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ABSTRACT: The unique contribution of behavioral scientists to medical education: the top ten competencies

Understandably, the focus of most physicians is primarily on the biomedical-What is this disease or injury? Behavioral scientists from various disciplines in medical education generally have a broader approach-Who is this person with these symptoms and what is their story? Since behavioral scientists are often alone among U. S. residency

Posted on 23 Oct 2014
By Collated Resource
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Conference

The Veterans Healthcare Administration (VA) has embraced patient safety and quality improvement in the quest to improve care for veterans. The New Mexico VA Health Care System introduced a new morbidity and mortality conference, called the Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Conference (IQIC), using patient case presentations to focus on underlying systems

Posted on 23 Oct 2014
By Collated Resource
In Abstract, Medical Education, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

ABSTRACT: Virtual Practicums Within an MPH Program: A Career Development Case Study.

This article focuses on an innovative "virtual" practicum arrangement and provides insight for public health professionals seeking a meaningful practicum experience. The traditional practicum model where a student physically reports to work at the field site with a near full-time commitment has become increasingly challenging and often limiting in terms

Posted on 23 Oct 2014
By Collated Resource
In Abstract, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources

ABSTRACT: Is It Time to Change Directions of Quality Measures?

Current sets of measures of clinical quality were not designed to adequately describe trends in the overall health of individuals and of populations. There is no definition of “health” in the 2013 National Quality Strategy (NQS) provided in the Annual Report to Congress by the Secretary of Health and Human

Posted on 23 Oct 2014
By Collated Resource
In Abstract, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Creating a Physician-Led Quality Imperative

To emerge from a significant quality crisis, hospital administration recognized the need for physician leadership to drive improvements. A framework is presented for a physician-led Quality Summit to select best practice initiatives for implementation over 1 year. Results demonstrated statistically significant reductions in ventilator-associated pneumonia, decreasing from the first quarter

Posted on 23 Oct 2014
By Collated Resource
In Abstract, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: The emerging role of social media in urology.

Social media have become so integrated into modern communications as to be universal in our personal and, increasingly, professional lives. Recent examples of social media uptake in urology, and the emergence of data to quantify it, reveal the expansion of conventional communication routes beyond the in-person forum. In every domain

Posted on 23 Oct 2014
By Collated Resource
In Abstract, Education Technology, Medical Education, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Analysis of the Social Network Development of a Virtual Community for Australian Intensive Care Professionals

Social media platforms can create virtual communities, enabling healthcare professionals to network with a broad range of colleagues and facilitate knowledge exchange. In 2003, an Australian state health department established an intensive care mailing list to address the professional isolation experienced by senior intensive care nurses. This article describes the

Posted on 16 Oct 2014
By Collated Resource
In Abstract, Medical Education, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: What is appropriate to post on social media? Ratings from students, faculty members and the public

BJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to ascertain what medical students, doctors and the public felt was unprofessional for medical students, as future doctors, to post on a social media site, Facebook(®) . The significance of this is that unprofessional content reflects poorly on a student, which in turn can

Posted on 16 Oct 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Medical Education, Patient Education, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: A patient-led educational program on Tourette Syndrome: impact and implications for patient-centered medical education.

BACKGROUND: Graduate medical education about Tourette Syndrome does not typically focus on understanding the perspectives and perceptions of individuals with the condition. PURPOSES: Explore the impact of patient-centered, patient-led education programs on participant knowledge and empathy for patients. METHODS: Seventy-nine medical residents and students at five training sites in New Jersey attended patient-led presentations. Results

Posted on 16 Oct 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Inspiring innovation in medical education

Traditionally, changes to medical education come from the top down, an approach that potentially misses important contributions from medical students, residents, faculty and staff. In order to provide an avenue for them to bring forward their ideas for educational improvements, the University of Minnesota Medical School sponsored the "What's the

Posted on 16 Oct 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources

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ABSTRACT: The unique contribution of behavioral scientists to medical education: the top ten competencies

ABSTRACT: Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Conference

ABSTRACT: Virtual Practicums Within an MPH Program: A Career Development Case Study.

ABSTRACT: Is It Time to Change Directions of Quality Measures?

ABSTRACT: Creating a Physician-Led Quality Imperative

ABSTRACT: A patient-led educational program on Tourette Syndrome: impact and implications for patient-centered medical education.

ABSTRACT: Inspiring innovation in medical education

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