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Video and Direct Observation Precepting: Time to Remove Our Head From the Sand

Posted on February 11, 2016 by | 5 comments
Keith Foster, PhD

Keith Foster, PhD

Advances in technology have made direct observation by video recording or live-feed easy and affordable, allowing the most financially limited programs to conduct direct observation this way. It is not surprising, then, that a large number of family medicine residency programs use some form of video recording or live-feed direct observation.

What is surprising is the absence of or only passing reference to the issues of informed consent, patient authorization, and procedural guidelines related to video recording and live-feed precepting in the examining room, particularly in the age of HIPAA.

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Family Medicine Must Meet the Needs of the LGBT Community to Build Trust

Posted on June 29, 2015 by | 3 comments
Kristine M. Diaz, PsyD

Kristine M. Diaz, PsyD

This is part of a series by the STFM Group on LGBT Health for LGBT Pride Month.

“I don’t trust my family practice doctor to treat me.”

A pre-med student who identifies as a transgender male shared this statement with me recently. I swallowed my desire to pacify him with “We are working on it.” I just listened.

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Advice for Thriving During Remediation

Posted on January 15, 2015 by | 1 comment
Jhonatan Munoz Espinoza, MD

Jhonatan Munoz
Espinoza, MD

During remediation it’s easy to think what you are doing is insignificant and that your efforts are not taking you anywhere—you are not part of a residency track, not part of the interviews tours, and not able to moonlight—but you’re wrong.

If your program put you in remediation it doesn’t mean that they are discounting you. Your program is recognizing that you need time to address whatever is going on in your life that put you in remediation—relationship stresses, mental health issues, or poor academic performance—to be the best person you can be.

Remember: you are valuable, your work still matters, and most importantly, your patients are waiting for you to be the best version of yourself!

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