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Reflective practice and transcultural psychiatry peer e-learning between Somaliland and the UK: a qualitative evaluation

Reflective practice is a key skill for healthcare professionals. E-learning programmes have the potential to develop reflective practice in remote settings and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where a...

Authors: Mia Prosser, Thomas Stephenson, Jai Mathur, Hanieh Enayati, Abdirasak Kadie, Manal Mohamed Abdi, Jibril I. M. Handuleh and Roxanne C. Keynejad

An evaluation of obstetric ultrasound education program in Nepal using the RE-AIM framework

Nepal has a high prevalence of congenital anomaly contributing to high infant mortality. Ultrasound, an important tool to detect congenital anomalies and manage maternity-related risk factors, is not properly ...

Authors: Jieun Kim, Prabin Raj Shakya, Sugy Choi, Joong Shin Park, Suman Raj Tamrakar, Jongho Heo and Woong-Han Kim

Medical students’ awareness of health issues, attitudes, and confidence about caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients: a cross-sectional survey

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients have an increased incidence of a range of health problems, and face many barriers to accessing healthcare. Our research aimed to explore the awareness of ...

Authors: Sophie Arthur, Abigail Jamieson, Harry Cross, Kate Nambiar and Carrie D. Llewellyn

Response to “How can WhatsApp facilitate the future of medical education and clinical practice?”

Authors: Enda O’Connor and Eamonn Coleman

How can WhatsApp® facilitate the future of medical education and clinical practice?

As part of the modern generation of medical students and prospective future doctors of the United Kingdom’s Nation Health Service (NHS), we have grown up in an age where smartphones and instant messaging appli...

Authors: Muhammed Aizaz us Salam, George Chukwuemeka Oyekwe, Sami Ahmad Ghani and Regwaan Imtiaz Choudhury

What impact does postgraduate clinical training have on empathy among Japanese trainee dentists?

Enhancing empathy in healthcare education is a critical component in the development of a relationship between healthcare professionals and patients that would ensure better patient care; improved patient sati...

Authors: Toshiko Yoshida, Sho Watanabe, Takayuki Kono, Hiroaki Taketa, Noriko Shiotsu, Hajime Shirai, Yukie Nakai and Yasuhiro Torii

Impact of career choice motivation on academic burnout in senior dental students: A cross-sectional study

Motivation triggers all human activities including learning and lack of career motivation can lead to decreased efficiency. This study assessed the association between academic burnout and career choice motiva...

Authors: Simin Z. Mohebbi, Mahdia Gholami, Mostafa Chegini, Younes Ghoreyshi, Ronald C. Gorter and Hoda Bahramian

Perspectives of organizational identity in a health higher education institution: a mixed-method analysis

Among the processes to be experienced by any organization during its establishment is the formation of an organizational identity. This process can be understood as the activity and event through which an orga...

Authors: Ubirajara José Picanço de Miranda Junior, Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes, Henrique Batista Araújo Santos, João Fellipe Santos Tatsch, Rafael Sanches Ferreira, Wilton Paulo de Freitas Martins Vieira and Luís Velez Lapão

Anatomy Education Environment Measurement Inventory (AEEMI): a cross-validation study in Malaysian medical schools

The Anatomy Education Environment Measurement Inventory (AEEMI) evaluates the perception of medical students of educational climates with regard to teaching and learning anatomy. The study aimed to cross-valid...

Authors: Siti Nurma Hanim Hadie, Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff, Wan Nor Arifin, Fazlina Kasim, Zul Izhar Mohd Ismail, Mohd Anizam Asari, Husnaida Abdul Manan @ Sulong, Asma’ Hassan, Tg Fatimah Murniwati Tg Muda, Yasrul Izad Abu Bakar, Rasheeda Mohd Zamin, Elvy Suhana Mohd Ramli, Rafidah Hod, Saiful Bahri Talip, Ku Mastura Ku Mohd Noor, Yusoff Sharizal Yusoff Azmi Merican…

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pharmacy and medical students regarding self-medication, a study in Zabol University of Medical Sciences; Sistan and Baluchestan province in south-east of Iran

Self-medication is defined as using medicinal products to treat the disorders or symptoms diagnosed by oneself. Although informed self-medication is one of the ways to reduce health care costs, inappropriate s...

Authors: Mahmoud Hashemzaei, Mahdi Afshari, Zahra Koohkan, Ali Bazi, Ramin Rezaee and Kaveh Tabrizian

Digital learning designs in physiotherapy education: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Digital learning designs have the potential to support teaching and learning within higher education. However, the research on digital learning designs within physiotherapy education is limited. This study aim...

Authors: Nina Bjerketveit Ødegaard, Hilde Tinderholt Myrhaug, Tone Dahl-Michelsen and Yngve Røe

A governmental program to encourage medical students to deliver primary prevention: experiment and evaluation in a French faculty of medicine

A public health student service was set up by the French government in 2018 with the aim of increasing awareness of primary health promotion among the 47,000 students of medicine and other health professions. ...

Authors: Enora Le Roux, Marta Mari Muro, Kore Mognon, Mélèa Saïd, Viviane Caillavet, Sophie Matheron, Séverine Ledoux, Philippe Decq, Florence Vorspan, Yann Le Strat, Constance Delaugerre, Morgane Le Bras, Corinne Alberti, Philippe Ruszniewski, Philippe Zerr and Albert Faye

Defining competence profiles of different medical specialties with the requirement-tracking questionnaire – a pilot study to provide a framework for medial students’ choice of postgraduate training

The medical specialties are characterised by a great diversity in their daily work which requires different sets of competences. A requirement analysis would help to establish competence profiles of the differ...

Authors: Elena Zelesniack, Viktor Oubaid and Sigrid Harendza

Factors affecting paramedicine students’ learning about evidence‐based practice: a phenomenographic study

Evidence-based practice is an important component of pre-service professional learning in medicine and allied health degrees, including new programmes in paramedicine. Despite substantial interest in this area...

Authors: Anna Wilson, Susan Howitt, Adele Holloway, Anne-Marie Williams and Denise Higgins

Making it stick: use of active learning strategies in continuing medical education

Despite the known benefits of active learning (AL), the predominate educational format in higher education is the lecture. The reasons for slow adaptation of AL in medical education are not well understood. Th...

Authors: Brenda A. Bucklin, Nancy L. Asdigian, Joy L. Hawkins and Ulrich Klein

Two-dimensional integration approach to teaching cardiovascular physiology: effectiveness and students’ perspectives

Pre-clerkship medical curriculums consist of a series of organ system-based courses and lectures but often lack an integration between organ systems. Such integration could be beneficial for clerkship years an...

Authors: Kasiphak Kaikaew, Sarocha Vivatvakin, Maneerat Chayanupatkul, Weerapat Kositanurit, Sekh Thanprasertsuk and Onanong Kulaputana

Comprehensiveness of distributed medical education systems: a regional population-based perspective

The core business of medical schools includes clinical (education and service) and academic (research) activities. Our objective was to assess the degree to which these activities exist in a distributed medica...

Authors: Andrea M Burrows and Kevin B Laupland

Perceived usefulness and ease of use of fundoscopy by medical students: a randomised crossover trial of six technologies (eFOCUS 1)

Fundoscopy outside ophthalmology is in decline, and the technical demands of the traditional direct ophthalmoscope examination are likely contributing. Alternative fundoscopy technologies are increasingly avai...

Authors: H. P. Dunn, C. J. Kang, S. Marks, J. L. Witherow, S. M. Dunn, P. R. Healey and A. J. White

The impact of integrating environmental health into medical school curricula: a survey-based study

Inclusion of environmental health (EH) in medical education serves as a catalyst for preparing future physicians to address issues as complex as climate change and health, water pollution and lead contaminatio...

Authors: Benjamin Kligler, Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Carmela Rocchetti, Michelle Secic and Erin Speiser Ihde

The impact of research intercalation during medical school on post-graduate career progression

Medical students at The University of Manchester have the option of research intercalation on the Master of Research programme. There is a paucity of evidence for the benefits of research intercalation. Howeve...

Authors: Antony K. Sorial, Morgan Harrison-Holland and Helen S. Young

Perceptions of medical students towards the practice of professionalism at the Arabian Gulf University

To enhance the development of a curriculum in professionalism for medical students, the aim of this research was to evaluate medical students’ responses regarding professionalism teaching and behaviors in thei...

Authors: Haifa Mohammed Saleh Al Gahtani, Haitham Ali Jahrami and Henry J. Silverman

Evaluating the impact of a medical school cohort sexual health course on knowledge, counseling skills and sexual attitude change

Sexual health is generally considered an integral part of medical and allied healthcare professional training. However, many medical schools do not offer this as a mandatory curriculum, or minimize it. Sexual ...

Authors: Michael W. Ross, Carey Roth Bayer, Alan Shindel and Eli Coleman

Understanding the key processes of excellence as a prerequisite to establishing academic centres of excellence in Africa

Africa’s economic transformation relies on a radical transformation of its higher education institutions. The establishment of regional higher education Centres of Excellence (CoE) across Africa through a Worl...

Authors: Abebaw Fekadu, Claire Oppenheim, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Corey Nislow, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, Asrat Hailu, Anteneh Belete, Dawit Wondimagegn, Charlotte Hanlon, Tsige Gebremariam, Asha Collins, Christopher J. Larson, Wondwossen Gebreyes, Eleni Aklilu, Adamson S. Muula, Sabina Mugus…

Does burnout affect clinical reasoning? An observational study among residents in general practice

Burnout results from excessive demands at work. Caregivers suffering from burnout show a state of emotional exhaustion, leading them to distance themselves from their patients and to become less efficient in t...

Authors: Philippe Guillou, Thierry Pelaccia, Marie-Frédérique Bacqué and Mathieu Lorenzo

Evaluating pharmacy students’ knowledge and skills in reproductive, maternal, new-born and child health care at a South African university

Maternal and child mortality is a global concern and one of South Africa’s quadruple burdens of disease. As easily accessible frontline healthcare workers, pharmacists play an important role in the continuum o...

Authors: Elizabeth Egieyeh, Mea van Huyssteen, Renier Coetzee and Angeni Bheekie

Simulation-based curriculum development: lessons learnt in Global Health education

Simulation based medical education (SBME) allows learners to acquire clinical skills without exposing patients to unnecessary risk. This is especially applicable to Emergency Medicine training programs where r...

Authors: Rasha D. Sawaya, Sandra Mrad, Eva Rajha, Rana Saleh and Julie Rice

Extending the use of the conceptions of learning and teaching (COLT) instrument to the postgraduate setting

Several studies have shown that conceptions of teachers on teaching and learning can influence the teaching practices and behavior in higher education. This association is also found in undergraduate medical e...

Authors: Jaime L. Pacifico, Walther van Mook, Jeroen Donkers, Johanna C. G. Jacobs, Cees van der Vleuten and Sylvia Heeneman

Understanding the clinical reasoning processes involved in the management of multimorbidity in an ambulatory setting: study protocol of a stimulated recall research

Primary care physicians are at the very heart of managing patients suffering from multimorbidity. However, several studies have highlighted that some physicians feel ill-equipped to manage these kinds of compl...

Authors: M.-C. Audétat, S. Cairo Notari, J. Sader, C. Ritz, T. Fassier, J. M. Sommer, M. Nendaz and N. Caire-Fon

Limited effects from professional identity formation-oriented intervention on self-regulated learning in a preclinical setting: a randomized-controlled study in Japan

Developing self-regulated learning in preclinical settings is important for future lifelong learning. Previous studies indicate professional identity formation, i.e., formation of self-identity with internaliz...

Authors: Yasushi Matsuyama, Motoyuki Nakaya, Jimmie Leppink, Cees van der Vleuten, Yoshikazu Asada, Adam Jon Lebowitz, Teppei Sasahara, Yu Yamamoto, Masami Matsumura, Akira Gomi, Shizukiyo Ishikawa and Hitoaki Okazaki

How important is distractor efficiency for grading Best Answer Questions?

Distractor efficiency and the optimum number of functional distractors per item in One Best Answer Questions have been debated. The prevalence of non-functional distractors has led to a reduction in the number...

Authors: Thomas Puthiaparampil and Mizanur Rahman

Leadership curricula and assessment in Australian and New Zealand medical schools

The Australian Medical Council, which accredits Australian medical schools, recommends medical leadership graduate outcomes be taught, assessed and accredited. In Australia and New Zealand (Australasia) there ...

Authors: Simone Jacquelyn Ross, Tarun Sen Gupta and Peter Johnson

The influence of ageism on stereotypical attitudes among allied health students in Japan: a group comparison design

Ageism is a serious problem in medical care. The importance of ageism-related education for students has been emphasized. To determine the most effective approach to ageism-related education for allied health ...

Authors: Yuko Fukase, Naoto Kamide, Norio Murayama, Akie Kawamura, Kanako Ichikura, Yoshitaka Shiba and Hirokuni Tagaya

Closing the knowledge gap in pelvic neuroanatomy: assessment of a cadaveric training program

The objective of this study is to characterize participants in a laparoscopic cadaveric neuroanatomy course and assess knowledge of pelvic neuroanatomy before and after this course.

Authors: Ioana Marcu, Adrian Balica, Jeffrey A. Gavard, Eugen C. Campian, Gustavo Leme Fernandes, M. Jonathon Solnik, Vadim Morozov and Nucelio Lemos

Cognitive levels in testing knowledge in evidence-based medicine: a cross sectional study

Knowledge assessment in evidence-based medicine (EBM) is usually performed by the measurement of memorised facts, understanding of EBM concepts and application of learned knowledge in familiar situations, all ...

Authors: Ivan Buljan, Matko Marušić, Ružica Tokalić, Marin Viđak, Tina Poklepović Peričić, Darko Hren and Ana Marušić

Faculty retention in regional medical schools in Iran: a qualitative content analysis

Recruitment and retention of competent faculty members are important in maintaining and improving the quality of education and research performance of universities. The aim of the present study was to find out...

Authors: Maria Shaterjalali, Yousef Gholampoor, Ali Khani Jeihooni, Yaser Mansoori, Reza Homayounfar, Elham Ehrampoush and Shahnaz Karimi

Design and evaluation of the I-SCAN faculty POCUS program

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming widely adopted with increasing accessibility of courses. Little is known about the optimal design of the introductory course or longitudinal training programs targe...

Authors: Michael Janjigian, Anne Dembitzer, Caroline Srisarajivakul-Klein, Khemraj Hardower, Deborah Cooke, Sondra Zabar and Harald Sauthoff

Competency assessment of an undergraduate program using a third-party, objective pre-post examination

Assessing competencies or program learning outcomes in educational programs is often a leadership challenge. This case study reports medical education program’s efforts to document undergraduate competency att...

Authors: Lawrence Fulton, Cristian Lieneck, Zo Ramamonjiarivelo, Clemens Scott Kruse and Matthew S. Brooks

Designing health professional education curricula using systems thinking perspectives

Medical students navigate complex personal learning pathways from entry into medical school, through an educational program, and into life-long practice. However, many stakeholders have called for substantive ...

Authors: Priya Khanna, Chris Roberts and Andrew Stuart Lane

Development and launch of the first obstetrics and gynaecology master of medicine residency training programme in Botswana

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a severe shortage of Obstetrician Gynaecologists (OBGYNs). While the Lancet Commission for Global Surgery recommends 20 OBGYNs per 100,000 population, Botswana has only 40 OBGYNs...

Authors: R. Luckett, M. Nassali, T. Melese, B. Moreri-Ntshabele, T. Moloi, G. J. Hofmeyr, K. Chobanga, J. Masunge, J. Makhema, M. Pollard, H. A. Ricciotti, D. Ramogola-Masire and L. Bazzett-Matabele

Positive effects of lumbar puncture simulation training for medical students in clinical practice

Lumbar puncture (LP) is an invasive medical procedure that can be done by any doctor. Several simulation-based trainings have been built however the evaluations of the theoretical knowledge and the impact of t...

Authors: Sinead Gaubert, Alice Blet, Fadia Dib, Pierre-François Ceccaldi, Thomas Brock, Maude Calixte, Léa De Macédo, Tiphaine Dujardin, Ludivine Jean-Louis, Dhihia Leghima, Samuel Mouyal, Dan David Tordjman, Patrick Plaisance, Caroline Roos, Sid-Ahmed Remini, Damien Roux…

Effect of a hospital-based oral health-education program on Iranian staff: evaluating a theory-driven intervention

Tooth decay and periodontitis are among the most prevalent dental diseases globally with adverse effects on an individual’s general health. Recently the prevalence of dental caries has decreased significantly,...

Authors: Bahram Armoon, Mohsen Yazdanian, Peter Higgs and Hormoz Sanaei Nasab

Medical teachers’ opinions about students with neurodevelopmental disorders and their management

Some students have neurodevelopmental disorders that might affect their academic and professional careers if they are not identified and addressed by specific pedagogic adaptations. The objective of this work ...

Authors: Eloi Magnin, Ilham Ryff and Thierry Moulin

Using medical reality television as a technology-enhanced learning strategy to provide authentic patient care experiences during clinical placements: a case study research investigation

Over the last decade, the use of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) has rapidly expanded and diversified. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a growing demand for distance and online learning strategies to s...

Authors: Fiona Osborne, Miles Harrison, James Fisher and Belinda Bateman

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students: a multicenter quantitative study

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the United States (US) medical education system with the necessary, yet unprecedented Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) national recommendation to pause all studen...

Authors: Aaron J. Harries, Carmen Lee, Lee Jones, Robert M. Rodriguez, John A. Davis, Megan Boysen-Osborn, Kathleen J. Kashima, N. Kevin Krane, Guenevere Rae, Nicholas Kman, Jodi M. Langsfeld and Marianne Juarez

Pre-clinical remote undergraduate medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey study

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has necessitated a sudden transition to remote learning in medical schools. We aimed to assess perceptions of remote learning among pre-clinical medical student...

Authors: Bita Shahrvini, Sally L. Baxter, Charles S. Coffey, Bridget V. MacDonald and Lina Lander

Consensual qualitative research on the internship experience and development of career identity of Korean doctors

Career identity is defined as the ability to substantialise career goals and results from the social learning process achieved through interactions with others.

Authors: Hye-Jin Lee and Moonsang Ahn

Assessing professional competence in optometry – a review of the development and validity of the written component of the competency in optometry examination (COE)

Credentialing assessment for overseas-educated optometrists seeking registration in Australia and New Zealand is administered by the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand. The aim was to review the va...

Authors: S. Backhouse, N. G. Chiavaroli, K. L. Schmid, T. McKenzie, A. L. Cochrane, G. Phillips and I. Jalbert

Psychometric properties of the critical thinking disposition assessment test amongst medical students in China: a cross-sectional study

Critical thinking disposition helps medical students and professionals overcome the effects of personal values and beliefs when exercising clinical judgment. The lack of effective instruments to measure critic...

Authors: Liyuan Cui, Yaxin Zhu, Jinglou Qu, Liming Tie, Ziqi Wang and Bo Qu

Systematic development and refinement of a contextually relevant strategy for undergraduate medical ethics education: a qualitative study

Delivery of medical ethics education is complex due to various reasons, compounded by the context-dependent nature of the content. The scarcity of relevant resources in the contexts of some developing countrie...

Authors: Muhammad Shahid Shamim, Adrienne Torda, Lubna A. Baig, Nadeem Zubairi and Chinthaka Balasooriya

An inexpensive retrospective standard setting method based on item facilities

Standard setting is one of the most challenging aspects of assessment in high-stakes healthcare settings. The Angoff methodology is widely used, but poses a number of challenges, including conceptualisation of...

Authors: John C. McLachlan, K. Alex Robertson, Bridget Weller and Marina Sawdon