Medical Education Articles of Interest
AAMC/HHMI Committee Defines Scientific Competencies for Future Physicians - New Report Offers Blueprint for Designing Premedical and Medical School Curricula. Press Release, AAMC, June 5, 2009.
Specialty and geographic distribution of the physician workforce: What influences medical student & resident choices? Phillips R.L., et al, The Robert Graham Center; Funded by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, March, 2009.
A Change to Pass/Fail Grading in the First Two Years at One Medical School Results in Improved Psychological Well-Being. Bloodgood, R.A., Short, J.G., Jackson, J.M, Martindale, J. R. Acad Med 84: 655-662, 2009.
Commentary: Assessment Is an Educational Tool. Krupat, E, Dienstag, J.L. Med 84: 548-550, 2009.
Writing Learning Objectives. Arreola, R.A., University of Tennessee, Memphis, A Teaching Resource Provided by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Academic Support
Sharpening the Eye of the OSCE with Critical Action Analysis. Payne N.J., Bradley E.B., Health E.B., Maughan K.L., Michaelsen V.E., Wang X.Q., Corbett E.C., Acad Med 83: 900-905, 2008.
Relevance and Rigor in Premedical Education. Dienstag J.L., N Engl J Med 2008; 359:221-224, July 17, 2008.
Enhancing Clinical Skills Education: University of Virginia School of Medicine's Clerkship Clinical Skills Workshop. Corbett, E.C., Payne, N.J., Bradley, E.B., Maughan, K.L., Heald, E.B., Wang, X.Q.; Acad Med 82:690-695, July 2007
"Continuity" as an Organizing Principle for Clinical Education Reform, Hirsh, D. A., Ogur, B., Thibault, G.E., and Cox, M.; N Engl J Med 2007; 356:858-866, Feb 22, 2007. Sounding Board
The Patient as Ally - Learning the Pelvic Examination, Wolfberg A.J., N Engl J Med 2007; 356:889-890, Mar 01, 2007. Perspective
Medical Education - Professionalism, Howland T., N Engl J Med 2007; 356:639-641, Feb 08, 2007. Correspondence
Assessment in Medical Education, Epstein R.M., N Engl J Med 2007; 356:387-396, Jan 25, 2007. Review Articles
Teaching Surgical Skills - Changes in the Wind, Reznick R.K., MacRae H.; N Engl J Med 2007;355:2664-2669, Dec 21, 2006. Review Articles
Medical Education: American Medical Education 100 Years after the Flexner Report, Cooke M., Irby D. M., Sullivan W., Ludmerer K. M.
N Engl J Med 2006; 355:1339-1344, Sep 28, 2006. Review Articles
Medical Education: The Developing Physician - Becoming a Professional,
Stern D. T., Papadakis M.
N Engl J Med 2006; 355:1794-1799, Oct 26, 2006. Review Articles
Medical Education: Educational Strategies to Promote Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning. Bowen J. L.
N Engl J Med 2006; 355:2217-2225, Nov 23, 2006. Review Articles
Teaching Surgical Skills - Changes in the Wind. Reznick R.K., MacRae H.
N Engl J Med 2006; 355:2664-2669, Dec 21, 2006. Review Articles
Medical School Objectives at the University of Virginia, Commentary Article, Corbett, E.C.; Acad Med, 75: 151-152, February, 2000