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We are all finding ways personally and professionally to meet the challenge posed by COVID-19.  Earlier this month, as the threat of COVID-19 was becoming increasingly clear, we at ArcheMedX took decisive action to protect our employees, their families, and our business partners by freezing all travel, ensuring we could work

Our Collective Response to COVID-19

We are all finding ways personally and professionally to meet the challenge posed by COVID-19.  Earlier this month, as the threat of COVID-19 was becoming increasingly clear, we at ArcheMedX took decisive action to protect our employees, their families, and our business partners by freezing all travel, ensuring we could work
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ABSTRACT: How do physicians and trainers experience outcome-based education in “Rational prescribing”?

BACKGROUND: Continuing medical education (CME) is compulsory in Iran, but has shown limitations in terms of educational style and format. Outcome-based education (OBE) has been proposed internationally to create links to physicians' actual practices. We designed an outcome-based educational intervention for general physicians in primary care (GPs). Positive outcomes on GPs'

RESOURCE: Should we be more short term in our thinking about medical education?

"George Miller famously said in the context of medical education that, “assessment drives learning,” and Richard Hays in a different take on the same subject said, “if assessment drives learning, then let’s ensure that it drives learning in the right direction.” Both quotes emphasise the importance of assessment in medical

RESOURCE: New social network, developed solely for members of medical school community, goes live this week

“Once users have activated their accounts by logging into CAP for the first time (at med.stanford.edu/profiles/), they can start using the new system to post updates, check what others are doing and build a network of colleagues. The range of collaboration features in CAP will be familiar to those who are already active on existing social networks.

RESOURCE: Coursera’s fee-based course option | Inside Higher Ed

"Coursera will offer a fee-based pathway with identity verification for students who want to earn a more meaningful certificate of completion, the company said today in an announcement that also sheds light on an emerging business model for the largest massive open online course (MOOC) provider." http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/09/courseras-fee-based-course-option