Editors’ Note: Every Tuesday this month we’ve been examining best practices to promote active learning in medical education. We’ve looked at the important role of physical space and learning and we’ve suggested ways large lectures can become highly interactive. Here we explore the vital importance that teams play in helping to apply knowledge to real-world Read more
Medicine
Editors’ Note: We are continuing our series on active learning in medical education. Last week, we explored the importance of space design in promoting collaborative exchange. Here we examine what instructors and students can do to make large lectures more interesting and better focused on applying knowledge. by Michael S. Risley, Ph.D. Do you find yourself feeling that students in Read more
Editors’ Note: According to the AAMC, more than 80,000 students are currently enrolled in U.S. medical schools. Without question it’s a pivotal time in medical education. Expectations of physicians-in-training are shifting. Doctors must not only be able to demonstrate sharp clinical skills but also be digitally literate and humanistic. In April, we dedicated the entire Read more
I’ve dedicated my entire career to helping those diagnosed with cancer cope better, so they can regain the best quality of life possible. I was heartened by a recent New York Times article detailing efforts by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to change the definition of cancer and potentially eliminate the use of the word Read more
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as “Obamacare,” is less than three months away from entering its next phase. On October 1, 2013, certain consumers, including those who don’t receive insurance from their employers, can seek coverage through healthcare insurance exchanges in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Coverage could begin as early as January 1 Read more
He arrived looking nervous but determined. As a young man diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 14, Rajesh had been cared for since his adolescence at the diabetes clinic at the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, India. Throughout his many years as an outpatient, he had developed close relationships with Read more
