Tactical Medicine News Blog

Medical Education, medical student, residency
Residency interview season: Pitfalls
I often get asked by my advisees: “In my residency interview, what should I talk about or do to make myself more competitive?” To help you demystify the interview process,...
Michelle Lin, MD | November 4, 2010
Medical Education, medical student, residency
New kid on the block: Univ of Washington EM residency
How awesome would it be if there were EM residency programs at the University of Washington and UCSF-SF General Hospital?! This has been the question for decades. In 2006, I...
Michelle Lin, MD | November 2, 2010
Medical Education, medical student, residency
Life of an Attending: Is this or will this be you?
Thanks to one of our residents, Hangyul, I just recently learned about a hilarious comic strip series called Scutmonkey Comics in the blog The Underwear Drawer. It is side-splitting funny.
Michelle Lin, MD | October 7, 2010
Medical Education, residency
Hot off the press: Journal of Graduate Medical Education
In 2009, ACGME has launched a new journal focused on graduate medical education, called the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME). For those of you with education manuscripts in need...
Michelle Lin, MD | June 22, 2010
Education Articles, Medical Education, residency
Article review: Feedback in the Emergency Department
Feedback is important in teaching and learning. I am constantly surprised by medical student and resident comments that they rarely receive feedback. In contrast, seemingly on every shift, I hear...
Michelle Lin, MD | January 18, 2010
Medical Education, residency
Article review: Conference attendance ≠ better test scores
Not all learners should be expected to have the same learning style. This is exemplified in a recent multicenter study, which addresses whether attendance at weekly residency conferences correlates with a...
Michelle Lin, MD | January 11, 2010
Education Articles, Medical Education, residency
Article review: Service versus education
It’s a busy day in the Emergency Department and there are 5 new patients to be seen. The waiting room is overflowing. As the attending, you are getting barraged with...
Michelle Lin, MD | January 4, 2010
Education Articles, Medical Education, residency
Article Review: Hidden cost of reducing resident duty hours
Patient care versus education This is the tug-of-war struggle that residency programs constantly grapple with. Residents work in an apprenticeship model where they are both patient providers and learners. Both...
Michelle Lin, MD | November 30, 2009
Education Articles, Medical Education, residency
Article review: Commentary on graduate medical education in the U.S.
“How ready are medical students for the clinical practice of medicine?” This was the question addressed by the landmark 1910 Flexner Report from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of...
Michelle Lin, MD | November 23, 2009
Medical Education, medical student, residency, Tricks of the Trade
Trick of the Trade: The defensive arts against pimping
Thanks to Dr. Rob Roger’s podcast on EM-RAP Educator’s Edition series, I learned of one of the funniest publications EVER in a medical journal. It was published on April 1,...
Michelle Lin, MD | November 18, 2009

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