Meeting the Needs of Our Most Vulnerable Populations
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Editors-in-chief David Sklar, of Academic Medicine, Virginia Brennan, of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, and David Vlahov, of the Journal of Urban Health, discuss caring for our most vulnerable populations and the role of health professions education and medical journals in meeting the needs of these underserved groups.
This conversation complements the journal’s current New Conversations feature on this topic.
(Source: Academic Medicine Blog)
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 27, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Journal Staff Tags: Audio Featured Guest Perspective Academic Medicine health disparities health professions education Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Journal of Urban Health medical education New Conversations social justice vulnera Source Type: blogs
What Happens When We Assume: Examining Bloom ’s Taxonomy From the Perspectives of Multiple Stakeholders
By: Nikki L. Bibler Zaidi, PhD
N.L.B. Zaidi is associate director of advancing scholarship, Office of Medical Student Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Recently, our medical school realized our assessments—specifically our multiple-choice question (MCQ) examinations—were good, but not great. Too many of our MCQs assessed basic recall of facts rather than application and critical synthesis of knowledge. As part of our school’s Evaluation and Assessment team, I was tasked with developing a rigorous process to ensure higher-quality assessments for our students. We recognized the need...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 20, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Featured Guest Perspective assessment Bloom's taxonomy evaluation multiple-choice questions test design Source Type: blogs
Author Reading: Missing the Gorilla
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Medical student Nick Teodoro reflects on the tool kit chaplains rely on when caring for patients, and he considers what physicians can learn about listening. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the February issue of Academic Medicine. (Source: Academic Medicine Blog)
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 15, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Audio Featured Trainee Perspective bedside learning chaplains listening to patients patient care teaching and learning moments Source Type: blogs
Managing Chaos: Lessons Learned From the Emergency Department
By: Teresa Chan, MD, FRCPC, MHPE
T. Chan is assistant professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine & Faculty of Health Sciences, and program director, Clinician Educator Area of Focused Competence Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
“We need a doctor in Resusc 1 STAT!”
“I’m worried that my child has an ear infection.”
“Dr. Chan, can you take a look at this ECG for Bed 8?”
“Doc, do you think I have cancer?”
In a single shift, I may hear all of these … and more. As an academic emergency physician (EP), I might see two do...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 13, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Featured Guest Perspective emergency department multi-patient environments organizing information patients Source Type: blogs
What ’s New and In the Queue for Academic Medicine
Conclusions
These findings highlight the need to target efforts at retaining clinical academic physicians according to their reasons for pursuing a PhD and their subsequent experiences with the process. Those responsible for overseeing clinical training must be well informed of the long-term benefits of training academically qualified physicians. In light of current political uncertainty, universities, hospitals, and external agencies alike must increase their efforts to inspire and assuage early-career clinical academic physicians’ fears regarding their academic future. (Source: Academic Medicine Blog)
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 8, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Journal Staff Tags: Featured Issue Preview burnout diversity gender equity patient care Source Type: blogs
Editorial Board Q & A: Brenessa Lindeman, MD, MEHP
Brenessa Lindeman, MD, MEHP, fellow, endocrine surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Describe your current activities.
My academic interests focus on two areas: physician well-being and competency-based assessment. I am currently studying the differences in perceptions of the learning environment between medical students, residents, and faculty, as well as trying to define the well-being needs of each group in one set of projects. My other work focuses on the development of assessment tools and faculty development for Entrustable Professional Activities in the GME setting.
What gaps do you see ...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - January 31, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Editorial Board Q & A Featured competencies Core EPAs medical student wellness physician well-being Source Type: blogs
Getting Health Professions Learners on the Same Page: Shared Mental Models to Support Clinical Teamwork
By: Leslie Carstensen Floren, PharmD, MA
L.C. Floren is associate professor, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and a current student in Health Professions Education in the Utrecht University-UCSF doctoral program.
A few years ago, I started to become keenly interested in interprofessional (IP) education, and I helped to develop and implement an IP workshop on medication safety. Together, small groups of third-year pharmacy and first-year medical students would role-play clinical cases, taking turns to interview and conduct a medication...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - January 23, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Featured Guest Perspective clinical teamwork health professions education interprofessional education shared mental models Source Type: blogs
Author Reading: Message in a Bottle
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Dr. Raya Kheirbek recounts a patient encounter that reminded her that we all listen at different levels and that patients need their doctor to be present in the moment. Her essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the January issue of Academic Medicine. (Source: Academic Medicine Blog)
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - January 16, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Audio Featured Guest Perspective bedside learning listening to patients patient care VA veteran-centered care Source Type: blogs
Speaking Up: From Exercise to Habit
By: Katie Rong
K. Rong is a third-year medical student, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
After two years of learning basic sciences and rehearsing clinical scenarios behind classroom doors, I was excited to have proven myself worthy to be working alongside professionals; but I was also worried that I would be more of a hindrance than help on the team. It was this conscious awareness of my position on the totem pole of medical hierarchy mixed with my budding understanding of clinical medicine and team dynamics that ultimately made me a cautious, silent learner at the beginning of my third year of medical...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - January 9, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Featured Guest Perspective clerkship ethics speaking up Source Type: blogs
What ’s New and In the Queue for Academic Medicine
What’s New: A Preview of the January Issue
The January issue of Academic Medicine is now available! Read the entire issue online at academicmedicine.org. Highlights from the issue include:
A Free-Market Approach to the Match: A Proposal Whose Time Has Not Yet Come
Arnold and colleagues respond to Ray and colleagues’ proposal for a free-market approach to the Match, examining the reasons given and exploring the implications and likelihood of success.
Teaching the Social Determinants of Health: A Path to Equity or a Road to Nowhere?
The link between teaching about social determinants of health and seeing future physicia...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - January 2, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Journal Staff Tags: Featured Issue Preview health disparities medical education rural health social determinants of health transgender Source Type: blogs
Author Reading: Empathy Found Me
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Medical student Zech Franks remembers a serendipitous encounter with patient continuity at a clinic in Nogales, Arizona. That day, empathy found him. His essay was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the December issue of Academic Medicine. (Source: Academic Medicine Blog)
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - December 19, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Audio Featured Trainee Perspective empathy interprofessional education patient care rural health social determinants of health Source Type: blogs
PEARLS+: Putting the Social Determinants of Health into Practice
By: William Ventres, MD, MA, clinical attending, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine; Jay D. Kravitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor (retired), Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University; and Shafik Dharamsi, PhD, dean, College of Health Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso
Understanding the social determinants of health, including their upstream causes and downstream health outcomes, is a difficult task. Contemplating the complexity of these issues can often feel overwhelming, leaving medical studen...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - December 12, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Featured Guest Perspective health outcomes PEARLS professionalism social determinants of health social responsibility underserved communities Source Type: blogs
What ’s New and In the Queue for Academic Medicine
What’s New: A Preview of the December Issue
The December issue of Academic Medicine is now available! Read the entire issue online at academicmedicine.org or on your iPad using the Academic Medicine for iPad app. Highlights from the issue include:
Beyond “Dr. Feel-Good”: A Role for the Humanities in Medical Education
Kumagai proposes several unique ways in which the arts and humanities contribute to the development of physicians who practice with excellence, compassion, and justice.
Exploring Integration in Action: Competencies as Building Blocks of Expertise
Mylopoulos and colleagues find that understanding integ...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - December 6, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Journal Staff Tags: Featured Issue Preview empathy global health health disparities medical education medical students Source Type: blogs
#WinterWishList Contest Rules
Are you a medical trainee? Have you ever wished that you could have your own subscription to Academic Medicine? Is Academic Medicine on your #WinterWishList?
Tweet us, using @AcadMedJournal and #WinterWishList, to let us know what you like best about the journal or why you want to win a subscription for a chance to win a one-year subscription. For the full contest rules, see below.
Full Contest Rules
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is conducting a contest for a one-year subscription to Academic Medicine, the AAMC’s peer-reviewed monthly journal.
Eligibility: To be eligible to participate, you must be...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - December 1, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Journal Staff Tags: Contest Featured medical students residents social media Twitter Source Type: blogs
A Discussion on Global Health Issues in Medical Education
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Discussing global health issues in medical education, including the social context of learning, competencies across cultures, and learning in the developing world, are editor-in-chief David Sklar, authors Esther Helmich and Quentin Eichbaum, and medical student Naomi Boyd.
This conversation complements the journal’s New Conversations feature on global health education. Read more at academicmedicine.org. (Source: Academic Medicine Blog)
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - November 21, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Audio Featured Guest Perspective competencies global health global medical education New Conversations workforce Source Type: blogs
