Specialties, Medical
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A prospective study of the longitudinal effects of an embedded specialty curriculum on physical examination skills using an ophthalmology model.

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: To prospectively evaluate effects of a longitudinal specialty curriculum on acquisition and retention of ophthalmic screening examination skills in a single class across three years of medical school (2004-2007). METHOD: Immediately after ... Read more...

Inclusion of parents in pediatric subspecialty team rounds: attitudes of the family and medical team.

30 Oct 2009 The importance of the family's involvement in caring for children with cancer is as tremendous as the need to successfully educate our medical students and residents about the value of effective communication and family-centered care. This article ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Specialties, Medical'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A prospective study of the longitudinal effects of an embedded specialty curriculum on physical examination skills using an ophthalmology model. 30 Oct 2009
• Inclusion of parents in pediatric subspecialty team rounds: attitudes of the family and medical team. 30 Oct 2009
• Integrated sexual health: a better way of working? 29 Sep 2009
• A practice template for low-vision rehabilitation. 29 Sep 2009
• Sleep medicine. 29 Sep 2009
• Primary care--lifelines and shortages. 29 Sep 2009
• [Medical patients--an unintentional event?] 26 Sep 2009
• [Medical school at the Aalborg University will not solve the shortage of specialists] 26 Sep 2009
• [Quality of referrals from general practitioners to medical polyclinics] 22 Sep 2009
• Graduate medical education, 2008-2009. 21 Sep 2009
• Medical schools in the United States, 2008-2009. 21 Sep 2009
• Addressing physician specialty maldistribution. 21 Sep 2009
• Doctors on coverage--physicians' views on a new public insurance option and Medicare expansion. 12 Sep 2009
• Physicians' beliefs and U.S. health care reform--a national survey. 12 Sep 2009
• Citation/unbuilt. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 5 Sep 2009
• Cost shifting does not reduce the cost of health care. 31 Aug 2009
• Physician certification and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. 31 Aug 2009
• Physician certification and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. 31 Aug 2009
• Physician certification and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. 31 Aug 2009
• Sports - medicine for the disabled. The time for specialization in prosthetics and orthotics is now. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Specialties, Medical'

Definition: Various branches of medical practice limited to specialized areas.

Descriptor UI: D013040

Alternative terms: Specialties, Medical; Medical Specialty; Specialities, Medical; Medical Specialties; Specialty, Medical; Medical Specialities; Medical Speciality; Speciality, Medical;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.776;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; coord IM with field or subject (IM); with biog: Manual 32.16.9, 34.4; policy: Manual 28.5, 28.7; DF: SPECIALTIES MED