In honor of Earth Day, on the Academic Medicine Podcast, host Toni Gallo and guests Drs. Kari Nadeau and Ari Bernstein (@DrAriBernstein) discuss climate change and its effects on human health. Drs. Nadeau and Bernstein describe their efforts and the work of others to teach the science and health effects of climate change to medical …
Continue reading Teaching Climate Change and Its Effects on Human Health
On the Academic Medicine Podcast, hosts Toni Gallo and assistant editor for trainee engagement Lala Forrest (@Lala_Forrest) and guests Drs. Maija Holsti and Sam Hawkins discuss the Native American Research Internship program (@NARI_UofU) at the University of Utah, which is open to Native college students across the United States who are interested in pursuing biomedical …
In our Academic Medicine article,1 we discuss how medical curricula perpetuate inequity by describing racial differences as matters of scientific fact. As medical students, we have seen lectures demonstrating biological differences rooted in race—a social construct—including that Black people have increased risk for developing glaucoma.1 We have seen race used in medical curricula to teach …
Continue reading To Improve Medical Education, We Must First Confront Our Field’s History
Academic Medicine is committed to assisting medical schools and teaching hospitals, their faculty and trainees, and the public in learning more about complex issues and strategies to acknowledge, repair, and transcend racism to make academic medicine not only more inclusive and diverse but also more focused on a vision of human mutuality. To this end, …
Continue reading New Collection of Articles on Addressing Race and Racism in Medical Education
Academic Medicine is excited to announce that our Cover Art feature is getting a refresh! In preparation, the feature is now temporarily closed for new submissions. Please stay tuned for a relaunch of Cover Art through an organized call for new submissions in spring 2021. Thank you for helping for us make the Cover Art …
On the Academic Medicine Podcast, hosts Toni Gallo and editor-in-chief Dr. Laura Roberts (@_Roberts_Laura) and guest Dr. Alison Whelan (@AlisonWhelanMD) discuss how academic medicine is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact the crisis has had on the many mission areas of the field. They also discuss how the pandemic is affecting health professionals …
When I started medical school three years ago, I did not know that I was entering a profession in which I would constantly race the clock. However, in the era of expanding patient volumes, it has become imperative for health professionals to use their time efficiently. So, what is a young, energetic, and eager medical …
Joining the Academic Medicine Podcast to discuss the current role of podcasts as educational tools in medical education, new research on the topic, and why podcasts are here to stay are guest host and assistant editor for trainee engagement Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel (@jbrafel), podcasters Drs. Shreya Trivedi (@ShreyaTrivediMD) and Jess Mason (@JessMasonMD), and researcher Dr. …
Continue reading The Role of Podcasts as Educational Tools in Medical Education
Academic Medicine is seeking applications for volunteer assistant editors. The assistant editor role is characterized by Working closely with the editor-in-chief, associate editors, and editorial staff on matters related to manuscript review and decision-makingParticipating in regular teleconferences with the editorial teamStrengthening experience and skills related to writing, reviewing, and editing content for scholarly publicationAttending annual …
Continue reading Academic Medicine Call for Volunteer Assistant Editors
As a child, I was deemed good at math. And so my fourth-grade teacher expressed surprise when I scored an 89% on a test. After passing out our grades, she called me to her desk. I remember feeling very small as I stood before her in my green and yellow plaid tunic, the uniform at …
Continue reading Breaking the Silence Around Shame in Medical Education
