Tag: Education
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
Prior Training Increases Internists’ Knowledge of PrEP for HIV
IM residents with training report more frequent prescribing, higher comfort level in educating patients
Loan Forgiveness, Educational Debt May Affect Practice Patterns
Graduates with loan forgiveness/repayment program more likely to enter primary care fields
Interns Spend Most of Their Time in Indirect Patient Care
Within a 24-hour period, interns spend a mean of 3.0 hours in direct patient care and 1.8 hours in education
More Than Half of Internal Medicine Graduates Choosing Primary Care
Programs with a majority of graduates entering primary care less likely to have X+Y scheduling
2019 Residency Match Day Was Largest in History
Internal medicine programs offered a record 8,116 categorical, 396 primary care positions
Children With Poorly Controlled Asthma Suffer Academically
Latino and black children have poorer academic outcomes than non-Latino whites
