Category: Medical education

12/10/2016

In my ‘online’ textbook of ‘rashes’ (ed.derm.101), that is the non-cancer bits of dermatology, I have a chapter called ragbag.…

11/10/2016

They are qualified practitioners called on to make life-and-death decisions in conditions often far from ideal; simultaneously, they are treated…

25/09/2016

There are hidden rules not just in grammar, but at every level of language production. Take pronunciation. The –s that…

22/09/2016

I can seldom revisit anything Alan Kay has said or written and not find ideas worth exploring. Here is one…

16/09/2016

Inefficiencies in medical eduction are in part borne by students. They are also borne by patients. As a medical student,…

14/09/2016

How much can you learn on your own, and how much do you need a teacher or coach for. What…

12/09/2016

"And still her life is a relative mess. I like the message in that: that we can tick off the…

11/09/2016

Interesting article about US medical students complaining about their national licensing exams. I think the students have  some very valid…

16/08/2016

I think sequencing — the order — of how we put teaching together is a big issue in medical education.…

05/08/2016

There is sometimes a prejudice in medical education that somehow teaching at the bedside is always best. Of course most…