January 2015
- Medical Student Perspectives: Tips on Finding a Research Mentor & Project
- Analyzing Annals: Research Ethics & Patient Consent
- Winning Abstracts: Exploring Challenges and Policy Solutions for improving access to healthcare for vulnerable populations: Lessons from the UK National Health Service
- Subspecialty Careers: Rheumatology
- In the Clinic: Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Virtual Dx - Interpretive Challenges from 91黑料网
Medical Student Perspectives: Tips on Finding a Research Mentor & Project
The number of medical students participating in some form of research is growing, and research is becoming an important component of medical education.
MoreAnalyzing Annals: Research Ethics & Patient Consent
Two recent Annals of Internal Medicine papers address research ethics and participants' consent in the electronic age.
MoreWinning Abstracts from the 2014 Medical Student Abstract Competition: Exploring Challenges and Policy Solutions for improving access to healthcare for vulnerable populations: Lessons from the UK National Health Service
Vulnerable populations in the United Kingdom (UK), similar to other countries throughout the world, face many obstacles to accessing healthcare.
MoreSubspecialty Careers: Rheumatology
Rheumatology deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and management of crystalline diseases, systemic rheumatic diseases, spondyloarthropathies, vasculitis, inflammatory muscle disease, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, recreational sports injury, soft-tissue diseases and trauma.
MoreIn the Clinic: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease affecting approximately 0.5% of the population. Rheumatoid arthritis is more common in women and may occur at any age, with peak incidence at ages 50 to 60 years.
In the Clinic is a monthly feature in Annals of Internal Medicine that focuses on practical management of patients with common clinical conditions. It offers evidence-based answers to frequently asked questions about screening, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, and patient education and provides physicians with tools to improve the quality of care. Many internal medicine clerkship directors recommend this series of articles for students on the internal medicine ambulatory rotation.
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