Publications for the week of April 20th, 2020

- In the letter to the editor, “Creating space for Indigenous healing practices in patient care plans” by Poudel and Chaudhary responded to Logan and team’s previously published article.

- “A tale of two curricula: learning and matching in the final year of medical school” by Lorenzo Madrazo highlighted the perceived conflict between learning and matching to residency.

In “‘We regret to inform you that you did not match’: reflections on how to improve the match experience” by Fellows and team, they reflected on the pre- and post-match period.

- “Career decision making in undergraduate medical education” by Sud et al. looked at factors impacting medical students’ specialty selection.

- “Practical solutions for implementation of transition to practice curricula in a competency-based medical education model” by Sanaee and team described curriculum development for Transition to Practice (TTP) for use within the competency-based medical education model.

 

In “Creating space for Indigenous healing practices in patient care plans,” Poudel and Chaudhary wrote a letter affirming Logan and team’s previously published article. They applauded Logan’s ideas for integration of indigenous healing practices into the practice of modern medicine; and suggested that the model of study can be replicated in larger geographical sections.

Madrazo in “A tale of two curricula: learning and matching in the final year of medical school” described how, in the final year of learning, many medical students change their focus from learning towards optimizing their chance of matching to their program of choice. He concluded that more collaborative medical education system will help teachers and learners find balance between learning and matching well in that final year.

In “‘We regret to inform you that you did not match’: reflections on how to improve the match experience,” Fellows and team analyzed on the pre- and post-match period. After going unmatched, the authors discussed the issues they faced, and offered suggestions that would have improved their experience.

“Career decision making in undergraduate medical education” by Sud et al. identified common themes for medical students when they are deciding which specialty to pursue. Sud suggested that targeting career counselling around these areas could be valuable for improved career satisfaction amongst graduates.

Sanaee and team in their article “Practical solutions for implementation of transition to practice curricula in a competency-based medical education model,” constructed a definition and developed initial curriculum content for Transition to Practice (TTP). They hope the results of their study provide a prototype for curriculum development and delivery within the competency-based medical education model.