Search results for "Medical Education"
12 tips for new academic hospitalists
Internists seeking a career in hospital medicine should be engaged, make connections, and try new things in order to be successful.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/12-tips-for-new-academic-hospitalists.htm
1 Jul 2021
Now trending: Internal medicine podcasts for education
Medical podcasts, videos, and other social media won't replace traditional medical education, yet they have grown to become part of the modern physician's learning toolkit.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/now-trending-internal-medicine-podcasts-for-education.htm
1 Oct 2018
Clinical reasoning now a ‘foundational basic science’
An important and emerging need for medical students is developing the ability to apply knowledge and use it to determine the correct diagnoses for individual patients. Diagnostic reasoning has only recently begun to be specifically taught in medical school and residency.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/qanda.htm
1 Nov 2015
ACP's international presence promotes better clinical care
The American College of Physicians has a significant international presence, with 19 international chapters.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/presidents.htm
1 Feb 2017
A can't-miss cause of resistant hypertension
More than 20% of patients with resistant hypertension have primary aldosteronism, an underrecognized cause of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/a-cant-miss-cause-of-resistant-hypertension.htm
1 May 2021
Newest title in ACP's Teaching Medicine series available
“Teaching Clinical Reasoning” is designed to help medical educators enhance their clinical reasoning abilities.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/18/6.htm
18 Aug 2015
Defining our identity does not include the ‘P word’
The term “health care provider” implies that health care can be conceptualized as just another commodity, when it is really about helping people who are suffering, managing complex problems, and counseling them how to live.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/defining-our-identity-does-not-include-the-p-word.htm
1 Sep 2019
A ‘smart’ approach to performance drugs
An increasing prevalence of the use of cognitive-enhancing substances, or so-called “smart drugs,” among healthy people has raised concerns among internists and medical ethicists.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/11/a-smart-approach-to-performance-drugs.htm
1 Nov 2017
GME needs serious financial and structural reform
The current system and critical elements of undergraduate and graduate medical education are in need of serious financial and structural reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/09/presidents.htm
1 Sep 2016
New online opioid education modules, video now available
Training modules provide comprehensive educational information for primary care clinicians and can be completed for CME credit.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/25/6.htm
25 Aug 2015