https://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/blog/keeping-up-with-core-medical-knowledge/
Every busy, conscientious clinician has a thousand things to do each day. Keeping up with the medical literature, — and maintaining and refreshing your core medical knowledge — doesn't happen automatically. You have to integrate it into your lifestyle. What I do may not work for everyone, but I'd like to share my practices and let you

https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/expert-insights/keeping-up-with-medical-knowledge-how-to-stay-on-top-of-medical-advances
By: Brian Wu, MD, PhD. Keeping up with medical knowledge shouldn't end when you finish your formal education. In fact, the ongoing process of education, learning and growth should be a daily part of your practice. This is easier said than done, of course, and the transition from student to physician can come with a range of competing challenges.

https://www.healthwriterhub.com/medical-knowledge/
Medical specialties. There are more than 120 subspecialties in medicine, and some are more specialised than others.Here are some of the more common medical specialties you can learn to improve your medical knowledge: Allergy and immunology - study of the immune system and allergies; Adolescent medicine - focusing on patient health in adolescents (generally 9 to late teens)

https://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/blog/staying-current-in-medicine-advice-for-new-doctors/
As an antidote to this, Dr. Stark's advice for new doctors is to work in an environment that is "always challenging.". For her, the challenge primarily happens through her role as an educator. "When you're responsible for your patients but you're also responsible for a generation of physicians behind you," you are pushed to

https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/clinical-humility-and-limits-medical-knowledge
In the 1980s and 1990s, physicians were trained to project total confidence in their vast medical knowledge, but people like Dr. Lowenstein argued for a different approach. Today, mastery does not mean knowing a lot of information; it means synthesizing information. Board exams and certifications are now open-book exercises, and the growth of e

https://www.mua.edu/blog/improve-clinical-medicine-knowledge
The rotations themselves will provide great opportunities to improve your clinical knowledge and skills in a real-world environment. You'll strengthen your medicine knowledge base with patient encounters, physical exams, and different diagnostic tests and therapies. You'll also learn a lot just from being around doctors, nurses, and other

https://explore.medstudy.com/blog/4-ways-keep-up-with-medical-knowledge-you-need-to-know
Here are 4 tips to help you keep up: Stay Curious. Keeping yourself interested and invested in your work is essential to both keeping up your knowledge and finding joy in your work. Associate Director of the internal medicine residency program at Cambridge Health Alliance, Rachel Stark, MD, says remaining curious and asking the right questions

https://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/
Build your trainees' knowledge, improve their patient care, and increase your program's pass rates. Integrated with NEJM Resident 360. "Of all the board review platforms, NEJM Knowledge+ has the most unique learning format. The learner rates his or her level of confidence when answering questions, which helps to identify knowledge gaps

https://hbr.org/2016/12/how-physicians-can-keep-up-with-the-knowledge-explosion-in-medicine
How Physicians Can Keep Up with the Knowledge Explosion in Medicine. by. Lynda Chin. and. Greg Satell. December 19, 2016. Imagine an oncologist with more than a decade of practice experience is

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989043
Here's Advice. The amount of medical knowledge is said to double every 73 days, making it much tougher for physicians to identify innovative findings and newer guidelines for helping patients. Yet

https://pce.sandiego.edu/why-is-medical-terminology-important/
It enables healthcare professionals to access, understand, and contribute to ever-expanding medical knowledge. It supports career advancement. As with any type of professional and continuing education, building your medical terminology skills can lead to promotions and increase your hireability in the healthcare field.

https://www.ultimatemedical.edu/blog/wellness-tips-expand-knowledge-and-skills/
It's true, reading is a way to stimulate your intellect, however, there are many other ways to boost your brain power and here are just a few suggestions: Board Games. Gather the family to play a board game. It can be a fun and entertaining way for you, friends, and family to boost your brain power together.

https://www.vcuhealth.org/news/thirst-for-knowledge-best-ways-to-stay-hydrated
On average, Americans consume more than 3,400 milligrams of sodium daily. However, too much sodium or too little potassium consumed can increase your blood pressure. If you're a competitive athlete who sweats a lot or if you have a medical concern that requires extra sodium, electrolyte supplements could be helpful.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53928/
While medical insights emerging from ongoing clinical care and research in emerging areas such as proteomics and genomics have contributed to a rapidly expanding pool of information about health and human disease, the sheer volume of data has overwhelmed the cognitive capacity of humans (Stead, 2007). Yet the ability to apply the information emerging from scientific journal publications

https://connection.asco.org/blogs/staying-current-todays-era-rapidly-evolving-medical-advances
A study in 2011 estimated that "the doubling time of medical knowledge in 1950 was 50 years; in 1980, 7 years; and in 2010, 3.5 years. In 2020 it is projected to be just 73 days.". This shocking statistic meant that "what was learned in the first 3 years of medical school will be just 6% of what is known at the end of the decade from 2010

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3116346/
The rest of this paper will focus on the exponential increase in medical knowledge and existing curricular models, ... It is estimated that the doubling time of medical knowledge in 1950 was 50 years; in 1980, 7 years; and in 2010, 3.5 years. In 2020 it is projected to be 0.2 years—just 73 days. Students who began medical school in the autumn

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207219/
6. Generating and Applying Knowledge in Real Time. In 2008, Ann Morrison received two all-metal hip replacements at the age of 50. Soon after the procedure, she experienced intense rashes, pain, and inflammation at the sites of her surgery. The injurious devices were replaced in 2010, just 2 years after she received her initial hip replacements

https://aimseducation.edu/blog/20-best-medical-youtube-channels-to-follow-this-year
2. One Minute Medical School | 32,800 Subscribers. As the name of this channel suggests, it contains one-minute educational videos on various medical topics. The host is Dr. Rob Tarzwell, Clinical Assistant Professor on the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia.

https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1016/j.aorn.2017.06.002
• Usually refers to medical education activities, CME. Continuing medical education 3: CME "[E]ducational activities that serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession." 3(p4)

https://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/blog/acgme-core-competencies-medical-knowledge/
These Core Competencies define the basic skill sets and behavioral attributes deemed a requirement for every resident and practicing physician. Their success is measured in terms of the ability to: 1) administer a high level of care to diagnose and treat illness, 2) offer and implement strategies to improve patient health, 3) provide resources

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-01960-3
Language descriptions of drugs and clinical characteristics of diseases give the features of drug or disease nodes. PrimeKG is a multimodal knowledge graph with 10 types of nodes, 30 types of

https://aimseducation.edu/blog/medical-terminology-study-tips-and-resources
As we already mentioned, there is a wide variety of free online tools and resources available to everyone. They are a good way to evaluate your knowledge and confidence easily. ProProfs quiz hosts a 113-question test on medical terminology. You can find even more quizzes related to medicine and medical terminology.

https://www.wikihow.com/Increase-Your-General-Knowledge
4. Join a book club or social group. Try to expand your experiences and friendships with people who are interested in doing the same thing. Discussing books, current events, history, or politics with others will force you to rely on your general knowledge and to synthesize new information.

https://medium.com/go-highbrow/the-30-best-websites-to-expand-your-general-knowledge-48c6d80fb367
TED Ed — Library of short educational videos. Socratic — Educational Q&A site where students ask questions and our community teaches them the answer. Crash Course — Educational YouTube

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical/your-appendix-may-not-be-useless-after-all
No increase in luck guaranteed. In humans, it can also be called the vermiform appendix, meaning that it is (typically) in the shape of a worm. In adults, it has an average length of 9 cm (3.5 inches). It exists at the junction between your small intestine and your colon, like a little worm sticking out of your gut.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/17/asia/japan-record-spike-stss-bacterial-infection-intl-hnk/index.html
In December 2022, five European countries reported to the World Health Organization an increase in invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS), with children under 10 the most impacted.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10493721/
Medical Knowledge Accumulation. One measure of progress in medical knowledge is the accumulation of citations in the PubMed database. Since 1938, the accumulated growth in NIH spending has been exponential, amounting to $1.8 trillion in today's dollars (not including investment in medical training and the health care system) ().This expenditure has fueled research and allowed us to gain

https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-024-05624-7
Virtual Patients (VPs) have been shown to improve various aspects of medical learning, however, research has scarcely delved into the specific factors that facilitate the knowledge gain and transfer of knowledge from the classroom to real-world applications. This exploratory study aims to understand the impact of integrating VPs into classroom learning on students' perceptions of knowledge

https://calmatters.org/health/2024/06/health-care-minimum-wage/
As designed, the minimum wage increase isn't supposed to come all at once. Workers will reach the $25 hourly pay rate over a number of years, and some sooner than others. How soon employees reach $25 largely depends on the type of facility they work in and the size of their employer.

https://theconversation.com/your-favorite-drink-can-cause-breast-cancer-but-most-women-in-the-us-arent-aware-of-alcohols-health-risks-228744
Explaining the knowledge gap For our recently published research, we asked more than 5,000 women ages 18 and older across the U.S. in 2021 about whether they were aware of the link between alcohol