IDEA Labs: Medical Students Take The Lead In Healthcare Innovation
The post below originally ran on the Better Health blog on May 5th.
It’s no secret that doctors are disappointed with the way that the U.S. healthcare system is evolving. Most feel helpless about improving their work conditions or solving technical problems in patient care. Fortunately, one young medical student was undeterred by the mountain of disappointment carried by his senior clinician mentors and had the courage to tackle the problem head-on. Three years ago, Avik Som organized “Problem Day” at his medical school (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO) and invited his professors to an unres...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - May 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Innovation Source Type: blogs
My old nemesis, the NICU: A flashback (Part I)
Some of you might remember the many subdued, nuanced posts I made in 2013 about how my NICU sub-internship made me want to quit medicine, quit life, become a hobo who hops trains for a living and never have to calculate a TFL or realize I forgot to write down a UOP or adjust 42 meds for the brand-new weight of +5 grams ever again so help me god.
But more likely none of you remember these NICU sub-I posts because, in looking back to link to them, I realize I must have deleted them all in a fit of self-awareness.
Regardless, it was in 2013 – and lucky for you I lack that same sense of self-aware professionalism 2...
Source: Action Potential - May 6, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Action Potential Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
IDEA Labs: Medical Students Take The Lead In Healthcare Innovation
People's Choice Winning Idea: NephroZip
It’s no secret that doctors are disappointed with the way that the U.S. healthcare system is evolving. Most feel helpless about improving their work conditions or solving technical problems in patient care. Fortunately, one young medical student was undeterred by the mountain of disappointment carried by his senior clinician mentors and had the courage to tackle the problem head-on. Three years ago, Avik Som organized “Problem Day” at his medical school (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO) and invited his professors to an unrestricted “open mic” v...
Source: Better Health - May 5, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Dr. Val Jones Tags: Expert Interviews Research American Resident Project Collaboration DemoDay Engineers Healthcare Innovation IdeaLabs Medical Students Washington University School of Medicine Source Type: blogs
The House of God brought attention to medical slang
An excerpt from The Secret Language of Doctors: Cracking the Code of Hospital Culture.
When it comes to modern medical slang, there’s Before Shem and After Shem. Shem refers to Samuel Shem, the pen name of Dr. Stephen Bergman, psychiatrist and author of the blockbuster novel The House of God, which introduced millions of readers — and generations of doctors — to the argot that is the lingua franca of residents and interns then and now. I call Bergman the Slangmeister because until he arrived on the scene in 1978 with his satirical novel, little had been published about medical slang.
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 21, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Brian Goldman, MD Tags: Physician Hospital Source Type: blogs
So you want to be a surgeon? Here are 10 tips to help you.
My interns started the term with mixed career aspirations. One wanted to do interventional radiology, the other, “not sure.” Now, in their last few weeks of our term, they’re thinking about a surgical career. Which I think is great. I’ve been lucky enough to have had some great advice over the years, and I’ve nutted a few things out myself along the way.
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Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 12, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Dr. Nikki Stamp Tags: Physician Medical school Surgery Source Type: blogs
