Medical Education
Medical Student Mentoring Programs: Current Insights
17 Mar, 2019 | 18:28h | UTCMedical student mentoring programs: current insights – Advances in Medical Education and Practice (free)
Consensus Statement: Medical Student Wellbeing
11 Mar, 2019 | 11:57h | UTC
Sleep, Alertness and Patient Safety Outcomes under Flexible vs. Standard Resident Duty-Hour Rules
8 Mar, 2019 | 06:18h | UTCPatient Safety Outcomes under Flexible and Standard Resident Duty-Hour Rules – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Sleep and Alertness in a Duty-Hour Flexibility Trial in Internal Medicine – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Longer shifts do not create chronic sleep loss in first-year doctors or reduce safety for patients, study finds – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (free) AND Flexible Medical Resident Duty Hours Did Not Pose Risks To Patients – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Study: Comparative Accuracy of Diagnosis by Collective Intelligence of Multiple Physicians vs Individual Physicians
4 Mar, 2019 | 00:18h | UTCEditorial: Collective Intelligence for Clinical Diagnosis—Are 2 (or 3) Heads Better Than 1? (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
The misdiagnosis rate of doctors is alarmingly high (>12 million/yr in the US).
Q: Can this be improved by collective human intelligence?
A: Somewhathttps://t.co/HTBUxiNdyb@hdx @JAMANetworkOpen by @ml_barnett @DrNundy @DBatesSafety @HarvardChanSPH @HarvardHPM @BrighamWomens pic.twitter.com/mTWSyoTjGq— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 1, 2019
Computer vs. Patient: Fighting for Residents’ Attention
15 Feb, 2019 | 01:20h | UTCComputer vs. patient: Fighting for residents’ attention – SCOPE (free)
Original Article: Characterizing electronic health record usage patterns of inpatient medicine residents using event log data – PLOS One (free)
Related: Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free) AND Date Night with the EHR – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND How Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers – The New York Times Magazine (10 articles per month are free) AND To Combat Physician Burnout and Improve Care, Fix the Electronic Health Record – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free) AND “It is like texting at the dinner table”: a qualitative analysis of the impact of electronic health records on patient–physician interaction in hospitals – Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics (free) AND A Time-Motion Study of Primary Care Physicians’ Work in the Electronic Health Record Era – Family Medicine (free) AND Care-Centered Clinical Documentation in the Digital Environment: Solutions to Alleviate Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free) AND Electronic Health Record Usability Issues and Potential Contribution to Patient Harm – JAMA (free)
Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Cannabis Use Among Medical Students
30 Jan, 2019 | 01:10h | UTC“1 in 3 medical students has used cannabis, whereas 8.8% were current users”
Meta-Analysis: Massive Open Online Courses vs. Traditional Courses in Medicine Education
13 Jan, 2019 | 16:40h | UTC
Doctors Under Observation: How Coaching is Changing Medical Education in Canada
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:39h | UTCDoctors under observation: How coaching is changing medical education in Canada – The Globe and Mail (free)
Meta-Analysis: Burnout Syndrome Among Medical Residents
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:11h | UTCBurnout syndrome among medical residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)
Perspective: Has The Physical Exam Had Its day?
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:42h | UTCAbraar Karan: Has the physical exam had its day? – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“Seeing patients in clinic today, I know that putting my stethoscope on them has a therapeutic effect, even if as their doctor, I am quite certain their heart and lungs are normal. However, this doesn’t mean the physical exam should not evolve.” (via @AbraarKaran see Tweet)
Perspective: Training the Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:37h | UTCTraining the Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Perspective: The Name of the Dog
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:34h | UTCThe Name of the Dog – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
“During morning rounds, I had presented a patient who was admitted for chest pain after walking his dog. My attending had asked, ‘What was the name of his dog?’ ” (via @fischmd see Tweet)
Clinical Guide: Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Bedside
5 Oct, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCNeuro-Ophthalmology at the bedside: A clinical guide – Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice (free)
Study: Association Between Physician Medical School Ranking and Patient Outcomes and Costs of Care
28 Sep, 2018 | 00:58h | UTC“Overall, little or no relation was found between the USNWR ranking of the medical school from which a physician graduated and subsequent patient mortality or readmission rates.”
CDC Report: Current Tobacco Smoking, Quit Attempts, and Knowledge About Harm in 28 Countries
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:24h | UTC
Shared Decision-Making: Staying Focused on the Ultimate Goal
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:21h | UTCShared Decision-Making: Staying Focused on the Ultimate Goal – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Perspective: The Moral Dilemma of Learning Medicine from the Poor
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:31h | UTCThe Moral Dilemma of Learning Medicine from the Poor – The Doctors Weight In (free) (via @kennylinafp)
“I learned good skills because I was allowed to practice on people who had no other option.”
Keeping Up With Cardiology: Old-School Learning Versus the Twittersphere
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCKeeping Up With Cardiology: Old-School Learning Versus the Twittersphere – TCTMD (free)
Related: Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? – Facets (free) AND Rise of the Tweetorial – Precious Bodily Fluids (free) AND Social Medicine: Twitter in Healthcare – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free) AND University of Twitter? Scientists give impromptu lecture critiquing nutrition research – CBC (free) AND Twitter-Based Medicine: How Social Media is Changing the Public’s View of Medicine – The Health Care Blog (free) AND What’s your doctor reading? How social media is disrupting medical education – National Post (free)
Perspective: Medical Students are Skipping Class in Droves — And Making Lectures Increasingly Obsolete
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCPerspective: Medical students are skipping class in droves — and making lectures increasingly obsolete – STAT (free)
Randomized Trial: Increased Supervision of Medical Residents Not Associated with Reduced Medical Errors
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:23h | UTCEffect of Increased Inpatient Attending Physician Supervision on Medical Errors, Patient Safety, and Resident Education: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Effect of increased inpatient attending physician supervision on medical errors, patient safety, and resident education: a randomized clinical trial – PSNet (free) AND Increased attending supervision on rounds didn’t significantly reduce medical errors – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Additional physician resident supervision doesn’t improve patient safety – Modern Healthcare (free) AND Closer Resident Supervision Does Not Reduce Medical Errors – Medscape (free registration required) AND Is More Supervision of Medical Residents Always Better for Patient Care? – MedicalResearch.com (free)
New Online Course: An Introduction to Systematic Searching in PubMed
11 May, 2018 | 02:51h | UTCAn introduction to systematic searching in PubMed – University of Nottingham (free)
“This course shows you how you can construct a comprehensive, systematic search strategy in PubMed to answer a clinical question” (via @CochraneUK see Tweet)
Perspective: University of Twitter?
9 May, 2018 | 16:38h | UTCUniversity of Twitter? Scientists give impromptu lecture critiquing nutrition research – CBC (free)
Related: Twitter-Based Medicine: How Social Media is Changing the Public’s View of Medicine – The Health Care Blog (free) AND What’s your doctor reading? How social media is disrupting medical education – National Post (free)
Study: Exploring the Role of Infographics for Summarizing Medical Literature
3 May, 2018 | 19:46h | UTCExploring the Role of Infographics for Summarizing Medical Literature – Health Professions Education (free)
“Are #infographic / #visualabstract summaries of literature preferred to abstracts? Do they decrease cognitive load? Do they increase retention? Check out our latest!” (via @Brent_Thoma see Tweet and Visual Abstract)
Lecture: How Less Health Care Can (Sometimes) Be Better For You
3 May, 2018 | 18:50h | UTCLecture: How Less Health Care Can (Sometimes) Be Better For You (free Youtube video)
See also other CLUE Working Group Lecture Series (tweet with lecture links by @KariTikkinen)
“Editor-in-Chief of @JAMAInternalMed, professor Rita Redberg gave the 3rd CLUE Working Group lecture entitled “How Less Health Care Can (Sometimes) Be Better For You” at the Think Corner of the U of Helsinki” (via @KariTikkinen see Tweet)
Opinion: The Twitter Education of Dr. Milton Packer
14 Apr, 2018 | 19:43h | UTCThe Twitter Education of Dr. Milton Packer – Brian Vartabedian Blog (free)
Related: Do You Practice Twitter-Based Medicine? – MedPage Today (free registration required)