Medical Education
VIDEO: Takeaways from CHEST 2022 with Jaspal Singh, MD, FCCP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In this Healio exclusive, Jaspal Singh, MD, FCCP, provides his takeaways from the CHEST Annual Meeting.
Patient, physician education remains a barrier to home dialysis implementation
In order for patients to be ready to take on home dialysis, physicians must be properly trained and know how to prepare patients, according to a presenter at the International Conference on Dialysis.
VIDEO: Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society advocates for research, education
QUEBEC CITY — In this video from the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Murray J. Penner, MD, FRCS(C), discusses the historical efforts and the latest research out of the Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Medical training programs modify interviews for virtual format
For the 2020 to 2021 academic year, the Coalition for Physician Accountability released recommendations for residency and fellowship programs to commit to online interviews and virtual visits for all applicants due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Investing in the education of future health care providers gives purpose
We have had many educators in our professional and personal lives. The most influential ones have become permanent fixtures in all that we do, inspiring our best work and influencing how we live our lives.
Do virtual interviews capture the informal aspects offered by in-person interviews?
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption in the usual application process for fellowships and residencies.
Systematic changes needed to increase diversity among cardiology fellows in training
Black, Hispanic and Native American fellows in training continue to be underrepresented in cardiology and its subspecialties despite diversity efforts, and systematic changes are needed to ensure equitable training opportunities.
CVD program directors attract more fellows of same race; no effect by sex
Directors of CVD fellowship programs were more likely to attract first-year fellows of their same race compared with other races, a finding that was consistent across white, Black, Asian and Hispanic directors, researchers reported.
VIDEO: NASPGHAN toolbox provides quick, easy access to pediatric GI resources
A digital toolbox created by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition has expanded to a web-based format to improve resource accessibility for health care providers.
ECCMID escape room offered medical education through immersive experience
LISBON, Portugal — An escape room at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases offered attendees an opportunity to hone their medical knowledge and attempt to make it out of a sealed room before time expired.