Center for Bedside Medicine
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Conference in Bedside Medicine 11/14-15/2025: https://northwestern.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=114960
Conference in Bedside Medicine 11/14-15/2025: https://northwestern.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=114960
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In partnership with the Society of Bedside Medicine and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, we are accepting applications for the Bedside Medicine Scholars Program, a 1-year $40K award.
Submit your letter of intent by December 17:
bedsidemedicine.org/bedsidefellows
Submit your letter of intent by December 17:
bedsidemedicine.org/bedsidefellows
Watch this @pennldi.bsky.social discussion:
AI Pushes Medical Schools Into New Era, but Are They Prepared?
with @bedsidemednu.bsky.social director Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, Stanford's @hcweyer.bsky.social, NYU's Verity Schaye, MD, MHPE, and Penn's Jennifer Kogan, MD
AI Pushes Medical Schools Into New Era, but Are They Prepared?
with @bedsidemednu.bsky.social director Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, Stanford's @hcweyer.bsky.social, NYU's Verity Schaye, MD, MHPE, and Penn's Jennifer Kogan, MD
AI Pushes Medical Schools Into New Era, but Are They Prepared?
The Rapid Rise of Clinical AI Poses Major Challenges to Med Schools
ldi.upenn.edu
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Watch this @pennldi.bsky.social discussion:
AI Pushes Medical Schools Into New Era, but Are They Prepared?
with @bedsidemednu.bsky.social director Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, Stanford's @hcweyer.bsky.social, NYU's Verity Schaye, MD, MHPE, and Penn's Jennifer Kogan, MD
AI Pushes Medical Schools Into New Era, but Are They Prepared?
with @bedsidemednu.bsky.social director Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, Stanford's @hcweyer.bsky.social, NYU's Verity Schaye, MD, MHPE, and Penn's Jennifer Kogan, MD
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THANK YOU to everyone who tuned in this afternoon for an insightful discussion with experts @hcweyer.bsky.social
of @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social, Brian T. Garibaldi of
@bedsidemednu.bsky.social, Verity Schaye of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, & Jennifer Kogan of
@pennmedicine.bsky.social.
of @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social, Brian T. Garibaldi of
@bedsidemednu.bsky.social, Verity Schaye of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, & Jennifer Kogan of
@pennmedicine.bsky.social.
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
THANK YOU to everyone who tuned in this afternoon for an insightful discussion with experts @hcweyer.bsky.social
of @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social, Brian T. Garibaldi of
@bedsidemednu.bsky.social, Verity Schaye of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, & Jennifer Kogan of
@pennmedicine.bsky.social.
of @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social, Brian T. Garibaldi of
@bedsidemednu.bsky.social, Verity Schaye of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, & Jennifer Kogan of
@pennmedicine.bsky.social.
"You should care about these skills because if you get better at these skills, your patients will get better care. You'll make fewer diagnostic errors, you'll be happier at your job." – Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP on the Northwestern Breakthroughs Podcast
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/research/pod...
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/research/pod...
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"You should care about these skills because if you get better at these skills, your patients will get better care. You'll make fewer diagnostic errors, you'll be happier at your job." – Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP on the Northwestern Breakthroughs Podcast
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/research/pod...
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/research/pod...
In partnership with the Society of Bedside Medicine and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, we are accepting applications for the Bedside Medicine Scholars Program, a 1-year $40K award.
Submit your letter of intent by December 17:
bedsidemedicine.org/bedsidefellows
Submit your letter of intent by December 17:
bedsidemedicine.org/bedsidefellows
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In partnership with the Society of Bedside Medicine and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, we are accepting applications for the Bedside Medicine Scholars Program, a 1-year $40K award.
Submit your letter of intent by December 17:
bedsidemedicine.org/bedsidefellows
Submit your letter of intent by December 17:
bedsidemedicine.org/bedsidefellows
"Improving exam skills would lead to increased identification of relevant pulmonary findings, inform clinical decision making, and improve overall patient care."
in Diagnosis, with Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41243491/
in Diagnosis, with Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41243491/
Performance of pulmonary physical exam skills by internal medicine interns - PubMed
Medicine interns had variable skills in performing the pulmonary PE. Improving PE skills would lead to increased identification of relevant pulmonary findings, inform clinical decision making, and…
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Improving exam skills would lead to increased identification of relevant pulmonary findings, inform clinical decision making, and improve overall patient care."
in Diagnosis, with Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41243491/
in Diagnosis, with Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41243491/
"Improving completion of the red reflex examination at neonatal intensive care unit discharge: a practice improvement initiative and multisite planned experiment"
by Dr Grant Shafer, MD, neonatologist & Bedside Medicine Scholar et al. in BMJ Open Quality
bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/4...
by Dr Grant Shafer, MD, neonatologist & Bedside Medicine Scholar et al. in BMJ Open Quality
bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/4...
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"Improving completion of the red reflex examination at neonatal intensive care unit discharge: a practice improvement initiative and multisite planned experiment"
by Dr Grant Shafer, MD, neonatologist & Bedside Medicine Scholar et al. in BMJ Open Quality
bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/4...
by Dr Grant Shafer, MD, neonatologist & Bedside Medicine Scholar et al. in BMJ Open Quality
bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/4...
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"Taking learners to the bedside apart from traditional rounds can also be valuable [e.g.], examining a patient with a new or worsening clinical condition can demonstrate in real time the value of the bedside encounter in diagnosis and clinical decision making"
Or 'let's go see the sick patient'
Or 'let's go see the sick patient'
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Taking learners to the bedside apart from traditional rounds can also be valuable [e.g.], examining a patient with a new or worsening clinical condition can demonstrate in real time the value of the bedside encounter in diagnosis and clinical decision making"
Or 'let's go see the sick patient'
Or 'let's go see the sick patient'
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"One way to overcome this tendency is to teach and practice a hypothesis-driven physical examination, in which a physical examination maneuver is considered in the same way that other diagnostic tests are considered."
THIS IS BRILLIANT SIMPLICITY.
THIS IS BRILLIANT SIMPLICITY.
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"One way to overcome this tendency is to teach and practice a hypothesis-driven physical examination, in which a physical examination maneuver is considered in the same way that other diagnostic tests are considered."
THIS IS BRILLIANT SIMPLICITY.
THIS IS BRILLIANT SIMPLICITY.
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"As a result of these barriers, morning rounds, traditionally a bastion of bedside teaching, have migrated to the hallway, with less than 20% of rounding time spent with actual patients"
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"As a result of these barriers, morning rounds, traditionally a bastion of bedside teaching, have migrated to the hallway, with less than 20% of rounding time spent with actual patients"
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"throughput is prioritized over bedside evaluation and education. The limited time that physicians do spend with patients is increasingly fragmented."
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"throughput is prioritized over bedside evaluation and education. The limited time that physicians do spend with patients is increasingly fragmented."
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#MustRead
"Decreased bedside clinical skills lead to diagnostic error, poor clinical outcomes, increased health care costs, and physician burnout"
"Decreased bedside clinical skills lead to diagnostic error, poor clinical outcomes, increased health care costs, and physician burnout"
Bedside clinical skills have been diminished by an overreliance on technology. A new Review Article presents educational strategies for reinvigorating the bedside encounter and shows how much can be learned from it. Learn more: nej.md/4nUirnP
#MedSky #MedEd
#MedSky #MedEd
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#MustRead
"Decreased bedside clinical skills lead to diagnostic error, poor clinical outcomes, increased health care costs, and physician burnout"
"Decreased bedside clinical skills lead to diagnostic error, poor clinical outcomes, increased health care costs, and physician burnout"
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From Brian Garibaldi #BEDMED2025: The most common mistake in a physical exam is failure to do the exam.
new in @nejm.org :
"Strategies to Reinvigorate the Bedside Clinical Encounter" by @bedsidemednu.bsky.social director Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, and Steven Russell, MD
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
"Strategies to Reinvigorate the Bedside Clinical Encounter" by @bedsidemednu.bsky.social director Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, and Steven Russell, MD
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
From Brian Garibaldi #BEDMED2025: The most common mistake in a physical exam is failure to do the exam.
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Looking forward to another inspiring day, learning and connecting at the Conference in Bedside Medicine #BEDMED2025 @bedsidemednu.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Looking forward to another inspiring day, learning and connecting at the Conference in Bedside Medicine #BEDMED2025 @bedsidemednu.bsky.social
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Dr. Abraham Verghese highlighting the power of narrative arcs in medicine, literature, and life at #BEDMED2025 @bedsidemednu.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Dr. Abraham Verghese highlighting the power of narrative arcs in medicine, literature, and life at #BEDMED2025 @bedsidemednu.bsky.social
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Day 2 of #BEDMED2025 began with grounding remarks from Abraham Verghese: "Story is as inherent in medicine as it is in raising our children." @bedsidemednu.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Day 2 of #BEDMED2025 began with grounding remarks from Abraham Verghese: "Story is as inherent in medicine as it is in raising our children." @bedsidemednu.bsky.social
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TIL: Women were commonly relied upon to hand color the images of early medical texts. Their work is rarely credited, and yet, we can appreciate the immense impact coloration had on training physicians before color printers were available. #BEDMED2025 @galterlibrary.bsky.social
Saturday 12-1pm:
Come experience bedside medicine history with hands-on sessions with the Special Archives team from Galter Library.
Come experience bedside medicine history with hands-on sessions with the Special Archives team from Galter Library.
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
TIL: Women were commonly relied upon to hand color the images of early medical texts. Their work is rarely credited, and yet, we can appreciate the immense impact coloration had on training physicians before color printers were available. #BEDMED2025 @galterlibrary.bsky.social
1pm - Saturday November 15:
Hot Topics in Bedside Medicine:
What do Dermatology, AI, and clinical reasoning have in common? Come find out at the Hot Topics in Bedside Medicine panel session
Hot Topics in Bedside Medicine:
What do Dermatology, AI, and clinical reasoning have in common? Come find out at the Hot Topics in Bedside Medicine panel session
November 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
1pm - Saturday November 15:
Hot Topics in Bedside Medicine:
What do Dermatology, AI, and clinical reasoning have in common? Come find out at the Hot Topics in Bedside Medicine panel session
Hot Topics in Bedside Medicine:
What do Dermatology, AI, and clinical reasoning have in common? Come find out at the Hot Topics in Bedside Medicine panel session
Saturday 12-1pm:
Come experience bedside medicine history with hands-on sessions with the Special Archives team from Galter Library.
Come experience bedside medicine history with hands-on sessions with the Special Archives team from Galter Library.
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Saturday 12-1pm:
Come experience bedside medicine history with hands-on sessions with the Special Archives team from Galter Library.
Come experience bedside medicine history with hands-on sessions with the Special Archives team from Galter Library.
8am - Saturday November 15:
Abraham Verghese Plenary:
Renowned author and bedside clinician Abraham Verghese kicks off day 2 of the Conference in Bedside Medicine with his talk “Why you read to your children and examine your patients.”
Abraham Verghese Plenary:
Renowned author and bedside clinician Abraham Verghese kicks off day 2 of the Conference in Bedside Medicine with his talk “Why you read to your children and examine your patients.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
8am - Saturday November 15:
Abraham Verghese Plenary:
Renowned author and bedside clinician Abraham Verghese kicks off day 2 of the Conference in Bedside Medicine with his talk “Why you read to your children and examine your patients.”
Abraham Verghese Plenary:
Renowned author and bedside clinician Abraham Verghese kicks off day 2 of the Conference in Bedside Medicine with his talk “Why you read to your children and examine your patients.”
5:45-6:15pm - Friday November 14:
Abraham Verghese Book Signing:
All conference participants will receive an autographed copy of The Covenant of Water. Come meet the author and get a personalized signing as time permits during the #BedMed1015 Happy Hour
Abraham Verghese Book Signing:
All conference participants will receive an autographed copy of The Covenant of Water. Come meet the author and get a personalized signing as time permits during the #BedMed1015 Happy Hour
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
5:45-6:15pm - Friday November 14:
Abraham Verghese Book Signing:
All conference participants will receive an autographed copy of The Covenant of Water. Come meet the author and get a personalized signing as time permits during the #BedMed1015 Happy Hour
Abraham Verghese Book Signing:
All conference participants will receive an autographed copy of The Covenant of Water. Come meet the author and get a personalized signing as time permits during the #BedMed1015 Happy Hour
5:30pm - Friday November 14:
Society of Bedside Medicine Poster Session:
Come grab a drink and explore the SBM poster session at the #BedMed2025 Happy Hour to close out day 1 of the conference
Society of Bedside Medicine Poster Session:
Come grab a drink and explore the SBM poster session at the #BedMed2025 Happy Hour to close out day 1 of the conference
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
5:30pm - Friday November 14:
Society of Bedside Medicine Poster Session:
Come grab a drink and explore the SBM poster session at the #BedMed2025 Happy Hour to close out day 1 of the conference
Society of Bedside Medicine Poster Session:
Come grab a drink and explore the SBM poster session at the #BedMed2025 Happy Hour to close out day 1 of the conference
2:30pm - Friday November 14:
Clinical Observation in the Art Museum:
Catherine Belling, PhD, MA, Gordon Wood, MD, and Stephen Russell, MD, are leading a trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Be sure to catch this unique experience that will improve your bedside observation skills.
Clinical Observation in the Art Museum:
Catherine Belling, PhD, MA, Gordon Wood, MD, and Stephen Russell, MD, are leading a trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Be sure to catch this unique experience that will improve your bedside observation skills.
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
2:30pm - Friday November 14:
Clinical Observation in the Art Museum:
Catherine Belling, PhD, MA, Gordon Wood, MD, and Stephen Russell, MD, are leading a trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Be sure to catch this unique experience that will improve your bedside observation skills.
Clinical Observation in the Art Museum:
Catherine Belling, PhD, MA, Gordon Wood, MD, and Stephen Russell, MD, are leading a trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Be sure to catch this unique experience that will improve your bedside observation skills.
1:30pm:
Physical Exam Potpourri with André Mansoor, MD
One of the best talks on the physical exam you will ever see!
Physical Exam Potpourri with André Mansoor, MD
One of the best talks on the physical exam you will ever see!
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
1:30pm:
Physical Exam Potpourri with André Mansoor, MD
One of the best talks on the physical exam you will ever see!
Physical Exam Potpourri with André Mansoor, MD
One of the best talks on the physical exam you will ever see!
Friday and Saturday 12-1pm:
Galter Special Archives Popups
Come experience bedside medicine history with hands-on sessions with the Special Archives team from Galter Library.
Galter Special Archives Popups
Come experience bedside medicine history with hands-on sessions with the Special Archives team from Galter Library.
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Friday and Saturday 12-1pm:
Galter Special Archives Popups
Come experience bedside medicine history with hands-on sessions with the Special Archives team from Galter Library.
Galter Special Archives Popups
Come experience bedside medicine history with hands-on sessions with the Special Archives team from Galter Library.
new in @nejm.org :
"Strategies to Reinvigorate the Bedside Clinical Encounter" by @bedsidemednu.bsky.social director Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, and Steven Russell, MD
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
"Strategies to Reinvigorate the Bedside Clinical Encounter" by @bedsidemednu.bsky.social director Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, and Steven Russell, MD
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
new in @nejm.org :
"Strategies to Reinvigorate the Bedside Clinical Encounter" by @bedsidemednu.bsky.social director Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, and Steven Russell, MD
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
"Strategies to Reinvigorate the Bedside Clinical Encounter" by @bedsidemednu.bsky.social director Brian Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, and Steven Russell, MD
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....