Motivational Interviewing Training: A Case-Based Curriculum for Preclinical Medical Students.

Introduction: With the rise of chronic medical problems involving lifestyle behaviors and the benefits of patient involvement in preventative care, medical students need to learn how to help patients change health risk behaviors and improve patient involvement in order to improve health outcomes. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a patient-centered therapeutic approach that is effective in the treatment of lifestyle behaviors and diseases.

Methods: This 2-hour didactic training session, along with a 3-hour case-based practice session involving role-plays and a 3-hour evaluated session utilizing standardized patients, was delivered to 68 preclinical medical students.

COVID-19 Drive-Through Point of Screening and Testing (POST) System: A Safe, Efficient, and Adaptable Model for Nasopharyngeal Swab Collection.

Objective: The authors aim to demonstrate that the current drive-through testing model at a health district was improved in certain parameters compared with a previous testing protocol, and to provide the methodology of the current model for other coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing sites to potentially emulate.

Methods: Initially, a small drive-through site was constructed at a converted tuberculosis clinic, but due to an increase in testing needs, an expanded point of screening and testing (POST) system was developed in an event center parking lot to administer tests to a higher volume of patients.

Results: An average of 51.

Successful Treatment of a Case of Ectopic Jejunal Varices with Portal Venous Stenting.

BACKGROUND Management of patients with ectopic variceal bleeding can be challenging and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Ectopic bleeding from jejunal varices at the anastomotic site of choledochojejunostomy is rare and difficult to treat. CASE REPORT We report a case of ectopic jejunal variceal bleeding secondary to portal vein stenosis at the anastomotic site of a prior choledochojejunostomy for pancreatic cancer.

A Case of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Presenting During Relapse of Ulcerative Colitis.

BACKGROUND Extra-intestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) include thromboembolic events that can present as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a rare complication of IBD that can be associated with high morbidity and mortality. This report is of a case of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting in a young man during a relapse of ulcerative colitis (UC).