BACKGROUND Surgical reconstructive planning following Mohs surgery can be a difficult subject for dermatology residents to master. Prior research demonstrates that active learning is preferred and more effective compared to passive learning models and that dermatology residents desire greater complexity and volume in surgical training. We present a novel, active, problem-based learning tool for...

Residency training is designed to allow trainees to develop the clinical skills and the knowledge base necessary to practice their specialty independently.1 Most pediatric residency programs have been hospital-based, usually in tertiary care institutions. Even required primary care continuity experiences are often based within urban hospital clinics. As a result, pediatric residency graduates h...

In the complex arena of medical resident education, real-time tools have become increasingly valuable for documenting medical knowledge and practice-based learning, as well as providing, in some cases, training exercises in and of themselves (1–4). For clinical pathology in particular, the myriad of consultative activities of the laboratory medicine resident have always been a difficult area fo...

Neurology is traditionally recognized as primarily an outpatient or consultative specialty, usually attracting candidates whose main focus may not necessarily be the management of complex critically ill patients or the performance of invasive procedures. However, the advent of modern mechanical ventilation and, more recently, effective therapies for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke and ot...

Physiciansare rightfullyproudof their reputationasbeing intelligent, dedicated, hard-working, committed to the lifelong acquisition of new knowledge and skills, and able to overcome personal discomfort (particularly sleep deprivation) for the sakeof theneeds ofpatients.Physiciansare less proud and less willing to admit or discuss that, as a profession, they are at equal risk fordepressionandhig...

Critical institutional and organization issues affect the education of pediatricians, influence their knowledge about child health disparities, and shape their attitudes and approaches to community pediatrics. Understanding the US graduate and postgraduate medical education system is necessary if critical and sustainable changes are to be made to ensure the capacity of pediatricians to respond ...

A curriculum in clinical pathology (CP) was developed under the auspices of the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS) in 2006. At the 2008 ACLPS meeting in Philadelphia, PA, a panel was convened to address the current challenges in resident education and how to overcome them. Current challenges include the heterogeneity of the discipline (which requires analytical, me...

S imulation is defined as replication of a real-world process or system over time. Surgical Simulations have gained popularity in the recent years. There have been many studies evaluating the role of computer and real-life simulations in surgical training. In several surgical specialties, the use of standardized simulators has become a mandatory portion of the resident's training, such as the f...