Using Instagram to Engage Learners and Build Community.

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the shift toward using digital means of communication, information sharing, and building community. 1 This phenomenon has manifested in the world of medical education with an increase in educators and learners using social media. While the impacts of X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook have been investigated, there is a paucity of literature on Instagram usage in medical education.

Residency Program Directors' Views on Research Conducted During Medical School: A National Survey.

Purpose: With the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 transition to pass/fail in 2022, uncertainty exists regarding how other residency application components, including research conducted during medical school, will inform interview and ranking decisions. The authors explore program director (PD) views on medical student research, the importance of disseminating that work, and the translatable skill set of research participation.

Method: Surveys were distributed to all U.

Matching into competitive surgical residencies: predictors of success.

Evidence-informed data may help students matching into competitive residency programs guide curricular activities, extracurricular activities, and residency career choices. We aimed to examine the characteristics of students applying to competitive surgical residencies and identify predictors of matching success. We identified the five lowest match rates for the surgical subspecialities listed in the 2020 National Resident Matching Program report to define a surgical residency as competitive.

Dr. YouTube: A Snapshot of Credential Disclosure by Health Care Professionals.

Introduction: YouTube is a popular source of health care information for consumers. The use of "Dr" or "Doctor" in a channel name is a way contributors establish expertise. The current study sought to understand the degree by which popular YouTube channels belonging to individuals who self-identify as doctors disclose their credentials and the nature of their disclosures.

Evaluating Diversity and Inclusion Content on Graduate Medical Education Websites.

Unlabelled: Websites are important tools for programs to provide future residency applicants with freely accessible information regarding their program, including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Objective: To describe the variability of DEI content in residency programs and compare DEI website content by specialty.

Methods: Using the 2021 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) list of residency programs, residency training websites were identified and evaluated.

Impact of the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Student Well-Being: a Multisite Survey.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic drastically impacted medical student experiences. Little is known about the impact of the pandemic on student well-being and protective factors for burnout.

Objective: Assess US medical student burnout, stress, and loneliness during the initial phase of the pandemic, compare results to pre-pandemic data, and identify risk factors for distress and protective factors to inform support interventions.

Internal Medicine Residents' Experience Performing Routine Assessment of What Matters Most to Patients Upon Hospital Admission.

Problem: Failure to elicit patients' values, goals, and priorities can result in missed opportunities to provide patient-centered care. Little is known about resident physicians' direct experience of eliciting patients' values, goals, and priorities and integrating them into routine hospital care.

Intervention: In 2017, we asked resident physicians on general internal medicine wards rotations to elicit and document a "Personal History" from patients upon hospital admission, in addition to a traditional social history.

Videos, Views, and Vaccines: Evaluating the Quality of COVID-19 Communications on YouTube.

Objectives: As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is introduced, it is critical to recognize that public opinion on vaccines is largely influenced by health communications, with YouTube being a major source of information and misinformation. This analysis graded the accuracy, quality, and reliability of the most viewed YouTube videos depicting COVID-19 and vaccinations over a 6-mo period.

Methods: We collected hyperlinks for the 150 most viewed YouTube videos discussing COVID-19 from January through June 2020.

Virtual Shadowing Program for Preclinical Medical Students.

Our annual summer shadowing program for preclinical medical students faced significant challenges due to COVID-19-related safety and resource concerns during Summer 2020. We created a pilot 7-week virtual shadowing program with the goal of providing virtual observational clinical experiences to increase students' clinical exposure and understanding of medical specialties. Faculty and preclinical medical students were matched via student preference selection and mentor availability.

National Survey of Wellness Programs in U.S. and Canadian Medical Schools.

Purpose: To describe the prevalence and scope of wellness programs at U.S. and Canadian medical schools.

AAIM Recommendations for the 2020-2021 Internal Medicine Residency Application Cycle in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This statement was released in June 2020 by the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine to provide guidance for the 2020-2021 residency application cycle in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. While many of the recommendations are specific to this cycle, others, such as the Department Summary Letter of Evaluation, are meant to be an enduring change to the internal medicine residency application process. AAIM realizes that some schools may not yet have the tools or resources to implement the template fully this cycle and look toward collaboration within the internal medicine education community to facilitate adoption in the cycles to come.

The Impact of Physician Social Media Behavior on Patient Trust.

Institutions have developed professionalism policies to help guide physician social media behavior in light of professionalism lapses that have resulted in serious consequences. Prior research has gathered perspectives on online professionalism; however, the public's views remain poorly understood. Importantly, the impact of physician social media behavior on patient trust is unknown.

Cyberbullying in Academic Medicine: A Framework for Managing Social Media Attacks.

Criticism, scathing comments, and harassment are becoming more common elements of social media discourse. Recent coordinated public attacks directed at higher education faculty illustrate these troubling trends. In several cases, these attacks have been politically motivated by participants who disagree with a faculty member's statements regarding sensitive subjects.

Addressing Race, Culture, and Structural Inequality in Medical Education: A Guide for Revising Teaching Cases.

Problem: Sociodemographic identities, including race, culture, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation (race and culture), are recognized as important determinants of health, with significant impacts on patients' health outcomes, but teaching medical students about this is challenging. The authors sought to identify areas for improvement in delivery of critical content about race, culture, structural inequalities, and health disparities within a set of virtual patient cases used by U.S.

Diffusion of innovation and longitudinal integrated clerkships: Results of the clerkship directors in internal medicine annual survey.

Purpose: Longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs) are innovative educational models that emphasize medical student continuity with patients, preceptors, peers, and health systems. We characterize LIC growth in the US and interpret the growth using Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory.

Methods: In 2015, we surveyed 123 US allopathic medical schools affiliated with Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM).

Interprofessional Education in the Internal Medicine Clerkship Post-LCME Standard Issuance: Results of a National Survey.

Background: Several decades of work have detailed the value and goals of interprofessional education (IPE) within the health professions, defining IPE competencies and best practices. In 2013, the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME) elevated IPE to a U.S.