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Journal of General Internal Medicine

Published by Springer New York LLC barbara.b.bertram@gsk.com • ISSN: 08848734

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Changes in Australian Early-Career General Practitioners’ Benzodiazepine Prescribing: a Longitudinal Analysis

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Background: Australian and international guidelines recommend benzodiazepines and related drugs (hereafter “benzodiazepines”) as second-line, short-term medications only. Most benzodiazepines are prescribed by general practitioners (GPs; family physicians). Australian GP registrars (“trainees” or “r…

Pocket-sized Ultrasound for Physical Diagnosis

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Fostering professionalism in medical education: A call for improved assessment and meaningful incentives

Review Open Access
Increasing attention has been focused on developing professionalism in medical school graduates. Unfortunately, the culture of academic medical centers and the behaviors that faculty model are often incongruent with our image of professionalism. The need for improved role modeling, better assessment…

Hospitalists as Teachers: How Do They Compare to Subspecialty and General Medicine Faculty?

Review Open Access
OBJECTIVE: To compare evaluations of teaching effectiveness among hospitalist, general medicine, and subspecialist attendings on general medicine wards. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: A large, inner-city, public teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 423 medical students and house staff eval…