Every week, we email a case-based board-style question to tens of thousands of clinicians as part of our NEJM Knowledge+ Question of the Week program. Our initial offering focused on internal medicine, but we've expanded to include family medicine board review questions as well. So far, the response [...]
Have you ever had a patient sitting on your examination table waiting for you to explain what’s wrong with her? You rack your brain, review the test results again, and then simply admit you’d like to refer her to a specialist. At the moment you thought to yourself, [...]
Becoming a physician assistant (PA) requires intensive training, plenty of opportunities to interact with patients, lots of study, and, of course, certification. However, initial certification is not the end of the story. To maintain excellence, you must maintain your certification by taking part in continuous professional development throughout [...]
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 [...]
Ahmad Yousaf, MD, former 2015-16 Ambulatory Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Editor's Note: This post about intern survival was previously published in Insights on Residency Training, which is hosted by the New England Journal of Medicine and NEJM Journal Watch. [...]
More than 100,000 Physician Assistants (PAs) currently practice medicine in the United States, providing care to countless patients in a vast array of settings. Here at NEJM Knowledge+, we salute Physician Assistants and the vital role they play in health care today. As part of National PA Week, [...]