A5012063467- Innovations in Medical Education
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Medical Research and Practices
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
Tufts University
2015-2024
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2023
Maine Medical Center
2023
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2023
Oregon Health & Science University
2023
Medical College of Wisconsin
2022-2023
Michigan State University
2022
SUNY Upstate Medical University
2022
Harvard University
2018-2021
University of Massachusetts Boston
2012-2019
There is increasing concern that conflicts of interest affect the development process clinical practice guidelines. We evaluated The American Psychiatric Association's Practice Guideline for Treatment Patients with Major Depressive Disorder to determine existence financial and intellectual examine their possible effects. selected this guideline because its influence on recommends pharmacotherapy all levels depression, despite controversies over evidence base.We determined number type members...
While most medical schools have students teach other students, few offer formal education in teaching skills, and fewer provide theory together with experiential practice. Furthermore, curriculum evaluation of is lacking.This study aimed to examine effects a novel didactic for embedded practical experience.A longitudinal 12-week complementary components final-year learning how was developed, implemented evaluated using multi-level based on the Kirkpatrick approach qualitative quantitative...
<h3>Background:</h3> Primary care providers (PCPs) frequently address dermatologic concerns and perform skin examinations during clinical encounters. For PCPs who evaluate concerning lesions, dermoscopy (a noninvasive visualization technique) has been shown to increase the sensitivity for cancer diagnosis compared with unassisted examinations. Because no formal consensus existed on fundamental knowledge skills that should have respect detection, objective of this study was develop an expert...
<h3>BACKGROUND</h3> Clinicians are faced with a plethora of guidelines. To rate guidelines, they can select from number evaluation tools, most which long and difficult to apply. The goal this project was develop simple, easy-to-use checklist for clinicians use identify trustworthy, relevant, useful practice the Guideline Trustworthiness, Relevance, Utility Scoring Tool (G-TRUST). <h3>METHODS</h3> A modified Delphi process used obtain consensus experts guideline developers regarding items...
In addition to the damaging public health, social and economic effects of COVID-19, health professions faculty around world have faced staggering upheaval in education their students junior doctors. Despite formidable challenges, some silver linings emerged education. The paper aims describe themes from reflections international educators on these using an appreciative inquiry framework.We performed a qualitative analysis written group 115 medicine, nursing, dentistry, allied describing...
Family medicine offers the opportunity to integrate advance care planning into routine primary care, connecting relationship-centered orientation with thoughtful action before a terminal diagnosis. However, physicians are undertrained in end-of-life counseling and care. To address this educational gap, we had clerkship students complete their own directives submit written reflection about experience. The aim of study was learn how report on value completing directives, according reflections....
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on medical education and accelerated an evolution in continuing professional development that was already underway. Physicians around the world have to quickly learn new evolving clinical entity do so virtual manner. As local international travel ceased, academic practice deliberations diagnosis treatment of novel diseases which historically occurred during in-person conferences shifted forums enabled with technology social media. Medical...
A core principle of family medicine is information mastery, or application principles evidence-based in clinical practice. While mastery teaching and assessment are beginning to permeate postgraduate training programs, while exciting literature on new open resource methods emerging, there no prior descriptions examinations that specifically assess medical students' competency.To test competency, a novel final exam for the clerkship was developed, implemented, evaluated. During timed exam,...
For over 2 decades, there have been debates, sometimes contentious, about the efficacy and safety of antidepressants. Growing awareness difficulty some patients when discontinuing these medications has intensified debates. Recently, Cipriani colleagues published largest meta-analysis to date that assessed tolerability They concluded all were more efficacious than placebo, they also synthesized trial results from head-to-head studies in an effort guide pharmacologic treatment for major...
Mentors have been defined as ‘influential people who help you reach major life goals’ [1]. Although each mentor–protege relationship is individualised, generally a mentoring ‘enabli...
The professionalism of faculty and resident physicians has been on full display during the COVID-19 pandemic. Media stories have notably praised heroic "doctors nurses" rather than "providers nurses," acknowledging dedication training people saving lives while putting their own at risk.1,2 Can this pandemic be tipping point to finally jettison depersonalizing, demoralizing, invalidating label "provider"? As a countervailing force against marketplace-driven health care, in recognition our...
Although theories do not play a major role in clinical medicine, the application of established education can improve medical teaching. By understanding and harnessing learning theories, clinician educators solve common teaching problems, thoughtfully craft their sessions, determine whether learners or residents have achieved intended objectives, even earn higher course ratings. Key to be aware include cognitive load theory, social experiential learning, constructivism, humanism,...
Medical students receive inadequate training in nutrition counselling, but the best way to teach this topic is unknown. To address research gap, we developed a longitudinal blended programme - combining physical classroom experiences with online education counselling primary care clinical course. The learning experience comprised pre-class module convey knowledge; formative, ungraded standardised patient exercise on dietary modification practise skills; and written exam knowledge an...