Articles about ‘Your Experiences’

How I Learn at the Point of Care

I’ve always been an active learner who learns best in “need-to-know” situations — and the point-of-care context is the epitome of “need to know.” It’s hard for me to retain information if I don’t know why I need to know it. Thus, I enjoy incorporating learning into my [...]

By Josette Akresh-Gonzales, Editorial Systems Manager, NEJM Group Education|2015-10-22T09:00:01-04:00October 22nd, 2015|Learning, Your Experiences|Comments Off on How I Learn at the Point of Care

When to Start HCV Treatment: The Intersection of Guidelines and Real-World Practice

Treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is changing at a pace almost too rapid for the average physician to keep up with. Until recently, HCV treatment required weekly interferon injections plus oral ribavirin for up to a year and was effective in only about half of patients [...]

By Josette Akresh-Gonzales, Editorial Systems Manager, NEJM Group Education|2015-08-20T09:00:03-04:00August 20th, 2015|Internal Medicine, Your Experiences|6 Comments

Keep Learning Even When You’re Not Studying for the Boards

Back when I was in medical school, studying for a big exam meant holing myself up in my room for 48 hours straight with no contact with the outside world, eating pizza for breakfast and frozen waffles for dinner, drinking massive quantities of caffeine, taking intermittent breaks to [...]

By Josette Akresh-Gonzales, Editorial Systems Manager, NEJM Group Education|2015-07-09T10:34:35-04:00July 9th, 2015|Learning, Your Experiences|3 Comments

Maintaining Multiple Subspecialty Certifications — One Physician’s Experience

With so much controversy swirling around the changes in ABIM Maintenance of Certification, we thought it might be interesting and instructive to gain perspectives from so-called super certifiers — physicians who elect to maintain not just one but multiple subspecialty certifications throughout their clinical careers. Jack Ringler, MD, [...]

By NEJM Knowledge+ Team|2020-09-17T18:43:11-04:00August 7th, 2014|Your Experiences|Comments Off on Maintaining Multiple Subspecialty Certifications — One Physician’s Experience

Preparing for the Internal Medicine Exam as a “Grandfathered” Physician

I have been a board-certified gastroenterologist since 1977. Last fall, I decided to register for the internal medicine exam even though I was not required to do so at the time because I was "grandfathered in." A renewed interest and emphasis in general medicine had been spreading in [...]

By Josette Akresh-Gonzales, Editorial Systems Manager, NEJM Group Education|2020-09-21T15:52:58-04:00July 24th, 2014|Your Experiences|Comments Off on Preparing for the Internal Medicine Exam as a “Grandfathered” Physician
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