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Evaluating the Impact of a Longitudinal Clerkship Lecture on Medical Students Knowledge and Response to Human Trafficking [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Training students to provide care and respond using a trauma informed approach can help ensure our healthcare sites are places of healing and not re-traumatization. Objective Assess how a lecture on HT during a 4-week family medicine (FM) clerkship impacts medical student knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding HT.

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Claire Lupini-Gohl Medical Student [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context When it comes to advanced directives, research has shown that providers should initiate the conversation for their patients, however completion rates for these conversations are very low. It is important to decrease these barriers for providers, so that patients are able to benefit from these conversations.

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Completion of Client Navigation Goals Following Participation in a Student-Led Patient Navigator Program [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The Patient Navigator Program (PNP) is a unique medical student-run program providing services for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Dallas, Texas, at United Gospel Mission (UGM) clinics. Study Design: With navigator support, clients completed a Redcap survey on goal outcomes at the end of their 15-week cycle.

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How Looking at Art Teaches Self-Discovery and Patient Care to Medical Students [Reflection]

Annals of Family Medicine

As a former hospital chaplain and current museum docent, I have learned that looking at art can be a valuable tool for self-discovery and for enhancing medical education. This understanding led to creating a course to teach medical students to observe both art and patients deeply.

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Reflecting on the Success of the AAFP 2024 Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

This year’s event was a testament to the vibrant community of family physicians, medical students, residents, and healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing family medicine in Alabama. The Annual Student Chapter Meeting, another integral part of the event, saw the election of Ryleigh Randall as the Student Chapter President.

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Exploring Medical Trainees Perspectives on Narrative Medicine Education and Narrative Humility [Qualitative research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Western values of heroism and individualistic empowerment exert significant influence over how we make meaning out of patient stories. Currently, the field of narrative-based medicine (NBM) lacks research that examines the potential harms of using dominant Western narrative forms to represent patients’ lived experiences.

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Episode 126: Human Dx Unknown with Arsalan & medical students, Alec and Fran – vision loss

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Francesca Siegel Francesca Siegel is a third year medical student at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Alec Yu Alec is medical student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Varun Phadke presents a human dx case to Arsalan , Francesca Siegel, and Alec Yu. Take our Episode Quiz here.