Background: Rapid response teams (RRTs) are a relatively new and growing trend in the United States and throughout the world. The operational characteristics have not been well defined. This has implications regarding staffing, equipment, supplies, and expenditures and other considerations in order to ensure a prompt and efficient response to any RRT call and to […]

Background: Background:Compassion fatigue is a form of occupational stress which occurs when individuals are exposed to suffering and trauma on an ongoing basis. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of compassion fatigue among medical students (M3 and M4) at MCW during clinical clerkship. Methods: Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 403 […]