“I need you to forgive yourself”: Shame in Medicine and Medical Education
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, guests Will Bynum, MD, Lara Varpio, PhD, and Ashley Adams, MD, join Toni Gallo and former Academic Medicine editor-in-chief David Sklar, MD, to discuss shame in medicine and medical education, what it is and how it can be studied, and their research and other work in this area. This episode was originally released in August 2019 and is available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere podcasts are available. A transcript of this episode is below. Read the articles discussed in this episode:  Bynum WE IV, Adams AV, Edelman CE, Uijtdehaage S, Arti...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 21, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript medical education medical students premedical education research shame undergraduate advising Source Type: blogs

Education needs Collaborative Approach
 New Generation seeks to learn but teaching by humiliation is unacceptableEducation needs a collaborative approach. In medical education there is a strong hierarchical system where there is trend of posing on-the-spot questions to probe the limits of trainees ’ knowledge, also known as “pimping" which often goes on to level which can be considered bullying and is considered an important cause of medical student /resident burnout. Since last two decades in DAMS, I have actively sought to create an interactive platform where we have broken the traditio nal hierarchical barriers, be it interactions between students a...
Source: Sumer's Radiology Site - February 19, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Sumer Sethi Source Type: blogs

Finding Teachers and Bus Drivers Is a Big Problem, but a Different Staffing Challenge Is Looming in School Districts
The majority of school districts report they don ' t have enough staff to hire, particularly substitutes, bus drivers, and special education teachers. A recent survey also revealed a major challenge for the superintendency. Only half of superintendents said they were likely to stay in their jobs for the long term. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 17, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael DeArmond; Heather L. Schwartz; Paul T. Hill Source Type: blogs

Meet the Editors:  ​Will Bynum, MD
What are your roles and responsibilities with Academic Medicine? My two primary roles are to assist with editorial input and decision making for Innovation Reports and Teaching and Learning Moments.I have also completed editorial reviews on various research papers; coauthored a commentary; and cohosted a podcast episode on well-being in medical education, my area of academic interest. What do you enjoy most about your work with Academic Medicine? The people! I have really loved—and been surprised by—how much teamwork there is in the editorial process. The entire editorial team brings a highly collegi...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 15, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: Meet the Editors medical education scholarly publishing Source Type: blogs

The Inclusive Anatomy & Physiology Course | Part 2 | TAPP 109
This episode continues a discussion of the manysimple strategies available for making our anatomy and physiology coursemore inclusive. Here, we learneight more easy ways to make our courseswork better for all learners.0:00:00 | Introduction0:00:46 | More on the Inclusive Course0:07:51 | Sponsored by AAA0:08:38 | 8. Student Interest Survey0:14:35 | 9. Inclusive Office Hours0:24:22 | Sponsored by HAPI0:25:27 | 10. Valuing Diverse Viewpoints0:29:08 | 11. Inclusive Classroom Demeanor0:55:44 | Sponsored by HAPS0:56:38 | 12. Learning from Mistakes0:58:56 | 13. Suggest a Different Instructor1:08:33 | 14. Many Challenges Are Invis...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 15, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs

Friday Feature: Barefoot University
Colleen Hroncich“I was sick of my children getting in trouble just for being kids,” says Amber Brown, co‐​founder ofBarefoot University. “In 2019, I reached out to a Facebook group for moms and asked if anyone wanted to start a forest school. Madeleine Braden, a fellow mom who is also a gardener, said she did. The rest is history.”And what a  history it is! From two moms meeting at a park with their kids and wondering if anyone would show up, Barefoot University now has 16 chapters spread across three states.Barefoot University is a  forest school that connects kids to nature by encouraging child ‐​...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 11, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs

The business of medicine creates a culture where doctors aren ’t allowed to rest
When I was in the fourth grade, I left school early one day unbeknownst to anyone. I misread my watch when the teacher was switching subjects, and she stepped out of the room for a minute. I thought it was 12:05— time for lunch. I gathered my bag, walked out of the school, andRead more …The business of medicine creates a culture where doctors aren’t allowed to rest originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 9, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/laurel-kilpatrick" rel="tag" > Laurel Kilpatrick, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs

Career Conversations: Q & A with Neuroimmunology Researcher Jingru Sun
Dr. Jingru Sun. Credit: Cori Kogan. “If you want to pursue a career in science, it’s very important to foster a hardworking attitude, a creative mind, and critical thinking,” says Jingru Sun, Ph.D., an associate professor of translational medicine and physiology at Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in Spokane. Our interview with Dr. Sun highlights how her career path led her to research the way the nervous system regulates immune responses. Q: How did you become interested in science? A: In high school, I had an amazing teacher who introduced me to the scientific world, guide...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - February 9, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Injury and Illness Profiles Source Type: blogs

Message by Dr Sumer Sethi to New MBBS Students
Welcoming new fledglings to the medical fraternity§ “You shouldn’t have come into this profession.”§ “Oh damn, I should’ve gone for engineering.”§ “I am studying for exams, while all my friends from other fields are partying… this is not fair.”How many times do we hear these words? A lot of demoralizing talks stem from not only the media and seniors but it is going to come from you too. Hence, at the very beginning, I want to sit you down and reassure you that:Yes, itis going to be a long and tedious journey but every bit of itwill feel worth it in the end.Medical profession cannot be va...
Source: Sumer's Radiology Site - February 5, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Sumer Sethi Source Type: blogs

The Particularly Painful Isolation of the Autism Parent
Isolation is a huge and common problem these days. We hear about it in the context of Covid-19 and children staying home, whether because of safety concerns, or quarantine. The autism parent, however, faces these challenges as well as unique issues particular to their child’s situation. Today my thoughts have been heavy and colored with this special form of isolation. Because I am a lonely and isolated autism parent. I always have been. For autism parents like me, our sense of alienation and Other-ness begins at the earliest stages of parenthood, when we realize our children are following a different path than expecte...
Source: Susan's Blog - February 3, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Susan Senator Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

The Inclusive Anatomy & Physiology Course | Part 1 | TAPP 108
As anatomy and physiology faculty, we put a lot of effort into developing strategies forlearning the core concepts of human biology. It'seasy to forget to build in someinclusive strategies that help all students grow and succeed. In this first of two episode, host Kevin Patton begins a list ofsimple and effective ways to make our A&P course more inclusive.00:00 | Introduction00:46 | The Inclusive Course04:45 | 1. Reflect Diversity12:21 | 2. Accessible Resources21:06 | Sponsored by AAA21:52 | 3. Inclusive Syllabus26:03 | 4. Use Inclusive Language30:25 | Sponsored by HAPI31:30 | 5. Gender Pronouns34:09 | 6. Use Preferred...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 1, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs

140 Quotes That Hit Hard About Life, Love and Happiness
I like quotes that hit hard. The ones that I know deep down are true. Or the ones that sends my mind off into a new direction or shifts it into seeing a problem from a new point of view. So in today’s post I’d like to share the most hard hitting quotes I've found in the past 10+ years. I've divided the post into four different sections to make it easier to navigate: life, love, happiness and success. I hope you’ll find something here that is hard hitting for you too and helps you to make a real shift in your own life. And if you want even more motivational quotes then check out this post with don’t settle quotes a...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - January 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs

Almost Heaven, West Virginia School Choice
Neal McCluskey2021, the new, reigning, “Year of School Choice” saw two especially startling things happen. One was Kentucky enacting a private school choice program, getting itself on the school choice board. The other was West Virginia doing the same. Yesterday, to kick off ourSchool Choice Week postings, Colleen Hroncich brought youup to speed on the Bluegrass State. Today, let ’s quickly visit the Mountaineer State.Like Kentucky, West Virginia had long been a holdout on not just private school choice, but any major choice, not passing a charter school statute until, well,2021! And like Kentucky (whi...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 25, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Neal McCluskey Source Type: blogs

Choice Could Depoliticize Battles over Schools
David BoazThe Washington Postreports—yetagain—that conservative parent/​activists are running for and often winning seats on local school boards in order to change school policies on virtual learning, masks, and the kinds of books in school libraries. Regardless of what one thinks about the specific policy changes that school board candida tes may propose, the whole issue illustrates the problem of public schooling: that there must be one solution for a whole school district, a whole state, or even the whole country. Over the years parents, taxpayers, and other voters havedisagreed over many things: evoluti...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 24, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs

Youngkin ’s Executive (Dis)order on School Masking
Neal McCluskeyEssentially the second major thing that Glenn Youngkin did when he took over Virginia ’s governorship was issue an executive order – number twoon the list– requiring that parents be able to choose whether or not their children wear masks in school to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The guiding principle was clear – parents should decide whether or not their children wear masks – but the result has been confusion and upheaval. Which is to be ex pected when a central authority – heck, one person – makes a decision for millions of diverse people and hundreds of communities.There was little quest...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 21, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Neal McCluskey Source Type: blogs