Mistreatment Disproportionately Affects Women, Minority Medical Students
Women, underrepresented minority (URMs), and lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) medical students most frequently reported mistreatment.
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Simulation-Based Training Program Effectively Prepares Medical Students to Deliver Bad News
There is evidence supporting the efficacy of a simulation-based mastery learning program during medical clerkships to prepare medical students for the delivery of bad news.
Burnout in Osteopathic Medical Students Associated With Stress, Sleep Quality, Smartphone Use
In a cohort of osteopathic medical students in the Midwestern United States, burnout was predicted by high stress, poor sleep quality, and excessive smartphone use.
Significant Rates of Mistreatment, Burnout, and Suicidal Thoughts Observed Among Surgical Residents in the US
Cross-sectional study data published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicate that discrimination, abuse, and harassment are highly prevalent in surgical residency training, especially in female residents.
Negative Impact of Patient Bias on Providers, Trainees
Survey data published in JAMA Internal Medicine indicate that biased behavior on the part of patients had a significant negative impact on physicians and trainees.
Are Application Costs Reducing Diversity in the Medical Field?
Medical school application costs may prevent students from lower-income backgrounds from entering the profession of medicine.
Will Term Limits Fix Academic Medicine’s Diversity Problem?
The National Institutes of Health has announced a plan to enforce 12-year term limits for tenured laboratory and branch chiefs; however, such a limit has yet to be enacted in academic medicine. Authors of an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine argue that lack of term limits on leadership positions at academic…
How Do Disparities in the Physician Workforce Affect Patients?
Recent research indicates that disparities related to physician race or ethnicity, sex, or disability status may play a role in physician burnout.
Surgery Board Pass Rates Associated With Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Family Status
Certain sociodemographic factors are associated with rates of passing board examinations for general surgery trainees, according to study data published in JAMA Surgery. Specifically, resident race, ethnicity, sex, and family status at internship correlated with performance on examinations. Researchers suggest that efforts to address these discrepancies at the institutional level are needed to better represent…
Weill Cornell Medicine Hosts First-Ever Symposium on Mental Health in Medical Students
The first National Conference on Medical Student Mental Health and Well-Being was hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, providing education on the rising rates of psychological distress among US medical students.
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