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ABSTRACT: Globalization and the modernization of medical education.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Worldwide, there are essential differences underpinning what educators and students perceive to be effective medical education. Yet, the world looks on for a recipe or easy formula for the globalization of medical education. AIMS: This article examines the assumptions, main beliefs, and impact of globalization on medical education as a carrier of

ABSTRACT: Connecting to the Future: Telepsychiatry in Postgraduate Medical Education.

Abstract Abstract Objective: This study characterized and examined factors influencing psychiatry residents' and fellows' interest, exposure, and future plans to use telepsychiatry. Subjects and Methods: A 17-item electronic survey was distributed to 485 psychiatry residency and fellowship programs in the United States. Each program director or administrator was asked to voluntarily

MANUSCRIPT: Reforming Premedical Education — Out with the Old, in with the New

The most consistent and strident calls for medical education reform over the past century have focused on premedical preparation. The first attempt at standardizing requirements for medical school admission came in 1904 from the American Medical Association's Council on Medical Education. In 1910, Abraham Flexner recommended requiring biology, chemistry, botany,

MANUSCRIPT: Clinician uptake of obesity-related drug information: A qualitative assessment using continuing medical education activities.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Medications necessary for disease management can simultaneously contribute to weight gain, especially in children. Patients with preexisting obesity are more susceptible to medication-related weight gain.How equipped are primary care practitioners at identifying and potentially reducing medication-related weight gain? To inform this question germane to public health we sought to identify