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Epidemiology and Characteristics of North American Crotalid Bites Reported to the National Poison Data System 2006–2020
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
North American pit viper, or crotalid bites, remain a low incidence and potentially high-consequence medical event. Although the venom of these snakes is known to cause tissue, hematologic, and neurologic toxicity, the published literature on North American crotalid bite remains limited. 
An Exploratory Study of a Fourth-Year Narrative Medicine Elective: Promoting Strategies for Personal Well-Being and Improved Patient Care
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Narrative medicine promotes the effective practice of medicine by requiring clinicians to listen to, reflect on, and manage not only the physiology of disease but also patient stories. The Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine offers a narrative medicine elective to fourth-year students who participate in reading, writing, and discussion activities that focus on processing their medical school experiences.
Religion/Spirituality Curriculum in US Osteopathic Medical Schools: A Survey
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Education on aspects of religion/spirituality is a required component of medical education.  Osteopathic medical schools place an emphasis on the body, soul, and mind; however, it appears that the number of schools with an established curriculum of religion/spirituality is limited. A limited number of osteopathic medical schools providing formal curriculum on religion/spirituality points to a potential gap in education.

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