What Kind of Physician Will You Be?
October 30, 2012 | Issue Brief
This report is part of a new effort to provide medical students with information about the patterns of care provided by teaching hospitals with residency training programs.
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Match Day 2013: Good News for Primary Care
March 20, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
More U.S. medical students “matched” to primary care residency positions this year than in 2012, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program.
Breaking Down Barriers to Medical Education
January 8, 2013 | Story
Inspired, in part, by the students he guided as an RWJF program mentor, a physician finds a way to offer open access to MCAT tutoring.
Scholars Behind National Resident Matching Program Algorithm Win Nobel Prize
October 16, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Two men responsible for the National Resident Matching Program algorithm were recognized with the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
Debt Concerns Drive Med Students Away from Primary Care
October 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Feeling financial pressure to pay back student loans, medical students are choosing higher-paying specialties over primary care to secure higher incomes, according to a study.
Beyond the Affordable Care Act: Training the Next Generation of Health Care Providers for the Post-Reform Era
September 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
As students settle back into school and the nation finishes its Labor Day celebration, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Human Capital Blog is asking diverse experts: What is and isn’t working in health professions education today, and what changes are needed to prepare a high-functioning health and health care workforce that can meet the country’s current and emerging needs?
Dual Degrees Becoming More Popular for Med Students
April 24, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
As the health care system moves away from traditional practice models and relies increasingly on medical homes, accountable care organizations and more, prospective physicians see advantages to something else that breaks with traditional: dual degre ...
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) to Include More Than Science
February 22, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) last week announced forthcoming changes to the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Mindful of the changing skillset that practitioners need to meet the demands of the job, the AAMC said that, be ...
New Studies by RWJF Clinical Scholars Examine Child Abuse in United States and Five Other Countries
December 6, 2010 | Story
Twin studies find that parents commonly resort to physical punishment to discipline children and that bias in evaluation for child abuse persists at U.S. children's hospitals.
Are Social Media Threatening Medical Professionalism?
December 6, 2010 | Story
Tweeting, posting personal updates on your wall and blogging about hot-button issues is the new social norm. But medical professionals may need to follow careful guidelines for online conduct to protect patients and their own careers.