The rate of central line-associated blood stream infections dropped by 74 percent after implementing a simulation-based mastery learning curriculum for central venous catheter insertion, according to ...

Background: Central venous catheter (CVC) insertions are performed frequently by internal medicine residents. Complications, including arterial puncture and pneumothorax, decrease when operators use ...

The research supporting the current trend towards “personalized learning” is limited, as Education Week detailed earlier this month in a special report on growing efforts to design teaching and ...

Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2009;4(7):397-403. The authors thank the Northwestern University internal medicine residents for their dedication to education and patient care. They acknowledge Drs. J.