MD Connector » sponsor-medworm http://www.mdconnector.org Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 A Rural Health Service Learning Elective (Rita Lahlou) http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/02/a-rural-health-service-learning-elective-rita-lahlou/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/02/a-rural-health-service-learning-elective-rita-lahlou/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/02/a-rural-health-service-learning-elective-rita-lahlou/ Although many curricula are designed to increase student interest in primary care, few have been evaluated with regard to participants’ final specialty choice, controlling for characteristics known to predict primary care practice. This session will describe an elective designed to foster interest in primary care, in which second year medical students manage operations at a free clinic, establish a continuity relationship with patients, attend a class covering primary care topics, keep a reflective journal, and complete a community project. We evaluated the impact of this course by surveying a sample of 257 alumni who graduated between 2003 and 2007

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/junior-doctors-not-utilizing-full-potential-uk/feed/ 0 Wessex Diabetes and Endocrinology Taster Evening http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/wessex-diabetes-and-endocrinology-taster-evening/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/wessex-diabetes-and-endocrinology-taster-evening/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/wessex-diabetes-and-endocrinology-taster-evening/ The Wessex Deanery are organising a taster evening for all grades of doctors and medical students interested in entering the speciality of endocrinology and diabetes.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/wessex-diabetes-and-endocrinology-taster-evening/feed/ 0 Medical Student Documentation in the EMR: Controversial AAMC Recommendations and Practical Educational Issues (Aaron Michelfelder MD, FAAFP, FAAMA) http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/medical-student-documentation-in-the-emr-controversial-aamc-recommendations-and-practical-educational-issues-aaron-michelfelder-md-faafp-faama/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/medical-student-documentation-in-the-emr-controversial-aamc-recommendations-and-practical-educational-issues-aaron-michelfelder-md-faafp-faama/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/medical-student-documentation-in-the-emr-controversial-aamc-recommendations-and-practical-educational-issues-aaron-michelfelder-md-faafp-faama/ These are materials presented at the 2012 STFM Medical Student Education Conference in Long Beach California. Here is the description:The AAMC Compliance Officer’s Forum recently published recommendations for medical student documentation in the EMR, which could turn this topic on its ear. This presentation will begin with a description of the new AAMC recommendations, followed by brief descriptions of the policies for medical student documentation at three major medical schools

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/narrowed-artery-condition-often-goes-undiagnosed-study/feed/ 0 The Surgical Clerkship: A Contemporary Paradigm http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/the-surgical-clerkship-a-contemporary-paradigm/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/the-surgical-clerkship-a-contemporary-paradigm/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:29:03 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/the-surgical-clerkship-a-contemporary-paradigm/ Conclusions: 1) A quality clerkship experience in Surgery can be provided by a non-traditional community-based system, 2) the distributed campus model does not lead to inequality of learning opportunities or surgical experiences, 3) Both students and community faculty strongly support the tutorial model, 4) Student learning has been confirmed by national metrics. (Source: Journal of Surgical Research) MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK.

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/slipstream-the-human-anatomy-animated-with-3-d-technology/feed/ 0 MRI Scans Show Brain Changes in Kids With Schizophrenia http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/mri-scans-show-brain-changes-in-kids-with-schizophrenia/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/mri-scans-show-brain-changes-in-kids-with-schizophrenia/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/mri-scans-show-brain-changes-in-kids-with-schizophrenia/ Progressive loss of gray matter linked to worse prognosis for young patients, researchers say (Source: The Doctors Lounge – Neurology)

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]]> http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/mri-scans-show-brain-changes-in-kids-with-schizophrenia/feed/ 0 Social Networking and Perceptions of Online ProfessionalismSocial Networking and Perceptions of Online Professionalism http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/social-networking-and-perceptions-of-online-professionalismsocial-networking-and-perceptions-of-online-professionalism/ http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/social-networking-and-perceptions-of-online-professionalismsocial-networking-and-perceptions-of-online-professionalism/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000 MD Connector http://www.mdconnector.org/2012/01/social-networking-and-perceptions-of-online-professionalismsocial-networking-and-perceptions-of-online-professionalism/ Is it appropriate for faculty and students to interact on social networking sites?

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