Table of Contents: October 2021

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Volume 117, Number 10 — October 2021

The Education Issue

Cover Story: Training Up (pages 14-21)
COVID-19 dramatically changed the way medical students and residents learn medicine. By Sean Price

Profile: Playing the Long Game (pages 6-8)
Adrian Billings, MD, is deepening the rural physician bench. By Emma Freer

Education: Funding the Future (pages 22-24)
The Texas Legislature’s investment in medical education includes a full commitment to GME. By Joey Berlin

Education: Unfreezing GME (pages 26-29)
U.S. lawmakers may be ready to boost federal funding for residencies. By Sean Price

Public Health: An Over-Worked Force (pages 30-33)
Texas grapples with a medical staffing shortage amid a renewed COVID-19 surge. By Sean Price

Public Health: “Together We Stand” (pages 34-37)
COVID-19 prompted a fruitful partnership among North Texas medical societies. By Sean Price

Vaccines: A Healthy Education (pages 42-43) 
Medical students win grants to promote vaccines. By Emma Freer

Vaccines (page 46)
Talk to Patients About: Breakthrough Infections. By Sean Price

Also in this issue:
04 Commentary: Local control
10 Rounds
38 COVID-19 news briefs
44 FAQ: Why your child needs a COVID-19 vaccine
48 Member Spotlight: Stephen Spann, MD

Last Updated On

October 31, 2021

Originally Published On

October 02, 2021