Publications by authors named "Warren Hershman"
Background: The oral case presentation (OCP) is a fundamental communication skill that frequently is taught as part of internal medicine clerkships. However, little is known about the optimal content for an OCP.
Purpose: We hypothesized that internal medicine clinician-teachers have common expectations regarding OCPs by 3rd-year medical students.
Background: Little is known about the expectations of undergraduate internal medicine educators for oral case presentations (OCPs).
Objective: We surveyed undergraduate internal medicine educational leaders to determine the degree to which they share the same expectations for oral case presentations.
Subjects: Participants were institutional members of the Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine (CDIM).
Background: Medical students and preceptors commonly disagree on methods of clinical instruction in ambulatory care, although the extent of the problem is not documented.
Purpose: The purpose is to identify disagreement and concordance between students and preceptors for teaching behaviors in ambulatory care.
Methods: We surveyed students and preceptors at 4 U.
Background: Empathy is important in the physician-patient relationship. Prior studies have suggested that physician empathy may decline with clinical training.
Objective: To measure and examine student empathy across medical school years.
Background: Oral case presentations are important for patient care and clinical education. Previously published attempts to improve oral presentation skills have been labor intensive and have focused primarily on medical students.
Description: We created a multifaceted intervention to improve oral case presentations of medical students and internal medicine residents.
The Value of the Subinternship: A Survey of Fourth Year Medical Students.
Med Educ Online
December 2004
Background: Although the subinternship is often regarded as an important part of many fourth year curricula it is rarely studied.
Purpose: We aimed to understand the how well the subinternship prepared medical students to perform core clinical skills.
Methods: Senior medical students at Boston University School of Medicine rated their perception of the effectiveness of the subinternship and "medical school overall" in preparing them to perform core clinical skills using a written survey.