Pulse

First Days

School begins on different days and in different ways at the three campuses in Minnesota where you can start a medical education.

Plugging the Pipeline?

Proposed federal cuts could mean fewer pediatric residents—and eventually fewer much-needed pediatric specialists.

Are We Outsourcing Family Medicine?

In the future, U.S. patients will have about a fifty-fifty chance of being cared for by a family physician from abroad—that is, if residency matches continue to shake out like this year’s.

Learning by Serving

Medical students are helping the less fortunate for course credit. And it’s tough to tell who benefits the most.

Book Review

Detached

By Carl Patow, M.D.

Our reluctance to connect with each other affects the health and well-being of individuals and society.

End Notes

The End of the Beginning

By L.T. Nguyen, M.D.

An intern finds confidence during the first week on the job.

 
June 2006 | Table of Contents

Cover Story

New School of Thought

By Amy Snow Landa

The University of Minnesota Medical School is moving away from a four-year curriculum to one where students can take time off to explore a related field or learn about health care in another country.

Face to Face

Overhaulin’

By Kim Kiser

Dean Keith Lindor, M.D., is tearing down the curriculum at Mayo Medical School and rebuilding it to produce graduates who are suited to 21st century practice.

Perspective

Pointers for PowerPointers

By Colin Segovis

A geek’s perspective on how to effectively use PowerPoint in the classroom.

Commentaries

Rethinking the Way We Evaluate Trainees

By L. James Nixon, M.D., and Bradley J. Benson, M.D.

Portfolios afford residents and medical students an opportunity to show what they know and can do.

The Limits and Power of Peer Review

By Dale Hammerschmidt, M.D., and Michael Franklin

The peer review process can protect against scientific fraud, but it isn’t fail-safe. 

Quality Rounds

Caring Words

By Scott D. Smith

The quality movement has focused on clinical measures. Should the next step be rewarding doctors who can prove they care?

Clinical and Health Affairs

Effect of Rising Medical Student Debt on Residency Specialty Selection at the University of Minnesota

By Paul Tonkin

 

Editor's Note

Making Change

 

MMAA Update

Spreading the Word About Meth

 

MMA Viewpoint

Insurance Reform Made Simple

 

MMA News

Massachusetts Adopts Universal Coverage Law
Court Keeps Cigarette Fee, Protects Public Health
Reports Show Cost, Efficacy of Drugs
MMA Lauds Soda Agreement


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