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Abstract Number: 23
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) improves physicians’ clinical decision-making through refining the skills of asking a clinical question, searching for and appraising the literature and then properly applying it to patient care. While EBM has been implemented as an essential module across medical schools worldwide, most graduates are not well versed in the fundamentals of effectively […]
Abstract Number: 31
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: An estimated one-third of national healthcare spending is waste, with the largest contribution stemming from unnecessary use of services. Published efforts to enhance cost consciousness have largely focused on residents and practicing physicians. Few curricula have been designed to educate and engage medical students in the delivery of high value care (HVC) in the […]
Abstract Number: 32
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Novel strategies such as the block system have been implemented to address resident teaching while maintaining continuity of care. Studies assessing block scheduling and adequate delivery of quality improvment (QI) concepts are limited. The aim of this study is to show how utilizing the 4+1 block system can deliver a longitudinal quality improvement (QI) curriculum and increase the […]
Abstract Number: 46
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) realizes the importance of ambulatory medicine as an integral part of internal medicine (IM) training. Therefore, program requirements specify that at least one third of the training needs to be spent in ambulatory settings. ACGME requires residents to spend between 4 to 8 weeks in emergency […]
Abstract Number: 57
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Internal medicine training programs have been profoundly impacted by changes in resident duty hours, workloads, and supervisory requirements. Consequentially, it has become increasingly important to re-evaluate and re-formulate traditional methods of teaching to maximize the delivery of clinical education, efficiently identifying and taking advantage of learning opportunities where they may exist. Overnight care […]
Abstract Number: 312
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Observation services continue are a growing part of U.S. healthcare, with over 90% of surveyed hospitalist groups providing observation care. Despite observation services growing at teaching hospitals, few residents receive structured training in this area. Purpose: To create a structured clinical experience for internal medicine residents that gives an initial introduction to observation medicine […]