The use of the nominal group technique as an evaluative tool in medical undergraduate education.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The attitudes towards the basic sciences of medical students enrolled in either of 2 different curricula at the University of Utrecht Medical School in The Netherlands were investigated. The purpose of this study was threefold: first, to compare students (beginning clerks) in a conventional and an innovative...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Custers EJ,Cate OT

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the introduction of problem-based learning (PBL) at McMaster University in 1969, many medical schools in the USA, Canada and Europe have included PBL in their curricula. In the past decade, many medical schools in Asia have also done so. However, so far no one has questioned whether the outcomes expect...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Khoo HE

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prescribing practices impact greatly on drug use and expenditure. The situation in developing countries is often compounded by a limited health budget. Furthermore, because of role substitution in these countries, prescribers are often not formally trained in rational prescribing. The study described in this...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Meyer JC,Summers RS,Möller H

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical students in Germany have to write a research thesis to acquire the title of medical doctor. This study evaluates the contribution of student research to the Medline-indexed publications of a German medical faculty. A 1993-1995 Medline-publication list, on which medical students among authors should be marked, ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Cursiefen C,Altunbas A

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Rural community-based medical education (RCBME), in which medical student learning activities take place within a rural community, requires students, clinical teachers, patients, community members and representatives of health and government sectors to actively contribute to the educational process. Therefore, ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Somporn P,Ash J,Walters L

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:'Transfer' is the application of a previously learned concept to solve a new problem in another context. Transfer is essential for basic science education because, to be valuable, basic science knowledge must be transferred to clinical problem solving. Therefore, better understanding of interventions that enhan...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Castillo JM,Park YS,Harris I,Cheung JJH,Sood L,Clark MD,Kulasegaram K,Brydges R,Norman G,Woods N

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When training for junior doctors is being planned, little discussion is focused on what outcomes hospitals are trying to achieve with regard to education/training, i.e. on what makes the ideal hospital doctor. Instead, the primary focus is on the requirements of the syllabi of the Royal Colleges (credentiali...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Khera N,Stroobant J,Primhak RA,Gupta R,Davies H

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Prior studies suggest that clinicians can categorise patients in an emergency room as 'sick' or 'not sick' using rapid visual assessment. The rapid nature of these decisions suggests clinicians are relying on pattern recognition or System 1 processing; however, this has not been studied experimentally. In this ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Sibbald M,Sherbino J,Preyra I,Coffin-Simpson T,Norman G,Monteiro S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The banner of patient-centredness flies over many academic institutions; however, the practice and teaching of medicine remain oriented to disease. This incongruence is the result of an original Flexnerian dichotomy between the basic and clinical sciences and is maintained by a more recent distinction between d...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Boudreau JD,Cassell EJ,Fuks A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Early clinical encounters help medical and nursing students build professional competencies. However, there is a necessary emphasis on patient autonomy and appropriate consent. Although most individuals do not object to student involvement in clinical encounters, there are occasions when personal preference and...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Moores G,Lidster N,Boyd K,Archer T,Kates N,Stobbe K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the feasibility of training all clinical teachers in psychiatry to teach interviewing skills to medical students, 24 (unselected clinicians were assigned to one of four different training methods. They received either experiential or didactic instruction, and their initial teaching sessions were either superv...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Naji SA,Maguire GP,Fairbairn SA,Goldberg DP,Faragher EB

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study represents an initial evaluation of the first year (F1) of the Foundation Assessment Programme (FAP), in line with Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) assessment principles. METHODS:Descriptive analyses were undertaken for total number of encounters, assessors and trainees, ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Davies H,Archer J,Southgate L,Norcini J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:British medical school teachers of medical statistics aspire to teach statistical concepts without requiring medical students to undertake every statistical technique in the book. In the typical course of 20 to 30 hours, about 50 topics are taught, usually requiring the student to perform a technique. In a survey of c...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Dixon RA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Accreditation of medical education programmes is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide, but beyond the face validity of these quality assurance methods, data linking accreditation to improved student outcomes are limited. Mexico and the Philippines both have voluntary systems of medical education accreditat...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： van Zanten M,McKinley D,Durante Montiel I,Pijano CV

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1979, the College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria embarked on a new curriculum, which places more emphasis on primary health care in line with the needs of the country. This paper discusses one aspect of the primary health care course, family planning, which involves teaching a practical subject to a large number of st...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Olukoya AA,Oyediran MA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study analyses and discusses recent changes in young Japanese doctors' career paths, in terms of their distribution in different types of facilities and specialties, following changes to the postgraduate clinical training system in 2004. METHODS:Data from the National Survey of Physicians, Dentists and...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Koike S,Ide H,Yasunaga H,Kodama T,Matsumoto S,Imamura T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The assessment of ethical problem solving in medicine has been controversial and challenging. The purposes of this study were: (i) to create a new instrument to measure doctors' decisions on and reasoning approach towards resolving ethical problems; (ii) to evaluate the scores generated by the new instrument fo...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Tsai TC,Harasym PH,Coderre S,McLaughlin K,Donnon T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of the personality of the dentist in the dental treatment of the anxious patient has been recognized for some time. However, there has been little research into the emotional reactions of dental students in similar stressful situations. This investigation, using specific psychological tests, examined th...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Freeman RE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:A student's academic success in graduate and professional school may depend on prior knowledge. However, these students may not see important and necessary material for extended periods of time between their pre-requisites and their new course work. As such, they are more prone to being unable to access availab...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Schimmelfing LC,Persky AM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Medical students' personal and professional behaviours have been assessed poorly in medical schools. No research exists exploring the acceptability of 360-degree judgements as a method of assessing such behaviours. This study aims to explore students' and assessors' views and experiences of 360-degree judg...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Rees C,Shepherd M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new teaching programme for fourth-year medical students in child health in Harare, Zimbabwe is outlined. A 2-week attachment to a rural district-level hospital is intended to orient the students to primary health care and to the practice of clinical medicine in a low resource environment. The attachment has become p...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Waterston T,Sanders D

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Educational approaches are thought to have facilitative or hindering effects on students' critical thinking development. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of problem-based learning (PBL) and lecturing approaches on the development of students' critical thinking. METHODS:All 79 Year 1 undergra...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Tiwari A,Lai P,So M,Yuen K

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Enculturation is a normal and continuing part of human development. This study examined how medical graduates perceive the process of enculturation after graduation. METHODS:We conducted a qualitative study of the values of medical graduates associated with Sydney Medical School to identify processes that c...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Gordon J,Markham P,Lipworth W,Kerridge I,Little M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Each clinical encounter represents an amazing series of psychological events: perceiving the features of the situation; quickly accessing relevant hypotheses; checking for signs and symptoms that confirm or rule out competing hypotheses, and using related knowledge to guide appropriate investigations and treatm...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Charlin B,Boshuizen HP,Custers EJ,Feltovich PJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical students' levels of anxiety under different conditions of stress were investigated, as well as the stability of anxiety ratings from one examination to another. After completing an end-of-term psychiatry examination, fourth-year medical students at Monash University were asked to score the Visual Analogue Scal...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Kidson M,Hornblow A

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the teaching value of one session of computer-guided solo instruction in exposure therapy for phobias with that of one face-to-face small-group tutorial. DESIGN:Non-blind, randomized, controlled study. SETTING:King's College Hospital Medical School, London. PARTICIPANTS:Thirty-seven third-year m...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： McDonough M,Marks IM

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The adverse patient event is an inherent component of surgical practice, but many surgeons are unprepared for the profound emotional responses these events can evoke. This study explored surgeons' reactions to adverse events and their impact on subsequent judgement and decision making. METHODS:Using a construc...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Luu S,Patel P,St-Martin L,Leung AS,Regehr G,Murnaghan ML,Gallinger S,Moulton CA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the surgical seminars given for medical students at Auckland University and factors affecting them, so as to define areas for improvement. METHODS:A confidential questionnaire was completed by fourth-year medical students for each surgical seminar they attended during an academic year. The seminars wer...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Abu-Zidan FM,Windsor JA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distance learning has been advocated increasingly as a modern efficient method of teaching surgery. Efficiency of knowledge transfer and validity of web-based courses have not been subjected to rigorous study to date. METHODS:An entirely web-based surgical 5-week lecture course was designed. Fifty per cent ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Ridgway PF,Sheikh A,Sweeney KJ,Evoy D,McDermott E,Felle P,Hill AD,O'Higgins NJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Tutors in problem-based learning (PBL) tutorials have a complex role to play in facilitating students' learning. This includes providing support for students' acquisition of content knowledge and skills in critical thinking, coaching of group processes and modelling of reflective practice. Few studies which inv...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Papinczak T,Tunny T,Young L

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00