SMJ articles in the category "resident education"

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Reducing Unnecessary Laboratory Testing: A Quality Improvement Initiative at Wellstar Spalding Medical Center

Objectives: The healthcare industry is grappling with escalating expenses, partially attributed to the inefficient use of medical resources, particularly by ordering unnecessary laboratory tests. Such practices not only increase costs but also result in extended hospital stays, patient discomfort, and potential clinical complications such as iatrogenic anemia. Blood tests, although…

Posted in: high-value care 2 quality improvement 22 resident education 9

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Skin Biopsies and Diagnostic Outcomes at a Multisite Family Medicine Residency Network

Objectives: Physicians other than dermatologists evaluate nearly 60% of all skin diseases, and 22% of these physicians are family physicians. Dermatology education is therefore an important aspect of Family Medicine training. Dermatologic procedural training in Family Medicine residency is not standardized, however, so family physicians graduate with highly variable skills….

Posted in: Dermatology 3 family practice 6 resident education 9

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A Comparative Study of Scripted versus Unscripted Morning Reports: Results from a Prospective Multicenter Study

Objectives: Morning report is one of the central activities of internal medicine residency education. The two most common morning report formats are scripted reports, which use preselected cases with prepared didactics, and unscripted reports in which a case is discussed without preparation. No previous study has compared these two formats….

Posted in: clinical reasoning 3 medical education 73 medical student education 5 morning report 2 resident education 9

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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…

Posted in: curriculum 16 development 2 resident education 9

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Resident Perceptions of Competency and Comfort Before and After Telemedicine-ICU Implementation

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact telemedicine in the intensive care unit (ICU) has on the competency, satisfaction, and education of resident physicians. Methods: Telemedicine in the ICU was implemented in 2014 at a community hospital with 24 family medicine residents. Comfort with the performance…

Posted in: intensive care unit 2 resident education 9 Telemedicine 7

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Development and Implementation of an Inpatient Otolaryngology Consultation Service at an Academic Medical Center

Objectives: To design and implement a formal otolaryngology inpatient consultation service that improves satisfaction of consulting services, increases educational opportunities, improves the quality of patient care, and ensures sustainability after implementation. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study in a large academic medical center encompassing all inpatient otolaryngology service consultations…

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Resident Workshop Standardizes Patient Handoff and Improves Quality, Confidence, and Knowledge

Objectives: Residency programs are required to instruct residents in handoff; however, a handoff curriculum endorsed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education does not exist. Although curricula are available, we preferred to use a curriculum that could be taught quickly, was easy to implement, and used a mnemonic that…

Posted in: curriculum development 8 resident education 9

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Differences in Routine Laboratory Ordering Between a Teaching Service and a Hospitalist Service at a Single Academic Medical Center

Objectives: Studies have shown that the overutilization of laboratory tests (“labs”) for hospitalized patients is common and can cause adverse health outcomes. Our objective was to compare the ordering tendencies for routine complete blood counts (CBC) and chemistry panels by internal medicine residents and hospitalists. Methods: This observational study included…

Posted in: graduate medical education 27 resident education 9

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Medical Student Education Improvement Using a Resident-Driven Student Rotation

Small community-based residency teaching programs are often entrusted with the task of instructing medical students. In these small programs, sufficient teaching instruction for medical students can be hindered by an ever-increasing workload and lack of a structured curriculum. We designed a resident-supervised rotation for medical students in our department while…

Posted in: medical education 73 resident education 9
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