AAMC Commends Congress for Overriding Medicare Veto
The AAMC has commended Congress for voting to override President Bush's veto of legislation that averts major reductions in Medicare physician payments. (July 17, 2008)

AAMC Expands Criminal Background Check Testing
The AAMC recently expanded the testing phase of its criminal background check system for medical school applicants, with the goal of making the system available to all medical schools in time to screen the 2010 entering class. An extra year of testing will provide more complete insight into how the medical school application and background check systems will operate together. (July 11, 2008)

AAMC Calls for Strict Limits on Industry Support of Medical Education
A new AAMC report urges medical schools and teaching hospitals to adopt policies that prohibit drug industry gifts and services to physicians, faculty, residents, and students, and to curtail the involvement of industry in continuing medical education activities. (June 19, 2008)

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Contemporary Issues in Medicine: Oral Health Education for Medical and Dental Students
An expert panel of physician and dental educators identify requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to the recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and referral for oral health appropriate for medical students related to clinical dentistry and that of clinical medicine for dental students.

Contemporary Issues in Medicine: Education in Safe and Effective Prescribing Practices
In this free report, an expert panel makes recommendations as to what medical students must learn to become knowledgeable, safe, and effective prescribers of medications.

AAMC Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems
This report provides an overview of the characteristics that uniquely distinguish teaching hospitals from other teaching and nonteaching hospitals.

AAMC Reporter
In the July issue: A newly approved AAMC report calls on academic medical centers to prohibit or restrict physicians and trainees from accepting travel funds, free food, and other gifts and services from drug and medical device companies.

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Academic Medicine
In the August issue, three articles are free to non-subscribers: "Transforming Health Care Through Prospective Medicine: A Broader Perspective is Needed," "Transforming Health Care Through Prospective Medicine: The First Step," and "Perspective: Prospective Health Care and the Role of Academic Medicine: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way."