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American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (160 words) |
 | The American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine's (AACPM) mission is to enhance academic podiatric medicine. |
| The Association serves as a national forum for the exchange of ideas, issues formation and concerns relating to podiatric medical education. |
| The AACPM is a national educational association that serves as a resource to students, residents and practitioners by providing direct access to academic institutions; highlighting opportunities for clerkships and residencies; and linking students to mentors that guide their career development. |
| Education of Medical Students (18919 words) |
| The good news is that many medical educators are implementing curricular changes that are responsive to the latest advances in biomedical science, to the social and policy sciences relevant to medical practice, to the burden of disease, to the organization and financing of health care, and to the changing demography of the American population. |
| Americans recognize that that the emphasis placed on "biomedicine" during that period resulted in a devaluing of the humanistic dimensions of medical care, and they are dissatisfied with the impact this has had on doctors' professional behavior. |
| Medical educators created the hospital clerkship, the mainstay of clinical education, in the late 19th century, when Americans' life expectancy was barely 40 years and when the treatment of acute illnesses (infections, injuries, and acute manifestations of chronic diseases) dominated medical practice. |
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