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Most medical school faculty don't have time to observe third- and fourth-year medical students doing a complete medical exam? In When Medical Students Push Back, Westby Fisher, MD, FACC, offers his take on unnecessary testing and this particular issue.  --> http://drwes.blogspot.com/2016/03/when-medical-students-push-back.html

Rheumatologist Paul Sufka, MD, shares his 38-slides presentation at the ACR Program Directors's Conference on Using Twitter in Medical Education. His presentation covers how to sign up for and use Twitter, who to follow, why Twitter is perfect for journal clubs, #RheumJC (online journal club founded by Dr. Sufka and four other rheumatologists), and more.  --> http://paulsufka.com/chicago/

In The Dominant Narrative, Seth Godin reminds us of our tendency to see the data that supports our narrative, and ignore the nuance that doesn't.  --> http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2016/03/the-dominant-narrative.html

Should people with rare genetic mutations that result in important medical discoveries be paid? This Fast Company article discusses the ethics of compensating patients. --> http://www.fastcompany.com/3057732/should-you-get-paid-for-your-dna

In Psychology Today, Mark Borigini, MD, summarizes a JAMA Internal Medicine study that shows as little as eight weeks of involvement in a group program focused on mindfulness-based stress reduction appears to help with short-term function and long-term pain, at least for some individuals suffering from chronic low back ailments. --> https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/overcoming-pain/201603/mindfulness-...