A patient with a bluish tinge to the skin is alarming to a medical provider. Such a patient may be severely hypoxemic, which is a medical emergency. However, there are other causes of bluish… (More)
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of…
2009
PURPOSE
To identify and examine how students respond to and engage with formal professionalism teaching strategies, and what factors outside the formal curriculum may influence professional… (More)
CONTEXT
Evidence-based medical education requires rigorous studies appraising educational efficacy.
OBJECTIVES
To assess trends over time in methods used to evaluate undergraduate medical education… (More)
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of…
2006
Despite considerable attention to professionalism in medical education nationwide, the majority of attention has focused on training medical students, and less on residents and faculty. Curricular… (More)
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of…
2003
PURPOSE
To determine whether writing, one-on-one interviews with faculty, or a combination of these interventions effectively elicited reflection on professionalism for medical students.
METHOD
The… (More)
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of…
2006
PURPOSE
Although most medical schools teach medical ethics during preclinical years, incorporating these ethics into clinical training remains challenging. During clinical rotations, students'… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Empathy in the medical setting is appreciation of the patient's emotions and expression of that awareness to the patient. Named as an essential learning objective by the American… (More)
This article reviews out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from a public health perspective. Case definitions are discussed. Incidence, outcome, and fixed and modifiable risk factors for cardiac arrest are… (More)
Soft tissue infections (STIs) from injection drug use are a common cause of Emergency Department visits, hospitalizations, and operating room procedures, yet little is known about factors that may… (More)