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    Utilization of Imaging to Identify a Benign Condition Mimicking Acute Appendicitis in a Child
    (Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2018) Phalke, Neelam; Mehta, Zubin; Das, Samrat
    One of the most concerning causes of abdominal pain affecting children is acute appendicitis. However, there are benign conditions that can closely mimic appendicitis in children. In this article, we present a case of a child admitted for possible acute appendicitis and determined to have a condition known as omental infarction. The patient was managed medically and made a full recovery without surgical intervention. The aim of this case report is to review omental infarction and present a way of differentiating this disease from appendicitis, utilizing imaging, with the goal of avoiding surgical intervention. We also discuss the presentation and imaging findings of and another closely related condition-epiploic appendagitis. It is important to differentiate appendicitis from these 2 conditions as they can be often managed medically without surgical intervention.
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    Adaptation of the Roseman 6-Point Mastery Learning Model to the College of Medicine Program
    (Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 2018) Lazerson, Jack; Rosenthal, Judith; Glaubensklee, Carolyn; Hunt, Thomas; Morgenstern, Bruce; Pamidimukkala, Jayabala; Penn, David M.; Rosenthal, Ken; Sarsekeyeva, Mira; Wragg, Stephanie
    Medical education has evolved over time toward a model which integrates clinical medicine with the basic sciences. More recently, medical education has put an emphasis on outcome-based education. Other areas of health care education have had a similar emphasis which can provide models to inform a new model for medical education. The Roseman University of Health Sciences has developed and implemented a model based on underlying tenets of mastery learning since 1999. The model has been implemented in pharmacy, nursing, and dental education. It was conceived as an integration of 6 key points which reinforce each other and interrelate to support learning. The model has been modified for application to medical education in support of medical education's outcome-based emphasis and to address the educational demands of the changing environment of the practice of medicine.