Whole-Foods, Plant-Based Diet Perceptions of Medical Trainees Compared to Their Patients: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.

: To evaluate medical trainees' and patients' perceptions of the utility of a whole-foods, plant-based (WFPB) diet for chronic disease management. : A cross-sectional study using two original survey tools was implemented. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from trainees and patients to evaluate perceived motivations and barriers to WFPB diet implementation.

A Place for Plant-Based Nutrition in US Medical School Curriculum: A Survey-Based Study.

To evaluate medical students' and family medicine residents' perceptions of their current degree of nutrition training in general and regarding a whole-foods, plant-based (WFPB) diet. An original survey instrument was administered to medical students and family medicine residents. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected to evaluate perceptions of nutrition education in medical training, a WFPB diet, and ideas for nutrition-focused curricular reform.

A Problem-Based Learning Session on Pregnancy Options, Counseling, and Abortion Care.

Introduction: Before their clinical rotations, medical students have limited exposure to women's health issues, particularly abortion.

Methods: We piloted a problem-based learning (PBL) module to introduce second-year medical students at the University of Louisville School of Medicine to counseling patients about pregnancy options. Students were divided into groups of 10 and met for two 2-hour sessions.

Senior Medical Student Mock Interview Program in Pediatrics.

Objectives: Residency interviews play an integral part in medical residency placement. We aimed to develop and evaluate a mock interview program for fourth-year medical students interested in a pediatric specialty.

Methods: A mock interview program for fourth-year medical students interested in pediatrics was developed and implemented.

Twelve tips for using social media as a medical educator.

Background: We now live, learn, teach and practice medicine in the digital era. Social networking sites are used by at least half of all adults. Engagement with social media can be personal, professional, or both, for health-related and educational purposes.

The responsible use of online social networking: who should mentor medical students.

Background: As medical students become more active in online social networking (OSN), there are increasing concerns regarding violations of patient privacy and a lack of professionalism.

Purpose: Students need to be mentored, but who is best suited to the task? We hypothesized that residents are closer to students in usage and attitudes toward online communication than are faculty. If so, they would be more credible as mentors.

Why physicians should share PDA/smartphone findings with their patients: a brief report.

Many physicians use PDAs/smartphones in the presence of their patients. But how do patients perceive this behavior? This study tested the hypothesis that participants with increased knowledge about medical applications of PDAs/smartphones have more positive perceptions of physicians using them. The authors assigned 250 patients and/or family members in medical or pharmacy waiting rooms at 2 universities to either the control group or the treatment group.

Improving residents' teaching skills: a program evaluation of residents as teachers course.

Background: The role of residents as teachers is recognized as an important part of medical education. However, residents may not possess the practical skills needed to teach medical students effectively.

Aim: In response to a Liaison Committee on Medical Education citation concerning surgery residents' teaching skills, the University of Louisville School of Medicine instituted a campus-wide residents as teachers program based on the bringing education and service together curriculum.

Assessing Medical Students', Residents', and the Public's Perceptions of the Uses of Personal Digital Assistants.

Although medical schools are encouraging the use of personal digital assistants (PDAs), there have been few investigations of attitudes toward their use by students or residents and only one investigation of the public's attitude toward their use by physicians. In 2006, the University of Louisville School of Medicine surveyed 121 third- and fourth-year medical students, 53 residents, and 51 members of the non-medical public about their attitudes toward PDAs. Students were using either the Palm i705 or the Dell Axim X50v; residents were using devices they selected themselves (referred to in the study generically as PDAs).

Overview of affinity biosensors in food analysis.

The 4 major driving forces that are expected to lead to increased use of affinity biosensors that meet crucial industrial test specifications, e.g., fast, reliable, cost-effective, and use of low-skilled personnel, are (1) strict legislative framework, e.