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Acad Med
December 2024
R.M. Leipzig is professor and vice chair emerita, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Purpose: Medical student education in geriatrics is a critical need for every doctor-in-training as the population ages, with fewer than 7,000 geriatricians, and older patients, who now approach 20% of the U.S. population, having unique health care needs.
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December 2024
Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University Medical & Dental College, the University of Faisalabad, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Background: The opioid crisis continues to be a public health concern worldwide due to the high rates of misuse and associated mortality. Opioid dispensing competencies are critical for pharmacy graduates to promote the rational use of opioids.
Purpose: To evaluate the opioids dispensing competencies among the final year Pharm-D students in Punjab, Pakistan.
Clin Teach
February 2025
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Background: Focused transthoracic echocardiography (FOTE) is crucial for patients' bedside management. However, limited opportunities exist for practical FOTE training, prompting the use of simulation and self-learning videos to overcome this constraint. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of incorporating self-learning videos into a simulation FOTE training course.
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October 2024
Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, İzmir, Türkiye.
Measles, rubella, mumps and chickenpox infections are among the childhood diseases that can be prevented by vaccination. Healthcare workers are at greater risk of diseases transmitted through contact with patients' respiratory secretions, infected blood and body fluids. Students studying in the field of health are at the risk of encountering infectious diseases as much as healthcare personnel during their internship and practice experience in healthcare institutions during their education.
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January 2025
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, 48000 Mentese-Mugla/Turkey, e-mail:
The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of medical trainees and interns towards ageism and the factors that influence their attitudes. The population of the descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of 165 trainees and 495 interns, a total of 660 medical students. The Turkish version of the Fraboni Scale of Ageism was used to evaluate attitudes toward older adult among medical students.
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