UCSF and UC Davis medical schools selected for professional development program The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Fresno Medical Education Program and the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine and School of Nursing have been selected to participate in a three-year, grant-funded program that seeks to help faculty teams better prepare medical students and allied professionals to work together in patient-centered medical homes. The two schools are among nine nationwide institutions to participate in the Professionals Accelerating Clinical and Educational Redesign (PACER) program. “The (PACER) program will enhance our knowledge and skills to provide and teach interprofessional, team-based, comprehensive ... January 25, 2016 General Medical Homes, Medical School, Allied Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
AMA expands initiative to transform medical education The American Medical Association (AMA) announced that it will seek to triple the number of medical schools participating in its Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium, launched in 2013 to reshape medical education in the United States. AMA will provide $1.5 million over the next three years to fund up to 20 additional projects that support a significant redesign of undergraduate medical education. Interested medical schools must submit their proposals by September 16, 2015. The goal of the initiative is to work toward a significant redesign of undergraduate medical education ... August 3, 2015 General Medical School, Medical Students, American Medical Association 0 0 Comment Read More »
Local Group Announces Plans for a New Non-Profit Medical School A local group led by Dr. Dev GnanaDev, a longtime surgeon and nationally recognized leader in health care, announced Monday it has formulated a plan to develop a privately-funded, non-profit medical school in Colton, Southern California. The allopathic (M.D.) school, known as California University of Science and Medicine (Cal Med), College of Medicine, seeks to receive accreditation from the Licensing Committee on Medical Education in time to welcome its first class in 2016. “This is an exciting and much-needed opportunity for medical students in the Inland Empire and California,” ... April 16, 2014 General Cal Med, California University of Science and Medicine, Medical School 0 0 Comment Read More »
