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The LKA is a practical approach to lifelong learning

ABIM

Those questions prompt me to review an article or revisit a concept, and I end up learning something useful. I also decided to enroll in the Internal Medicine LKA, as I had let that certification lapse, and then switched to the inpatient version when that became available in 2024.

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How to choose the best college for MD Pediatrics?

Tiny Physician

One of my batch mates cleared AIIMS in his first attempt and secured a seat in the Internal Medicine department of one of the AIIMS; however, he wrote AIIMS PG entrance again 6 months later and joined Dermatology department of same college because of the torture he faced at his former department. I would share one anecdote here.

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Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

Sound Physicians

I attended medical school in America and completed my residency at the Catholic Health Internal Medicine program in Buffalo, New York. From the very start of my transition to medical director, I have enjoyed the incredible support, education, and development needed to fulfill the duties of this position.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

Next, we turn to Emily McDonald, the director of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network , to discuss her study on the impact of direct-to-consumer educational brochures on gabapentin deprescribing. Additionally, clinicians participated in monthly educational sessions. We just want to educate the patients.

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Prevention of Dementia: Kristine Yaffe

GeriPal

Should do medicine?” ” Because I loved internal medicine. Certainly education, quality of education is extremely important. Some of them, like education, definitely social determinants of health. And because we can’t resist, we dip into aducanumab and lecanemab at the end. This is Eric Widera.

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Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison

GeriPal

So I actually was doing a grand rounds as my final presentation here at Yale for my fellowship on the role of music in host pice and palliative medicine. And I was looking for articles, and I wasn’t seeing as many as I expected. Jenny 04:45 Like, the last article was, like, 10 years ago. That’s how you do it.

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

GeriPal

Susan led the Project on Death in America’s Faculty Scholars program , used her dual training in internal medicine and psychiatry to shine a light on psychosocial aspects of palliative care, and founded the Department of Psychosocial Care at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. . Susan: Thank you.

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