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
Graduate Medical Education – Part 2
Last week, we started a discussion on, the 22nd report from the Council on Graduate Medical Education, titled; “The Role of Graduate Medical Education in the New Health Care Paradigm” Let's look at one of the recommendations in the report (p. 14): Recommendation 1: GME training should be expanded in ambulatory and community sites to reflect the… Continue reading Graduate Medical Education – Part 2
The Role of Graduate Medical Education in the New Health Care Paradigm
Recently HRSA released the 22nd report from the Council on Graduate Medical Education, titled; "The Role of Graduate Medical Education in the New Health Care Paradigm" We'll spend the next few weeks providing some highlights and commentary. Challenges and Opportunities in Expanding GME Experience (p.17) "Although the data on the impact of training sites on… Continue reading The Role of Graduate Medical Education in the New Health Care Paradigm
Conference Scholarships
VRHA has funds available to assist students who wish to attend the VRHA 2015 Annual Conference. Any full-time student studying a health-related profession may apply. Funds will cover conference registration fees. Completed forms must be e-mailed to boconnor@vcom.vt.edu on or before September 4th. Winners will be announced on September 11th. Download the application form and… Continue reading Conference Scholarships
JANUARY CERVICAL, GLAUCOMA AND THYROID AWARENESS MONTH
DECEMBER NATIONAL AWARENESS MONTH
NOVEMBER DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH
Information taken from the American Diabetes Organization website.
OCTOBER NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
The national breast cancer organization selected October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month to encourage women to be vigilant concerning early detection and treatment.
Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium 