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AAMC Reporter: April 2008

In the News

At the University of Alabama
School of Medicine's 2008 Match Day ceremony

U.S. Medical School Seniors Enjoy Most Successful Match Day in 30 Years
The 2008 Match was the largest ever with respect to the number of students who matched as well as the number of residency positions.

New Medical Schools Advance Through Accreditation Pipeline
As the sole source for accreditation of educational programs leading to the M.D. degree in the United States, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is at the center of the nation's medical school expansion

Programs Give Residents Ample Outpatient Opportunities
The latest in the Reporter's "GME Innovations" series examines new ways in which residents are trained in the growing field of outpatient care.

Medical Schools Wrestle with Conflict of Interest Policies
Medical schools and major research universities are facing challenges on several fronts as they develop or refine financial conflict of interest policies in research.

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In Every Issue

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.

A Word from the President
"The Gateway To Being A Doctor: Rethinking Premedical Education"

Viewpoint
"Setting the Standards of the Drug Industry"
By Roger L. Williams, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, United States Pharmacopeial Convention

The Back Page
"There's a Buzz in the Air"

The Print Issue

Move Over, WebMD: Medical School Sites Help Guide Patient Health
Students Use Marketing Techniques to Educate Patients
Writing for the Masses
Research InRoads
In Brief

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The AAMC Reporter (ISSN 1544-0540), the association's flagship news publication, covers major programs and initiatives at the AAMC and member institutions, as well as the broader issues that affect the academic medical community. Each month, the AAMC Reporter informs the academic medicine community with articles on conferences and meetings addressing critical issues; enlightens with timely features on topics as diverse as medical student community service, women's health education, and affirmative action; notifies constituents of upcoming AAMC events; and alerts readers to future shifts in the ever-changing medical education and health care environments through analytical articles written by experts in the field. Subscribe now.