"The increased attention to the lack of family physicians and other primary care physicians needed to meet the nation's growing needs may have had an effect on medical students' choice...
Welcome to the Medical Education Futures Study (MEFS)!
Welcome to our website. The mission of MEFS is to highlight the social mission of medical education during the current period of medical school expansion and potential major health care reform. The website serves as a vehicle of information and data dissemination for the community of students, educators, practitioners, researchers, policy analysts, policy makers and press. Special thanks to the Macy Foundation, whose generous support made this project possible and the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services which provides us with rich intellectual resources and a home base.
Featured Publications
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AAFP News NowJanuary 5, 2012
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New England Journal of MedicineDecember 28, 2011"Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are the bicycles of modern health system reform, attracting considerable attention as promising vehicles for achieving better care, better population...Tags: Health Centers
In Legislation/On the Hill
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GME InitiativeDecember 2011
"The Graduate Medical Education (GME) Initiative is a voluntary, collaborative “grassroots” endeavor of individuals representing health care consumers and leaders in Family Medicine Residency...
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Center for Medicare and Medicaid InnovationOctober 2011
"The Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative is a new CMS-led, multi-payer initiative fostering collaboration between public and private health care payers to strengthen primary care for all...
Tags: Health Care Reform
Homepage News
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The TennesseanDecember 28, 2011
"The Meharry Youth Wellness Center, which received $417,000 in startup funding, began offering preventive services to teens in the fall and will open its doctor-staffed clinic in January....
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American Medical NewsDecember 26, 2011
"Longitudinal integrated clerkships have been around for decades. A small but growing number of medical schools are turning to them to promote patient-centered care."
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Chicago Sun-TimesDecember 16, 2011
"Since 2004, the number of Hispanic applicants to American medical schools has increased 22.9 percent, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. There was a nearly 6...
