New RCP foundation doctor membership benefits – For £4 per month, foundation doctor members receive career planning information covering 30 specialties, online clinical learning tools, discounts and a chance to be a part of the RCP. New RCP medical student membership – For £1 per month, medical students receive career planning information from doctors in 30 medical specialties represented by the RCP, clinical learning tools, discounts and a chance to be part of the RCP, with elective fund opportunities and opportunities to apply for event sponsorship. Visit the Join the RCP section of the RCP website for more information or visit the RCP training timeline.
A 3-D virtual body, now used by medical students in anatomy studies, represents an unusual collaboration between industry and academia. (Source: NYT Health)
A new version of the AAN’s popular online self–assessment examination is now available for medical students interesting in assessing their knowledge of neurology. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
MedEdPORTAL is an archive of peer-reviewed educational materials and teaching tools. Supported by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), MedEdPORTAL provides free and open access to its resources by all academics and members of the public. Each month, it highlights outstanding recent submissions. Most recently featured:Neurogenic Shock Simulation CaseCullen Hegarty, MD Regions HospitalThis simulation case for a Laerdal SimMan is geared for residents and looks to teach learners to appropriately manage the major trauma victim with spinal cord injury and neurogenic shock… Sociocultural Women’s Health Standardized Patient Case and Student GuideCarrie Bernat, MA, MSW University of Michigan Medical SchoolT…
Brain scans show that diagnosis of disease from X-rays involves the same mechanisms as recognising everday objectsIn medical practice, doctors often reach a diagnosis of a disease within minutes of coming into contact with a patient, and sometimes before the patient has even reported their symptoms. When, for example, a doctor encounters a patient with jaundice (yellowish staining of the skin and the whites of the eyes), a diagnosis related to liver disease or dysfunction comes to mind immediately and automatically.Diagnosing disease is a specialized type of problem-solving, which is believed to require little or no analytical reasoning. Instead, it is likely based on the rapid retrieval of similar cases from memory and, as such, has been likened to pattern recognition.
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