Medical Education News
AMA Foundation Honors Miller School Student With National Leadership Award
February 19, 2013
Third-year medical student Laura Stone is one of only 20 recipients of the American Medical Association Foundation’s 2013 Leadership Award. The national award recognizes exceptional medical professionals — medical students, residents, fellows and early career physicians — who positively influence healthcare beyond the practice of medicine.
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Resident Scholarly Activity Program Publishes First Paper Outlining Scholarly Success
February 12, 2013
Members of the Miller School’s Resident Scholarly Activity Program (RSAP) have published their first paper, which appeared in February’s AAIM Perspectives, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine’s section of the American Journal of Medicine.
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Miller School of Medicine Unveils Innovative Medical Education Program
January 08, 2013
The Miller School of Medicine is in the process of developing a new medical education strategy with an innovative approach to training future physicians. “We are adopting an interactive self-directed learning model to augment the traditional lecture,” said Laurence B. Gardner, M.D., executive dean for education and policy.
Read more and watch a video of Dr. Gardner describing the medical education program »
UM SNMA Chapter Tackles Health Disparities and Community Health at Annual Conference
January 02, 2013
er the theme “Melting Pot of Modern Medicine: Exploring Cultural and Sociopolitical Barriers Within the Practice of Medicine,” the University of Miami chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) hosted its Region IV Regional Medical Education Conference in November, bringing together more than 150 medical and pre-medical students from across the United States and the Caribbean.
Read more about the SNMA Regional Conference »