background: clinical supervision is an important factor in the development of competency in residency program. attending physicians play a key role in supervision of residents. however little is known about how attending physicians and residents perceive the quality of clinical supervision. the aim of this study was to explore the differences between perceived qualities of supervision in these ...

In recent years, academic health centers have made a considerable effort to encourage medical students and physicians-in-training to consider academic medicine as a career choice. For physicians, selecting a career in academic medicine may be the first hurdle, but the challenge of successfully maintaining an academic career is perhaps a more formidable task. Mentoring is a much-needed response ...

To address physician depression and suicide at one U.S. medical school, a faculty committee launched a Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness Program in 2009 whose focus is medical students', residents', and faculty physicians' mental health. The program consists of a two-pronged approach: (1) screening, assessment, and referral and (2) education. The screening process is anonymous, confid...

OBJECTIVE Procedural skills education has a high priority for medical students. However, it is not clear what kind of skills they consider important and whether their perception differs from the physicians' view. METHODS We conducted a survey on 26 skills in internal medicine among medical students and physicians. Ninety-five fourth year and 62 final year students along with 67 physicians wor...

Although progress has been made in diversifying medical school admissions and faculty, this has not extended to physicians with physical disabilities. To improve our understanding of medical students and physicians with physical and sensory disabilities, the authors propose systematically gathering information on the needs and experiences of four groups: physicians who had disabilities before b...

It is important for physicians to understand the role they play in guiding their Jewish patients’ decisions on whether fast Yom Kippur. While Kippur one of most spiritual events year, it also prohibited if fasting will endanger one’s health. This article presents Talmudic laws Kippur, interviews with 11 Georgetown students and faculty subjective importance fast, a review medical literature rega...

Following a series of serious misdemeanours by British doctors, the General Medical Council (GMC) has introduced a system of re-licensing called 'revalidation'. Annual medical appraisal forms an important cornerstone of the proposed system, but specific guidance is lacking on the content of appraisal for occupational physicians, and the kinds of evidence that they might bring to critical review...

PURPOSE The core curriculum in graduate medical education (GME) is an educational program that covers the minimum body of knowledge and skills that is required of all residents, regardless of their specialty. This study examined the opinions of stakeholders in GME regarding the core curriculum. METHODS A questionnaire was administered at three tertiary hospitals that were affiliated with one ...

BACKGROUND Residents are required to demonstrate competency in communication skills. Prostate cancer screening discussions are examples of complex physician-patient communication processes, requiring an objective presentation of the known risks, potential benefits, and scientific uncertainties surrounding screening. National organizations recommend shared decision making (SDM) in these discussi...

This activity offers CE credits for: 1. Physicians (CME) 2. Other ACTIVITY GOAL The focus of this article is on diagnostic and treatment considerations in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to: • Determine best assessment practices for ASD during the developmental stages of early childhood, middle childhood, adolescenc...