Health Journalism 2016

The model of medical education that has been used for the past 50 years is ill-adapted to the needs of our health care delivery system. Recent medical graduates report feeling totally unprepared for the challenges they face as they enter practice. To correct this, the American Medical Association launched an initiative in 2013 to provide $1 million to each of 11 medical schools with innovative reform concepts. The AMA recently expanded its program to another 20 medical schools. That growing number means more places where journalists have a local story about training of the next medical leaders.