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Development of a common national questionnaire to evaluate student perceptions about the Australian Rural Clinical Schools ProgramDawn E DeWitt
School of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Rural Remote Health 5:486. 2005....
Incorporating medical students into your practiceDawn E DeWitt
School of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria
Aust Fam Physician 35:24-6. 2006..Teaching is fun and intrinsically rewarding. It helps doctors to refresh their knowledge base, improves morale, and adds variety to routine practice. However, it does take time...
Pilot study of a 'RIME'-based tool for giving feedback in a multi-specialty longitudinal clerkshipDawn DeWitt
School of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Med Educ 42:1205-9. 2008....
Patient privacy versus protecting the patient and the health system from harm: a case studyDawn E DeWitt
School of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Vic, Australia
Med J Aust 191:213-6. 2009..The health care system and similar patients may benefit from efforts to educate doctors about this spectrum of disorders and from considering the implementation of a highly confidential, structured notification system...
Using new insulin strategies in the outpatient treatment of diabetes: clinical applicationsDawn E DeWitt
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
JAMA 289:2265-9. 2003..Earlier use of insulin and more aggressive dose escalation are important steps in achieving treatment goals. This article discusses using bedtime insulin with oral agents, basal-prandial insulin strategies, and the new insulin analogues...
Outpatient insulin therapy in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: scientific reviewDawn E DeWitt
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
JAMA 289:2254-64. 2003..The key to effective insulin therapy is an understanding of principles that, when implemented, can result in improved diabetes control...
A proposal for funding and monitoring medical education supervision in expanded clinical settings--a 'meducation' cardD E DeWitt
Rural Clinical School, The University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Rural Remote Health 11:1683. 2011..Meducation payments would only be available to practitioners and practices that maintain quality teaching practices certified by medical or allied health schools...
I went to work with a "cold" Dawn E DeWitt
University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Vic, Australia
Med J Aust 189:91-2. 2008
Insights from outstanding rural internal medicine residency rotations at the University of WashingtonD E DeWitt
Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98105, USA
Acad Med 76:273-81. 2001..This study identified the characteristics of outstanding rural residency rotations...
Medical students' perceptions of barriers to training at a rural clinical schoolG I Jones
School of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Rural Remote Health 7:685. 2007..This has also been the experience of the University of Melbourne's Shepparton-based RCS. This study focuses on student perceptions in an attempt to understand the reasons behind this difficulty...
A required rural health module increases students' interest in rural health careersJ Critchley
University of Melbourne School of Rural Health, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Rural Remote Health 7:688. 2007....
A multi-university evaluation of the rural clinical school experience of Australian medical studentsRick G McLean
University of Melbourne, School of Rural Health, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Rural Remote Health 10:1492. 2010..The experiences of medical students who attended a number of RCSs during 2006 were evaluated using a rural-specific questionnaire...
Physicians' use of and attitudes toward electronic mail for patient communicationBarak Gaster
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
J Gen Intern Med 18:385-9. 2003..08 to 0.59). Those physicians who reported using e-mail with patients reported high satisfaction with its use. Although physicians were concerned about the confidentiality of e-mail, few discussed this issue with patients...
Medical students' reported barriers to training at a Rural Clinical SchoolGraeme I Jones
Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Aust J Rural Health 13:271-5. 2005..These issues must be systematically addressed at the school, university and community level...
Quality and safety issues in procedural rural practice: a prospective evaluation of current quality and safety guidelines in 3000 colonoscopiesJ Azzopardi
University of Melbourne Rural Health Academic Centre Melbourne Medical School, Victoria, Australia
Rural Remote Health 12:1949. 2012..Ideally, services are high quality, safe and local. This study assessed the quality and safety of a rural GP colonoscopy service...
Common problems in outpatient management of patients with diabetes in the age of insulin analoguesDawn E DeWitt
WWAMI Regional Community Based Education in Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, General Internal Medicine Center, 4245 Roosevelt Way NE, Box 354760, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Prim Care 30:543-56, vi. 2003..This article reviews common dilemmas in outpatient insulin therapy and presents the evidence regarding the rational use of insulin therapy and combination oral agent-insulin therapy...
What influences career choices among graduates of a primary care training program?D E DeWitt
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98105, USA
J Gen Intern Med 13:257-61. 1998..To identify factors that influence primary care residents to become generalists or specialists...
Inpatient management of diabetesKaren A McDonough
Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Prim Care 30:557-67. 2003....
The reported value of rural internal medicine residency electives and factors that influence rural career choiceChristine C Jensen
UWMC-Roosevelt, Seatlle, WA 98105, USA
J Rural Health 18:25-30. 2002..Generalizability is limited by several factors, including small sample size and the possibility of pre-existing differences between elective participants and nonparticipants...
Analysis to synergy: why coordination of rural initiatives at metropolitan universities is important and timelyDawn E DeWitt
Aust J Rural Health 15:225-6. 2007
