Meeting
Abstract Number: 34
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Communication is recognized by the LCME and ACGME as an essential competency with significant patient safety implications; the Joint Commission cites communication errors as a major cause of sentinel events. Consultation is a near-universal method of communication between physicians of all disciplines. However, formal education in requesting a consultation is inconsistent in undergraduate medical education […]
Abstract Number: 35
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Systems-based practice (SBP) is critical to physicians’ work and is gaining emphasis in medical school curricula. Purpose: In this hospitalist-led pilot curriculum for first-year medical students, we developed a novel didactic and experiential approach to teaching SBP skills, seeking to help students apply newly-acquired SBP concepts to inpatient improvement projects to add value to the clinical environment. Description: For the 12 […]
Abstract Number: 39
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Despite the increase in female medical students and clinicians, gender disparities continue to exist for female clinicians today, from limits on upward mobility and leadership positions to unequal pay and more. Within medical education, existing research shows male students outperform female students on the USMLE Step 1 licensing examination, which has longer-term ramifications on […]
Abstract Number: 178
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Hospitalization of the patient with advanced cancer can be a pivotal moment and opportunity to explore patient goals of care in order to deliver high value, patient-centered care that emphasizes quality of life. Part of this discussion should define patient preferences regarding code status as it is known that prognosis is extremely poor and […]