Tag: Education
One-Third of Physicians Will Take 10+ Years to Pay Off Debt
Survey shows that taking extra shifts is one strategy to help doctors pay off medical school debt
Children With Type 1 Diabetes Have Poorer Educational Outcomes
Findings more pronounced in children with higher mean HbA1c
Machine Learning Algorithms Can Classify Surgical Expertise in VR Simulation
Participants were classified by level of expertise with 90 percent accuracy, using six parameters
National Norms Developed for Assessing Medical School Empathy
Any raw score on the Jefferson Score of Empathy can be converted to percentile rank
Opioid Rx Education Insufficient for Plastic Surgery Trainees
Significantly more opioids prescribed by U.S. versus Canadian trainees for seven of eight procedures
Pediatricians Can Play Role in Ensuring School Readiness
Study shows preschoolers with ADHD are more likely to have impaired school readiness
Capping Work Hours in Residency Does Not Impact Outcomes Later
No differences seen in post-training patient mortality, readmissions, or costs of care
Interventions Linked to Drop in Unvaccinated Kindergartners
California legislative, educational interventions tied to drop in kindergartners without up-to-date vaccination
ACP Issues Position on Response to Physician Impairment
Rehabilitated doctors should be reintegrated into practice as long as patient safety not compromised
Home-Based Cardiac Rehab May Be Option for Some Heart Patients
Short-term clinical outcomes improved similarly for home-based, center-based cardiac rehabilitation
