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Implementing a Veteran-Centric Care Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents: A Preliminary Report

Objective: We sought to evaluate the benefit of implementing a 2-hour afternoon didactic workshop teaching Internal Medicine (IM) residents about the unique aspects of caring for US military veterans. Methods: Using a conceptual framework of patient-centric care, we designed and implemented a veteran-centric care workshop focusing on cultural differences in…

Review Article

Efficacy of Methods for Addressing Antifat Bias in Medical Education

Antifat bias is common in US society, and research supports that it is seen frequently in the healthcare setting. In response, medical schools are including interventions to reduce antifat bias and improve patient care. To the authors’ knowledge, there has been no study that focuses solely on educational interventions to…

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Ethical and Professional Issues Encountered by Fourth-Year Medical Students during a Critical Care Clerkship before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe ethical and professional issues encountered and the ethical and professional values cited by medical students during their critical care clerkship, with a comparison of issues encountered before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: In this single-center, retrospective mixed-methods…

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Improved Confidence and Clinical Application: The Effects of a Longitudinal Suture Curriculum for Medical Students

Objective: The ability to competently suture is an expected skill for graduating medical students, but many graduates report feeling unprepared to perform this skill. This study aimed to improve student confidence and clinical readiness for third-year clerkships by implementing a novel, mandatory 7.5-hour longitudinal suturing skills curriculum across the first…

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An Educational Needs Assessment of Telehealth in Primary Care Among US Internal Medicine Residents

Objectives: As a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, many Internal Medicine (IM) residency programs converted to telehealth for primary care. Our objectives in this study were to better understand resident past and present telehealth education, their perceived barriers to telehealth practice, and their perceived solutions to improving telehealth…

Discussing ALAHOPE: The Alabama Health Professions Opioid Education Project

In this podcast, Ms. Heather Martin and Drs. Darlene Traffanstedt and Sue Feldman discuss their external curricula content analysis used to help identify curriculum content for the Alabama Health Professions Opioid Education Project.

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CME Article: Religion/Spirituality Curriculum in US Osteopathic Medical Schools: A Survey

Objective: Several articles have been published on the relationship between religion, spirituality, and health during the past 2 decades. Corresponding to this, professional medical organizations such as the Association of American Medical Colleges and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners have created competencies for medical students that include being…

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Prevalence of Novel Pedagogical Methods in the Radiology Education of Medical Students

Objectives: Radiology education is essential in medical school; however, developing an integrated and comprehensive curriculum remains a challenge. Many novel methods have been implemented with varying outcomes. In this study, the authors sought to examine published pedagogical methods of radiology instruction and query US academic faculty members on their current…

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A Multicenter Curricular Intervention to Address Resident Knowledge and Perceptions of Personal Finance

Objectives: We evaluated internal medicine residents’ confidence and knowledge of personal finance, perceptions of burnout, and relations between these issues before and after an educational intervention. Methods: We surveyed internal medicine residents at two university-based training programs in 2018. We developed and implemented a curriculum at both sites, covering topics…

Review Article

Responding to COVID-19: Perspectives on Curricular Changes in a Rural Medical School

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapidly led to global human devastation, including multiple deaths, sicknesses, and financial reverberations across many individuals and communities. As COVID-19 gained its foothold in the United States, medical school administrators, faculty, and students had to undergo rapid change to mitigate the disease spread, putting all parties…

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Point-of-Care Ultrasound Needs Assessment, Curriculum Design, and Curriculum Assessment in a Large Academic Internal Medicine Residency Program

Objectives: Internal medicine (IM) residency point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curricula are being developed but often are limited in scope or components. In this article, we discuss the demonstration of a need for POCUS training in our large academic IM residency program; the development of a longitudinal curriculum; and the impact of…

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Initial Experience of a Primary Urgent Care Clinic Curriculum and Subspecialty Lectureship Series Implementation in a Los Angeles County Hospital

Objectives: Urgent care clinics are extremely busy in the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) County hospital system. We determined that residents and medical students in the internal medicine residency program who are rotating through these clinics did not receive enough teaching during their rotation. We decided to create and implement…

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Factors Affecting Learner Satisfaction with an Internet-Based Curriculum

Objective: Online curricula are used increasingly for educating physicians, and evaluating educational outcomes can help improve their effectiveness. It is unknown how specific educational outcomes associate with each other among learners using online curricula. We set out to study how two educational outcomes, learner satisfaction and knowledge, and the learner’s…

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Intimate Partner Violence Education for Medical Students: Toward a Comprehensive Curriculum Revision

Objectives: Previous studies examined the prevalence and efficacy of intimate partner violence (IPV) education in medical school. We documented IPV content exposure shortage in medical school curriculum at a southern university health science center and measured personal IPV experience among medical students. Methods: Responses were gathered from a 67-item survey…

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Orthopedic Surgery Postgraduate Year 1 Intern Curriculum Improves Initial Orthopedic In-Training Examination Performance

Objective: To determine the efficacy of an educational curriculum designed for orthopedic surgery postgraduate year 1 (PGY-1) interns to improve initial Orthopedic In-Training Examination (OITE) performance. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed that evaluated the PGY-1 intern OITE performance of one residency training program (n = 55) during 7-year…

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Discharge Planning Curricula in Internal Medicine Residency Programs: A National Survey

Background:Transition of patient care from an inpatient to outpatient setting is a critical aspect of patient care. The objectives of this study were to describe the content and evaluation of the discharge planning curricula (DPC) in internal medicine (IM) residency programs and identify program directors' perceptions of discharge planning education.Method:A…