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Almost the AI Article I Want

Sensible Medicine

I’ve been using Tuesday to post the “Improving Your Critical Appraisal Skills” articles recently. Even though I’ve got the case-control study ready to go, I’m taking a quick break because I spent way too much time thinking about this article last week. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication.

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Can We Select “Better” Residents?

Sensible Medicine

Publish a journal article; OK. They fill journals with articles that do nothing for medicine but only add a line to a CV. A nice article that I found while writing this made the point that many of the characteristics that are rewarded in our selection process make for unhappy learners and doctors. Get straight A’s; done.

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How medical school fails students

Sensible Medicine

The medical college admission test contains many irrelevant questions that have nothing to do with being a doctor. There was a follow-up component to the biochemistry question, and it too was a logic puzzle, however, unfortunately it was incorrect. The big problems (this article) are never discussed. Subscribe now

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Friday Reflection 32: The Trauma of Not Dying Alone

Sensible Medicine

Even though my practice is made up of about 750, overwhelmingly older people, mostly with chronic medical conditions, I only attend to the death of a patient a few times a month. There have been previous admissions after which the patient did not make it to follow-up appointments. Acceptance followed and waxed and waned.

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A Strong Critical Appraisal of the CHAGASICS Trial in patients with Chagas Cardiomyopathy

Sensible Medicine

My aim is to shed light on the quality of scientific articles being published. With that in mind, the reported outcomes, such as the reduction in heart failure hospitalizations at three years, and even the questionable reduction in total mortality in the first years of follow-up, are likely to be the result of statistical noise.

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When Bias Turns Deadly: How Medical Bias Killed My 5-Year-Old Daughter

Scrubs

As a result of these experiences, I launched my organization Project Diversify Medicine, a digital community on Instagram with over 60,000 followers, with a mission to provide culturally inclusive pre-med educational resources to increase the admission of minorities to medical school.

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Preparing for CERT Audits and Practicing Compliant Documentation

EvidenceCare

From understanding the audit requirements to implementing technology for streamlined admission documentation , this article offers actionable strategies to ensure hospitals are well-prepared for the rigorous evaluation process. Think of your documentation as the ironclad defense for your hospital admissions.