Lessons Learned From the Liver About the Undergraduate to Graduate Medical Education Transition

The burden of cirrhosis and chronic liver disease is growing, yet there is a projected worsening deficit in hepatology providers. As such, cirrhosis and liver disease have been important inclusions within the core curricula of Internal Medicine. Formal assessments of provider preparedness resulting...

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Main Authors: Alexander Y. Pan, Pedram J. Khorsandi, Jeanne M. Farnan, Margarita N. German, Pranab M. Barman, Madeline A. Berschback, Michael Kriss, Ross McMillan, Omar Mousa, Frederick B. Peng, Tejinder Randhawa, Kamilah Scales, Adam E. Mikolajczyk
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author Alexander Y. Pan
Pedram J. Khorsandi
Jeanne M. Farnan
Margarita N. German
Pranab M. Barman
Madeline A. Berschback
Michael Kriss
Ross McMillan
Omar Mousa
Frederick B. Peng
Tejinder Randhawa
Kamilah Scales
Adam E. Mikolajczyk
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Pedram J. Khorsandi
Jeanne M. Farnan
Margarita N. German
Pranab M. Barman
Madeline A. Berschback
Michael Kriss
Ross McMillan
Omar Mousa
Frederick B. Peng
Tejinder Randhawa
Kamilah Scales
Adam E. Mikolajczyk
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description The burden of cirrhosis and chronic liver disease is growing, yet there is a projected worsening deficit in hepatology providers. As such, cirrhosis and liver disease have been important inclusions within the core curricula of Internal Medicine. Formal assessments of provider preparedness resulting from the curriculum are lacking though. Prior studies have demonstrated that exposure to cirrhosis in undergraduate medical education is insufficient, as are learner comfort and self-reported knowledge levels. These findings are further corroborated by a multicenter survey of incoming Internal Medicine interns showing that subjective comfort with and objective knowledge of various liver disease topics are lacking compared to other common Internal Medicine topics. This paper also demonstrates how similar surveys may be used to identify additional topics that may require adjustments for curricular improvement.
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spelling doaj-art-e2cf3f1b20d24e848d71743b417b06fe2025-08-20T03:26:39ZengElsevierAmerican Journal of Medicine Open2667-03642025-06-011310007910.1016/j.ajmo.2024.100079Lessons Learned From the Liver About the Undergraduate to Graduate Medical Education TransitionAlexander Y. Pan0Pedram J. Khorsandi1Jeanne M. Farnan2Margarita N. German3Pranab M. Barman4Madeline A. Berschback5Michael Kriss6Ross McMillan7Omar Mousa8Frederick B. Peng9Tejinder Randhawa10Kamilah Scales11Adam E. Mikolajczyk12University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chicago, IL, USA; Corresponding author.JWCH Institute Inc., Primary Care, Commerce, CA, USAUniversity of Chicago, Department of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USAUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Madison, WI, USAUniversity of California San Diego, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, San Diego, CA, USAMassachusetts General Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Boston, MA, USAUniversity of Colorado, Department of Medicine-Gastroenterology, Aurora, CO, USAUniversity of Chicago, Department of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USAMayo Clinic, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Rochester, MN, USABaylor College of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Houston, TX, USAJohn H Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Department of Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, USAUniversity of Illinois Chicago, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chicago, IL, USAUniversity of Illinois Chicago, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chicago, IL, USAThe burden of cirrhosis and chronic liver disease is growing, yet there is a projected worsening deficit in hepatology providers. As such, cirrhosis and liver disease have been important inclusions within the core curricula of Internal Medicine. Formal assessments of provider preparedness resulting from the curriculum are lacking though. Prior studies have demonstrated that exposure to cirrhosis in undergraduate medical education is insufficient, as are learner comfort and self-reported knowledge levels. These findings are further corroborated by a multicenter survey of incoming Internal Medicine interns showing that subjective comfort with and objective knowledge of various liver disease topics are lacking compared to other common Internal Medicine topics. This paper also demonstrates how similar surveys may be used to identify additional topics that may require adjustments for curricular improvement.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667036424000165GraduateHepatologyMedical educationTransitionUndergraduate
spellingShingle Alexander Y. Pan
Pedram J. Khorsandi
Jeanne M. Farnan
Margarita N. German
Pranab M. Barman
Madeline A. Berschback
Michael Kriss
Ross McMillan
Omar Mousa
Frederick B. Peng
Tejinder Randhawa
Kamilah Scales
Adam E. Mikolajczyk
Lessons Learned From the Liver About the Undergraduate to Graduate Medical Education Transition
American Journal of Medicine Open
Graduate
Hepatology
Medical education
Transition
Undergraduate
title Lessons Learned From the Liver About the Undergraduate to Graduate Medical Education Transition
title_full Lessons Learned From the Liver About the Undergraduate to Graduate Medical Education Transition
title_fullStr Lessons Learned From the Liver About the Undergraduate to Graduate Medical Education Transition
title_full_unstemmed Lessons Learned From the Liver About the Undergraduate to Graduate Medical Education Transition
title_short Lessons Learned From the Liver About the Undergraduate to Graduate Medical Education Transition
title_sort lessons learned from the liver about the undergraduate to graduate medical education transition
topic Graduate
Hepatology
Medical education
Transition
Undergraduate
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667036424000165
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