Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) February 19, 2015 <\/p>\n
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is pleased to announce its inaugural national conference, \"Transition to Residency: Conversations Across the Medical Education Continuum\", taking place October 1-3, 2015 at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, La. This meeting will offer a unique opportunity for medical educators participating in the Main Residency Match to collectively discuss ways to strengthen the transition from medical school to residency and foster the education of vibrant and capable new physicians. <\/p>\n
The transition from medical student to resident physician is an important milestone for young physicians, but it can be fraught with anxiety and pose a challenge for students and medical educators. Until now there has been no forum for medical school staff and residency program directors to collectively discuss common issues, says Mona M. Signer, NRMPs President and CEO. Because the NRMP occupies a distinctive place in the transition from undergraduate to graduate medical education (GME), we are in a unique position to create a bridge between medical schools and training institutions. <\/p>\n
A cadre of nationally-recognized leaders in the field of medical education and healthcare will speak about topics ranging from physician decision-making and student readiness for residency to humanism in medicine. The conference also will address the Institute of Medicine report \"Graduate Medical Education That Meets the Nations Health Needs\" and its implications a year after publication, followed by a point-counterpoint discussion about the availability and funding of GME training slots. <\/p>\n
Breakout sessions and a Town Hall forum will provide valuable opportunities for medical school officials, GME program directors, and hospital executives to collaborate on key topics, identify best practices, and share innovative projects occurring at their schools and institutions. <\/p>\n
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To learn more, visit the NRMP conference website. <\/p>\n
The NRMP Match The Match uses a computerized mathematical algorithm to align the preferences of applicants with the preferences of residency program directors in order to fill training positions available at U.S. teaching hospitals. Research on the NRMP algorithm was a basis for awarding The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 2012. <\/p>\n
About NRMP The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is a private, non-profit organization established in 1952 at the request of medical students to provide an orderly and fair mechanism for matching the preferences of applicants for U.S. residency positions with the preferences of residency program directors. In addition to the annual Main Residency Match for more than 40,000 applicants, the NRMP conducts Fellowship Matches for more than 50 subspecialties through its Specialties Matching Service (SMS). <\/p>\n
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