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ABSTRACT: Making the professionalism curriculum for undergraduate medical education more relevant

Background: This study was an assessment of the professionalism curriculum at a community-based medical school from the perspective of undergraduate medical students. Aims: The goal of this study was to ascertain the perspectives of faculty and students on their interpretations of professionalism and its role in medical education to improve

ABSTRACT: Lifelong Learning and Self-assessment Is Relevant to Emergency Physician

BACKGROUND: The Lifelong Learning and Self-assessment (LLSA) component of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program is a self-assessment exercise for physicians. Beginning in 2011, an optional continuing medical education (CME) activity was added. OBJECTIVES: As a part of a CME activity option for the LLSA, a survey

ABSTRACT: Simulation in healthcare education: A best evidence practical guide. AMEE Guide No. 82

Over the past two decades, there has been an exponential and enthusiastic adoption of simulation in healthcare education internationally. Medicine has learned much from professions that have established programs in simulation for training, such as aviation, the military and space exploration. Increased demands on training hours, limited patient encounters, and

ABSTRACT: Sex differences among obstetrician-gynecologists: a review of survey studies.

Whether practice differences exist between the sexes is a question of clinical and educational significance. The obstetrician-gynecologist ob-gyn workforce has been shifting to majority women. An examination of sex differences in ob-gyn practice contributes to the discussion about how the changing workforce may impact womens healthcare. We sought to review

ABSTRACT: Constructing an adaptive care model for the management of disease-related symptoms throughout the course of multiple sclerosis–performance improvement CME.

BACKGROUND: Symptom management remains a challenging clinical aspect of MS. OBJECTIVE: To design a performance improvement continuing medical education (PI CME) activity for better clinical management of multiple sclerosis (MS)-related depression, fatigue, mobility impairment/falls, and spasticity. METHODS: Ten volunteer MS centers participated in a three-stage PI CME model: A) baseline assessment; B) practice improvement CME