End of Affirmative Action —Who Is Impacted Most? Analysis of Race and Sex Among US Internal Medicine Faculty
ConclusionDespite an increase in the representation of women and racial/ethnic minority IM faculty, there continues to be a predominance of White and men physicians in higher academic ranks. With the end of affirmative action, this trend has the danger of being perpetuated, resulting in decreasing diversity among IM faculty, potentially impacting patient access and health outcomes. (Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - December 15, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research
Child Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program Directors ’ Opinions on Preference Signaling in the 2023-2024 NRMP Match: A Survey
Major changes in the residency match process occurred as a result of or concurrent with the COVID-19 pandemic. Most importantly traditional in-person interviews were replaced by virtual interviews1,2. The United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 2 Clinical Skills exam was also discontinued by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) because of the pandemic. Occurring just prior to the pandemic in the US was the decision to convert the USMLE Step 1 quantitative scoring system to pass-fail3,4. (Source: Pediatric Neurology)
Source: Pediatric Neurology - December 5, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Quinton Mandle, Margie Ream Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research
Ethics Education in U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools: A National Survey of Medical School Deans and Ethics Course Directors
CONCLUSIONS: Despite a response rate of 39 percent, the authors conclude that medical schools include ethics in their curricula in small-group and lecture formats with heterogeneity regarding content taught. Preclinical curricular redesigns must innovate and implement best practices for ensuring sound delivery of ethics content in future curricula. Additional large-scale research is necessary to determine said best practices.PMID:37991733 | DOI:10.1086/727433 (Source: Journal of Clinical Ethics)
Source: Journal of Clinical Ethics - November 22, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Nicholas R Jarvis Ellen C Meltzer Jon C Tilburt Lyndsay A Kandi Yu-Hui H Chang Elisabeth S Lim Timothy J Ingall Michael A Howard Chad M Teven Source Type: research
