Background: Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is a real-time, diagnostic modality increasingly utilized by clinicians at bedside to obtain critical, potentially life-saving information. The benefits of becoming familiar and facile with POCUS have become so clear in recent years that numerous residency programs across specialties have intentionally incorporated ultrasound-focused education into their standard curricula. Furthermore, some medical […]

Background: Medical simulation has been shown to be beneficial to long-term learning (1). A recent systematic review of 21 simulation studies also illuminated its potential role in preventing medical errors (2). Our institution has a robust simulation center with high-fidelity mannequins that all internal medicine residents rotate through on a yearly basis. Each session has […]

Background: Microaggressions are subtle, indirect words or actions that create hostility, communicate disrespect, or imply a sense of exclusion. Over time, these microaggressions can contribute to physician burn-out and negatively impact well-being. Although studies have found that a majority of physicians have been subjected to these deleterious comments by patients, many physicians have never received […]