The Unbearable Vagueness of Medical ‘Professionalism’
Since its inception, this murky term has straddled the dual role of disciplining and inspiring. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rachel E. Gross Tags: Ethics and Official Misconduct Social Media Customs, Etiquette and Manners Black People Doctors Discrimination Medical Schools Race and Ethnicity Dress Codes Minorities Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education New England Source Type: news
The role of fellowship experience in decreasing burnout for child abuse pediatricians - Svendsen SS, Lewis T, Chiesa AE, Sirotnak AP, Lindberg DM.
BACKGROUND: Compassion fatigue and burnout are important issues within the medical field, and may be an even bigger problem for Child Abuse Pediatricians (CAPs). While the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) mandates educational ac... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Gender Equity in Surgery Is Much More Than Numbers
(MedPage Today) -- More women entering general surgery careers is a harbinger of the medical workforce. The number of women in general surgery residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - July 5, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Residents Already Need to Travel for Abortion Training. Experts Fear Roe ’ s End Will Make It Even Harder
In 2021, Dr. Mallika Govindan, a family medicine resident at Mount Sinai Health System, got disappointing news. Even though she had pursued a career in medicine in order to become an abortion provider—and had chosen a residency in New York City, where she felt she would get the best training—she wouldn’t be able to learn how to provide abortion care locally. Because of pandemic precautions, Planned Parenthood New York City, which trains many medical residents, had to scale back its abortion training program.
Govindan spent months researching other options and applying for scholarships. In February 2022, s...
Source: TIME: Health - May 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized abortion healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Residents Already Need to Travel for Abortion Training. Experts Fear Roe ’s End Will Make It Even Harder
In 2021, Dr. Mallika Govindan, a family medicine resident at Mount Sinai Health System, got disappointing news. Even though she had pursued a career in medicine in order to become an abortion provider—and had chosen a residency in New York City, where she felt she would get the best training—she wouldn’t be able to learn how to provide abortion care locally. Because of pandemic precautions, Planned Parenthood New York City, which trains many medical residents, had to scale back its abortion training program.
Govindan spent months researching other options and applying for scholarships. In February 2022, s...
Source: TIME: Health - May 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized abortion healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Challenges of assessing resident competency in well-being: development of the Psychiatry Milestones 2.0 well-being subcompetency - Houston LJ, DeJong S, Brenner AM, Macaluso M, Kinzie JM, Arbuckle MR, Janssen F, Cowley DS, Bentman AL.
Burnout and depression are major problems facing physicians, with 300 to 400 physicians dying by suicide each year. In an effort to address this issue, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) revised the Common Program Requirements... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news
UAMS-Baptist Psychiatry Residency Program is Accredited
A new collaborative residency program in psychiatry offered by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Baptist Health has received initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - June 5, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: news
State Department: Change to Certification Authority for the Alien Physician Category of the Exchange Visitor Program
Notice of final rule from the U.S. State Department changing the certification authority for alien physicians from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). This rule is effective May 19, 2021. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 19, 2021 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Supporting Clinician Well-Being During COVID-19
Source: National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Published: 5/7/2020.
The key objectives of this one-hour, 28-minute webinar include describing the existing clinician burnout crisis prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the goals of the Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience; identifying the critical needs and priorities to support the well-being of clinicians, including those in their formative years of training, during the COVID-19 era; and spotlighting programs, resources, and leadership efforts currently underway to address and monitor the acute and long-term mental health and well-being of clinicians on ...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
The association between resident physician work hour regulations and physician safety and health - Weaver MD, Landrigan CP, Sullivan JP, O'Brien CS, Qadri S, Viyaran N, Wang W, Vetter C, Czeisler CA, Barger LK.
BACKGROUND: In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) instituted a 16-h limit on consecutive hours for first-year resident physicians. We sought to examine the effect of these work-hour regulations on physician safety. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Most Doctors Are Ill-Equipped to Deal With the Opioid Epidemic. Few Medical Schools Teach Addiction.
It ’ s one of the biggest, most expensive American health crises in memory. But the field of addiction medicine is fairly new. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JAN HOFFMAN Tags: Addiction (Psychology) Education Accreditation Opioids and Opiates Medical Schools Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Boston Medical Center Addiction Treatment Source Type: news
ACGME approves University of Buffalo residency
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has given...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Univ. at Buffalo revives radiology residency program
SUNY Buffalo residency program closes doors (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 21, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Duty hour compliance: a survey of U.S. Military medical interns and residents - Blitz JB, Rogers AE, Polmear MM, Owings AJ.
OBJECTIVE: In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) modified its duty hour standards for interns and residents. This was done, in part, because of a belief that increased compliance with these standards was needed to positi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Delegates Urge AAFP to Address Barrier to Workforce Diversity
The 2017 Congress of Delegates directed the AAFP to urge the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to study the consequences of its policy on certification exam pass rates. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - September 14, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
