Search results for "Medical Students"
Submissions wanted for ACP Innovation Challenge 2018: Re-Imagining the Practice of Internal Medicine
An event at ACP's annual meeting will let selected finalists present ideas that have the potential to transform the practice of internal medicine on a national level.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/21/6.htm
21 Nov 2017
Pushing toward gender equity in medicine
At the Women in Medicine Summit, held virtually last October, experts offered strategies to help support women in medicine during the pandemic and beyond.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/01/pushing-toward-gender-equity-in-medicine.htm
1 Jan 2021
Being a male ally of women in the workplace
Two physicians discuss identifying microaggressions and learning how to speak up.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/being-a-male-ally-of-women-in-the-workplace.htm
1 Sep 2022
Correcting medicine's use of race in clinical algorithms
Recent efforts have pushed institutions to reconsider the use of race not just in estimating kidney function, but in a variety of algorithms and scores.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/correcting-medicines-use-of-race-in-clinical-algorithms.htm
1 May 2021
Facing depression in medical residency
Depression can be prevalent during medical residency, with long hours and social deprivation as contributing factors. Concerningly, the farther residents are into their training, the more depression rates rise. Some programs are delving into their trainees' psychological well-being.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/04/depression.htm
1 Apr 2016
STIs on the rise
This issue also covers comanagement of Parkinson's disease, transitions from medical school to residency, and cognitive impairment after an ICU stay.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/04/stis-on-the-rise.htm
1 Apr 2020
Doctors with disability reflect on challenges
Physicians with disabilities who applied to and eventually completed medical school reflect on the progress and accomplishments offered by the Americans with Disabilities Act during the past 30 years.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/02/doctors-with-disability-reflect-on-challenges.htm
1 Feb 2020
#ProudtobeGIM campaign opens grant application process
Selected medical schools will receive an honorarium in the amount of $2,000 to host events aimed at educating medical students and residents about the field of general internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/17/6.htm
17 Aug 2021
Students enjoy internal medicine as a clerkship, not a career
Medical students enjoy their internal medicine clerkships but are less likely than ever to become general internists, citing educational debt, perceived workloads and stress as disincentives, according to a comparison of students in 1990 and 2007.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/03/1.htm
3 May 2011
Prepping IM residents for primary care
Although most patient visits and more than 60% of procedures now occur in the outpatient setting, most of the focus on residency training is on critically ill patients in the hospital.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/05/education.htm
1 May 2017