Providing real-life clinical experiences and context to medical students
is an essential part of today's medical education, and the partnerships
between medical schools and health systems are an integral part of this
approach. Value-Added Roles for Medical Students, the second volume in
the American Medical Association's MedEd Innovation Series, is a
first-of-its-kind, instructor-focused field book that inspires educators
to transform the relationship between medical schools and health systems
with authentic workplace roles for medical students, adding relevance to
medical education and patient care.
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Gives instructors the tools needed to create roles for medical
students in the health system that benefit the student's growth,
empathy, and understanding of patient needs; develop a working
knowledge of the health system itself; and provide true value to both
the health system and patient experience.
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Contains both theoretical and practical material for instructors and
administrators, including guidance on how to implement value-added
roles for medical students in today's institutions.
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Explains how to apply a framework to implement value-added clinical
systems learning roles for students, develop meaningful medical
school-health system partnerships, and train a generation of future
physicians prepared to lead health systems change.
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Provides numerous examples from schools with successful implementation
of value-added medical student roles such as patient navigators,
community-based health care programs involving medical students, and
more.
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Describes real-world strategies for building mutually beneficial
medical school-health system partnerships, including developing a
shared vision and strategy and identifying learning goals and
objectives; empowering broad-based action and overcoming barriers in
implementation; and generating short-term wins in implementation.
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Helps medical school faculty and instructors address gaps in physician
training and prepare new doctors to practice effectively in 21st
century health care systems.
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One of the American Medical Association Change MedEd initiatives and
innovations, written and edited by members of the Accelerating Change
in Medical Education Consortium - a unique, innovative collaborative
that allows for the sharing and dissemination of groundbreaking ideas
and projects.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook
allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the
book on a variety of devices.
