"Small talk can be a nice prelude to a more serious conversation. When open-ended & genuine, it may also create an opportunity for pts to bring up previously undisclosed & meaningful concerns."— Jeffrey Millstein Penn Medicine Liz Highleyman Health Comm Society tinyurl.com/4yk9t2hj

"I realized that I didn’t truly understand my patients’ pain until I experienced pain myself. This has allowed me to give even better care."—Dr. Joanne Shay Johns Hopkins Medicine Nick Dalesio, MD, MPH p_DART Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA Hopkins Anesthesiology Residency Program #MedTwitter closler.org/lifelong-learn…

"After my cancer treatment, I felt pressured to turn my trauma into personal growth—when what I needed to do was grieve. This has allowed me to validate whatever feelings pts are experiencing."—Bessie Liu, medical student, Johns Hopkins Medicine The Human Doctor Podcast closler.org/creative-arts-…

Super choices. Will definitely read!

Breaking sports news: The Women of Cambridge beat Oxford in the final match of the year. Such a treat to witness in person Jasmine’s last competitive game - playing as a grad student.

Lisa M Meeks, PhD, MA Justin Bullock Diana Cejas, MD, MPH Walker Keenan, MD (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 Bonnielin Swenor PhD @ArgenyiMD Logan Nicole Beyer Stanford Medicine ADIE The DocsWithDisabilities Initiative Mike McKee AAMC Assoc. of Academic Physiatrists (AAP)

This MUST READ clarifies what's meant by precision education. 3 specific examples offer guidance about how to implement it & approaches to overcome challenges. Academic Medicine AMA Sanjay Desai OHSU News NYU Grossman School of Medicine NYU Langone Health Scott Wright journals.lww.com/academicmedici…

This MUST READ clarifies how medical students are using third-party digital resources to enhance their learning - supplementing or replacing their school’s curriculum. Jessica Dine (she/her) Penn Medicine PennPulmonaryFellowship University of Michigan Medical School Michigan Medicine JAMA jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Sketching more - to enhance the understanding of our patients and trainees - is great advice from Benjamin Vipler, MD, MEd

Delve into a patient’s story. What are their passions, motivations, and the experiences that shaped them? Understanding these deeper aspects can unlock a more holistic view of the patient’s health and well-being. Health #MedTwitter Robert Trevino, MD, PhD tinyurl.com/yt9uxyw8

Trying to get wiser on April Fool's Day - will certainly read these.

Writing for CLOSLER is a great way to share clinical insights and lessons with a broader audience. It is also an easy way for clinically active faculty to demonstrate that they are disseminating their expertise which is helpful for successful promotion at academic institutions.

Effective and accountable leadership is crucial to realizing the unfulfilled commitments for the world’s children with disabilities. nature.com/articles/s4159…

Mayday mayday! 3 new MUST READS were posted today. They represent the best of >400 articles published last month. Topics: learning thru teaching, feedback from pts,&bystander training. Check them out & you won't need to send distress signals! Scott Wright hopkinsbayviewinternalmedicine.org/must-reads/

"Caring for another clinician is complicated and requires special thoughtfulness; false assumptions about what the 'clinician-patient' understands may result in suboptimal care."- michael fingerhood Jeffrey Millstein Richard Schaefer Scott Wright Renata Schiavo Robert Trevino, MD, PhD tinyurl.com/46jx9mpt

Hope your summer is going well. For vacation reading, we picked 3 MUST READS from over 450 med ed paper published last month. Topics: greeting trainees, lifelong learning, & academic difficulties. Perspectives (PME) Medical Teacher ACGME AAMC @AMEEFacDev hopkinsbayviewinternalmedicine.org/must-reads/

After training, MDs need to keep learning; the process is poorly organized & lacks structure. This MR points to the need for advances in CPD w/ credit for learning during patient care. Incubator for Clinical Education Research Dr. Lara Varpio Louise Allen @dorenebalmer @AMEEFacDev …epublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…

Tonight, I saw some of the most impressive talent to come out of NC since Michael Jordan - The Avett Brothers (one of my fav bands) and Luke Coombs. The night was beautiful crazy.

OMG - it's already August. In this new academic year, youu must read the monthly MUST READS in MedEd. From > 400 articles published in July, we picked 3 essentials. Pls check them out. AAMC @AMEEFacDev AACOM Association for the Study of Medical Education @GIMMedEdD #MedEd hopkinsbayviewinternalmedicine.org/must-reads/

This MR comes from NBME & describes a new way to assess clinical reasoning related to any presenting symptoms, share (i) the clinical decision/answer, (2) justifying evidence. Academic Medicine NBME CReME The Clinical Problem Solvers Rahul Damania, MD High Value Alliance Scott Wright journals.lww.com/academicmedici….