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Mitigating the “Match Frenzy” through individualized advising    The Pediatric Match Frenzy: An Overview and an Approach for Mentoring Medical Students.     What was the problem in question?  Greater competition in the NMRP Match has led to a “Match Frenzy” … Continued

Keeping Punxsutawney Phil away from our students Mitigating “Educational Groundhog Day” – The Role of Learner Handoffs Within Clinical Rotations: A Survey of Pediatric Educational Leaders. Fuchs J, King M, Devon EP, Guffey D, Keeley M, Rocha MEM. Academic Pediatrics. … Continued

Feedback from students Faculty Perceptions of Formative Feedback from Medical Students.     Reviewed by Linlei Ye and Angela Punnett What was the study question?  What are faculty perspectives on formative feedback about their teaching from undergraduate medical students and … Continued

Group Texting to Teach Developmental Milestones Use of a Group Text Messaging Application to Teach Developmental Milestones on a Pediatric Clerkship.     What was the study question? Can group text messaging be an effective tool to teach developmental milestones … Continued

Handoff Education Patient Handoff Education: Are medical schools catching up? Davis R, Davis J, Berg K, et al. American Journal of Medical Quality.2018;33 (2):140-146. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1062860617719128     What was the study question?   What type of handoff training is experienced during … Continued

    Objective assessment of resident teaching competency through a longitudinal, clinically integrated, Resident-as-Teacher curriculum. Zackoff M, Real F, DeBlasio D, et al. Academic Pediatrics. 2019;19(6):698-702.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2019.01.011 Reviewed by Molly Rideout What was the study question? Is a Resident-as-Teacher curriculum … Continued

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