Assessment of educational games for health professions: a systematic review of trends and outcomes.

abstract：:Simulation! The deans talk about its use in medical education regularly. But how can it be used to teach the basic sciences to first- and second-year medical students? This article will help answer that question by providing information about various types of simulation activities being used in medical education and e...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Rosen KR,McBride JM,Drake RL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultural beliefs and practices impact heavily on health outcomes of patients. Doctors' ability to deal with such issues in clinical practice, i.e. cultural competence, is widely studied in the west. It has yet to be given due importance in non-western contexts. This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable measure ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Chandratilake M,Nadarajah VD,Mohd Sani RMB

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With a multitude of healthcare professionals willing to teach, a placement on a ward is an invaluable learning opportunity; yet as students, we often struggle to maximize this placements' potential. AIM:This article provides 12 tips for medical students to optimize their learning in a ward-based environment...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Bharamgoudar R,Sonsale A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transition from school to university life involves maturation changes in areas of academic and personal life. METHOD:Evaluation of factors involved was studied though analysis of appraisal interview outcomes during the first two years, which documented achievements and goal setting in 511 medical students (...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Murdoch-Eaton D,Pell G,Roberts T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Often the scenarios and preparation time given to Simulated/Standardised Patients (SPs) is not sufficient. This leads to superficial portrayals lacking of energy. Due to incongruent verbal and non-verbal language, these portrayals often come across as unrealistic and fabricated. This article aims at describi...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Schweickerdt-Alker L

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The College of Medicine and Medical Sciences of the Arabian Gulf University (CMMS-AGU) in Bahrain is, in its innovativeness, unique in the region in that a problem-based strategy is used in the planning and implementation of the curriculum. The first batch of graduates have completed their internship programme in the ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： al-Haddad MK,Jayawickramarajah PT

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study surveyed resident perceptions of competent cross-cultural doctor-patient communication as a step toward developing an integrative primary care cross-cultural curriculum. Respondents were 57 first-, second- and third-year residents in family medicine (FA) and internal medicine (IMA) who completed a questionn...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Shapiro J,Hollingshead J,Morrison E

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the increasing mobility of medical students and practitioners, there is a growing need for harmonization of medical education and qualifications. Although several initiatives have sought to compare national outcome frameworks, this task has proven a challenge. Drawing on an analysis of existing outcome...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Hautz SC,Hautz WE,Feufel MA,Spies CD

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In problem-based learning (PBL), high-quality discussions are crucial for student learning. The quality of the discussion is affected by the quality of the contributions students make during PBL tutorials. AIM:This study investigated whether students are able to evaluate the activities of their peers in PBL...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Kamp RJ,Dolmans DH,Van Berkel HJ,Schmidt HG

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Experience in palliative medicine provides a beneficial learning opportunity for doctors-in-training. There is, however, a gap in understanding which aspects of learning are most useful, which are problematic and how learning can best be facilitated. This study addresses that gap using the 'threshold con...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： O'Callaghan A,Wearn A,Barrow M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this second article on laboratory teaching in medicine, the authors discuss the design of laboratory manuals and displays, the design of laboratory exercises to meet important goals of medical teaching, and the sequencing of curricula involving laboratory work. Readers are encouraged to consider laboratory classes ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Hegarty EH,Lee A

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is great interest in using computer-assisted instruction in medical education, but getting computer-assisted instruction materials used broadly is difficult to achieve. We describe a successful model for the development and maintenance of a specific type of computer-assisted instruction - virtual patients - in m...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Berman NB,Fall LH,Chessman AW,Dell MR,Lang VJ,Leong SL,Nixon LJ,Smith S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first 10 years of career development pose unique challenges for MD- and PhD-trained faculty members working in medical education. These may include publishing peer-reviewed articles, winning grant funding, teaching, maintaining a clinical practice, and supporting professional communities both within and external t...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Cristancho S,Varpio L

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:The aims of this paper were: to appraise how medical students perceive the meaning and value of their first-year experiences in medical studies, as measured by the Course Valuing Inventory (CVI); and to identify the relationships between the CVI responses and the learners' attributes and expectations. The study involv...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Sobral DT

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The emergence of mobile computing could have an impact on how junior doctors learn. To exploit this opportunity it is essential to understand their information seeking process. AIM:To explore junior doctors' experiences of using medical knowledge sources on handheld computers. METHOD:Interviews with five S...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Axelson C,Wårdh I,Strender LE,Nilsson G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Context/Setting: The script theory of diagnostic reasoning proposes that clinicians evaluate cases in the context of an "illness script," iteratively testing internal hypotheses against new information eventually reaching a diagnosis. We present a novel tool for teaching diagnostic reasoning to undergraduate medical s...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Hayward J,Cheung A,Velji A,Altarejos J,Gill P,Scarfe A,Lewis M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Errors in medicine and patient safety are topics with growing scientific and public attention. In undergraduate medical education, these issues are little investigated so far. The aim of this study was to collect data regarding attitudes and needs of medical students. METHODS:In a sample of 269 German med...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Kiesewetter J,Kager M,Lux R,Zwissler B,Fischer MR,Dietz I

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insightful frameworks for curriculum development were described in the literature. There is a need, however, to outline the approach we prefer, sometime unconsciously, in curriculum planning. AIMS:This article describes a novel conceptual framework called Curriculum Navigator, to explore our attitudes towar...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Al-Eraky MM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The provision of self-regulated learning (SRL) enhanced feedback on performing clinical skills and making a clinical diagnosis recognizes the importance of feedback on the use of key SRL processes. In contrast to the broader concept of self-directed learning, SRL has a specific focus on the individual learner's approa...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Leggett H,Sandars J,Roberts T

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been recent increasing interest in reflective practice within physiotherapy education as a method for reducing the 'theory-practice gap' and as a means of articulating, exposing and developing knowledge embedded in practice. Several contrasting theories have been developed to explain the role, place, purpose...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Ward A,Gracey J

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Student failure creates additional economic costs. Knowing the cost of failure helps to frame its economic burden relative to other educational issues, providing an evidence-base to guide priority setting and allocation of resources. The Ingredients Method is a cost-analysis approach which has been previousl...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Foo J,Ilic D,Rivers G,Evans DJR,Walsh K,Haines TP,Paynter S,Morgan P,Maloney S

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：: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:Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning and percentages of retained learning are cited in educational literature in a range of disciplines. The sources of the Pyramid, however, are misleading. AIMS:To examine the evidence supporting the Pyramid and the extent to which it is cited in medical education literature. ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Masters K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has a social accountability mandate to contribute to improving the health of the people and communities of Northern Ontario. NOSM recruits students from Northern Ontario or similar backgrounds and provides Distributed Community Engaged Learning in over 70 clinic...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Strasser R,Hogenbirk JC,Minore B,Marsh DC,Berry S,McCready WG,Graves L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify and describe the types of errors in clinical reasoning that contribute to poor diagnostic performance at different levels of medical training and experience. Three cohorts of subjects, second- and fourth- (final) year medical students and a group of general practitioners, complete...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Groves M,O'Rourke P,Alexander H

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The doctor-patient relationship is essential to medical care (Engel 1980; Balint 1984), however, medical schools focus mainly on biomedical subjects and don't give the necessary attention to communication skills, humanistic attitudes, and professional values (Haidet et al. 2001, 2002). METHODS:Attitudes of ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Ribeiro MM,Krupat E,Amaral CF

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adaptive learning platforms (ALPs) can revolutionize medical education by making learning more efficient, but their potential has not been realized because students do not use them persistently. METHODS:We applied educational data mining methods to study United States medical students who used an ALP called...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Menon A,Gaglani S,Haynes MR,Tackett S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00