medical education

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Hi! First post in this forum, albeit as a long-time stalker, so please be nice. :) I'm a current full-time teacher with a career goal of becoming a clinician-educator. As such, I am looking to apply to allopathic medical schools that have strong MD curricular programs focused on training future...

I’m working on a petition to our medical school to increase our exposure to POCUS early on and frequently. Please help me get a better understanding of: IF ultrasound is taught at other medical schools. IF YES, please describe. WHETHER IT SHOULD BE taught in medical school. (Im...

This may not be the best forum to post this, but with so many passionate and intelligent individuals on here I figured why not. Maybe it'll even drive some interest in the future. I've been working (very slowly) on an innovative online-based medical education platform. Though it had been put on...

Hi SDN! I am a current medical student who's interested in medical education, and the aspects of a medical school curriculum that either contribute to or detract from the experience of studying to become a physician. To that end, I have created a survey aimed at exploring the connections between...

Help us change the way doctors learn and collaborate! We're hiring exceptional physicians in every major specialty to serve as contributing editors and assure the quality of content on Human Dx - an online assessment and training system to improve clinical decision making for physicians...

Hey everyone, I am a third-year radiology resident at a top academic program. I am starting this thread to give back to the SDN community. When I was a pre-med, I had no real mentors and really didn't know any medical residents. Feel free to ask me anything in this thread, and I'll do my best to...

Are you currently a medical resident? If so, you may be able to participate in an exciting research study. Audrey Bachman, M. A., a doctoral student at the University of Kentucky, and her faculty advisor, Dr. Nancy Harrington, are conducting a study on the experiences of medical residents as...

You are kindly invited to attend the CME credited Second Annual Perioperative and Acute Care Ultrasound Workshop co-hosted by the Anesthesiology Departments at Loma Linda Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center. The workshop will be held in beautiful Huntington Beach, CA at the Hyatt Regency...

I received via email today an invitation from the AMA regarding an upcoming webinar open to medical students. If you're interested in being part of the (AMA) solution to changing med ed, this might be for you. #### We are excited to bring you this new series, just one of the many ways we are...

Pretty much the title. I have a good amount of experience in education from my past life, and there are a couple of simulation or med-ed-type research projects going on at my school. I haven't started M1 yet, so this is a bit premature, but I know that not all research is given the same weight...

What is the purpose of shadowing a nurse as a resident? A medical student? A morning in their shoes - UCHealth Today The article above, summarized here, is from this month and it discusses a new activity for residents at a residency program in a community hospital north of Denver, CO...

Hello, I am starting a project for one of my classes on medical education on HIV/AIDS. I am going to do a literature search (of course), but I was wondering if any current medical student could comment on how your school handled education on the topic. My group is interested in seeing if there...

Spaced repetition in medical education is still in its early stages in terms of adoption, usability, and integration. It's an innovation that has been nothing short of transformational for my personal learning. Some like-minded classmates and I are trying to push it up in the consciousness of...