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You must remember this! Cognitive learning theory for clinical teaching. McSparron JI, Vanka A, Smith CC.. Clin Teach  2018; 15:1-5. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.12781     What was the study question? Cognitive learning theory (CLT) is applied in medical school classrooms, focusing on … Continued

Racial bias in clinical grading Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Clinical Grading in Medical School. Low D, Pollack SW, et al.  Teaching and Learning in Medicine 2019; 31(5), 487-496     Can the association between race/ethnicity and measures of clinical performance be … Continued

Racism in medical education The Effects of Racism in Medical Education on Students’ Decisions to Practice in Underserved or Minority Communities.  Phelan SM et al. Academic Medicine 2019 94(8) 1178-89     Does racism manifested in medical school training affect … Continued

A standardized letter for residency selection Bajwa NM, Yudkowsky R, Belli D, Vu NV, Park YS.  Validity evidence for a residency admissions standardized assessment letter for pediatrics. Teach Learn Med 2018; 30(2):173-183.     Can a standardized Assessment Letter for … Continued

Medical Students and QI Teaching Students How to Improve Safety and Quality in Two Children’ Hospitals: Building a Pediatric Clerkship Patient Safety and Quality Experience. Genuardi, Frank J. et al. Academic Pediatrics, 2019. In press.     To improve medical … Continued

Student perspectives on feedback The Art (and Artifice) of Seeking Feedback:  Clerkship Students’ Approaches to Asking for Feedback.  Bing-You R, Hayes V, Palka T, Ford M, Trowbridge R. Academic Medicine. 2018;93;1218-1226.     What are the factors and behaviors associated … Continued

How do we teach physical examination skills? Approaches to Teaching the Physical Exam to Preclerkship Medical Students: Results of a National Survey   Uchida T, ParkYS, Ovitsh RK, Hojsak J, Gowda D, Farnan JM, Boyle M, Blood AD, Achike FI, and … Continued

Going mobile A library mobile deployment to enhance the medical student experience in a rural longitudinal integrated clerkship. Johnson EM, Howard C. J Med Lib Assoc 2019; 107(1) https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.442     What was the study question? Do iPad Minis that … Continued

Ready, Willing and Disabled “Being on Both Sides”: Canadian Medical Students’ Experiences With Disability, the Hidden Curriculum, and Professional Identity Construction. Stergiopoulos E, Fernando O & Martimianakis MA. Academic Medicine (2018); 93(10): 1550-9.     Under-reporting of student disabilities to … Continued