Using a classic paper by Robin Fahraeus and Torsten Lindqvist to teach basic hemorheology.

abstract：:A second National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop on Conceptual Assessment in Biology was held in January 2008. Reports prepared for the workshop revealed that research groups working in a variety of biological sciences are continuing to develop conceptual assessment instruments for use in the classroom. Discuss...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Michael J,McFarland J,Wright A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Item test analysis is an aid to identify items that need to be eliminated from an assessment. An automatic elimination procedure based on item statistics, therefore, could help to increase the quality of a test in an objective manner. This was investigated by studying the effect of a standardized elimination procedure...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Muntinga JH,Schuil HA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the wake of COVID-19, the postgraduate activities in physiology were shifted from live (face-to-face teaching) to virtual mode. This transition posed a challenge to postgraduate students and faculty moderators, especially for participant-centric group discussion, wherein face-to-face interaction contributes signifi...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Kaur S,Bir M,Chandran DS,Deepak KK

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Process-oriented guided-inquiry learning (POGIL), a pedagogical technique initially developed for college chemistry courses, has been implemented for 2 yr in a freshman-level anatomy and physiology course at a small private college. The course is populated with students with backgrounds ranging from no previous colleg...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Brown PJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, attendance has been a marker of academic performance, but the current medical education literature has had mixed results. In addition, attendance is dropping in the preclinical curricula, whereas, at the same time, the focus on United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 performance is increasing....

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Kauffman CA,Derazin M,Asmar A,Kibble JD

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:February 11th is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To mark this day, research centers and universities were invited by the Spanish Neuroscience Association to organize a symposium. Twenty-five centers in Spain participated in the event, with the intent of giving visibility to the existing problem of...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Mello-Carpes PB,Lloret A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to develop, implement, and assess a distance module in endocrine physiology in TelEduc for undergraduate nursing students from a public university in Brazil, with a sample size of 44 students. Stage 1 consisted of the development of the module, through the process of creating a distance course by mean...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Rangel EM,Costa Mendes IA,Cárnio EC,Marchi Alves LM,de Godoy S,de Almeida Crispim J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this laboratory exercise is to model the changes in preload, afterload, and contractility on a simulated pressure-volume loop and to correlate those findings with common measurements of clinical cardiovascular physiology. Once students have modeled these changes on a healthy heart, the students are aske...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Leisman S,Burkhoff D

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder of upper airway obstruction during sleep. The effects of intermittent upper airway obstruction include alveolar hypoventilation, altered arterial blood gases and acid-base status, and stimulation of the arterial chemoreceptors, which leads to frequent arousals. These ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Levitzky MG

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undergraduate education should help students build a deep, conceptual understanding of their discipline, not merely compel them to acquire factual knowledge. The core concepts for physiology (described in 2011), conceptual frameworks, and conceptual assessments are available to focus undergraduate physiology education...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： McFarland JL,Michael JA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chest X-ray is the most commonly performed medical imaging study; however, the lateral chest film intimidates many physicians and medical students. The lateral view is more difficult to interpret than the frontal view but provides important information that is either not visible or not as evident on frontal view, ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Thompson M,Johansen D,Stoner R,Jarstad A,Sorrells R,McCarroll ML,Justice W

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used a brief analysis of transport via cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulators (CFTRs) in various organ systems to highlight the importance of basic membrane transport processes across epithelial cells for first-year medical students in physiology. Because CFTRs are involved in transport both...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Goodman BE,Percy WH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, most undergraduate textbooks that cover the autonomic nervous system retain the concept that autonomic nerves release either acetylcholine or norepinephrine. However, in recent years, a large volume of research has superseded this concept with one in which autonomic nerves normally release at least one cotr...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Johnson CD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National License Examination step 1 (NLE1), which tests basic medical sciences knowledge in Thailand, is considered to be tough and stressful for medical students due to the large amount of content. This study aimed to determine factors influencing the NLE1 score (NLE1S). The NLE1S, academic achievement, and class...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Lertwilaiwittaya P,Sitticharoon C,Maikaew P,Keadkraichaiwat I

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern teaching trends in medical education exhibit a paradigm shift from the conventional classroom teaching methods adopted in the past to nonconventional teaching aids so as to encourage interactive forms of learning in medical students through active participation and integrative reasoning where the relationship o...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Nageswari KS,Malhotra AS,Kapoor N,Kaur G

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 1, 2011. This article reviews its history, evolution, and transition of its research programs as well as its scientific and military accomplishments, emphasizing the past 25 yr. During the 1990s, USARI...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Pandolf KB,Francesconi R,Sawka MN,Cymerman A,Hoyt RW,Young AJ,Zambraski EJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic cardiac electrophysiology is foundational to understanding normal cardiac function in terms of rate and rhythm and initiation of cardiac muscle contraction. The primary clinical tool for assessing cardiac electrical events is the electrocardiogram (ECG), which provides global and regional information on rate, rh...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Klabunde RE

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, is following an innovative hybrid curriculum. Conventional lectures are replaced by "structured interactive sessions" (SIS). SIS involves increased interchange between teachers, students, and lecture contents by proper planning and organized efforts. It can promo...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Kumar S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of hepatic bile formation reported in 1958 established that it was an osmotically generated water flow. Intravenous infusion of sodium taurocholate established a high correlation between hepatic bile flow and bile acid excretion. Secretin, a hormone that stimulates bicarbonate secretion, was also found to incr...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Javitt NB

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skinfold assessment is valid and economical; however, it has a steep learning curve, and many programs only include one exposure to the technique. Increasing the number of exposures to skinfold assessment within an undergraduate curriculum would likely increase skill proficiency. The present study combined observation...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Holmstrup ME,Verba SD,Lynn JS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formative assessments can enhance and enrich student learning. Typically, these have been used to provide feedback against end-of-course standards and prepare students for summative assessments of performance or measurement of competence. Here, we present the case for using assessments for learning to encompass a wide...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Kulasegaram K,Rangachari PK

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Students are relying on technology for learning more than ever, and educators need to adapt to facilitate student learning. High-fidelity patient simulators (HFPS) are usually reserved for the clinical years of medical education and are geared to improve clinical decision skills, teamwork, and patient safety. Finding ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Harris DM,Ryan K,Rabuck C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been growing evidence that flipped teaching (FT) can increase student engagement. Traditional lecture-based teaching (TT) method was compared with FT and FT combined with retrieval practice (FTR) in a 400-level Exercise Physiology course over eight semesters. In the FT format, lecture content was assigned fo...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Gopalan C,Fentem A,Rever AL

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioscience is a foundational unit (subject) of undergraduate allied health degree programs, providing students the scientific basis underpinning their clinical practice. However, despite its significance, bioscience is a difficult academic hurdle for many students to master. The introduction of active learning strateg...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Sinnayah P,Rathner JA,Loton D,Klein R,Hartley P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical education reform is underway, but the optimal course for change has yet to be seen. While planning for the redesign of a renal physiology course at the Duke School of Medicine, the authors used a Q-sort survey to assess students' attitudes and learning preferences to inform curricular change. The authors invit...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Roberts JK,Hargett CW,Nagler A,Jakoi E,Lehrich RW

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated discovery learning pedagogy and its effects on students' achievement and attitudes toward instruction in a lower-division biology course, entitled Structure and Function of Organisms. Instruction was primarily lecture-based but included four discovery learning activities. Results indicate that ...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Wilke RR,Straits WJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While teaching, learning, and assessment should undoubtedly encompass more than just focusing on student exam scores, exams are a pervasive assessment tool at many academic institutions. This paper describes a newly developed exam reflection assignment, which is a tool to assist students in successful exam experiences...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Gorres-Martens BK

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiology teaching resources have advanced to include innovative pedagogical approaches that meet the learning expectations of the current generation of students, while at the same time ensuring content delivery is accurate and the use of technologies is appropriate. We developed a quick experimental assay protocol t...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Monteferrante GA,Cruz MM,Mogadouro G,Fantini VO,Castro PO,Halpin PA,Lellis-Santos C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractal physiology demonstrated growing interest over the last decades among physiologists, neuroscientists, and clinicians. Many physiological systems coordinate themselves for reducing variability and maintain a steady state. When recorded over time, the output signal exhibits small fluctuations around a stable valu...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Arsac LM,Deschodt-Arsac V

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Learning anatomy and physiology at university can be challenging, as students need to understand both the language of the discipline and complex topics, such as system integration. Yet learning strategies are rarely taught at university, making it difficult for students to adopt new strategies, if their approach to le...

journal_title：Advances in physiology education

authors： Ainscough L,Leung R,Colthorpe K

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00