Cross-sectional assessment of medical and nursing students' attitudes toward chronic illness at matriculation and graduation.

Background: It is important to assess students' attitudes toward chronic illness to enhance curriculum and support interprofessional learning.

Method: A 40-item questionnaire was administered to 704 medical and nursing students. Qualitative and quantitative analyses examined their attitudes and understanding of chronic illness as well as differences between medical and nursing students.

Evaluation of the congruence between students' postencounter notes and standardized patients' checklists in a clinical skills examination.

Background And Purpose: Questions remain about the congruence between students' written notes and checklists as summaries of encounters.

Methods: Students examined standardized patients and summarized findings in postencounter notes. The patients completed checklists.

Disciplinary action by medical boards and prior behavior in medical school.

Background: Evidence supporting professionalism as a critical measure of competence in medical education is limited. In this case-control study, we investigated the association of disciplinary action against practicing physicians with prior unprofessional behavior in medical school. We also examined the specific types of behavior that are most predictive of disciplinary action against practicing physicians with unprofessional behavior in medical school.