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View article: Documentation from trained medical students has a low rate of relative downcoding for emergency medicine encounters
Documentation from trained medical students has a low rate of relative downcoding for emergency medicine encounters Open
Background Since 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines have allowed teaching physicians to bill for evaluation and management services based on medical student documentation. Limited previous data suggest that…
View article: Response to “Misunderstanding the Match: Do Students Create Rank Lists Based on True Preferences?”
Response to “Misunderstanding the Match: Do Students Create Rank Lists Based on True Preferences?” Open
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View article: Changing Medical Education When Change Is Hard: Implementing an Interdepartmental Entrustable Professional Activity
Changing Medical Education When Change Is Hard: Implementing an Interdepartmental Entrustable Professional Activity Open
Background Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are a new tool for assessing learners that represents a significant movement in graduate medical education (GME) toward competency‐based assessment and serves as a bridge between milest…
View article: A Graduated Responsibility Supervising Resident Experience Using Mastery Learning Principles
A Graduated Responsibility Supervising Resident Experience Using Mastery Learning Principles Open
This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Introduction: Supervising other residents and independently running an emergency department (ED) is different from anything residents are asked to do in their early years of…
View article: A Graduated Responsibility Supervising Resident Experience Using Mastery Learning Principles [Version 2]
A Graduated Responsibility Supervising Resident Experience Using Mastery Learning Principles [Version 2] Open
Introduction: Supervising other residents and independently running an emergency department (ED) is different from anything residents are asked to do in their early years of residency. There is often little training for this new responsibi…
View article: Use of graded responsibility and common entrustment considerations among United States emergency medicine residency programs
Use of graded responsibility and common entrustment considerations among United States emergency medicine residency programs Open
We sought to determine how EM (emergency medicine) residency programs apply graded responsibility across a variety of activities and to identify which considerations are important in affording additional responsibilities to trainees. We co…
View article: Use of graded responsibility and common entrustment considerations among United States emergency medicine residency programs
Use of graded responsibility and common entrustment considerations among United States emergency medicine residency programs Open
Purpose: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires all residency programs to provide increasing autonomy as residents progress through training, known as graded responsibility. However, there is little guida…
View article: Dataset 1. Data file and data dictionary.tab
Dataset 1. Data file and data dictionary.tab Open
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View article: Supple 1. Screen shot of web-based survey created to assess how the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).pptx
Supple 1. Screen shot of web-based survey created to assess how the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).pptx Open
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View article: Maggots, Mucous and Monkey Meat: Does Disgust Sensitivity Affect Case Mix Seen During Residency?
Maggots, Mucous and Monkey Meat: Does Disgust Sensitivity Affect Case Mix Seen During Residency? Open
Introduction: Emergency physicians encounter scenarios daily that many would consider “disgusting,” including exposure to blood, pus, and stool. Physicians in procedural specialties such as surgery and emergency medicine (EM) have lower di…
View article: Misunderstanding the Match: Do Students Create Rank Lists Based on True Preferences?
Misunderstanding the Match: Do Students Create Rank Lists Based on True Preferences? Open
Introduction: The “stable marriage” algorithm underlying the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) has been shown to create optimal outcomes when students submit true preference lists. Previous research has shown students may allow exter…
View article: Post-interview Thank-you Communications Influence Both Applicant and Residency Program Rank Lists in Emergency Medicine
Post-interview Thank-you Communications Influence Both Applicant and Residency Program Rank Lists in Emergency Medicine Open
Introduction: The National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) allows post-interview contact between residency applicants and residency programs. Thank-you communications represent one of the most common forms, but data on their value to app…
View article: A Graduated Responsibility Supervising Resident Experience Using Mastery Learning Principles
A Graduated Responsibility Supervising Resident Experience Using Mastery Learning Principles Open
This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Introduction: Supervising other residents and independently running an emergency department (ED) is different from anything residents are asked to do in their early years of…
View article: A Graduated Responsibility Supervising Resident Experience Using Mastery Learning Principles [Correction]
A Graduated Responsibility Supervising Resident Experience Using Mastery Learning Principles [Correction] Open
MedEdPublish (ISSN 2312–7996) is a highly visible, open access, specialist practitioner e-journal that enables academics, teachers, clinicians, researchers and students to publish their experiences, views and research findings relating to …
View article: Assessing Residency Applicants’ Communication and Professionalism: Standardized Video Interview Scores Compared to Faculty Gestalt
Assessing Residency Applicants’ Communication and Professionalism: Standardized Video Interview Scores Compared to Faculty Gestalt Open
SVI scores show no significant correlation with faculty gestalt scores of communication and professionalism. This could relate to bias introduced by knowledge of an applicant's academic performance, different types of questions being asked…
View article: Creating a Vision for Education Leadership
Creating a Vision for Education Leadership Open
BACKGROUNDAcademic emergency physicians are driven to become master clinicians while honing their skills in mission areas such as education, research and administration.Many faculty members try to pursue the triple threat of education, ser…
View article: The Continuous Residency Improvement Committee (CRIC) – A Novel Twist for Program Evaluation in an Academic Emergency Medicine Residency Program
The Continuous Residency Improvement Committee (CRIC) – A Novel Twist for Program Evaluation in an Academic Emergency Medicine Residency Program Open
Audience: The continuous residency improvement committee (CRIC) innovation is designed for residency program leadership and residency program coordinators. Introduction: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requ…
View article: The Development of Best Practice Recommendations to Support the Hiring, Recruitment, and Advancement of Women Physicians in Emergency Medicine
The Development of Best Practice Recommendations to Support the Hiring, Recruitment, and Advancement of Women Physicians in Emergency Medicine Open
Background Women in medicine continue to experience disparities in earnings, promotion, and leadership roles. There are few guidelines in place defining organization‐level factors that promote a supportive workplace environment beneficial …
View article: Cherry Picking Patients: Examining the Interval Between Patient Rooming and Resident Self-assignment
Cherry Picking Patients: Examining the Interval Between Patient Rooming and Resident Self-assignment Open
A consistent variation in resident pickup time exists for common chief complaints. We suspect that this reflects residents preferentially choosing patients with simpler workups and less perceived diagnostic ambiguity. This work introduces …
View article: Upstream from the Emergency Department: An Integrative Case for First-Year Medical Students
Upstream from the Emergency Department: An Integrative Case for First-Year Medical Students Open
Author(s): Caretta-Weyer, Holly; Bagwell, Stephen; Westergaard, Mary; Hess, Jamie; Seibert, Christine
View article: 360 Degree Feedback: A Novel Format for a Program Evaluation Committee in an Academic Emergency Medicine Residency Program
360 Degree Feedback: A Novel Format for a Program Evaluation Committee in an Academic Emergency Medicine Residency Program Open
Author(s): Caretta-Weyer, H; Wilbanks, M; Snow, B; Kraut, A; Barclay-Buchanan, C; Westergaard, M