We’re doing something a little different this week as we welcome guest host: Lara Varpio (@LaraVarpio) Do you get lost in the med ed lingo? Do you regularly say ‘epistemology’ ‘reflexivity’ or ‘ethnography’? Do you […]

Empathy is widely regarded as a critical element of patient care and medical education. The more you have, the greater the patient and provider satisfaction, greater adherence to therapy, greater physician well-being and perceived clinical […]

 Feedback to learners has always been important in Med Ed and is getting even more air time with the advent of CBME and mastery learning. While there has been a lot of literature on various […]

Gender bias in the workplace should come as no surprise to most.  Yet, many do not realize how pervasive sexism can be in the assessment of trainees in our residency programs. This week’s selection showcases the significant issue of […]

As the old adage goes- does ‘practice make perfect’?  Or the not so old saying coming from mastery learning – does ‘perfect practice makes perfect’? The authors of Linda’s selected paper – a report on […]