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Bush Budget Means Uphill Battle for Academic Medicine
Following the Feb. 6 release of
the Bush administration's proposed 2007 federal budget, the academic medical community voices concern about likely cuts for health care and medical research.
Executive Council Considers Workforce Policy Changes
The AAMC Executive Council is considering revisions to the association's workforce policy, including changing its recommended enrollment increase for LCME-accredited schools from 15 percent to 30 percent by 2015.
New Orleans Institutions Face Post-Katrina Challenges
Six months after Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans academic medical community faces challenges, including heavy monetary losses, relocation and displaced students.
MCAT Scores Predict Medical School Success
Medical College Admission Test scores can predict student success during clinical rotations in the third year of medical school and during the basic science curricula of the first two years, an AAMC study found.
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Patient Empowerment Key to Substance-Abuse Treatment
Substance-abuse experts are moving toward a non-judgmental approach aimed at empowering and encouraging patients to make changes in their behavior.
AAMC Survey of CMOs Identifies Challenges
In a recent AAMC survey, chief medical officers identified financial concerns, clinical quality and safety, and personnel matters as their greatest challenges.
Patently Unenforcable? U.S. Supreme Court to Hear LabCorp v. Metabolite
In Laboratory Corp. of America v. Metabolite Laboratories, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider which kinds of knowledge and mental processes are patentable. |
