Motivations for studying dentistry among first-year dental students.

abstract：CONTEXT:Widening access to higher education is a political priority. Social trends among medical school applicants are presently monitored using information on parental occupation. However, not all students now provide this information on their university application forms. OBJECTIVES:To compare the demographic charac...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Do PC,Parry J,Mathers J,Richardson M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:South Africa is undergoing tremendous political and social change affecting every sphere of society, including medical education and the delivery of health services. The legacy of its history created a health system that in some respects can be compared to the best in the world, but one also characterized by inequity,...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： de Villiers PJ,de Villiers MR

更新日期：1999-10-01 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:In relation to pre-registration house officer (PRHO) rotations incorporating general practice, previous research has recommended that where possible, no PRHO should undertake general practice as the first placement, because of the difficulties encountered. It was recognized that logistically, this could make su...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Williams C,Cantillon P,Cochrane M

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Patients may participate in teaching in many ways, in different settings and with different degrees of expert supervision. The majority of patients are generally very willing to participate in teaching. At times, however, patients may decline to see students because they are too sick, wish to maintain their pri...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Lowe M,Kerridge I,McPhee J,Hart C

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:A new student selection instrument has been designed to assess candidate suitability for a problem-based learning, small group curriculum. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the performance of the new teamwork selection instrument in terms of its discriminatory power, fairness, validity, reliability and acceptability among...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Chamberlain SE,Searle J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The occupational health literature has long been dominated by stress-related topics. A more contemporary perspective suggests using a positive approach in the form of a health model focused on what is right with people, such as feelings of well-being and satisfaction. OBJECTIVES:Using a positive perspective an...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Weng HC,Hung CM,Liu YT,Cheng YJ,Yen CY,Chang CC,Huang CK

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random survey of 400 doctors was carried out over a period of 3 months to determine the factors that would facilitate or inhibit the participation of doctors in continuing medical education (CME) in Malaysia. Regular participation in CME was defined as participation in any activity (self-directed reading or attendin...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Shahabudin SH,Edariah AB

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new computerized system for the allocation of pre-registration house-officer appointments to medical graduates at the Welsh National School of Medicine is described. The need to withdraw an earlier system, used through much of the 1970s, is explained, and the advantages possessed by the new system are discussed. ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Johns KA,Dean CE

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The view, background and motivation of providers of medical education was studied using a structured questionnaire which was sent to all those who organized courses for the Postgraduate Education Allowance in the West of Scotland. Two hundred and twenty-five replies were received from 254 course providers, giving an 8...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Kelly MH,Murray TS

更新日期：1993-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine teachers' views of the first batch of graduates of a revised medical curriculum in Asia. METHODS:A cross-sectional study using a structured questionnaire was carried out to obtain the views of all the clinical teachers involved in teaching final year students of the old curriculum in 2000-01 and t...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Lam TP,Khoo US,Chan YS,Cheng YH,Lam KF

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical students' attitudes toward psychiatry before and after their final (sixth) year psychiatric clerkship at a large psychiatric hospital were measured. We anticipated that exposure to severe, chronic psychiatric illness would affect student attitudes, and we undertook this study to investigate the direction and p...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Galletly CA,Schrader GD,Chesterman HM,Tsourtos G

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was conducted of the dental schools in the UK, inquiring about the teaching of psychology, sociology, epidemiology and psychiatry to dental undergraduates. Epidemiology was the most frequently taught and assessed subject, followed by psychology and sociology. Overall, the results indicate an increased concern...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Kent G

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:arts-based interventions, which aim to foster understanding of the patient's perspective and to enhance communication skills, have been part of the medical curriculum for several years. This review aims to evaluate the available evidence base for their effectiveness and to suggest the nature of future work. ME...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Perry M,Maffulli N,Willson S,Morrissey D

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：CONTEXT:Empathy towards patients is associated with improved health outcomes. However, quantitative studies using self-reported data have not provided an in-depth opportunity to explore the lived experiences of medical students concerning empathy. OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to investigate undergraduate medical...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Tavakol S,Dennick R,Tavakol M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We describe the use of standardised students (SSs) in interdisciplinary faculty development programmes to improve clinical teaching skills. Standardised students are actual health professions students who are trained to portray a prototypical teaching challenge consistently across many encounters with different...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Gelula MH,Yudkowsky R

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The General Medical Council has issued a call for an increase in community-based medical education, and many medical schools are enhancing the community component of their curricula. This paper uses the experience of a community-based junior medical firm to explore the potential costs, and highlight some of the unreso...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Murray E,Jinks V,Modell M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs) have been widely implemented in both rural and urban contexts, as is now evident in the wealth of studies published internationally. This narrative literature review aims to summarise current evidence regarding the outcomes of LICs for student, clinician and community s...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Walters L,Greenhill J,Richards J,Ward H,Campbell N,Ash J,Schuwirth LW

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the context of movement towards mandatory continuing dental education, this paper describes how a delayed postal questionnaire can be used in course evaluation. Specifically, the value of the questionnaire as a tool for assessing the impact of short course attendance on general dental practice is examin...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Bullock AD,Belfield CR,Butterfield S,Ribbins PM,Frame JW

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study explored how challenge and threat responses to stress relate to performance, anxiety, confidence, team identity and team characteristics (time spent in training and postgraduate experience) in a medical simulation-based team competition. METHODS:The study was conducted during a national si...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Carenzo L,Braithwaite EC,Carfagna F,Franc J,Ingrassia PL,Turner MJ,Slater MJ,Jones MV

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, on-line databases have become increasingly popular among health care professionals. As a group, these 'end-users' report utilizing databases to keep abreast of medical progress, to conduct research and to address specific patient care issues. Throughout the literature, medical professionals ('con...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Erickson S,Warner ER

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Although competence committees (CCs) are most often conceptualised as group decision-making bodies, policy documents forward a more ambitious vision and outline several additional roles for CCs that support the continuous quality improvement of education programmes and promote formative feedback. However, wheth...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Pack R,Lingard L,Watling C,Cristancho S

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:We developed a 1-hour teaching seminar for medical students on anti-smoking health promotion for adolescents. We report the development of the programme and a performance-based evaluation. AIM:To develop a seminar for medical students with the objective of improving medical student inquiry into smoking and ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Roseby R,Marks MK,Conn J,Sawyer SM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a pilot course in personal and professional development, entitled 'Becoming a doctor: the first step' and our suggestions for what might be incorporated into future courses. SETTING AND CONTEXT:Leeds Medical School begins a new curriculum in September 1999 with a proportion of the first 3 years b...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Thistlethwaite JE,Green PD,Heywood P,Storr E

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Critical reflection may improve health professionals' performance of the social roles of care (eg collaboration) in indeterminate zones of practice that are ambiguous, unique, unstable or value-conflicted. Research must explore critical reflection in practice and how it is developed. In this study, we explored ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Ng SL,Mylopoulos M,Kangasjarvi E,Boyd VA,Teles S,Orsino A,Lingard L,Phelan S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undergraduate medical education in Britain has been in a state of change since before the introduction of the National Health Service. Since then the changes in the General Medical Councils's recommendations concerning the medical curriculum (1947, 1957, 1967) have accompanied attention to curricular content, and the ...

journal_title：Medical education

authors： Donnan SP

更新日期：1976-09-01 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