AAMCNews: As climate change fuels more extreme weather, clinics for the underinsured are at the frontlines of the health care response
Harvard researchers have collaborated to create evidence-based resources to help frontline clinics prepare for extreme weather.
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VaccineVoices: Inside efforts to provide health care to youth who are unhoused
Hospitals are partnering with community organizations and local health and housing agencies to meet the medical needs of teenagers.
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Commentary: How academic medicine can take action to address climate change
A new commentary explores how the mission of academic medicine to improve the health of people and communities is inherently aligned with climate action. Published in Academic Medicine, the commentary is co-authored by William Mallon, EdD, AAMC senior director of strategy and innovation development; Deborah Deas, MD, MPH, vice chancellor for health sciences and the Mark and Pam Rubin Dean at the University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine; and Michael Good, MD, CEO and senior vice president for health sciences at University of Utah Health. The authors call on faculty, staff, learners, and leaders at medical schools and academic health centers to weave climate solutions into education, patient care, research, community collaborations, operations, and supply chain and facility management; integrate climate actions into strategic thinking, planning, and doing; address health inequities and climate injustice; and leverage their trusted voices to press for climate action and climate justice in the health sector and in society.
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New article reveals agreement across Gen Z on social issues that affect health
An article published in the American Journal of Public Health and authored by AAMC staff looks at data from the AAMC Center for Health Justice’s December 2022 nationally representative poll of Generation Z adults. The analysis found that despite a diversity of political identification, there was broad agreement about the importance of health care, economic, and housing policy to improve the health of communities. Engaging these young people will be key to mobilizing and developing the next generation to be the health equity leaders of tomorrow.
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Academic Medicine publishes new collection on artificial intelligence
Recent advances in artificial intelligence tools have been making headlines as these tools become more accessible, and Academic Medicine has published a new collection of free articles on this evolving topic. The resources are intended to support the academic medicine community in better understanding how to handle the use of these tools, including natural language processing and machine learning models, in everything from the admissions process to conducting and publishing research.
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Request for feedback on updated AAMC quality improvement/patient safety competencies
The AAMC is soliciting feedback on the revised Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Competencies Across the Learning Continuum, which were originally developed in 2019. Please submit feedback to QIPS@aamc.org by Sept. 15.
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New AAMC medical school, residency interview preparation guides now available
The AAMC has published two comprehensive interview preparation guides designed to help medical school and residency applicants in navigating the interview process with confidence.
The application processes for medical school and residency can be both exhilarating and challenging, and these resources are intended to provide the necessary support to ensure a smooth journey towards medical school and residency.
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Reminder: Complete survey on AAMC/Vizient patient portal messages
The AAMC and Vizient are collaborating to better understand and describe variations across organizations regarding patient-initiated portal communication. Through a survey, we hope to understand the different ways that health systems are responding to asynchronous patient-initiated portal communication and the usage of e-visits and its impact on the Quintuple Aim (equity, quality, patient experience, care team experience, and cost). AAMC constituents are invited to complete this survey, which is open until Aug. 25. Please forward the link to leaders at your organization who make operational decisions about patient portal messages. Participants will receive deidentified summary results. Please contact Danielle Carder at dcarder@aamc.org with any questions.
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Applications now accepted to present or exhibit at the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation welcomes applicants to be part of the 2024 Gold Humanism Summit: The Person In Front of You, the foundation’s annual conference in Atlanta from Feb. 29-March 2, 2024. This interprofessional event will focus on igniting humanism to create tangible changes to heal the heart of health care. The deadline to submit an abstract for a lecture, panel session, workshop, and/or poster to present at the conference is Sept. 12. The deadline to submit artwork for the art gallery and optional silent auction is Oct. 1. For sponsor or exhibitor inquiries, contact Pia Pyne Miller at pmiller@gold-foundation.org.