Cross-cultural use and development of virtual patients.

abstract：:Endoscopy is an important diagnostic and therapeutic procedure that demands high levels of cognitive and technical skill to perform effectively. Surprisingly little is known about how endoscopy is best taught and training is often inadequate. The aims of this study were to explore the learning experiences of endoscopy...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Thuraisingam AI,MacDonald J,Shaw IS

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peer assessment has been demonstrated to be an effective educational intervention for health science students. AIMS:This study aims to give an overview of all instruments or questionnaires for peer assessments used in medical and allied health professional educational settings and their psychometric charact...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Speyer R,Pilz W,Van Der Kruis J,Brunings JW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined teaching teamwork skills to first-year medical students. Teamwork skills focused on verbal communication in PBL-tutorial sessions and in healthcare teams. AIMS:The aim was to find out how to teach teamwork skills to first-year medical students and how to motivate them to learn these skil...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Aarnio M,Nieminen J,Pyörälä E,Lindblom-Ylänne S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:e-learning is established in many medical schools. However the effectiveness of e-learning has been difficult to quantify and there have been concerns that such educational activities may be driven more by novelty, than pedagogical evidence. Where some domains may lend themselves well to e-learning, clinical...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Gormley GJ,Collins K,Boohan M,Bickle IC,Stevenson M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first in a new series of short educational programmes covering a range of important topics in medical education. Each programme defines the topic, provides some background information, presents some practical tips, gives some theoretical underpinning where relevant, provides some further reading and suggests an ac...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Hesketh EA,Laidlaw JM

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Creating a new testing program requires the development of a test blueprint that will determine how the items on each test form are distributed across possible content areas and practice domains. To achieve validity, categories of a blueprint are typically based on the judgments of content experts. How experts ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： von Bergmann H,Childs RA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of simulation as a tool for assessment in medical examinations is expanding. We describe 12 practical tips for the implementation of simulation based critical evaluation for the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). The material in this article is a combination of personal experience and the availa...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Brown C,Morse J,Nesvadba D,Meldrum A

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Some patients present problems which exceed a junior doctor's ability to analyse and synthesize information on which management decisions must be made. As a result, he or she often consults with an attending physician or consultant. In this article four types of consultation are identified and analysed, each of which ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Williams WC

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Communication skills courses are considered expensive to run in terms of time, human resource and finance. This paper reports on the financial cost of designing, delivering and assessing a communication skills module delivered to fifth-year medical students. Costs are classified into three categories: personnel, stand...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Kelly M,Murphy A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major problem for curriculum and course planners is coping simultaneously with the expanding knowledge base and having less time to teach. A widely used solution is to include huge amounts of information in the curriculum. A better solution is to identify a manageable core of relevant knowledge. One way is to begin ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： D'Eon M,Crawford R

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Stanford Faculty Development Center at Stanford University has developed a teaching improvement course for medical teachers that has been widely disseminated using a train-the-trainer model. AIMS:This study was designed to investigate the relative impact of role playing as an instructional technique wit...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Johansson J,Skeff KM,Stratos GA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide many universities are changing their curricula and introducing integrated problem-based learning (PBL) programs. However, the introduction of a PBL program is a demanding process and requires resources, a lot of planning, and organisation. AIMS:This article aims at providing practical tips for pre...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Azer SA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment and treatment of the acutely ill patient is an essential part of the role of the pre-registration house officer, and research has demonstrated that management of such patients in the ward setting is often sub-optimal. However, this is an area which is difficult to teach at an undergraduate level, partic...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： MacDowall J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Introduction into the clinical environment can be a daunting experience for medical students, especially in the operating theatre. Prior knowledge of how to prepare for theatre and cope with surgical placements is advantageous, as learning opportunities can be maximised from the start. AIM:This article prov...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Weinberg D,Saleh M,Sinha Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selection into specialty training is a high-stakes and resource-intensive process. While substantial literature exists on selection into medical schools, and there are individual studies in postgraduate settings, there seems to be paucity of evidence concerning selection systems and the utility of selection ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Roberts C,Khanna P,Rigby L,Bartle E,Llewellyn A,Gustavs J,Newton L,Newcombe JP,Davies M,Thistlethwaite J,Lynam J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Research findings in medical education support the importance of positive role models in enhancing learning and influencing the career path of medical students and graduates. The authors explored the characteristics of positive and negative role models during Community-Based Education and Service (COBES), ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Amalba A,Abantanga FA,Scherpbier AJ,van Mook WN

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has often been pointed out that the real problem of nurse numbers is not the failure to recruit or to recruit appropriately, but to retain nurses once they have started. The indications are that where the nursing process approach is used in practice as well as taught, nurses (both learners and trained staff) derive...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Ashworth PM,Castledine G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study compared Specialist Trainees' (STs) hand-selected multi-source feedback (MSF) scores with those made by their clinical supervisors and explored perceptions of both those being assessed and those assessing. METHODS:Participating STs were asked to hand a mini-PAT questionnaire to a clinical colle...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Brown JM,Lowe K,Fillingham J,Murphy PN,Bamforth M,Shaw NJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has become increasingly apparent that traditional medical education serves badly the need of many developing countries to provide effective health care for widely dispersed and often poor communities. This article describes a training programme developed in Iraq to provide final-year medical students with stimulati...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Alkafajei AM,Antony R,Joseph G

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental educators complain that students struggle to apply what they have learnt theoretically in the clinical context. This paper is premised on the assumption that there is a relationship between conceptual thinking and clinical reasoning. AIMS:The paper provides a theoretical framework for understanding t...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： McMillan WJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Addressing current healthcare challenges requires innovation and collaboration. Current literature provides limited guidance in promoting these skills in medical school. One approach involves transdisciplinary training in which students from different disciplines work together toward a shared goal. We assessed ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Brazile T,Hostetter Shoop G,McDonough CM,Van Citters DW

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most games used for teaching focus on either content transfer or an experiential learning experience. 'Context is Key' is a combination of both as the learners actively interact experientially with the content being taught, with fellow learners and with the facilitator(s). Using this interactive game after a didactic ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Ballon B,Silver I

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an era of increasing scrutiny of the performance of graduates in the workplace, there can be frustrations when decisions about learners with borderline or poor performance in formal assessments are over-turned in appeal processes. This article addresses the approach to reducing the uncertainty about assessment deci...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Hays RB,Hamlin G,Crane L

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of a medical teacher proposed 25 years ago is still recommended. Some teachers are born to greatness, but more careful and more thoughtful attention, rather than less, should be given to preparation for that role for those not born to greatness. In addition the penury of blueprint of the expected relevant pro...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Guilbert JJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semi-structured interviews were conducted with external supervisors of international electives undertaken by Dutch undergraduate students, in order to gain insight into student learning processes during these electives. The interviews served to triangulate information on these learning processes that was obtained from...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Niemantsverdriet S,van der Vleuten CP,Majoor GD,Scherpbier AJ

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:There is inadequate evidence of reported validity of the results of assessment instruments used to assess clinical competence. This study aimed at combining multiple lines of quantitative and qualitative evidence to support interpretation and use of assessment results. METHOD:This study is a mixed m...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Hamed O,Jabbad HH,Saadah OI,Al Ahwal MS,Al-Sayes FM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The terms Multiple True/False and Best Answer deserve wider applicability than at present when discussing multiple choice questions (MCQs). They describe the truthfulness of the choices and distinguish between the question types. The choice which matches the key in a MCQ is best called the correct answer. Multiple Tru...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Premadasa IG

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the 1970s, the Dutch have been active innovators and researchers in the medical education domain. With regards to the quantity of publications in the medical education literature, the Netherlands rank second among countries in Europe and fourth worldwide over the past years, related to the journals wit...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Jaarsma D,Scherpbier A,Van Der Vleuten C,Ten Cate O

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Danish and Dutch new consultants' perceptions regarding the transition to consultant were compared to gain insight into this period, particularly the influence of contextual factors concerning the organisation of specialty training and health care therein. Preparation for medical and generic competencies, ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Westerman M,Teunissen PW,Jørgensen RL,Fokkema JP,Siegert CE,Van der Vleuten CP,Scherpbier AJ,Ringsted C,Scheele F

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Personalizing computer-based instructional text with a conversational rather than formal style has been found to enhance learning substantially. AIM:An experimental study investigated whether a conversational style would enhance learning anatomy terminology from paper-based materials. METHODS:Students were...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Ginns P,Fraser J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00