Addresses ethical considerations in patient care, including ethical dilemmas, physician duties to patients, and end-of-life decision-making. Includes all aspects of medical education throughout the continuum from medical school to lifelong learning.
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...
Objectives: This study assessed the content of US Medical Licensing Examination question banks with regard to out-of-hospital births and whether the questions aligned with current evidence. Methods: Three question banks were searched for key words regarding out-of-hospital births. A thematic analysis was then utilized to analyze the results. Results: Forty-seven...
Transitioning from preclinical to clinical education can be a terrifying prospect for medical students and is commonly cited as a major point of anxiety in medical education. Anxiety around clerkship performance is likely to become worse in the coming years. Because the US Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 has been...
Objectives: Medical education is notorious for the stress that students face as they strive to succeed both academically and clinically. This stress has been linked to declining academic performance and worsening mental health. To combat these negative outcomes, it is essential for medical school faculty and administration to address common...
Across the United States, only 11% of all physicians are Black or Latinx, and this percentage has only increased by 2% since the year 2000. Near-peer mentoring programs help increase diversity in medical schools, close the gap of limited access to resources, raise awareness of opportunities, and allow minority premedical...
Barely able to move or breathe, I clenched my teeth as a needle punctured my chest and my skin crawled as a guidewire advanced. The resident calmly dilated the incision between my ribs. A chest tube slid into my pleural space with a rush of air. I calmly whispered, “I...
Objectives: Organizations recommend providing confidential adolescent health care to reduce the consequences of high-risk health behaviors such as substance use, unhealthy eating patterns, and high-risk sexual behaviors. Family physicians are uniquely positioned to provide confidential counseling and care to this vulnerable population but must be trained to provide such care....
In a recent article in The Washington Post, a California nurse practitioner (NP), Jacqueline Palmer, shared her opinions on why she is suing the state for their restrictive regulation around the use of the term “Doctor.”1 The California law coming under scrutiny, California Business and Professions Code Section 2054, is...
On July 24, 2022, dozens of University of Michigan Medical School students received their white coats, took their oaths, and then walked out of their white coat ceremony (WCC) as the keynote speaker began her address. The walkout was purportedly motivated by past prolife comments the speaker had made, and...
Demonstration of scholarly activity is an important way for medical trainees to strengthen their academic and professional portfolio. Research is fundamental to the study of the biomedical sciences, it encourages hypothesis generation, and medical student research enhances one’s competitiveness for residencies.
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