(from Anita M. Navarro, AAMC)
In January 2012, the AAMC and 110 medical schools announced their participation in the Joining Forces initiative, a White House program for improving the lives of military service members, veterans and their families. Each of the 110 participating schools pledged several commitments, including participating in a survey to understand their educational efforts related to the initiative.
We are grateful for the 104 schools that completed the survey. The recently completed report is now available: https://members.aamc.org/eweb/upload/ServingThoseWhoServeAmerica.pdf
We found that many schools provide training to medical students and residents; many of these programs are described in the report. I hope that you will take a few minutes to review the report.
Based on these survey results, the AAMC is initiating new activities to support and enhance our institutions’ work in this area. Specifically, we have begun new collaborations with key experts to identify best practices that will focus on diagnosing and treating PTSD and TBI and new ways to work with family members dealing with these tragic illnesses. The AAMC is planning a week-long effort called Joining Forces Wellness Week (JFWW) to coincide with Veterans Day that includes a Patient Simulation Day, a webinar series and other educational activities.
We want to make you aware of the release of this report and encourage you to share it with individual students at your school who are currently in the military and/or with the student organization for military students if your school has one.
Sincerely,
Anita M. Navarro, M.Ed.
Research Analyst, Careers in Medicine
Association of American Medical Colleges
In January 2012, the AAMC and 110 medical schools announced their participation in the Joining Forces initiative, a White House program for improving the lives of military service members, veterans and their families. Each of the 110 participating schools pledged several commitments, including participating in a survey to understand their educational efforts related to the initiative.
We are grateful for the 104 schools that completed the survey. The recently completed report is now available: https://members.aamc.org/eweb/upload/ServingThoseWhoServeAmerica.pdf
We found that many schools provide training to medical students and residents; many of these programs are described in the report. I hope that you will take a few minutes to review the report.
Based on these survey results, the AAMC is initiating new activities to support and enhance our institutions’ work in this area. Specifically, we have begun new collaborations with key experts to identify best practices that will focus on diagnosing and treating PTSD and TBI and new ways to work with family members dealing with these tragic illnesses. The AAMC is planning a week-long effort called Joining Forces Wellness Week (JFWW) to coincide with Veterans Day that includes a Patient Simulation Day, a webinar series and other educational activities.
We want to make you aware of the release of this report and encourage you to share it with individual students at your school who are currently in the military and/or with the student organization for military students if your school has one.
Sincerely,
Anita M. Navarro, M.Ed.
Research Analyst, Careers in Medicine
Association of American Medical Colleges