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AAMC Reporter: July 2008

In the News

Report Pushes for Ban on Industry Gifts
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.

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 widely available in time to screen the 2010 entering class.

Residencies Revolve Around Rural Care
The latest in the Reporter's "GME Innovations" article series highlights residency programs that address the special challenges of practicing in a rural location.

Medical student Dan Lincoln at the 2004 Athens games

Olympic Hopefuls Reflect on the Upcoming Games
Among those striving for a ticket to Beijing, there are a few who have the iron will necessary to balance elite athleticism with a career in medicine.

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In Every Issue

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.

A Word from the President
"Our New Governance: Aligning the Whole, the Sum, and the Parts"

Viewpoint
"Balancing the Scales In Obesity Prevention and Treatment"
By Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
17th Surgeon General of the United States, Health and Wellness Chairperson for the STOP Obesity Alliance Steering Committee

Howard Houghton, M.D. (center) hiking with friends

The Back Page
No Mountain High Enough

The Print Issue

Prescott Named Chief Academic Officer
Interprofessional Education: There's No "I" in Team Health Care
Working Inside the Box
A Reflection on Residency
Research InRoads
In Brief

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The AAMC Reporter (ISSN 1544-0540), the association's flagship news publication, covers major programs and initiatives at the AAMC and member institutions, as well as the broader issues that affect the academic medical community. Each month, the AAMC Reporter informs the academic medicine community with articles on conferences and meetings addressing critical issues; enlightens with timely features on topics as diverse as medical student community service, women's health education, and affirmative action; notifies constituents of upcoming AAMC events; and alerts readers to future shifts in the ever-changing medical education and health care environments through analytical articles written by experts in the field. Subscribe now.