Meet the editors

Dr. Michael S. Firstenberg is a thoracic surgeon at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center (Ascension), Appleton, Wisconsin. He attended Case Western Reserve University Medical School, Cleveland, OH, received his general surgery training at University Hospitals in Cleveland, and completed thoracic surgery fellowships at The Ohio State University and the Cleveland Clinic. He is an active member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS),

American Association of Thoracic Surgeons (AATS), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and American College of Academic International Medicine (ACAIM), for which he served as president in 2021–2022. He has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters and has edited several textbooks and lectured worldwide on topics ranging from medical leadership, COVID-19, endocarditis, and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Dr. Stanislaw P. Stawicki is a Professor of Surgery and chair of the Department of Research and Innovation, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A specialist in general surgery, surgical critical care, and neurocritical care, he has co-authored more than 650 scholarly works, including more than 20 books. In addition to local, national, and international medical leadership roles, Dr. Stawicki is a member of numerous

editorial boards. His areas of expertise are diverse and include health security, medical information security, blockchain technology, patient safety, academic leadership, mentorship and leadership development, traumatology, surgical critical care, and sonography.

Contents

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 9**

**Chapter 3 19**

**Chapter 4 37**

**Chapter 5 51**

**Chapter 6 63**

**Chapter 7 77**

**Chapter 8 89**

**Chapter 9 105**

Introductory Chapter: Medical Education at the Crossroads - Things

Reflections in Medical Education: Empathy, Emotions, and Possible Pedagogical Resources for the Emotional Education of Medical Students *by Graziela Moreto, Pablo González Blasco, Maria Auxiliadora C. De Benedetto* 

Role of Mentors in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Training

Clinical Curriculum Revolution to Integrity and "Attunity"

Students Guided Learning for Medical Students - Novel Teaching

Congruence of Nurse Staffing and Activities with Patient Needs

Are Not How They Used to Be, Things Are Not as They Seem

*by Michael S. Firstenberg and Stanislaw P. Stawicki*

*by Anthony P. Allsbrook and Roderick M. Quiros*

How to Support Student Academic Success

*by Lior Naamati-Schneider and Adaya Meirovich*

Item Analysis: Concept and Application

Surgical Education in the 21st Century

*and Marcelo Rozenfeld Levites*

*by Priyadarshini Dattathreya*

*by Samhaa Abd Elmoneim*

for the 21st Century

*by Melita Peršolja*

*by Assad Ali Rezigalla*

*by Anant Khot*
