Effectiveness of empathy portfolios in developing professional identity formation in medical students: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Medical education requires innovative strategies to enhance empathic skills and the formation of professional identities among students. However, evidence-based teaching of empathy and professional identity formation is inadequately represented, particularly in medical curricula. This study investigated the effectiveness of empathy portfolios in developing Professional Identity Formation (PIF) among medical students and the correlation between empathy and PIF.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of clinicians about antimicrobial stewardship and resistance among hospitals of Pakistan: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

Considering that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global challenge, there is a dire need to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of clinicians in AMR endemic countries. The current multicenter, cross-sectional study aimed at highlighting gaps in antimicrobial (AM) stewardship and AMR among practicing doctors working in public tertiary care teaching hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan. A KAP survey, based on a self-administered questionnaire containing 45 questions, was distributed among 336 clinicians in 6 randomly selected hospitals.

Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of spleen in a 8-year old girl.

Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of spleen is a rare, benign vascular lesion with an uncertain pathogenesis. It has been described as a separate entity through specific histopathological characters. It is usually asymptomatic, occurring commonly in adult females.