Original Article

Impact of a Fellow-Led Educational Presentation on HIV Health on Medical Trainees’ Self-Reported Knowledge of HIV Care and Subspecialty Interest

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of delivering a fellow-led educational presentation on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) health to medical trainees as a strategy of interprofessional education and recruitment in HIV medicine and infectious diseases. Methods: Between July 2024 and April 2025, at the University of Texas Southwestern…

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Cultural Competency in Medical Education through the Arts and Humanities: An Innovative Immersive Community-Based Workshop

Objective: Teaching cultural competency is a critical but challenging task for clinician educators. Immersive experiential learning in the local community through the arts and humanities remains underexplored in medical education. To address this gap, a novel arts and humanities–based cultural competency workshop was developed. Methods: This half-day cultural competency workshop…

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Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender Patients in Primary Care: An Asynchronous, Online Case-Based Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents

Objectives: Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals represent a growing demographic in the United States. This population, however, faces many health inequities, in part attributable to a lack of education for physicians in training on transgender health care at both the graduate and undergraduate medical education levels. We developed a curriculum…

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Social Pressure: How Early Social Context Shapes Career Interest in Medicine

Objectives: Despite increased attention toward improved diversity in medicine, access to the profession continues to be limited. In fact, strides made in racial and socioeconomic diversity in the medical profession remain slow, with certain groups even losing ground. Although the literature on career choice in general is significant, the unique…

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Practical Wisdom Through Narratives as Told by Medical Students and Physicians

Objective: Medicine, as both clinical and moral practice, is increasingly complex. As such, there is growing appreciation for the importance of practical wisdom (phronesis), a multidimensional capacity that clinicians develop as they navigate practice. Narrative serves as a mode by which clinical exemplars communicate wisdom and therefore provides a rich…

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Reimagining Medical Educator Development: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of KinetiC3, A Longitudinal, Character-Integrated Teaching Academy

Objectives: Medical educators often navigate professional isolation, identity dissonance, and limited institutional support, despite strong motivation for growth. KinetiC3 is a year-long cohort-based educator enrichment program that integrates character education with pedagogical development, informed by theories of transformative learning, self-determination, and social identity. Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods evaluation of…

Perspectives

Impact of Medical School–Mandated Step 2 Deadlines on Student Well‑Being and Match Outcomes: A Medical Student’s Perspective

Because the US Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 (Step 1) has transitioned to pass/fail scoring, US Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 has emerged as a primary standardized metric in residency selection. In response, many medical schools have implemented hard deadlines for Step 2 completion before Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) submission. Although intended…

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Combating Racism: Effects of a Longitudinal Community-Based Curriculum at the Graduate Medical Level

Objectives: Racism is a public health crisis, and it is imperative that healthcare providers act to dismantle it. Although social determinants of health have been incorporated into graduate medical education, few longitudinal antiracism curricula exist. We evaluated a longitudinal antiracism curriculum for Internal Medicine (IM) residents, hypothesizing that participation would…

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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Utilizing Learning Communities to Implement a Wellness-in-Action Session in Undergraduate Medical Education

Objectives: Learning communities (LCs) are on the rise in medical education. Key features of LCs include fostering student learning, wellness, and engagement. The ways in which different programs are currently using LCs are still relatively new, however, and literature on this topic is scarce. We developed and incorporated a wellness-in-action…

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Novel Innovation Curriculum in Internal Medicine Residency Training

Objective: Innovation in medicine places the needs of our patients first by developing new solutions to healthcare challenges; however, formal education in innovation has not been previously established in Internal Medicine (IM) residency training programs. A novel innovation curriculum was implemented in the IM residency training program at an academic…

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Bridging the Gap: Examining Physician Assistant Practice Patterns to Address Kentucky’s Health Care Workforce

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to provide a description of the physician assistant (PA) workforce in Kentucky and the perspective of current Kentucky PA students regarding factors to influence rural work. This study intends to provide insights into the practice patterns of Kentucky PAs and alumni and desires…

Review Article

Teaching to Teach: A Scoping Review of Teaching Skill–Development Programs across Medical Education

Objectives: Teaching is an integral part of the day-to-day responsibilities of physicians and physicians-in-training. We provide an overview across the medical education continuum of who is being trained how to teach, the methods of delivery used, and the effectiveness of the program in improving teacher confidence and teaching skills to…

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Implementation and Assessment of a Resident-Preceptor Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents in Outpatient Continuity Clinics

Objective: Opportunities for senior residents to precept junior trainees in continuity clinics have previously been explored. Faculty or junior resident perceptions of the resident-preceptor model remain understudied, however. We describe a resident-preceptor curriculum implemented with third-year Internal Medicine residents at a single institution with a multipronged evaluation. The objective was…

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Medical Communication Training: The Effect of Gender and Experience and Goals of Care Discussions

Objectives: Communication skills are increasingly recognized as a crucial component of medical training; however, little is known about the efficacy of various training methods when considering diverse student backgrounds, such as gender and prior training experience (ie, year of residency). This study explores medical learners’ perceptions of effective communication in…

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The Unforeseen Costs of Medical Education

Objective: Financial burdens of medical education are a major barrier for many students. The goal of this study is to identify and quantify unforeseen costs associated with being a medical student. Methods: Medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center were surveyed on unforeseen financial costs. Qualitative data…

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Increasing Trainee Comfort with Nutrition

Objectives: Nutrition counseling is necessary for the prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases. US survey data demonstrate that 61% of Internal Medicine (IM) residents receive little to no nutrition training. The objective of our study was to develop a curriculum to increase IM resident comfort and ability in conducting…