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Medical Education

Medical Education . Hughes Evans, MD, PhD Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education. UASOM aka UAB. Three campuses Birmingham (4 years) 106 students/class Tuscaloosa (MS3 and 4) 35 students/class Huntsville (MS3 and 4) 35 students/class Entering class: 176 89% Alabama residents

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Medical Education

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  1. Medical Education Hughes Evans, MD, PhD Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education

  2. UASOM aka UAB • Three campuses • Birmingham (4 years) 106 students/class • Tuscaloosa (MS3 and 4) 35 students/class • Huntsville (MS3 and 4) 35 students/class • Entering class: 176 • 89% Alabama residents • Tuition: approximately $15K/y • Fees: $4378 annually

  3. Graduate Medical Education • Assistant Dean: Gustavo Heudebert, MD • 75 medical and 3 dental ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs • Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, Selma • 839 residents • 202 new residents/y • 48 new subspecialty fellows/y • 53 affiliated institutions • Oversight: Dean’s Council on GME

  4. Continuing Medical Education • Assistant Dean for CME: Monika Safford • Certifies live and online CME programs • Research projects • Maintains AL and MS Practice-Based Networks • Over 700 physicians involved • Creates state-of-the-art, web-based CME content

  5. Undergraduate Medical Education • Associate Dean for UME: Craig Hoesley MD • Office of UME • Assistant Dean for Diversity: Anjanetta Foster MD • Associate Dean for Students: Laura Kezar MD • Assistant Dean for Students: Waid Shelton MD • Assistant Dean for Admissions: Nathan Smith MD • Medical Student Services • Career counseling • Student life and • Records • Admissions • Financial aid and scholarships

  6. Admissions Programs • Early Decision Admissions Program • Regular Admissions Program • Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PHD) • Doctor of Medicine and Masters of Public Health (MD/MPH) • Rural Medical Admissions Programs • Rural Medical Scholars Program (Tuscaloosa/University of Alabama) • Rural Medicine Program (Huntsville/Auburn) • Early Medical School Admissions Program (EMSAP)

  7. Admissions Process • Regimented Application Review and Interview Process • Priority to Alabama Residents • Meet the Missions of the School of Medicine • Diversity • Academic Excellence • Research/Academic Medicine • Underserved Patient Populations • Average student: GPA 3.77, MCAT 30

  8. Medical School Admissions Committees • Admissions Committees are faculty committees • More than 60 faculty members • Admissions Executive Committee (AEC) • Admissions Selection Committee (ASC) • Admissions Interview Committee (AIC) • Admissions Research Interview Committee (ARIC)

  9. AIC Membership • Three year appointments • Commitment each year: • Full day of orientation and training • Interview 5-6 days (once per month)8 a.m. until ~ 3 p.m. • Interviews are held on Thursdaysmid-September thru mid-March • Typical needs • Women, Active Researchers, Cultural and Ethnic Diversity

  10. Admissions Research Recruitment Committee (ARIC) • Conducts “recruitment” interviews with applicants targeted for research and academic medicine careers • Assess applicants’ interest and aptitude for research/academic careers • Interviews held Thursday mornings (9 am- 11:30 am) from mid-September until mid-March

  11. Medical Student Services • UAB Learning Communities • Steve Smith PhD, Director of Student Life • Assigns faculty mentors to a group of students • Meet several times a year • Goals are varied • Career advice • Medical school survival skills • Balancing medicine and personal life • Academic counseling and tutoring

  12. Guiding Principles of the Curriculum • Student centered, active learning • Problem solving skills • Learning facilitated through clinical context • Integration of modules with interdepartmental approach • Appreciation of evidence as the basis for medical decision making • Appreciation of investigation as a component of medical practice and learning • Integration of important themes • Evaluation methods appropriate to assess goals and objectives

  13. MS1

  14. MS2

  15. MS3

  16. MS4

  17. Themes • Medical humanities and ethics • Cultural diversity and health disparities • Special Populations: • Women’s health • Palliative care and geriatrics • Rural Medicine • Evidence based medicine and health informatics • Nutrition • Clinical Skills

  18. Scholarly Activity Phase • Scholarship is defined broadly • 8-12 weeks • Required for graduation • Appropriately mentored and supervised • Defined final product for each experience • Review and oversight by a faculty panel

  19. How Can You Become Involved? • Medical Education • Introduction to Clinical Medicine: Stan Massie MD • Lectures and Small Group Leaders • Attending Physicians • Scholarly Activity Mentor • Course Director for Electives, Special Topics • Student Services • Learning Communities • Admissions • Professionalism, Global Health, others

  20. Contact me • Hughes Evans: hevans@uab.edu

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