Teaching Second-Year Medical Students How to Counsel Pediatric Patients With Unhealthy Body Mass Index.

Obesity affects the health and well-being of children globally. Despite recommendations to routinely screen children for obesity starting at age 6 years, physicians do not consistently address weight or provide effective weight-management counseling. We developed an interactive session for second-year medical students with foundational knowledge and practical communication skills around partnership and discussion of pediatric healthy weight management.

After the Discontinuation of Step 2 CS: A Collaborative Statement from the Directors of Clinical Skills Education (DOCS).

: The United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination (Step 2 CS), the only clinical skills competency testing required for licensure in the United States, has been discontinued. : This exam, though controversial, propelled a movement emphasizing the value of clinical skills instruction and assessment in undergraduate medical education. While disappointed by the loss of this national driver that facilitated standardization of clinical skills education, the Directors of Clinical Skills Education (DOCS) see prospects for educational innovation and growth.

Caring for Patients With Physical Disabilities: Assessment of an Innovative Spinal Cord Injury Session That Addresses an Educational Gap.

Despite the fact that one fifth of Americans live with disability, caring for these patients is not routinely part of the undergraduate medical student curriculum. An innovative session addressing care of patients with spinal cord injury was developed for medical students and led by physiatrists, faculty experts in communications, and individuals with spinal cord injury. A mixed-method design was used in evaluating students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes following this curriculum.