MD Connector » copyright http://www.mdconnector.org Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Can Chewing Gum Boost Exam Scores? http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/can-chewing-gum-boost-exam-scores/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/can-chewing-gum-boost-exam-scores/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/can-chewing-gum-boost-exam-scores/ Study also finds that chewing throughout exam could backfire (Source: The Doctors Lounge – Neurology)

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/can-chewing-gum-boost-exam-scores/feed/ 0 UpToDate is the most read medical reference tool – how did Harrison’s, Cecil’s, etc. manage to lose that war? http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/uptodate-is-the-most-read-medical-reference-tool-how-did-harrisons-cecils-etc-manage-to-lose-that-war/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/uptodate-is-the-most-read-medical-reference-tool-how-did-harrisons-cecils-etc-manage-to-lose-that-war/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:47:01 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/uptodate-is-the-most-read-medical-reference-tool-how-did-harrisons-cecils-etc-manage-to-lose-that-war/ This the summary of my Twitter discussion with an academic nephrologist (by the way, the founding editor of UpToDate is also a nephrologist):@DrVes: UpToDate is likely the most read medical reference tool, at least in the U.S. – how did Harrison’s, Cecil’s, etc

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UpToDate is the most read medical reference tool – how did Harrison’s, Cecil’s, etc. manage to lose that war?

]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/uptodate-is-the-most-read-medical-reference-tool-how-did-harrisons-cecils-etc-manage-to-lose-that-war/feed/ 0 Top 10 Articles for Medical Students in 2011Top 10 Articles for Medical Students in 2011 http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/top-10-articles-for-medical-students-in-2011top-10-articles-for-medical-students-in-2011/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/top-10-articles-for-medical-students-in-2011top-10-articles-for-medical-students-in-2011/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:23:59 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/top-10-articles-for-medical-students-in-2011top-10-articles-for-medical-students-in-2011/ What were the most popular articles for medical students on Medscape this past year? Medscape Med Students (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/top-10-articles-for-medical-students-in-2011top-10-articles-for-medical-students-in-2011/feed/ 0 BMA warns pension anger will intensify after increased GP contribution offer http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/bma-warns-pension-anger-will-intensify-after-increased-gp-contribution-offer/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/bma-warns-pension-anger-will-intensify-after-increased-gp-contribution-offer/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:53:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/bma-warns-pension-anger-will-intensify-after-increased-gp-contribution-offer/ A further increase to doctors’ and medical students’ pension contributions will ‘intensify the anger’ they are already feeling over pension reforms, the BMA has warned. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/bma-warns-pension-anger-will-intensify-after-increased-gp-contribution-offer/feed/ 0 WorldScopes Helps First Generation of South Sudan Doctors http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/worldscopes-helps-first-generation-of-south-sudan-doctors/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/worldscopes-helps-first-generation-of-south-sudan-doctors/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:24:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/worldscopes-helps-first-generation-of-south-sudan-doctors/ CHICAGO, Dec.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/worldscopes-helps-first-generation-of-south-sudan-doctors/feed/ 0 2011 Physician Workforce Data Book Released http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/2011-physician-workforce-data-book-released/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/2011-physician-workforce-data-book-released/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:54:14 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/2011-physician-workforce-data-book-released/ The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has published the latest update in its series on the physician workforce.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/2011-physician-workforce-data-book-released/feed/ 0 Life After Residency: Be Nice, Brush Up on Business, Go High-Tech http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/life-after-residency-be-nice-brush-up-on-business-go-high-tech/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/life-after-residency-be-nice-brush-up-on-business-go-high-tech/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/life-after-residency-be-nice-brush-up-on-business-go-high-tech/ Over the past 20 years, not only has clinical instruction during radiology residency changed, but so has the practice life that comes after it. Even as a growing number of medical students select radiology as a specialty, practice-setting preferences have shifted for your younger colleagues. They also have a different set of priorities to consider.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/life-after-residency-be-nice-brush-up-on-business-go-high-tech/feed/ 0 How Advocacy Training Can Improve HealthHow Advocacy Training Can Improve Health http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/how-advocacy-training-can-improve-healthhow-advocacy-training-can-improve-health/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/how-advocacy-training-can-improve-healthhow-advocacy-training-can-improve-health/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/how-advocacy-training-can-improve-healthhow-advocacy-training-can-improve-health/ Showing empathy to your patients can be as important as the treatment. Does your medical training provide opportunities to develop as a patient advocate

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/how-advocacy-training-can-improve-healthhow-advocacy-training-can-improve-health/feed/ 0 Psychiatry Online’s Free E-Book for December http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/psychiatry-online%e2%80%99s-free-e-book-for-december/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/psychiatry-online%e2%80%99s-free-e-book-for-december/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:39:12 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/psychiatry-online%e2%80%99s-free-e-book-for-december/ Every month, Psychiatry Online offers Jeffersonians a free text from the American Psychiatric Publishing book store.   The PDF books are compatible with a variety of readers/computers. December’s free book is Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychopharmacology (2007), by Sandra A.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/psychiatry-online%e2%80%99s-free-e-book-for-december/feed/ 0 Food served in children’s hospitals rated largely unhealthy http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/food-served-in-childrens-hospitals-rated-largely-unhealthy/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/food-served-in-childrens-hospitals-rated-largely-unhealthy/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:01:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2011/12/food-served-in-childrens-hospitals-rated-largely-unhealthy/ Given the obesity epidemic among the nation’s young, one might hope that children’s hospitals would serve as a role model for healthy eating. But hospitals in California fall short, with only 7 percent of entrees classified as “healthy,” according to a new study published in the journal Academic Pediatrics.

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