Videoconferencing: A Steep Learning Curve for Medical Educators

Mastering a steep learning curve: trends in perioperative orientation.

“A steep learning curve”: junior doctor perspectives on the transition from medical student to the health-care workplace

BACKGROUND The transition from medical student to hospital-based first year junior doctor (termed "intern" in Australia) is known to be challenging, and recent changes in clinical learning environments may reduce graduate preparedness for the intern workplace. Although manageable challenges and transitions are a stimulus to learning, levels of burnout in junior medical colleagues are concerning...

Experience of laparoscopic cholecystectomy during a steep learning curve at a university hospital.

BACKGROUND Cholelithiasis is the most common disease of alimentary tract affecting the adult population globally and our country in particular is no exception to it as a cause of hospitalization. Surgical removal of gall bladder is the main stay of symptomatic cholelithiasis ensuring a permanent cure. The minimally invasive technique of laparoscopic cholecystectomy has gained wide acceptance as...

Identification of lung sliding: a basic ultrasound technique with a steep learning curve

Introduction. One of the basic premises of sonographic lung imaging is the concept of lung sliding. Identification of clear lung sliding excludes pneumothorax (PTx) at that specific local point. Methods. Fifty-seven 4th year medical students were given a 20-minute lecture on sonographic identification of lung sliding and exclusion of PTx. After the lecture, students were asked to correctly posi...

A Steep Learning Curve: Decoding Epigenetic Influence on Behavior and Mental Health