Search results for "Medical Training"
Government highlights need for consent before exams on patients under anesthesia
In response to reports of intimate exams being performed by trainees on patients under anesthesia, officials called on academic hospitals and medical schools to always obtain and document informed consent.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/government-highlights-need-for-consent-before-exams-on-patients-under-anesthesia.htm
10 Apr 2024
Handling class and classes at once
Medical school poses hidden challenges for students from less privileged backgrounds. Experts discuss how to help.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/03/handling-class-and-classes-at-once.htm
3 Apr 2024
Treating addiction behind bars
Incarcerated patients have a right to medication for opioid use disorder, and hospitalists can help them access it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/31/treating-addiction-behind-bars.htm
31 May 2023
Earning what you're worth
Median hospitalist compensation is up by nearly 8% since the end of 2020, even if it feels like inflation is negating those gains. Experts offered tips on making more without burning out.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/free/earning-what-youre-worth.htm
8 Mar 2023
Talking about trainee treatment
A system that allowed medical students and trainees to anonymously or confidentially report mistreatment or unprofessional behavior was revealing for one institution.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/04/free/talking-about-trainee-treatment.htm
4 Jan 2023
Rounding with laptops may make residents more efficient, small study finds
Residents on one internal medicine team who were given a novel workflow and a mobile laptop for three months were significantly more likely to place progress notes during rounding hours and sign discharge summaries within 24 hours of discharge than comparison control teams.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/18/rounding-with-laptops-may-make-residents-more-efficient.htm
18 May 2022
Hospital medicine a top career choice among new general internal medicine physicians
The percentage of internists seeing patients both in and out of the hospital declined by more than half between 1990 and 2017, according to an analysis of American Board of Internal Medicine certifications and Medicare claims.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/18/hospital-medicine-a-top-career-choice-among-new-general-internal-medicine-physicians.htm
18 May 2022
ACP advises on physician suicide prevention; study examines depression in med students
New ethical guidance from the College offers advice on how to respond to physician suicide, while a recent study found that depressive symptoms became more common as medical students progressed through school.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/09/4.htm
9 Jun 2021
Study finds early skill decay after paracentesis training in residency
In a study of internal medicine residents who underwent paracentesis simulation training, performance on the Paracentesis Competency Assessment Tool significantly declined three months later.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/30/3.htm
30 Sep 2020
COVID-19's effects on medical training, stroke care in August ACP Hospitalist
The August ACP Hospitalist is online and in the mail, with articles about academic medicine that focus on pandemic effects, procedure training, and the closure of a residency program. There's also expert advice on strokes associated with COVID-19 and on insulin switches.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/12/2.htm
12 Aug 2020