Background: Residents identify formal didactic teaching (FDT) as a critical component of learning on the medical wards on annual residency surveys. Similarly, faculty express a desire to incorporate FDT into the daily inpatient rotation experience. However, both residents and faculty note multiple barriers to its consistent implementation. We aim to study the impact of various […]

Background: New internal medicine interns are expected to be familiar with bedside procedures such as paracentesis. Medical students frequently have inadequate dedicated time to learn bedside procedures and are taught in a fragmented manner. As a result, new interns lack familiarity with these procedures. As such, we assessed whether a comprehensive module for paracentesis would […]

Background: With increasing numbers of hospitalist attending as well as demands of documentation and supervision, the # of days an attending physician remains with a team has been reduced at many academic medical centers. This reduction in attending physician continuity may impact the learners (teaching, receiving effective feedback) while potentially improving faculty experience (reduced burnout […]

Background: Human trafficking is a serious problem and healthcare workers are in a position to intervene. This study sought to determine the knowledge levels of healthcare providers who are most likely to be in direct contact with a victim of human trafficking. Methods: An anonymous survey assessing knowledge of specific topics of human trafficking was […]

Background: Burnout is a term used to describe an extended response to psychosocial and interpersonal stressors precipitated in a work-setting.1 Although there are many aspects of burnout, those commonly identified include increased emotional exhaustion, cynical attitudes towards others, and the tendency to view oneself negatively. Medicine is a common, and well-renowned field that is heavily […]

Background: Bedside rounds (BR) are an ideal method for teaching in the hospital, with many proposed benefits. However, the effect of BR on educational outcomes is incompletely understood. Our objective was to determine whether BR, compared to other forms of hospital ward rounds, improves learning outcomes in medical education. To accomplish this aim, we conducted […]

Background: Starting no earlier than January 2022, Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) will change from a three-digit numeric score to reporting a pass/fail outcome. With the absence of a scored Step 1, internal medicine residency programs will need to utilize another method to screen applicants for an interview. The purpose […]

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training is rapidly expanding across all levels of internal medical education (1), but lack of trained faculty has been a persistent barrier to program expansion (2,3). POCUS faculty development is a complicated endeavor that must take into account mastery of a complex psychomotor skill-set, integration within existing practice habits, and adherence […]

Background: Advanced practice providers play a significant role in hospital medicine across the country. The 2018 State of Hospital Medicine report from the Society of Hospital Medicine found that 75% of hospital medicine groups include advanced practice providers. At our urban, tertiary care, public hospital, physician assistants (PAs) comprise forty percent of internal medicine ward […]

Background: Interprofessional Education (IPE) has been gaining momentum in academic institutions across the United States since the initiation of the core competencies of interprofessional collaborative practice (IPC). Research suggests that student learners who engage in IPE become interprofessional team members who respect others’ roles and work towards creating positive health outcomes. While the promise of […]