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Clinical experiences for medical education in Alaska.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21066927     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Several recent physician workforce reports in Alaska have called for a rapid increase in the number of state-supported medical school positions to between 30 and 50 new students per year, preferably through WWAMI--Alaska's Medical School. Here we compare the number of clinical experiences for undergraduate and graduate medical education in Alaska as compared with other states to determine if they are likely to be limiting factors for expansion. Data were primarily gathered from the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and from Alaska WWAMI. The data demonstrate that: 1) Alaska currently supports far fewer medical student clerkship experiences per capita than other states; 2) Alaska currently supports far fewer medical residents per capita than other states; 3) neither of these is due to an inadequate physician workforce to provide the training, using other states as a standard; and 4) clinical experiences should not be a limiting factor for expansion of medical education in the state.
Authors:
Dennis Paul Valenzeno; Robert A Furilla
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Alaska medicine     Volume:  52     ISSN:  0002-4538     ISO Abbreviation:  Alaska Med     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-11     Completed Date:  2010-12-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370457     Medline TA:  Alaska Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  34-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Alaska Anchorage, AK 99508, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Accreditation
Alaska
Clinical Clerkship* / organization & administration
Education, Medical* / organization & administration,  statistics & numerical data
Education, Medical, Graduate / organization & administration,  statistics & numerical data
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / organization & administration,  statistics & numerical data
Humans
Schools, Medical* / organization & administration,  statistics & numerical data,  trends

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