October 6, 2008
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Program Result
The Gold Humanism Honor Society honors senior medical students, residents, role-model physician teachers and others recognized for "demonstrated excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service," as noted on its Web site.
March 1, 2003
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Program Result
National Medical Fellowships (NMF) expanded its scholarship support for minority medical students from approximately 300 students in 1990-1991 to 2,528 from 1991-1996.
June 1, 2001
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Program Result
Spectrum Unlimited of New Orleans, La., published an expanded distribution of a 1996-97 special edition of the Journal for Minority Medical Students called "Keepsake: A Guide for Minority Premed Students," to 3,000 premedical minority students.
July 31, 2008
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Program Result
From 2000 to 2003, Parent to Parent of Vermont increased its capacity to serve its clients and expanded its education program for medical students and residents.
August 1, 1998
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Program Result
The Jefferson Medical College and seven other Pennsylvania medical schools explored the feasibility of developing the Pennsylvania Tracking System, a uniform statewide system to track the educational and career choices of graduate medical students and residents.
July 15, 2010
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Journal Article
Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Wikipedia and blogs have brought new hazards to medical professionalism as providers, including medical students and residents, post inappropriate content online. Online activity may be viewed as a proxy for common sense and trustworthiness.
December 1, 2006
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Program Result
The American Medical Student Association conducted a survey of medical students that revealed that a majority believe that the U.S. health care system treats people unfairly.
May 1, 2005
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Program Result
In 2003, researchers at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, produced a video CD about the portrayal of physicians on prime-time television for distribution to medical students.
April 1, 2004
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Program Result
From 1998 to 2002, project staff at the National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, and expert consultants worked to strengthen the end-of-life care content in the medical licensing exams physicians must pass to practice medicine.
January 1, 2003
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Program Result
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions/Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, implemented and evaluated a curriculum it had developed for population/community-oriented primary care.