residency

Heartfelt Gratitude to Residents Around the World

Posted by PWeekly | Feb 22, 2019 | Doctor's Voice |

There are two moments of my intern year I will never forget. The first morning, during...

Career Plans Among Internal Medicine Residents

Posted by admin | Sep 17, 2013 | Articles |

General internists are expected to play a pivotal role in providing healthcare as the population...

Should Resident Work Hours Be Capped?

Posted by SkepticalScalpel | Jul 22, 2013 | Articles, Doctor's Voice, Skeptical Scalpel |

Blogging at his site “Adventures in Emergency Medicine,” Dr. Sam Ko says resident work hours should be limited to 40 per week. Via Twitter, I warned him that I would rebut his assertion. Without any data or...

Remediation & Attrition in General Surgery Residents

Posted by JonN | Jan 27, 2013 | Articles |

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) unveiled a new model to measure resident performance in 1999 that endorsed six general competencies. These include patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based...

Improving Surgeon Skills With Simulator Training to Automaticity

Posted by Physicians Weekly | Jan 16, 2013 | Articles |

Studies have shown that using surgical simulators to improve skills in the operating room (OR) can be effective for surgeons in training. To maximize the effectiveness of simulation training, a proficiency-based training...