Search results for "Medical Students"
New practice model evolves: ‘direct care’
Proponents of direct-pay practice models argue that such alternatives are a badly needed intervention for both doctors and patients frustrated by the limited care that can be provided in 15-minute intervals or less. Other physicians are concerned that such models could shut out lower-income patients, creating a 2-tiered health system and further straining an already overstretched primary care workforce.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/01/practice.htm
1 Jan 2015
Improving teamwork through the selection of students
Among the many efforts to improve teamwork and improve patient care, one potential area for significant improvement remains: the selection of medical trainees.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/01/residents.htm
1 Jan 2015
ACP, CDIM offer educational resources designed for the internal medicine clerkship
Third-year medical students in the core internal medicine clerkship now have a single integrated suite of educational materials to help them care for patients, prepare for clinical rounds, and study for the end-of-rotation and USMLE Step 2 examinations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/27/7.htm
27 Jan 2015
Is it time to forgo the handshake?
With hand hygiene compliance rates so low in health care facilities, some are advocating for physicians to avoid shaking hands and considering other ways of greeting patients. Not everyone agrees.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/hand-hygiene.htm
1 Mar 2015
Six physician teams named winners of the Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely® Challenge
The Costs of Care organization and the ABIM Foundation have announced the winners of the annual Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely Challenge for the most promising innovations and bright ideas for teaching high-value care and stewardship to medical trainees.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/17/5.htm
17 Mar 2015
Helping clinicians improve care for sexual, gender minorities
The second edition of “The Fenway Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health” goes several steps further than its first edition by educating physicians on how to account for a changing cultural landscape.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/fenway.htm
1 Apr 2015
Growth of free clinics driven by students
The number of medical schools with student-run free clinics has more than doubled in the past decade. Much of that growth is motivated by students who want experience with patients earlier in their training and have a desire to help people in need.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/free-clinics.htm
1 May 2015
Aspirin's use, effectiveness debated
This issue covers topics including aspirin's role in cardiovascular health, conference coverage for palliative care, and the growth of free clinics in medical education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/editors.htm
1 May 2015
Celebrating ACP's history, embracing its future
By taking note of how far the American College of Physicians has come in the past 100 years, one can get a better sense of how much farther the organization needs to go.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/presidents.htm
1 May 2015
A talk on giving talks: Tips to ace medical lectures
Speakers can impact retention, as well as control (at least to some degree) which part of a talk stays with listeners, said one expert lecturer.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/06/talk.htm
1 Jun 2015