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Teaching Hospitals: Vital For Tomorrow’s Health Care
Teaching hospitals train future health care professionals, conduct medical research and fulfill a distinct and vital role in delivering patient care. While many hospitals offer comprehensive care, our nation’s 1,041 teaching hospitals also deliver sophisticated diagnostic and treatment services
Factsheet: The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017
Background
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 imposed caps on the number of residents for which each teaching hospital is eligible to receive Medicare direct graduate medical education (DGME
ABMS announces plan to implement continuing certification changes
The American Board of Medical Specialties Board of Directors yesterday announced its plan to implement recommendations to improve the continuing certification process.
Senate passes Defense-Labor-HHS funding package
The Senate today voted 93-7 to pass legislation that would provide $178.1 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2019 and extend current funding levels for other federal programs until Dec. 7.
Kaiser Permanente medical school to offer first students free tuition
The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine will waive all tuition for the full four years of school for its first five classes.
Community health becoming part of medical school curriculum
Also in this roundup of health care news: experts share insights on managing the diabetes epidemic; and foreign-born physicians make up a significant — and humanitarian — presence in health care.
Employers finding new ways to reduce high deductibles
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: a Chicago suburb leads the nation in eliminating veteran homelessness, and medical schools crawl toward more enrollment diversity.
Grant program aims to transform residency training
The American Medical Association plans to award $15 million in grants over five years to graduate medical education sponsors, medical schools, health systems and specialty societies that partner to better align residency training with the evolving needs of patients, communities and the health care system.
New resources on improving the clinical learning environment
The National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment has released two new resources.
AHA expresses support for bill adding 15,000 Medicare-funded residency slots
The AHA today expressed support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, legislation that would add 15,000 Medicare-funded residency positions over five years to alleviate physician shortages that threaten patients' access to care.