Impact of EHRs on Medical Education
By GLENN LAFFEL Author’s Note: This the second of a 5-part series whose purpose it is to make the case for implementing a widespread, systematic approach to HIT education in medical schools and...
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Tweaking Medical Education to Leverage EHRs By GLENN LAFFEL Author’s Note:The purpose of this 5-part series is to make the case for implementing a widespread, systematic approach to HIT education in...
View ArticleMedical Students Want You to Know
By MICHELLE SNYDER How many of us can remember a world without cell phones? Today’s medical students would undoubtedly be among that group. So it is no wonder these future physicians rely heavily on...
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So it Turns Out that Lots and Lots of People Still Want to Be Doctors
By Aaron Carroll, MD As I noted last week, I get a little annoyed by the seemingly constant public complaints of physicians, coupled with threats to leave medicine and dire warnings that no one will...
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A Call For a New Primary Care Society
By Brian Klepper The dream of reason did not take power into account – modern medicine is one of those extraordinary works of reason – but medicine is also a world of power. Paul Starr, The Social...
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Training Future Physicians in Safety and Quality
By Peter Pronovost, MD Nearly a year ago, one of my blog posts bemoaned a gap in our training of future physicians—a lack of training in the skills needed to lead projects in patient safety and quality...
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The Real Problem with Board Exams-and How to Solve It
By Shiv Gaglani This week there’s been a debate brewing about why so many young doctors are failing their board exams. On one side John Schumann writes that young clinicians may not have the time or...
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Should Medical Schools Teach to the Boards?
By Abraar Karan In the 2012 National Residency Match Program Survey, which is sent out to residency program directors around the country by the NRMP, the factor that was ranked highest with regards to...
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Applying Smarter, Part 1: Breaking Down the AAMC’s Apply Smart Campaign
By BRYAN CARMODY, MD “YOUR LIKELIHOOD OF SECURING RESIDENCY TRAINING DEPENDS ON MANY FACTORS – INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF RESIDENCY PROGRAMS YOU APPLY TO.” So begins the introduction to Apply Smart: Data...
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