ACPE and Thomas Jefferson University team up on new book for medical students.

Medical students thinking about setting up a practice--or younger, practicing physicians who have already taken the plunge--need to have a basic understanding of the key issue that affect their ability to be successful practitioners.

ACPE and David Nash, MD, MBA, FACPE, at Thomas Jefferson University are partnering to create a roadmap for these clinicians. It's a practice primer called Practicing Medicine in the 21st Century. This book will provide an overview of today's health care environment, address the major areas of clinical management, information management, financial management, risk management and practice administration, as well as provide some insight into upcoming challenges.

The 300-page book will be divided into five main areas:

* Clinical management

* Financial tools

* Information management

* Practice administration

* The practice environment

Authors for each area were chosen from ACPE's Graduate Medical Education network and content experts at Thomas Jefferson University.

Since the book is being developed for program directors to use with their residents, our authors will also be developing an "instructor's guide" for each chapter. This guide will include course objectives, a lesson plan, PowerPoint presentation and an assessment instrument. Practicing Medicine in the 21st Century is planned for release this fall.

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