Objectives: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education expects specialties to teach and assess proficiency in culturally competent care. However, little guidance has emerged to achieve these goals. Clinical training within socioeconomically disparate settings may provide an experiential learning opportunity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Interdisciplinary co-teaching by physicians (MD) and social behavioural scientists (SBS) has emerged as an innovative teaching practice in clinical skills courses, but little is known about how co-teachers operationalize instruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWearable technology has advanced significantly, and the proposed health benefits have been widely touted. Most of the discussion has been surrounding the identification and diagnosis of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation. However, the heart monitoring functions of the wearable technology can also identify other abnormalities as well.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLearning to self-regulate is an important aspect of professionalism. Thus, in 2015-16, the University of Michigan implemented a learner-centred 'deferral' policy called 'trust and track' in the preclinical phase. This gave students the autonomy to decide whether to attend required experiences, take quizzes and exams on schedule, or submit assignments on time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord
October 2016
Objective: Macrophages are involved in venous thrombus (VT) resolution and vein wall remodeling. This study was undertaken to identify variations in macrophage phenotypes in thrombi and vein wall in multiple models of VT to clarify the natural history of macrophage polarization in clearance of VT. We also sought to demonstrate the feasibility of macrophage phenotyping in human VT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) measure is a well-established disease-specific quality of life instrument for voice disorders. This study aims to establish a large, heterogenous V-RQOL normative database.
Methods: The V-RQOL measure was completed by adult volunteers with no voice complaints in the preceding 6 months.