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September 5, 2001
JAMA. 2001;286:1109-1110.
Physicians in the United States, Canada, and Mexico
Physicians with current and valid licenses in the United States, Canada, or Mexico who read any 3 of the selected continuing medical education (CME) articles in this issue of JAMA, complete the CME Evaluation Form, and fax it to the number or mail it to the address at the bottom of the CME Evaluation Form are eligible for category 1 CME credit. There is no charge.
The American Medical Association (AMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor CME for physicians. The AMA designates this educational activity for up to 1 hour of category 1 CME credit per JAMA issue toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). Each physician should claim for credit only those hours that were actually spent in this educational activity.
Physicians in Other Countries
Physicians with current and valid licenses in the United States, Mexico, or Canada are eligible for CME credit even if they live or practice in other countries. Physicians licensed in other countries are also welcome to participate in this CME activity. However, the PRA is available only to physicians licensed in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Earning Credit and the CME Evaluation Form
To earn credit, read 3 of the articles listed below that are designated for CME credit carefully and complete the CME Evaluation Form. The CME Evaluation Form must be submitted within 1 month of the issue date. A certificate awarding 1 hour of category 1 CME credit will be faxed or mailed to you; it is then your responsibility to maintain a record of credit received.
One of our goals is to assess continually the educational needs of our readers so we may enhance the educational effectiveness of JAMA. To achieve this goal, we need your help. You must complete the CME Evaluation Form to receive credit.
Statement of Educational Purpose
JAMA is a general medical journal. Its mission and educational purpose is to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health. A flexible curriculum of article topics is developed annually by THE JOURNAL's editorial board and is then supplemented throughout the year with information gained from readers, authors, reviewers, and editors. To accommodate the diversity of practice types within JAMA's readership, the Reader's Choice CME activity allows readers, as adult learners, to determine their own educational needs and to assist the editors in addressing their needs in future issues.
Readers of JAMA should be able to attain the following educational objectives: (1) select and read at least 3 articles in 1 issue to gain new medical information on topics of particular interest to them as physicians, (2) assess the articles' value to them as practicing physicians, and (3) think carefully about how this new information may influence their own practices. The educational objective for each CME article is given after the article title below.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
The following articles in this issue may be read for CME credit:
Preparedness for Clinical Practice: Reports of Graduating Residents at Academic Health Centers (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that residents in academic health centers may feel unprepared for some clinical tasks.
Documenting and Comparing Medical Students' Clinical Experiences (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn about a system for documenting medical students' clerkship experiences.
Critical Factors for Designing Programs to Increase the Supply and Retention of Rural Primary Care Physicians (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that selectively admitting medical students with rural backgrounds may be the most effective way of increasing the supply of rural physicians.
Educational Programs in US Medical Schools, 2000-2001 (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To review the availability of clinical sites and faculty internal and external to US medical schools.
US Graduate Medical Education, 2000-2001 (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To review specialty distributions and work hours of US residency programs.
Results of a Nationwide Veterans Affairs Initiative to Align Graduate Medical Education and Patient Care (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn how the Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded primary care training for its residents.
Teaching the Human Dimensions of Care in Clinical Settings (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand how human dimensions of care can be emphasized in clinical teaching.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Preparedness for Clinical Practice: Reports of Graduating Residents at Academic Health Centers
David Blumenthal, Manjusha Gokhale, Eric G. Campbell, and Joel S. Weissman
JAMA. 2001;286(9):1027-1034.
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Documenting and Comparing Medical Students' Clinical Experiences
Susan L. Rattner, Daniel Z. Louis, Carol Rabinowitz, Jonathan E. Gottlieb, Thomas J. Nasca, Fred W. Markham, Ruth P. Gottlieb, John W. Caruso, J. Lindsey Lane, Jon Veloski, Mohammadreza Hojat, and Joseph S. Gonnella
JAMA. 2001;286(9):1035-1040.
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Critical Factors for Designing Programs to Increase the Supply and Retention of Rural Primary Care Physicians
Howard K. Rabinowitz, James J. Diamond, Fred W. Markham, and Nina P. Paynter
JAMA. 2001;286(9):1041-1048.
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Educational Programs in US Medical Schools, 2000-2001
Barbara Barzansky and Sylvia I. Etzel
JAMA. 2001;286(9):1049-1055.
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US Graduate Medical Education, 2000-2001
Sarah E. Brotherton, Frank A. Simon, and Sylvia I. Etzel
JAMA. 2001;286(9):1056-1060.
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Results of a Nationwide Veterans Affairs Initiative to Align Graduate Medical Education and Patient Care
David P. Stevens, Gloria J. Holland, and Kenneth W. Kizer
JAMA. 2001;286(9):1061-1066.
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Teaching the Human Dimensions of Care in Clinical Settings
William T. Branch, Jr, David Kern, Paul Haidet, Peter Weissmann, Catherine F. Gracey, Gary Mitchell, and Thomas Inui
JAMA. 2001;286(9):1067-1074.
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