Mood changes during the internship

ON CALL: ISSUES IN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION Variation of Mood and Empathy During Internship

Mood and Cognitive Changes During Systemic Corticosteroid Therapy.

BACKGROUND: Physicians in the United States write approximately 10 million new prescriptions for oral corticosteroids each year. Common side effects of corticosteroids include weight gain, osteoporosis, and diabetes mellitus. This article reviews the available literature on psychiatric and cognitive changes during corticosteroid therapy. METHOD: A search of the MEDLINE and psycINFO databases wa...

Using blogs to support learning during internship

Blogging has been recommended as a suitable tool for learning during internship due to its associated usefulness in collaborative learning, reflection, communication, and social support. In this study, blogging was incorporated into the internship activities of two discipline-specific groups of interns: information management (n = 53) and nursing (n = 28). In examining the behavior, perceptions...

The Goal-Oriented Evaluation of Medical Students during Internship Based on Performance Rating Tables

Background: development in students' training management that emphasizes on using objective methods and more faculties' engagement in students evaluation, were motivation for application tools such as flowchart, checklists and rating scales. This study examined the effectiveness of Performance Rating Tables (PRTs) in evaluation of medical interns in Mashhad, Iran. Methods: Internship Performanc...

Clinical procedural skills assessment during internship in ophthalmology

Introduction: Directly observed procedural skills (DOPS) is aunique method for assessment since it tests the trainee’s abilityto apply his knowledge and skills in performing a particularprocedure and provides an assessment of the practical workperformed by the trainee on a ‘real’ patient under supervisionof an experienced faculty. The study aims to make use of DOPSrating for assessment and furt...