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.
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Diversity in Medical Education
February 26, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A report from the Association of American Medical Colleges documents an overall trend toward increased diversity among students applying to medical school.
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.
Training Tomorrow’s Physicians: Are We on the Right Track?
December 19, 2012 | Story
A Clinical Scholar argues for a closer look at the impact of reduced duty hours on resident training and patient care.
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.
Med School Enrollment Shows Promise for Easing Physician Shortage
October 26, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
New data from the Association of American Medical Colleges finds a 3.1 percent increase in the number of students applying to medical school in 2012.
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.
SMDEP Alum Pays It Forward with the Tour for Diversity in Medicine
October 10, 2012 | Story
Two young physicians challenge disparities by leading a program that helps underrepresented students become health care professionals.
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.
Mount Sinai Creates Department of Family Medicine to Encourage Primary Care
September 25, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Many elite medical schools — Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Yale, among them — have no departments of family medicine to train students who want to specialize in primary care.