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Hello to our loyal subscribers, readers, and authors, This post is to inform you that the ICE blog will be moving homes after nearly a decade of administrative support at the Royal College. The new […]
In search of the ‘Magic Circle’ in healthcare simulation
By:Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) There’s a particular kind of hush that falls over a living room when children start playing. Not “I’m bored” play. Not “here’s an app” play. The real thing: a blanket fort becomes a […]
The Pressure of Selection: Reconciling CBE and Grades
By: Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPE If you are or have spent time with a residency or postgraduate program director in recent years, you have likely heard the following or something similar: “There are so many […]
“A day in the life of a clinician educator” – Dr. Pongtong Puranitee
BY JAMIU BUSARI (@JOBUSAR) Dr. Pongtong Puranitee (MD, MHPE, PhD, SFHEA) Deputy dean for undergraduate medical education, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. Email: pongtongung@gmail.com, Pongtong.pur@mahidol.ac.th; […]
“Best Before…” and “Use By…” dates in relation to Entrustable Professional Activities.
By: Gersten Jonker, MD, PhD At the beginning of the year, I resurfaced a small container with truffle mayonnaise from the back of my fridge. The date on it was December 23rd… that’s even before […]
EHRs, cardiac arrests, and why simulation needs to be more than a training day
By:Victoria Brazil (@SocraticEM) Most clinicians don’t need convincing that electronic health records can be hard work. Even on a calm day, EHRs can feel clunky, slow, and oddly disconnected from how clinical work actually happens. During […]