Health disparities are linked to social determinants of health (SDOH), which impact adequate access to healthcare, including education level and access to healthy food, adequate housing, transportation and healthcare services. Evidence supports the significant effect of nonmedical factors on overall physical and mental health.

Researchers assessed an interdisciplinary, self-guided, online continuing education program on pain management. The online Joint Pain Education Program involved 228 learners, including 58 identifying as registered nurses and 12 identifying as nurse practitioners. The authors invited potential learners through emails from clinic leadership and postings to hospital intranet websites.

A Mayo Clinic electronic health record (EHR) training program boosted user confidence and proficiency following initial implementation. The reBoot camp course reiterated basic principles, efficiency strategies, and best-practice frameworks across multiple specialties and all Mayo Clinic sites.

Dr. Brian McGowan sits down with David Price, MD, FAAFP, FACEHP, FSACME, for an installment of the Legends Interview Series.

The COVID-19 pandemic's disruption of resident experience highlights the vital role of lifelong learning, writes John Patrick T. Co, MD, MPH, director of Graduate Medical Education at Mass General Brigham and medical director for Equity at Massachusetts General Hospital.