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St. Louis University School of Medicine no longer on probation

Last week, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) officially lifted the probation status of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. The school received the probationary status more than a year ago after LCME cited it for having deficiencies in approximately 18 of 93 measures utilized in an October 2016 accreditation review of the school.

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Workplace stressors: Gender bias and harassment

Although efforts to improve the female physician workforce have been successful (as demonstrated by the fact that nearly 50% of medical school classes are now female), women in training are no strangers to gender bias and harassment in the workplace. Examples include not being recognized as a physician by their patients or even other members of the treatment team, as well as inappropriate sexual comments or behavior by patients and peers.

RPA member exclusive: ACGME approves revised Common Program Requirements Sections I-V

This summer, the ACGME approved revisions to Sections I–V of the Common Program Requirements, following a revision to Section VI, which went into effect last year. Although the latest set of revised Common Program Requirements won’t go into effect until July 1, 2019, and no citations will be issued for those requirements for a year, programs, in partnership with their sponsoring institutions, should begin working toward implementing all the new elements. The following are some of the changes to the requirements you should take note of.

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