Thomas J Beckman

..However, these assessments may be influenced by residents' mental health. The relationship between residents' well-being and empathy and assessments of their global performance remains unclear...

..Additionally, we review major considerations when prescribing phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors and other medical treatments, including intraurethral alprostadil, penile injection therapy, and testosterone replacement...

..We sought to determine the factor stability of this 3-dimensional model among cardiologists and to compare domain-specific scores between general internists and cardiologists...

..We describe what we believe to be the first case of a patient with community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus acute prostatitis as determined by cultures of prostatic tissue, blood, and nares...

..We believe that practicing this approach, which emphasizes respectful teacher-learner relationships, improves the quality of every clinical teaching encounter...

..They conclude with outcomes, which should be distinguished from assessment methods and instruments, and are separated into Kirkpatrick's hierarchy of reaction, learning, behavior and results...

..Teaching effectiveness is an important criterion for promoting clinician-educators. However, the relationship between residents' psychological characteristics and their assessments of faculty physicians is unknown...

..Clinician-educators are encouraged to engage in scholarly activity despite numerous barriers to conducting educational research. We found no reports of formal educational research groups among general internists...

..For ongoing assessments over extended time frames, real-time reliability computations may alert users to possible changes in the learning environment that are revealed by variations in reliability over time...

..In conclusion, the MTEF is overall internally consistent for the peer review of inpatient teaching at Mayo. Hence, the MTEF may be a useful element in the peer evaluation of teaching at our institution...

..Although a variety of validity evidence should be utilized when evaluating assessment tools, a review of teaching assessments suggested that authors pursue a limited range of validity evidence...

..It has also been accepted by medical students and residents as a valuable aid in the management of diabetes. My hope is that this system of organization will help the reader provide more effective care to these patients as well...

..Finally, he learned that experienced attending physicians often demonstrate teaching sessions focused on psychosocial aspects of care, the use of simple questions, and a willingness to expose their own inadequacies...

..Learner feedback is the primary method for evaluating clinical faculty, despite few existing standards for measuring learner assessments...

..We also review supporting evidence and treatment considerations for saw palmetto and the 2 major classes of prescription medications, alpha1-adrenergic antagonists and 5alpha-reductase inhibitors...

..Consequently, we investigated the construct validity of faculty assessments comprised of interpersonal and cognitive domains, utilising evaluations obtained from resident doctors on an internal medicine hospital service...

..Furthermore, peer evaluations yield higher inter-rater and internal reliabilities than resident evaluations, indicating that peer physicians are more reliable than residents for assessing bedside teaching...

..Therefore, we developed and determined the validity of the Mayo Evaluation of Reflection on Improvement Tool (MERIT) for assessing resident reflection on QI opportunities...

..The IMMS has received little use or study in medical education. The authors sought to evaluate the validity of IMMS scores and compare scores between standard and adaptive Web-based learning modules...

..Feedback is essential for improving the skills of continuing medical education (CME) presenters. However, there has been little research on improving the quality of feedback to CME presenters...

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..Unprofessional behaviors in medical school predict high stakes consequences for practicing physicians, yet little is known about specific behaviors associated with professionalism during residency...

..The mini-CEX is widely used to rate directly observed resident-patient encounters. Although several studies have explored the reliability of mini-CEX scores, the dimensionality of mini-CEX scores is incompletely understood...

..Individual faculty assessments of resident competency are complicated by inconsistent application of standards, lack of reliability, and the "halo" effect...

..Resident physicians are expected to demonstrate medical knowledge. However, little is known about the residents' reading habits and learning preferences...

..We used validated methods to explore associations between resident doctors' reflections on QI opportunities and the quality of their QI project proposals...

..Our objectives were to develop and evaluate an intervention to enhance residents' appreciation for the diversity of acceptable approaches when managing complex patients...

..Mini-CEX scores assess resident competence. Rater training might improve mini-CEX score interrater reliability, but evidence is lacking...

..To determine whether standardized admissions data in residents' Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) submissions were associated with multisource assessments of professionalism during internship...

..Critical reflection by faculty physicians on adverse patient events is important for changing physician's behaviors. However, there is little research regarding physician reflection on quality improvement (QI)...

..This study examined the methodologic quality of medical education research published in The American Journal of Surgery (AJS) relative to other journals and in AJS itself over time...

..Methodological shortcomings in medical education research are often attributed to insufficient funding, yet an association between funding and study quality has not been established...

..Educators who adopt the transformative learning framework should be able to design meaningful QI curricula that encourage residents to be reflective and empower them with QI skills...

..Fifth, single-group pretest-posttest studies are susceptible to numerous validity threats. Finally, educational interventions (including the comparison group) must be described in detail sufficient to allow replication...

..To measure actual and perceived resident physician knowledge of underserved patient populations...

..Inadequate physician training may be a barrier to physician-patient discussions of advance directives (ADs)...

..These findings support learning theories and previous factor analytic studies. However, this qualitative study provided insights that could not be gleaned from assessment scores alone...

..Increased clinical demands and decreased available time accentuate the need for efficient learning in postgraduate medical training. Adapting Web-based learning (WBL) to learners' prior knowledge may improve efficiency...

..The authors anticipate that LASO will be able to provide all CME course directors with a practical approach to defining educational gaps for CME accreditation...

..This study sought to evaluate the interrater reliability and accuracy of mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) scores, comparing the traditional mini-CEX nine-point scale to a five-point scale...

..Informative titles and abstracts facilitate reading and searching the literature...

..Determine the prevalence of essential elements of reporting in experimental studies in medical education...

..No published reports of studies have provided aggregate data on visiting medical student (VMS) programs at allopathic medical schools...

..Medical residents frequently participate in code status discussions, yet their competency in this role has not been evaluated...

..We conclude with implications for the health care system and areas of future research...

..Increased attention to the systematic collection of validity evidence for scores from psychometric instruments will improve assessments in research, patient care, and education...

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..Residency programs involve trainees in quality improvement (QI) projects to evaluate competency in systems-based practice and practice-based learning and improvement. Valid approaches to assess QI proposals are lacking...

..Experience with joint injection and the pharmacological principles described in this article should allow primary care physicians to become comfortable and proficient with musculoskeletal injections...