Determining the Educational Value of an Emergency Medicine Rotation for Non-Emergency Medicine Residents.

Background Residents from diverse specialties perform clinical rotations in the emergency department (ED). There is little research about the value of the ED rotation for them. Objectives We sought to determine the learning objectives of non-EM residents (NEMRs) in the ED, the effectiveness of the rotation, and the highest-yield components of their experience.

Effects of anthracycline, cyclophosphamide and taxane chemotherapy on QTc measurements in patients with breast cancer.

Aim: Acute and subacute cardiotoxicity are characterized by prolongation of the corrected QT interval (QTc) and other measures derived from the QTc interval, such as QTc dispersion (QTdc) and transmural dispersion of repolarization (DTpTe). Although anthracyclines prolong the QTc interval, it is unclear whether breast cancer patients who undergo the ACT chemotherapy regimen of anthracycline (doxorubicin: A), cyclophosphamide (C) and taxane (T) may present with QTc, QTdc and DTpTe prolongation.

Methods: Twenty-three consecutive patients with breast cancer were followed prospectively during ACT chemotherapy and were analyzed according to their QT measurements.

A randomized pilot study of the use of concept maps to enhance problem-based learning among first-year medical students.

Background: Medical student education is challenging, and concept maps (CMs) can help students link new and existing knowledge, promote critical thinking and identify knowledge gaps.

Aims: To study the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of CMs in problem-based learning (PBL) tutorials.

Method: Students and tutors were randomized to tutorials that used or did not use CMs.