Category: Medical education

04/07/2019

Mental Health Services for Medical Students Medical students have higher rates of depression, suicidal ideation, and burnout than the general…

03/07/2019

Statistics and empathy An economist may have strong views on the benefits of vaccination, for example, but is still no…

02/07/2019

It’s the economy stupid! The main story is about an ‘anti-vaxxer’ who had informed the university that he/she was opposed…

06/06/2019

Late night thoughts on medical education #9: The Great Schism Our present pattern of medical education is only one of…

31/05/2019

Late night thoughts on medical education #8: Where to draw the line? In the previous post, I talked about some…

24/05/2019

Late night thoughts on medical education #7: Carousels In the previous post I laid out some of the basic structures…

09/05/2019

Late night thoughts on medical education #6: Structures In the previous post in this series (Late night thoughts #5: Foundations)…

02/05/2019

Late night thoughts on medical education #5: Foundations We sought out an examiner who would understand that anatomy was being…

11/04/2019

Late night thoughts on medical education #4: Maps and scheming over schemas One of the problems in learning clinical medicine…

05/04/2019

Late night thoughts on medical education #3: Touching the void Clayton Christensen gets mixed press: he cannot be accused of…