Teaching primary health care: some lessons from Zimbabwe.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the medical school experiences of students who self-identify as coming from a working-class or impoverished family background. METHODS:A questionnaire was administered to Year 3 medical students at a Canadian medical school and in-depth interviews were held with 25 of these students (cohort 1). Th...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Beagan BL

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the study was to explore the different ways in which doctors have learned to teach and train. INTRODUCTION:There is no coherent theory of medical teacher development. Doctors are experts in what they teach; most have had little or no training in how they teach. Research has mostly concentrated on the ac...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： MacDougall J,Drummond MJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The training of caring physicians represents an important goal of medical education. Little is known however, on whether medical faculty constitute good role models for teaching humanistic skills to medical students. In this study, we examined to what extent medical students at innovative and ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Maheux B,Beaudoin C,Berkson L,Côté L,Des Marchais J,Jean P

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Homeless people have greater health care needs than those who are housed, yet often experience difficulty in accessing health care. Evidence suggests that the attitudes of doctors can create significant barriers to health care for homeless people. METHODS:A validated structured questionnaire, the Attitudes ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Masson N,Lester H

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite several unique aspects of the medical teacher's role compared to other teachers in higher education, there has been little research in this area. In particular there have been few studies which have explored teachers' perspectives on their role. This study aimed to elicit teachers' perceptions of t...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Seabrook MA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How contract learning may be used in the introduction to clinical medicine is described, with the goal to develop and enhance self-directed learning skills and attitudes of first- and second-year medical students. Essential tasks associated with successful self-directed learning are cited, and the contract method is d...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Fox RD,West RF

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a teaching programme, for use in general practice vocational training, which provides a theoretical and practical framework for exploring key aspects of the consultation with trainees. A particular emphasis is on the educational or 'cognitive' outcomes of the consultation and skills for improving ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Boulton M,Griffiths J,Hall D,McIntyre M,Oliver B,Woodward J

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In September 1974 candidates who had taken a computerized patient managment problem examination (CPMP), as part of the certification process in paediatrics required by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, completed a questionnaire designed to elicit their reactions to CPMPs. The results indicated th...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Fincham SM,Grace M,Taylor WC,Skakun EN,Davis FC

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Concept maps have been used to promote meaningful learning and critical thinking. Although these are crucially important in all disciplines, evidence for the benefits of concept mapping for learning in medicine is limited. METHODS:We performed a randomised crossover study to assess the benefits of online testa...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Ho V,Kumar RK,Velan G

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The explicit, intentional and systematic application of continuous quality improvement (QI) in medical education practice and research can improve medical education and help it achieve its goals. Quality improvement and medical education share a foundation centred on learning-experiencing, reflecting, thinking ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Wong BM,Headrick LA

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：CONTEXT:Health care trainees demonstrate implicit (automatic, unconscious) and explicit (conscious) bias against people from stigmatised and marginalised social groups, which can negatively influence communication and decision making. Medical schools are well positioned to intervene and reduce bias in new physicians. ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Phelan SM,Puhl RM,Burke SE,Hardeman R,Dovidio JF,Nelson DB,Przedworski J,Burgess DJ,Perry S,Yeazel MW,van Ryn M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Due to the high volume and acuity of mental health issues presented by graduate and professional students nationwide, this study explored specific mental health needs in students in order to identify credible areas for intervention. METHODS:An assessment tool was created for this project, which identified sati...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Stecker T

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine how students' evaluations of the environment, process and outcome of clinical learning interrelated and correlated with assessment results. METHOD:A post hoc study in the 3rd of 5 years in a student-centred, horizontally integrated, objective-based medical curriculum. In the last week of each module, st...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Dornan T,Arno M,Hadfield J,Scherpbier A,Boshuizen H

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper outlines one component, the project, which in 4 years became an integral part of the Human Ecology course at the Department of Community Medicine at the University of Glasgow. Although it is to be retained in some form, it would seem that the full potential of the device for medical undergraduates has not b...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Craddock MJ

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative methods of evaluating the outcomes of medical education may not always deliver the information which course organizers and teachers most need in order to improve their courses. Qualitative methods of research could provide such information. However, the use of qualitative methods has been limited by the d...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Walker M

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to identify whether non-science graduates perform as well as science graduates in Basic and Clinical Sciences (B & CS) assessments during Years 1-3 of a four-year graduate-entry programme at the University of Sydney (the 'USydMP'). METHODS:Students were grouped into five categories: Health P...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Craig PL,Gordon JJ,Clark RM,Langendyk V

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The importance of training health professionals for work in an ethnically diverse society is increasingly recognized. However, health educators may lack confidence or experience in delivering such teaching, contributing to a self-perpetuating inertia. OBJECTIVES:To identify current experience and challenges...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Kai J,Spencer J,Woodward N

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：CONTEXT:Although work-based assessments (WBA) may come closest to assessing habitual performance, their use for summative purposes is not undisputed. Most criticism of WBA stems from approaches to validity consistent with the quantitative psychometric framework. However, there is increasing research evidence that indic...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Govaerts M,van der Vleuten CP

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The challenge of ensuring 'fair' selection processes confronts all medical schools around the globe. In the UK, historical analyses suggest applicants who are male, non-White, and from less advantaged socio-economic and school backgrounds have been less likely to be offered a place at medical school. We provide...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Mathers J,Sitch A,Parry J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the impact of a written cognitive aid on expressed clinical reasoning and quantity and the accuracy of information transfer during resident doctor handover. METHODS:This study was a randomised controlled trial in an academic paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of 20 handover events (10 events pe...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Weiss MJ,Bhanji F,Fontela PS,Razack SI

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Clinical supervisors oversee trainees' performance while granting them increasing opportunities to work independently. Although the factors contributing to supervisors' trust in their trainees to conduct clinical work have been identified, how the development of trust is shaped by these factors remains less cle...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Hauer KE,Oza SK,Kogan JR,Stankiewicz CA,Stenfors-Hayes T,Cate OT,Batt J,O'Sullivan PS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) standard-setting procedures are not well developed and are often time-consuming and complex. We report an evaluation of a simple 'contrasting groups' method, applied to an OSCE conducted simultaneously in three separate schools. SUBJECTS:Medical students unde...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Wilkinson TJ,Newble DI,Frampton CM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Education and training are terms which are often used loosely, interchangeably, and require definition. Training is often seen as a series of activities which are related to the acquisition of specific skills and may be narrowly based. Education, on the other hand, has an important value base and is broader in concept...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Calman KC,Downie RS

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Reflection has been considered crucial to learning. Engaging in reflection while solving problems is expected to foster identification of knowledge gaps and interest in learning more about them, the latter being a major motivational force in learning. Although theoretically sound, this assumption still lacks em...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Ribeiro LMC,Mamede S,Moura AS,de Brito EM,de Faria RMD,Schmidt HG

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Clinical context may act as both an aid to decision making and a source of bias contributing to medical error. The effect of clinical history, a form of clinical context, on the diagnostic accuracy of the physical examination is unknown. METHODS:We randomised internal medicine residents to receive either no hi...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Sibbald M,Panisko D,Cavalcanti RB

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Capitalising on direct workplace observations of residents by interprofessional team members might be an effective strategy to promote formative feedback in postgraduate medical education. To better understand how interprofessional feedback is conceived, delivered, received and used, we explored both feedb...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Miles A,Ginsburg S,Sibbald M,Tavares W,Watling C,Stroud L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major functions of examinations are noted and a scheme of multiple choice testing is outlined which distinguishes between the certification function and the grading function of examinations. This scheme has been in operation since January 1976 in the Department of Anatomy, University of Cape Town, and preliminary ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Fredman M

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inconsistency of the marking in clinical examinations is a well documented problem. This project identified some of the factors responsible for this inconsistency. A standardized rating situation was devised. Five students were videotaped as they performed part of a physical examination on simulated patients. Eigh...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Newble DI,Hoare J,Sheldrake PF

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00