Search results for "Medical Education"
ACP announces next Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACP, has served ACP in many roles, and will continue to carry out ACP's mission in her new role as ACP's EVP/CEO.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/17/1.htm
17 May 2016
A better signal-to-noise ratio for guidelines
It takes about 15 years to broadly implement clinical guidelines into practice. Physicians and scientists are working to shorten this lag and strengthen the connection by examining how guidelines are developed, delivered, and adopted.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/guidelines.htm
1 Jun 2016
IOM reforms need bigger role for primary care, ACP says
ACP has reviewed the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recent efforts to revise the governance and financing of graduate medical education (GME).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/05/8.htm
5 Aug 2014
Annals Virtual Patients test physicians' decision-making skills
Annals of Internal Medicine released a new interactive medical education tool designed to test physicians' decision-making skills. Annals Virtual Patients uses a unique “if this, then that” format, so each learner goes down his or her own path through a complex clinical simulation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/25/8.htm
25 Mar 2014
A shifting focus on the role of patients' nonmedical needs
Two ACP position papers offer guidance on the role primary care physicians can play in addressing traditionally nonmedical issues, often known as the social determinants of health, and how they encourage the development of patient-centered care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/a-shifting-focus-on-the-role-of-patients-nonmedical-needs.htm
1 Apr 2019
Differentiating ‘dizziness' and vertigo
Because patients use these two terms to describe a broad range of sensations, the symptom can pose a diagnostic challenge.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/dizziness-vertigo.htm
1 Jan 2017
Officers and Regents election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/regents.htm
1 Mar 2015
Free mobile app for Internal Medicine Meeting 2015 available
The Internal Medicine Meeting 2015 app is now available for free for iPhone and Android smartphones, as well as iPad and Android tablet devices.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/03/6.htm
3 Mar 2015
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Oct 2021
What's in an eponym? Discussing namesake diseases
Where do medical eponyms come from? Consider their origins, the reasons why they've fallen out of favor, and why some still, against the odds, endure.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/whats-in-an-eponym-discussing-namesake-diseases.htm
1 Mar 2021