Search results for "Medical education"
Longer shifts proposed for first-year residents
A task force of the ACGME is accepting public comment on a proposal to limit first-years to 24 hours on-task plus 4 hours to manage transitions of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/16/1.htm
16 Nov 2016
Keeping track of mistakes that don't happen
Near-miss tracking project for residents aims to improve hospital care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/nearmiss.htm
15 Apr 2008
Learning on the late shift
Training programs and hospitalists are working to make night coverage more educational.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/22/free/learning-on-the-late-shift.htm
22 Mar 2023
Why are physicians unionizing?
Residents recently voted to newly unionize at Stanford University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Vermont, among other programs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/21/free/why-are-physicians-unionizing.htm
21 Sep 2022
Please, no more ‘pimping’ in med ed
For decades, medical trainees who've been grilled in a traditional manner have felt the burn of shame and humiliation. A hospitalist and educator calls for change.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/17/free/please-no-more-pimping-in-med-ed.htm
17 Aug 2022
Clinical reasoning now a ‘foundational basic science’ in medical education
Perhaps the most important aspect of medical training is developing the ability to come to the correct diagnosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/teaching-clinical-reasoning.htm
15 Nov 2015
Top Docs
Our fourth annual Top Hospitalists issue recognizes leaders and teachers, innovators and mentors, researchers and pioneers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2011
Dusty grapes
When planning a conference, you can't please everyone.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/newman.htm
15 Nov 2014
In the News
Defensive orders, arterial catheters in mechanically ventilated ICU patients, advanced practice providers, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2014
July change in physician trainees increases mortality, lowers efficiency
Year-end changeovers of physician trainees at teaching hospitals are associated with increased mortality and lower efficiency of care during July, a new review of studies found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/13/1.htm
13 Jul 2011