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How M2s can help drive changes to community health
There’s a timeless rule in real estate: Location, location, location. Maybe not surprisingly, public health has an analogue: Community, community, community, which is an emphasis of some medical education. Following are highlights from “Community Health in Action: The A.T. Still University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona,” Chapter 10 of Value-Added Roles for Medical Students, which explores real-world examples of successful student-led community-oriented primary care projects. Value-Added Roles for Medical Students is part of the AMA MedEd Innovation Series, which provides practical guidance for local implementation of the education innovations tested and refined by the AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium. In addition to presenting case studies, the textbook…
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Drive for good mental health
The team are: Ahsan, Qasim, Amir, and Khuram from Manchester; Atif, Asif, Asim, Aaron and Zehn from Glasgow; and Nafeel from Livingston. Ahsan said: “We’re all car fanatics and thought it would be fun to do a Top Gear style cheap car trip and combine it with raising money for charity. We’re really looking forward to taking in the beautiful roads and scenery of Scotland once again and meeting lots of friendly, generous Scottish people! “The part of the trip I’m most looking forward to is Day 1 in Glasgow when we all see each other’s cars for the very first time. They will be uniquely wrapped and we’ll all…
