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Impact factor abandoned by Dutch university in hiring and promotion decisions – “Faculty and staff members at Utrecht University will be evaluated by their commitment to open science”.

28 Jun, 2021 | 09:37h | UTC

Impact factor abandoned by Dutch university in hiring and promotion decisions – Nature

AGS publishes updated AGS Minimum Geriatrics Competencies for Graduating Medical Students.

22 Jun, 2021 | 09:59h | UTC

News release: AGS publishes updated AGS Minimum Geriatrics Competencies for Graduating Medical Students – American Geriatrics Society

Recommendations: Minimum Geriatric Competencies for Medical Students

Challenges and solutions for physician mothers: a critical review of the literature.

6 Jun, 2021 | 23:46h | UTC

Challenges and Solutions for Physician Mothers: A Critical Review of the Literature – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Commentary on Twitter

Challenges and Solutions for Physician Mothers: A Critical Review of the Literature in @MayoProceedings
By @sherry_chesak @anjalibhagramd et al.#WomenInMedicine @AMWADoctors https://t.co/RXvXt739PN pic.twitter.com/7aNuA9JVJQ

— Mayo Clinic GRIT (@MayoGRIT) April 9, 2021

JAMA editor-in-chief stepping down after backlash from podcast that questioned racism in medicine.

2 Jun, 2021 | 08:28h | UTC

JAMA editor-in-chief stepping down after backlash from podcast that questioned racism in medicine – STAT

JAMA Editorial: To Howard Bauchner, MD, Visionary Editor in Chief of JAMA—A Sincere Thank You and a Fond Farewell

Academic bullying is too often ignored. Here are some targets’ stories.

31 May, 2021 | 07:59h | UTC

Academic bullying is too often ignored. Here are some targets’ stories – Science (a few articles per month are free)

Highly Recommended (video): The Culture Of Medicine Kills Doctors And Patients (w/Dr. Robert Pearl)

3 May, 2021 | 05:32h | UTC

The Culture Of Medicine Kills Doctors And Patients (w/Dr. Robert Pearl) – ZDoggMD

Viewpoint | Industry-Sponsored Speaker Programs—End of the Line?

14 Apr, 2021 | 01:36h | UTC

Industry-Sponsored Speaker Programs—End of the Line? – JAMA

A guide to Plan S: the open-access initiative shaking up science publishing

9 Apr, 2021 | 03:11h | UTC

A guide to Plan S: the open-access initiative shaking up science publishing – Nature

Perspective | Evidence isn’t Everything – Evidence-based medicine and statin decision-making

8 Apr, 2021 | 08:41h | UTC

Evidence isn’t Everything – Evidence-based medicine and statin decision-making

Commentary on Twitter

My latest substack on using EBM for medical decisions.

Mike, a middle-aged active person, has been told to take a #statin

Should he?

Mentions in the post — @AndrewFoy82 @LuisCLCorreia @ProfDFrancis @DrJHoward @RogueRad @ProfHayward https://t.co/XJ6eBQ7Zj7

— John Mandrola, MD (@drjohnm) April 7, 2021

Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries

5 Apr, 2021 | 01:38h | UTC

Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries – BMJ Global Health

Commentary on Twitter

Online teaching during this pandemic is a struggle for students & teachers.

These tips from 20 professors in global health might help!https://t.co/pZJQvTgN2V pic.twitter.com/iVJEIlx3Al

— Madhu Pai, MD, PhD (@paimadhu) April 3, 2021

Analysis of conflicts of interest among authors and researchers of European clinical guidelines in cardiovascular medicine

30 Mar, 2021 | 02:53h | UTC

Analysis of conflicts of interest among authors and researchers of European clinical guidelines in cardiovascular medicine – Clinical Medicine Journal

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

We've just published in @Clin_Med our analysis of financial conflicts of interest (CoIs) amongst the authors of 5 ESC Guidelines. What we found was quite surprising. We would love to know what you all think!https://t.co/U371ROXGAv

Let's start with a poll 👇🏽

— Benoy Shah MD 💙 (@dr_benoy_n_shah) March 28, 2021

Opinion | Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum

28 Mar, 2021 | 22:16h | UTC

Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum – BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine

Commentaries on Twitter

Excellent 2-pager on prioritising understanding of results over critical appraisal in EBM training. (Note: I want both, but understanding results should be first). @LoaiAlbarqouni @Tammy_Hoffmann have experimented with that. https://t.co/Fd88xaqgOu pic.twitter.com/0LYnmUmD4K

— Paul Glasziou (@PaulGlasziou) March 18, 2021

We argue (with Gordon Guyatt) that evidence based medicine educators should spend much more time & emphasis on understanding of magnitude of effect & applicability of results; less time & emphasis to risk of bias in primary studies. Open access at https://t.co/E7NjzJwFxP #EBM pic.twitter.com/nMXp8hVzHb

— Kari Tikkinen (@KariTikkinen) March 18, 2021

Just published, exhorting the #EBM community to wake up to the fact that our teaching should focus on helping clinicians understand research results, not on conducting critical appraisal. @KariTikkinen https://t.co/07Hm8aSnAI pic.twitter.com/m2RWrBvCVT

— EBCPMcMaster (@EBCPMcMaster) March 22, 2021

Really interesting article in BMJ EBM. Are we prioritising the wrong things in critical appraisal training? "Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum" https://t.co/gXk1zLVUX8

— MPFT Library (@library_mpft) March 23, 2021

Junior doctors *usually* rely on guidelines/evidence summaries, NOT primary research studies.
"….notion that most clinicians emerging from professional training will regularly evaluate the risk of bias in methods and results of primary studies is deluded."
Seems fair enough… https://t.co/prv2ZuZ6Yp

— David Henshall (@DavidHenshall8) March 22, 2021

Perspective | Leveraging Open Science to Accelerate Research

25 Mar, 2021 | 08:37h | UTC

Leveraging Open Science to Accelerate Research – New England Journal of Medicine

Study Commentary | Cherry Picking Patients – Resident Self-Assignment Pitfalls

23 Mar, 2021 | 02:07h | UTC

Cherry Picking Patients – Resident Self-Assignment Pitfalls – Journal Feed

Original study: Association of resident characteristics with patterns of patient self-assignment – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Motivations for and Challenges in the Development of Global Medical Curricula: A Scoping Review

18 Mar, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC

Motivations for and Challenges in the Development of Global Medical Curricula: A Scoping Review – Academic Medicine

UC secures landmark open access deal with world’s largest scientific publisher

17 Mar, 2021 | 02:33h | UTC

UC secures landmark open access deal with world’s largest scientific publisher – University of California

Commentary on Twitter

Good to see that the University of California and Elsevier has reached an agreement in which "all research with a UC lead author published in Elsevier’s extensive portfolio of hybrid and open access journals will be #openaccess by default"

See: https://t.co/mXQe9xaSyI

— Robert Kiley (@robertkiley) March 16, 2021

Scientists want virtual meetings to stay after the COVID pandemic

4 Mar, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC

Scientists want virtual meetings to stay after the COVID pandemic – Nature

ACOG Committee Opinion: Health care for transgender and gender diverse individuals

3 Mar, 2021 | 08:41h | UTC

Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals – Obstetrics & Gynecology

Summary: Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals: ACOG Committee Opinion Summary – Obstetrics & Gynecology

Editorial: The reporting of race and ethnicity in medical and science journals

23 Feb, 2021 | 01:21h | UTC

The Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals – JAMA

Voices in Cardiology: How feeling like an imposter can impede your success

19 Feb, 2021 | 02:26h | UTC

How Feeling Like an Imposter Can Impede Your Success – JACC: Case Reports

Sleep: the underhyped secret to success and safety in medicine

18 Feb, 2021 | 02:41h | UTC

Sleep: the underhyped secret to success and safety in medicine – The BMJ Opinion

Commentary on Twitter

“As medical students you feel guilty if you’re not up burning the midnight oil, but actually, from a learning point of view, you are much better in prioritising your sleep. Sleep is absolutely fundamental to learning.” @DrMikeFarquhar @BMJStudent https://t.co/MDxNWBCMVS

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) February 17, 2021