Search results for "Medical Education"
‘Sic’ing primary care physicians on sickle cell disease
Sickle cell patients who survive into adulthood are falling into a gap in care as they leave a pediatric practice and don't enter an adult one. A pilot program is offering medical education to patients and to clinicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/04/sickle-cell.htm
1 Apr 2013
Reflecting on a busy year and on returning home
ACP's outgoing president reflects on his year serving the College's membership and the joys of rededicating himself full-time to his patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/04/presidents.htm
1 Apr 2013
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https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/acpi-201305-puzzle_t2.pdf
24 Apr 2013
ACP, advisory board endorse Internal Medicine Milestones for residents
The Internal Medicine Education Redesign Advisory Board, with representation from multiple medical organizations, including ACP, has endorsed the release of Internal Medicine Milestones for use in the ACGME Next Accreditation System (NAS).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/30/9.htm
30 Apr 2013
IMpact newsletter features profile of husband/wife internists
The April issue of IMpact, ACP's electronic newsletter for student members, includes a multimedia slideshow featuring husband and wife internists, Larry Kaplan, MD, FACP, and Rosalind Kaplan, MD, FACP.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/30/10.htm
30 Apr 2013
Business experts urge small-practice doctors to take action
Speakers at a recent Business of Medicine Summit had some grim predictions and urgent alerts for attendees: “Start preparing for that storm that's partly on the coast but not here yet.”.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/conference.htm
1 May 2013
Sequestration's cutbacks could cause patients serious harm
As sequestration's impact on health care looms, physicians must tell members of Congress reach a bipartisan agreement with the president to reduce spending on less effective and lower-priority programs, increase funding for more important and more effective programs, and further trim health care spending by focusing on unnecessary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/washington.htm
1 May 2013
Starting salaries rise for primary care doctors in 2012
Primary care physicians reported $180,000 in median first-year guaranteed compensation, up from $175,000 in 2011, a salary survey noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/07/2.htm
7 May 2013
Graduate medical education and the new accreditation system
Residency program directors serve an intimidating number of masters, leading them to worry about the “go-live” of the new accreditation system for graduate medical education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/06/presidents.htm
1 Jun 2013
Internship reflects how patient care guides medical education
Our columnist reflects on his just-completed intern year.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/residents.htm
1 Jul 2013