abstract：BACKGROUND:Lack of faculty training is often cited as the main obstacle to post-graduate teaching in communication skills. AIMS:To explore clinical supervisors' needs and perceptions regarding their role as communication skills trainers. METHODS:Four focus group discussions were conducted with clinical supervisors fr...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Perron NJ,Sommer J,Hudelson P,Demaurex F,Luthy C,Louis-Simonet M,Nendaz M,De Grave W,Dolmans D,van der Vleuten CP

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Podcasting is a novel medium used worldwide for information transfer and entertainment, available in both audio-only and enhanced audiovisual formats. AIMS:We aim to investigate medical students' perceptions of a series of enhanced podcasts for revision. METHOD:Thirteen audiovisual podcasts covering genera...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Shantikumar S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a growing demand for skilled teachers and administrators in graduate medical education, clinician-educator tracks for residents are rare and though some institutions offer 'resident-as-teacher' programs to assist residents in developing teaching skills, the need exists to expand training opportunitie...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Heflin MT,Pinheiro S,Kaminetzky CP,McNeill D

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of medical students disclosing a disability is lower than the number of disabled doctors. AIMS:This study aimed to examine rates and types of disability in medical students, whether students disclosed this disability and their support needs, and, if not, possible reasons for non-disclosure. METH...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Miller S,Ross S,Cleland J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim was to compare staff and student perceptions of student experience with the UEA MB/BS educational environment. METHODS:All MB/BS students were asked to complete a standard course evaluation at the end of the 2005/06 academic year, which included the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM). MB/BS...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Miles S,Leinster SJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An alumni study of graduates from the medical school in Uppsala, was performed to give input into an ongoing reform process. AIMS:This study aimed to investigate how medical interns view their undergraduate medical education and the extent to which they felt that the curriculum prepared them for their curre...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Hoppe A,Persson E,Birgegård G

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Portfolios in post-graduate healthcare education are used to support reflective practice, deliver summative assessment, aid knowledge management processes and are seen as a key connection between learning at organisational and individual levels. This systematic review draws together the evidence on the effec...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Tochel C,Haig A,Hesketh A,Cadzow A,Beggs K,Colthart I,Peacock H

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attributes of effective precepting of pre-clerkship medical students in community settings are not adequately described. As part of preceptor needs assessment, we conducted site visits over three consecutive years. We also measured the preceptorships' educational quality, using students' post-rotation data, ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Lie D,Boker J,Dow E,Murata P,Encinas J,Gutierrez D,Morrison EH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Graduates of the 7-year undergraduate medical curriculum in Taiwan are often deficient in clinical skills. AIMS:To implement and assess a programme of accelerated clinical education. METHOD:The Department of Primary Care Medicine at the National Taiwan University College of Medicine implemented a programme...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Chu TS,Weed HG,Wu CC,Hsu HY,Lin JT,Hsieh BS

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dynamics of effective teaching consultations need to be better understood. AIM:Find from medical students, patients and doctors how to optimize learning in ambulatory consultations. METHODS:Patients and students independently gave semi-structured exit interviews after 25 ambulatory teaching consultatio...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Ashley P,Rhodes N,Sari-Kouzel H,Mukherjee A,Dornan T

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) has experienced an explosion of use which has rarely been accompanied by systematic investigations on its validity, reliability and feasibility. A systematic review of OSCE was undertaken as part of Best Evidence Medical Education at the Centre for Evidenc...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Patricio M,Juliao M,Fareleira F,Young M,Norman G,Vaz Carneiro A

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Increased student numbers coupled with changes in healthcare delivery mean that medical students have limited access to surgical patients, so novel methods of teaching surgery need to be considered. AIMS:To design, implement and evaluate standardised clinical surgical teaching for 3rd year undergraduate med...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Stewart F,Cleland J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigated the effects of interactive instructional techniques in a web-based peripheral nervous system (PNS) component of a first year medical school human anatomy course. METHOD:Existing data from 9 years of instruction involving 856 students were used to determine (1) the effect of web-based...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Allen EB,Walls RT,Reilly FD

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Psychological Medical Inventory (PMI) assesses the level of interest, confidence, and perceived clinical abilities in addressing psychological aspects of patient care. The scale has been used solely among physicians and other healthcare professionals. AIMS:To examine the psychometric properties and fact...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Bachner YG,Castel H,Kushnir T

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although medical education in the Republic of Turkey appears to be relatively new, there is almost 500 years of background development within the Anatolian region. Turkey has faced many difficulties in its past and present times, related to its vast and diverse geography, its crowded population, and the many ethnic gr...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Kurdak H,Altintas D,Doran F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical boards around the world face the challenge of creating competency-based postgraduate training programs. Recent legislation requires that all postgraduate medical training programmes in The Netherlands be reformed. In this article the Dutch Advisory Board for Postgraduate Curriculum Development shares some of t...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Scheele F,Teunissen P,Van Luijk S,Heineman E,Fluit L,Mulder H,Meininger A,Wijnen-Meijer M,Glas G,Sluiter H,Hummel T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overlapping trends in medicine include, (1) an increasing number of women entering medicine, (2) a growing number of generation X physicians, (3) the implementation of duty hour regulations, and (4) a diversifying workforce which have all contributed to the need for mentoring learners and young faculty in the area of ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Harrison R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A wide range of social software has become readily available to young people. There is increasing interest in the exciting possibilities of using social software for undergraduate medical education. AIMS:To identify the nature and extent of the use of social software by first year medical students. METHOD:...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Sandars J,Homer M,Pell G,Croker T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical placements have been traditionally offered on a profession specific basis, and as a result, we have a good understanding of salient issues related to their development and delivery. We know less about the planning and implementation of collaborative clinical placements. AIMS:This paper presents key...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Reeves S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical schools in India produce the largest number of doctors than anywhere else in the world (30,408 from 271 medical schools), corresponding to the rapid proliferation of medical colleges in the last two decades, especially within the private sector. The Medical Council of India (MCI), the regulatory body, is requi...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Sood R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PowerPoint is an application designed to help the speaker or lecturer assemble professional looking slides to be used in oral presentations. The result sadly is often an unending stream of slides with bullet lists, animations that obscure rather than clarify the point and cartoons that distract from rather than convey...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Harden RM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University clinical skills lab was established in 1981 as the first skills lab in Egypt to cope with innovation in medical education adopted since school inauguration in 1978. Students are trained using their peers or models. Training is done weekly, guided by checklists t...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Hosny S,Mishriky AM,Youssef M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OpenCourseWare (OCW) represents an innovative and cost-effective opportunity for institutions to take a more active role in strengthening health sciences education worldwide. OCW content can provide a supplement to curricula available in resource-rich settings, as well as provide much of the basic content critical to ...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Lee MY,Albright S,O'Leary L,Terkla DG,Wilson N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The wounded healer remains easily hidden in a profession that implicitly, and at times actively, encourages a denial of illness. The wounded healer is, at the very least, less likely to encourage healthy habits in patients, and at the very worst, can become an impaired physician. In training, however, the wounded heal...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Graves L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It seems that there is a trend in undergraduate medical education towards including clinical attachments in primary health care (PHC) worldwide. The benefits of such initiatives are already well described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a clinical attachment in undergraduate medical st...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Mariolis A,Mihas C,Alevizos A,Papathanasiou M,Mariolis-Sapsakos T,Marayiannis K,Koutsilieris M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Modernizing Medical Careers (MMC) is an ambitious project to change the training of UK doctors. A key to its successful implementation is the ways that MMC is perceived and operationalized by senior doctors who act as local educational leaders and supervisors. AIMS:To analyse hospital consultants' perceptio...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Agius SJ,Willis SC,McArdle PJ,O'Neill PA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well recognised that marked inequalities in mortality and morbidity exist between populations particularly those in lower socio-economic groups, including Indigenous and some ethnic minorities. Academic medicine has not yet articulated a clear stance on reducing health inequity within communities. AIM...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Sanson-Fisher RW,Williams N,Outram S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reflective practice is a skill that serves as a model for continuous learning. Like any skill, reflective practice can be improved and health professional curricula should include opportunities to develop these skills. The clinical component of health professional curriculum is a natural component where refl...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Mori B,Batty HP,Brooks D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Student self-scheduling of computer-based examinations during a defined window of opportunity is a protocol used by some medical school courses and licensing bodies. Students scheduling late have more time to prepare, which may provide them with an unfair advantage. METHODS:ANOVA was used to compare the ave...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Burns ER,Garrett JE,Childs GV

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The modified essay question (MEQ), featuring an evolving case scenario, tests a candidate's problem-solving and reasoning ability, rather than mere factual recall. Although it is traditionally conducted as a pen-and-paper examination, our university has run the MEQ using computer-based testing (CBT) since 20...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Lim EC,Seet RC,Oh VM,Chia BL,Aw M,Quak SH,Ong BK

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The opportunities given for medical staff to travel, work and remain in countries other than that of their domicile or graduation have led to the phenomenon of medical migration. This has been supported by ease of travel, improved technology and a drive to share good examples of medical education through improved comm...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Bundred P,Gibbs T

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE AND AIMS:The purpose of this study was to investigate the ways in which the use of concept maps influenced the learning processes of third year internal medicine students in the context of medical education. Reported here are the qualitative results of this study. METHODS:One-hundred thirty four medical studen...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Torre DM,Daley B,Stark-Schweitzer T,Siddartha S,Petkova J,Ziebert M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This research examines student evaluations of their experience and attitudes in an 11 week mind-body skills course for first year medical students. AIMS:The aim is to understand the impact of this course on students' self-awareness, self-reflection, and self-care as part of their medical education experienc...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Saunders PA,Tractenberg RE,Chaterji R,Amri H,Harazduk N,Gordon JS,Lumpkin M,Haramati A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been increased interest in the factors influencing the career choice of doctors. Feminization of the medical workforce, changing health care needs, reform of training has ensured that this is an important issue for workforce planners and educationists. AIMS AND METHODS:Questionnaires were distribu...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Watmough S,Taylor D,Ryland I

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Group learning is the core of problem-based learning (PBL) but has not been extensively studied, especially in Asian students. METHODS:This study compared students of PBL and non-PBL curricula in students' talking time and participation in small-group tutorials in a medical school in Asia. The proportions o...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Wun YT,Tse EY,Lam TP,Lam CL

更新日期：2007-09-01 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:Outcomes-based education in the health professions has emerged as a priority for curriculum planners striving to align with societal needs. However, many struggle with effective methods of implementing such an approach. In this narrative, we describe the lessons learned from the implementation of a national,...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Frank JR,Danoff D

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outcome-based education is one of the most significant global developments in medical education in recent years. This paper presents four case studies of outcome-based education from medical schools in different parts of the world; Scotland; USA; Pakistan; and Singapore. The outcome-based curricula have either been in...

journal_title：Medical teacher

authors： Davis MH,Amin Z,Grande JP,O'Neill AE,Pawlina W,Viggiano TR,Zuberi R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00