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AAMC Reporter: September 2009

In the News

More Than Just Insurance, Reform Forges Ahead
Various incarnations of reform legislation could markedly affect medical schools, teaching hospitals, and physicians, but are not currently on the national radar.

New AAMC Groups Will Focus on Diversity
Two new AAMC professional groups and a new committee have been created to help support diversity across academic medicine.

Keeping the Faith: Religious Traditions Are Key at Some Medical Schools
Religion has always played an active role in higher education. While academic medicine does not generally have a deeply rooted religious foundation, the fingerprints of spirituality still linger in many institutions today.

Overview: Comparative Effectiveness and Health Care Reform
The latest in the Reporter's running feature series examines the opportunities, the challenges, and the controversy surrounding this emerging branch of biomedical research.

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In Every Issue

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

A Word from the President
Can Medical Education 'Fix' the Health Care System?

Viewpoint
Community Partnerships a Beacon in Dark Economic Times
By Deborah C. German, M.D., dean, University of Central Florida College of Medicine

The Back Page
Examining the Ancients

The Print Issue

Over a Year Later, Ike Still Tossing UTMB Residents for a Loop
Four New Medical Schools Welcome Charter Classes
Research Campaign Sends Message of Hope
Research InRoads

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About the Reporter:
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.