Opening slide for Johnston Memorial Hospital’s Inaugural Residency class dinner presentation Double-click for a full-screen version. So what's on that map? These are the Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatric residencies in Virginia (blue = MD, red = DO). The counties are color coded by their County Health Status ranking. Very light colors are the best rankings,… Continue reading Check out that map!
Month: July 2015
Why the wait?
What makes a general practice doctor good? Or even great? Sometimes, it's how long you have to sit in the waiting room. One Appalachian doctor was recently asked why an appointment for 2:40 wasn't seen until after 3:00. Her fantastic response outlines the realities for many physicians. A test result came back positive for cancer… Continue reading Why the wait?
Hands On!
Active learning vs. lecture: What works best? According to a recent review of students in STEM classes, those with hand-on lessons have higher test scores , while those in traditional lecture classes were more likely to fail. As one article notes - We know that learning is harder from the sidelines. If deep understanding is the objective, then… Continue reading Hands On!
Finding Research Data Sources
The Rural Resident Research Symposium held at UVA-Wise in April included a presentation on "Finding Research Data Sources for Populations in Rural Virginia." by Susan Meacham. The presentation strove to answer the question; Where do I find data on rural populations to answer hypothesis driven research questions? It then addressed the following objectives: Identify primary… Continue reading Finding Research Data Sources
Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium 