Publications for the week of July 20th
“Educating the bystander: How contributing to ward rounds as a junior doctor or medical student can be helpful in preparation for clinical responsibilities” by Sinclair and Biyani described Sinclair’s valuable participation in a Urology Simulation Boot Camp.
“Art of medicine, art as medicine, and art for medical education” by Patricia Dobkin presented various ways art is important to medicine and medical education.
“The physician as person: The missing foundation in the CanMEDS roles” by Lester Liao highlighted the primary role of physician as person.
“A national survey of burnout amongst Canadian Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada emergency medicine residents” by Lui et al. surveyed emergency medicine residents and report high levels of burnout.
“Virtually learning as we go: Reflections on medical education through COVID-19” by Boyd and Zubairi reflected on the experiences of medical education during a pandemic.
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“Educating the bystander: How contributing to ward rounds as a junior doctor or medical student can be helpful in preparation for clinical responsibilities” by Sinclair and Biyani, described Sinclair’s valuable participation in a Urology Simulation Boot Camp. At the camp, she contributed as a disruptive junior doctor which caused lack of cohesiveness within the team. This experience taught her that the junior members are still valuable to the team despite being less experienced.
“Art of medicine, art as medicine, and art for medical education” by Patricia Dobkin presented various ways art is important to medicine and medical education. She proposed that utilizing art can promote healing in patients either indirectly or directly by incorporating these ways art can contribute to treatments.
Liao in “The physician as person: The missing foundation in the CanMEDS roles” stressed the role of physician as person. He noted that since it was removed from CanMEDS roles, medicine has become depersonalized. Liao emphasized that “physician as person” is not an additional role, but the crux of a physician.
“A national survey of burnout amongst Canadian Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada emergency medicine residents” by Lui and coauthors gauged levels of burnout in emergency medicine residents. Due to the high prevalence of burnout they found, they propose to investigate different interventions to improve resident wellness.
In “Virtually learning as we go: Reflections on medical education through COVID-19,” Boyd and Zubairi reflected on their experiences with medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic. They stressed the importance of collaboration and shared learning.
