Publications by authors named "Cheryl Goldstein"
Medical students enter medical school with similar or even better well-being than their age-matched peers in other educational programs, but there is predictable erosion of their well-being following matriculation. Interventions to counter this erosion predominantly focus on the individual level; however, significant systemic issues persist that thwart meaningful change. Effectively reforming the learning environment and more broadly targeting problematic aspects of the culture of medical education are essential steps to advance efforts to improve medical learner well-being.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Rates of blood pressure (BP) control are lower in minority populations compared to whites.
Objective: As part of a project to decrease health-related disparities among ethnic groups, we sought to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and management practices of clinicians caring for hypertensive patients in a predominantly minority community.
Design/participants: We developed clinical vignettes of hypertensive patients that varied by comorbidity (type II diabetes mellitus, chronic renal insufficiency, coronary artery disease, or isolated systolic hypertension alone).
Background: Screening mammography for women in their 40s is controversial, and counseling patients about it can be challenging. Debate is an educational tool that lends itself to teaching about controversial topics and improving communication skills but is underused in medical education.
Purpose: The purpose of this intervention was to improve residents' willingness to discuss mammography with patients.
Background: Pelvic examination is an important component of the primary care of women by internists, but training beyond medical school is rare.
Description: We created an internist-run educational program for 1st-year medical residents in pelvic examination. The program consisted of 4 weekly patient-care sessions with 2 to 3 patients seen by each resident each session.