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Hello COMSEP! A variety of topics for this month’s Journal Club, from the qualities of excellent educators to a catalog of assessment tools for documentation to one of our favorite recent topics, a comparison of human and AI feedback.  Maybe … Continued

Hello COMSEP! The fall season finally seems to be in full swing,  which, depending on where you live, may or may not involve more and more elaborate decorations on front lawns and houses each year.   The below infographic may … Continued

Hello COMSEP! What holiday will you celebrate today September 18th? National Cheeseburger Day Rice Krispies Treat Day Hug a greeting card writer National Cartonnage Day Other (email Amit at pahwa@jhu.edu) For this month’s journal club, the Survey and Scholarship Committee … Continued

Hello COMSEP! Searching ‘What happened today on medicine’ and “July 28′ resulted in this interesting NEJM issue from 65 years ago focusing on the development of a new live attenuated measles vaccine.  How far we’ve come, and how far we … Continued

Hello COMSEP! Summer is here. Often this is a wonderful time in pediatrics as the viral epidemics wane and we get some time to breathe fresh air and bask in the sun. And, if you are so motivated, this could … Continued

Hello COMSEP! It’s May, month of blooming flowers, graduations, and other beginnings.   Fitting that two of our three reviews this month are about professional identity formation. Maybe this is a good time to begin a new project and write a … Continued

Hello COMSEP! Happy April 1st!  Attached and below is another special edition of the COMSEP Journal Club. In the spirit of the times, two of the three reviews below were at least co-written by ChatGPT. Can you tell which is … Continued

Hello COMSEP! This is our second annual COMSEP DEI Journal Club. Thanks to our colleagues at the DEI Resource and Advisory Committee (DRAC) for their help in reviewing these important articles. Karen, Jon and Amit Social justice at the bedside Hayes … Continued

Hello COMSEP! Finally, the day you’ve all been waiting for-it’s National Crab-Stuffed Flounder Day!    After today, there’s a long, bleak wait until National Corn Dog Day next month.  (Canadian colleagues, don’t feel bad that you miss out on our fine … Continued

Hello COMSEP! Wishing you well on this frosty Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (for those who celebrate) “We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not … Continued