Search results for "Medical education"
Preventing suicide in primary care
There is debate over whether screening patients for suicide risk factors actually reduces suicide deaths, yet many primary care clinics are training clinicians and staff to recognize suicide risk factors in their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/preventing-suicide-in-primary-care.htm
1 Oct 2018
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
Dr. Steven Weinberger receives AMA Lifetime Achievement Award
The award honors a medical association executive who has contributed substantially to the goals and ideals of the medical profession.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/22/4.htm
22 Nov 2016
Still time to submit applications for ACP's Dragon's Lair Competition
ACP's Dragon's Lair Competition at Internal Medicine Meeting 2017 in San Diego will be a “Shark Tank”-themed competition that takes place in front of a live audience.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/12/13/5.htm
13 Dec 2016
Dr. Steven Weinberger receives AMA Lifetime Achievement Award
The award honors a medical association executive who has contributed substantially to the goals and ideals of the medical profession.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/15/4.htm
15 Nov 2016
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
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for Officer and Regent positions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/officers.htm
1 Nov 2016
An eye for art among medical students
A medical resident drew upon her artistic background to help create a course to improve observational skills of first-year medical students by having them systematically observe works of art.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/11/an-eye-for-art-among-medical-students.htm
1 Nov 2018
Safe prescribing can lessen overdose risk
In what one commentator called an “appalling” finding, 90% of patients in a recent study admitted to a hospital with a prescription opioid overdose eventually received another opioid prescription##mdash;often from the same clinician. Efforts to improve safe prescribing hope to fix the problem.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/overdose.htm
1 Oct 2016
Upcoming Chapter meetings announced
The following are scheduled for late 2023 and early 2024.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/october-chapter-meetings.htm
1 Oct 2023