Colleges, or AAMC. ann@aafp.org Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:05:00 CDT Resident & Student Focus http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091020resid-fatigue.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20091020resid-fatigue.html A Mayo Clinic study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, says that residents who experienced high levels of either fatigue or distress -- or both -- were more likely to report a medical error. The study reinforces the importance of managing residents' sleep needs and maintaining their feelings of well-being to minimize fatigue and maximize patient safety, according to AAFP Board Chair Ted Epperly, M.D., of Boise, Idaho, who also is program director and CEO of Family Medicine Residency of Idaho. bbein@aafp.org Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:30:00 CDT Resident & Student Focus http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090930stdnts-ehr-surv.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090930stdnts-ehr-surv.html Nine out of 10 medical students declare that an electronic health record, or EHR, system will be a key part of their future medical practices. That finding, which is from survey data released by San Mateo, Calif.-based Epocrates Inc., puts students squarely in the same camp as many family physicians, who already have a fully implemented EHR system in their practice or are in the process of implementing one. bbein@aafp.org Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:50:00 CDT Resident & Student Focus http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090909nrmp-aamc-rpt.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090909nrmp-aamc-rpt.html U.S. medical school seniors who successfully matched into family medicine residency programs during the 2009 National Resident Matching Program, or NRMP, main residency Match displayed some common characteristics, says a new report prepared by the NRMP and the Association of American Medical Colleges, or AAMC. ann@aafp.org Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:25:00 CDT Resident & Student Focus http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090909fmig-webinar.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090909fmig-webinar.html Medical students in family medicine interest groups, or FMIGs, and their faculty advisers who are interested in learning more about effective advocacy are invited to register for the AAFP/AAFP Foundation Web-based Educational Forum on Advocacy presented by self-styled advocacy guru Stephanie Vance. ann@aafp.org Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:20:00 CDT Resident & Student Focus http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090902nrmp-report.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090902nrmp-report.html Family medicine faces numerous challenges in the next generation, including public perception of the specialty, how family medicine practices are organized, how the specialty is treated in academia and how FPs are remunerated, according to an article in the September issue of Family Medicine. ann@aafp.org Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:50:00 CDT Resident & Student Focus http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090831dme-pcmh.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090831dme-pcmh.html The Academy's Division of Medical Education and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, or STFM, Group on Predoctoral Education have designed two new online resources for medical students that explain the patient-centered medical home, or PCMH, and its importance to family physicians. ann@aafp.org Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:10:00 CDT Resident & Student Focus http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090522ruralfarmteam.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/resident-student-focus/20090522ruralfarmteam.html The 18,000-member National Rural Health Association, or NRHA, is cultivating its own "farm team" -- a new student constituency group for medical students and other trainees for health careers who would like to practice in rural areas. bbein@aafp.org Fri, 22 May 2009 15:45:00 CDT Resident & Student Focus