Resident Perceptions of Simulcast Teaching: A Qualitative Study.

Objectives: During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education programs were challenged to optimize learning while balancing social interaction with exposure risk. In response, our internal medicine (IM) residency program transitioned to "simulcast" educational sessions. In simulcast sessions, multiple small groups of learners met in person in separate rooms and connected to the large-group session via videoconferencing.

A Scoping Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology Curricula in Primary Care Residency Programs.

Background: While Women's Health (WH) is a priority for primary care, (Family Medicine (FM), Internal Medicine (IM), Pediatrics (Peds), and combined Medicine/Pediatrics (Med/Peds)), residency curricula remain heterogeneous with deficits in graduates' WH expertise and skills. The overall objective of this study was to assess the quality of WH curricula at primary care residency programs in the United States (US), with a focus on topics in obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN).

Methods: PubMed®, ERIC, The Cochrane Library, MedEdPORTAL, and professional organization websites were systematically searched in 2019 and updated in 2021.

Preparing for the Transition to Academic Practice: A Graduate Medical Education Elective.

Residents and fellows as educators (RFAE) programs typically focus on clinical teaching skills in single departments, which may not be sustainable for those with limited trainees or faculty. To determine the feasibility and value of a 2-week interdepartmental RFAE elective for advanced teaching skill development and transition to practice as clinician educators. Facilitated discussion, simulation, and critiqued peer presentations developed participants' skills in teaching, curriculum design, professional development, and scholarship.

Update on Therapies and Treatments in Women's Health.

This article contains noninclusive language such as "females" and "women" when those terms were used in the research and historic context we are summarizing. New therapies have become available for vasomotor symptoms, postpartum depression, contraception, osteoporosis, recurrent yeast infections, acute and recurrent urinary tract infections, and female hypoactive sexual desire disorder. These therapies meet unique patient needs and change clinical practice for select groups.

Special Report: Entrustable Professional Activities in Sex- and Gender-Based Women's Health.

Background: A set of core competencies in sex- and gender-based women's health (SGWH) has been endorsed by the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), but many residencies lack the resources to implement curricula and clinical assessments that would support achievement of these competencies.

Aim: Develop entrustable professional activities (EPA) to support implementation and assessment of clinical care for SGIM's SGWH Core Competencies.

Program Description: Members of SGIM's SGWH Education Interest Group developed 18 SGWH EPAs for internal medicine residents.

Female Sexual Dysfunction: A Primer for Primary Care Health Professionals.

Introduction: Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is common and associated with decreased quality of life, relationship satisfaction, and overall well-being. However, primary care practitioners report discomfort discussing, diagnosing, and treating FSD.

Methods: We delivered two sessions on the approach to evaluation and treatment of FSD: a 60-minute didactic session and a 90-minute workshop.

Position Paper: SGIM Sex- and Gender-Based Women's Health Core Competencies.

Women's health care has evolved significantly since it was first acknowledged as an integral part of internal medicine training more than two decades ago. To update and clarify core competencies in sex- and gender-based women's health for general internists, the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Women and Medicine Commission prepared the following Position Paper, approved by the SGIM council in 2023. Competencies were developed using several sources, including the 2021 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Program Requirements for Internal Medicine and the 2023 American Board of Internal Medicine Certification Examination Blueprint.

Managing Undesired Pregnancy After Dobbs.

Although both medication abortion (MAB) and aspiration procedures are safe and effective, the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization removed federal protection of access to abortion services. Abortion access is now illegal or severely limited in many states, leading to delays in abortion care for patients in all states.

Contraceptive Procedures in Internal Medicine Clinics and Resident Education: a Qualitative Study of Implementation Methods, Barriers, and Facilitators.

Background: Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants are highly effective and increasingly popular. Internal Medicine (IM) clinics and residency curricula do not routinely include LARCs, which can limit patient access to these methods. In response, internists are integrating LARCs into IM practices and residency training.

A Review of Breast Pain: Causes, Imaging Recommendations, and Treatment.

Over two-thirds of women will experience breast pain in their lifetime. As one of the leading breast symptoms for which women seek medical attention, breast pain is suspected to be underreported and under-studied. Cyclical breast pain is related to hormonal changes.

Explaining Breast Density Recommendations: An Introductory Workshop for Breast Health Providers.

Introduction: High breast density is an independent risk factor for breast cancer and can decrease the sensitivity of mammography. However, evidence surrounding recommendations for patient risk stratification and supplemental screening is evolving, and providers receive limited training on breast density counseling.

Methods: We implemented an introductory, interactive workshop about breast density including current evidence behind supplemental screening and risk stratification.

Geographic distribution of California mental health professionals in relation to sociodemographic characteristics.

Objective: To determine whether geographic access to licensed mental health providers in California is a barrier for underserved populations.

Method: Data from the master file of the California Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences were merged with U.S.

Associations of medical student empathy with clinical competence.

Objective: Empathy is a crucial skill for medical students that can be difficult to evaluate. We examined if self-reported empathy in medical students was associated with clinical competence.

Methods: This study combined cross-sectional data from four consecutive years of medical students (N=590) from the Boston University School of Medicine.

Program Directors' Perceptions of Resident Education in Women's Health: A National Survey.

Background: Despite professional societies' emphasis on women's health in internal medicine (IM) resident curricula, national implementation has varied. This study describes IM program directors' perceptions of women's health topics that residents should master and the current state of women's health education in IM residency programs.

Materials And Methods: We recruited 408 program directors of IM residency programs to complete an electronic cross-sectional survey.

Toward the early recognition of psychosis among Spanish-speaking adults on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Lack of knowledge about psychosis, a condition oftentimes associated with serious mental illness, may contribute to disparities in mental health service use. Psychoeducational interventions aimed at improving psychosis literacy have attracted significant attention recently, but few have focused on the growing numbers of ethnic and linguistic minorities in countries with large immigrant populations, such as the United States. This paper reports on 2 studies designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a DVD version of La CLAve, a psychoeducational program that aims to increase psychosis literacy among Spanish-speaking Latinos.

Contraceptive use in women undergoing bariatric surgery.

Introduction: Contraceptive counselling in women undergoing bariatric surgery is crucial due to increased risk of foetal growth restriction postoperatively. We evaluate if women undergoing bariatric surgery are being counselled about and using contraception.

Methods: A 36-question survey was sent electronically to patients at the Miriam Hospital Bariatric Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

Interpreter-mediated neuropsychological testing of monolingual Spanish speakers.

The primary objective of this study was to investigate empirically whether using an interpreter to conduct neuropsychological testing of monolingual Spanish speakers affects test scores. Participants included 40 neurologically normal Spanish speakers with limited English proficiency, aged 18-65 years (M = 39.7, SD = 13.

Association of leisure physical activity and sleep with cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the individual and combined associations of leisure-time physical activity and sleep with cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women.

Methods: We analyzed 48-month cross-sectional follow-up data from 393 participants of the Women on the Move Through Activity and Nutrition Study, a behavioral weight loss trial. Leisure-time physical activity data were collected with the past-year Modifiable Activity Questionnaire, whereas sleep data were collected with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.