Brief Report © American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Milestones for medical students completing a clinical genetics elective Katharine R. Press, BA1 and Joann Bodurtha, MD, MPH1 Purpose: We are not aware of any competency-based evaluation method that is specifically designed...
Objectives: Many medical schools are implementing point-of-care ultrasound in their curricula to help augment teaching of the physical examination, anatomy, and ultimately clinical management. However, point-of-care ultrasound milestones for medical students remain unknown. The purpose of this study was...
Citizens of the Indian Ocean island of Pemba located off the eastern coast of mainland Tanzania have battled schistosomiasis infections for decades, but have found relief recently, thanks to intervention of a Chinese medical team. In two years' time, the Chinese medical experts from Jiangsu Institut...
This cross-sectional study investigates if there are gender biases in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestones
The vast majority of physicians and most other high-income professionals leave training with a negative net worth. I encourage them tolive like a residentfor the first 2-5 years of their career. I remind medical students and residents all the time that they are the poorest people in the wor...
1919 With a growing community and increased demand for healthcare, Hurley is expanded to 125 beds. 1922 Hurley begins its role as a center for medical education. 1924 February 24: Hurley begins construction on a new nurses’ home at the corner of Patrick Street and Sixth Avenue. 1928 The ...
Medical students' knowledge on essential topics in OBGYN significantly declined from their OBGYN clerkship to end of their fourth year. This decline in knowledge retention over the continuum of education from UME to GME highlights the need for implementation of residency preparatory courses....
Genetics in MedicineLaissue, P., Restrepo, C. M., & Ortiz, A. M. (2017). Improving the evaluation of milestones for students completing a clinical genetics elective. Genetics in Medicine, 19(12). https://doi.org/10.1038/gim.2017.62...
Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund established the “Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund Professorship in Robotic Surgery” of The Chinese University of Hong Kong to support continued research in innovative robotic surgery, laying the foundation for more transformative medical diagnosis and treatment ...
Generally speaking, parenting sages and medical experts believe that most babies shouldn't lose sleep over delayed or missed feedings. More often than not, babies will wake on their own and make it pretty clear that they're jonesing for a belly full of milk. That said, some 3-month-old ...