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The role of undergraduate medical students training in respect for patient confidentiality

Encouraging professional integrity is vital for providing a standard of excellence in quality medical care and education and in promoting a culture of respect and responsibility. The primary objective of this ...

Authors: Cristina M Beltran-Aroca, Rafael Ruiz-Montero, Fernando Labella and Eloy Girela-López

Medical students’ experience with accessing medical records in Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study

Medical students can enhance their knowledge by accessing patients’ medical records and documenting patient care. This study assessed medical students’ access to paper medical records and electronic health rec...

Authors: Jwaher A. Almulhem

Use of simulation in teaching haematological aspects to undergraduate medical students improves student’s knowledge related to the taught theoretical underpinnings

Simulation is an educational method which has several modalities and applications. In the last few decades Simulation-Based Medical Education (SBME) has become a significant influence in medical education. Des...

Authors: Laila Alsuwaidi, Jorgen Kristensen, Amar HK and Saba Al Heialy

Virtual patients reflecting the clinical reality of primary care – a useful tool to improve cultural competence

Virtual patients are educational tools that may be described as case-based interactive computer simulations of clinical scenarios. In terms of learning outcomes, improved clinical reasoning skills and knowledg...

Authors: Erica Rothlind, Uno Fors, Helena Salminen, Per Wändell and Solvig Ekblad

Let’s ask the patient – composition and validation of a questionnaire for patients’ feedback to medical students

Adequate communication and maintaining a patient-centered approach throughout patient encounters are important skills for medical students to develop. Feedback is often provided by clinical teachers. Patients ...

Authors: Karin Björklund, Terese Stenfors, Gunnar H. Nilsson, Hassan Alinaghizadeh and Charlotte Leanderson

Correction to: Medical students’ attitudes towards careers in primary care in Singapore

Authors: Humairah Zainal and Helen Elizabeth Smith

The experiences, attitudes and understanding of research amongst medical students at an Australian medical school

Research engagement plays an integral role in developing clinicians that practice effective, evidence-based medicine. Research participation by clinicians, however, is declining. Given the link between researc...

Authors: Jaidyn Muhandiramge, Tony Vu, Megan J. Wallace and Eva Segelov

Why clinical training in China should improve: a cross-sectional study of MD graduates

China is experiencing major medical education reforms that include establishing national training standards, standards for health professionals, and advanced health delivery system requirements. Graduate medic...

Authors: Xiaoning Zhang, Chong Li, Cailing Yue, Xue Jiang, Junli Cao and Olle ten Cate

Stigma about mental disease in Portuguese medical students: a cross-sectional study

The stigma about mental diseases is common in the population and also in medical students, where it may condition their future practice and the way they deal with these patients.

Authors: Ana-Raquel Moreira, Maria-Joao Oura and Paulo Santos

A Q-method approach to perceptions of professional reasoning in occupational therapy undergraduates

Professional reasoning provides a firm basis for the development of teaching and assessment strategies to support the acquisition of skills by healthcare students. Nevertheless, occupational therapy educators ...

Authors: Luis-Javier Márquez-Álvarez, José-Ignacio Calvo-Arenillas, Estíbaliz Jiménez-Arberas, Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde, Ana-Isabel Souto-Gómez and Pedro Moruno-Miralles

Are different medical school admission tests associated with the outcomes of a simulation-based OSCE?

Medical school admission procedures have the common goal to select applicants with the greatest potential of becoming successful physicians. Hamburg Medical Faculty selects medical students by grade point aver...

Authors: Lisa Bußenius and Sigrid Harendza

Early procedural training increases anesthesiology residents’ clinical production: a comparative pre-post study of the payoff in clinical training

Competency-based education has been shown to enhance clinical skills, improve patient care, and reduce number of complications resulting in a better return on investments. Residents constitute an important wor...

Authors: Claus Hedebo Bisgaard, Svein Aage Rodt, Peter Musaeus, Jens Aage Kølsen Petersen and Sune Leisgaard Mørck Rubak

Clinical teachers’ perceptions of role modeling: a qualitative study

Role modeling has been significantly considered in medical education in recent decades. In the clinical course, students learn necessary skills and accordingly their professional identity is formed by observin...

Authors: Elaheh Mohammadi, Azim Mirzazadeh, Hooman Shahsavari and Amir Ali Sohrabpour

The evolution of medical students’ preparedness for clinical practice during the transition of graduation: a longitudinal study from the undergraduate to postgraduate periods

Graduating from medical school and beginning independent practice appears to be a major transition for medical students across the world. It is often reported that medical graduates are underprepared for indep...

Authors: Chung-Hsien Chaou, Shiuan-Ruey Yu, Yu-Che Chang, Shou-De Ma, Hsu-Min Tseng, Ming-Ju Hsieh and Ji-Tseng Fang

From training to practice: a report of professional capacity development in Health Research in West Africa

Between 2008 and 2013, the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) conducted a series of post-graduate capacity building in research methodology in West Africa. This work evaluated the contribution of these tr...

Authors: Issiaka Sombié, Sophie Fatoumata Bamouni, Donmozoun Télesphore Somé, Ermel Johnson and Jude Aidam

–A cross-sectional study of clinical learning environments across four undergraduate programs using the undergraduate clinical education environment measure

The clinical learning environment (CLE) influences students’ achievement of learning outcomes and the development of their professional behaviors. However, CLEs are not always optimal for learning because of c...

Authors: Malin Sellberg, Per J. Palmgren and Riitta Möller

Student and educator perspectives on virtual institutional introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE)

The COVID-19 pandemic has required governments around the world to suspend face-to-face learning for school and university students. Colleges of pharmacy are faced with the challenge of training students in ho...

Authors: Omar A. Almohammed, Lama H. Alotaibi and Shatha A. Ibn Malik

Survey analysis to determine the impact of evidence informed practice education upon East Asian medicine faculty clinical instruction and students’ skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors within a master’s degree program

Between 2013 and 2018 Pacific College of Health and Science (formerly Pacific College of Oriental Medicine) trained faculty and developed curriculum in evidence informed practice (EIP), with support from a gra...

Authors: Belinda J. Anderson, Saikaew Dudla, Paul R. Marantz, Benjamin E. Kligler, Brent D. Leininger and Roni Evans

A comparison of orthopaedic surgery and internal medicine perceptions of USMLE Step 1 pass/fail scoring

United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 will transition from numeric grading to pass/fail, sometime after January 2022. The aim of this study was to compare how program directors in orthopaedics and...

Authors: Frederick Mun, Alyssa R. Scott, David Cui, Erik B. Lehman, Seong Ho Jeong, Alia Chisty, Paul J. Juliano, William L. Hennrikus and Eileen F. Hennrikus

A cross-case analysis of developing program sustainability and institutionalization in early stages of a multisite biomedical student diversity initiative

Grant funding often drives innovative programming in efforts to enhance diversity in biomedical fields, yet strategies for sustainability of grant-funded biomedical intervention are not well understood. Additi...

Authors: Krystle Palma Cobian and Hector V. Ramos

Implicit gender-career bias in postgraduate medical training still exists, mainly in residents and in females

More and more female residents enter postgraduate medical training (PGMT). Meanwhile, women are still underrepresented in academic medicine, in leadership positions and in most surgical specialties. This sugge...

Authors: Maud Kramer, Ide C. Heyligers and Karen D. Könings

Exploring wellbeing in first year medical students amidst a curriculum change

The support of student wellbeing features highly in all higher education institutional agendas. For medical students good physical and mental health can help prevent burnout, equip students for their future he...

Authors: Deborah Merrick, Yvonne Mbaki, Margaret K. Pratten and Timothy G. Simpson

Knowledge of breast cancer among medical students in Syrian Private University, Syria: a cross-sectional study

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and the second leading cause of cancer death globally. Since early diagnosis is crucial to reducing mortality, high levels of knowledge regarding general inf...

Authors: Hlma Ismail, Mosa Shibani, Hanaa Wael Zahrawi, Ali Fouad Slitin, Mhd Amin Alzabibi, Fatema Mohsen, Humam Armashi, Aliaa Bakr, Khaled Turkmani and Bisher Sawaf

Comparison of suturing models: the effect on perception of basic surgical skills

Acquisition of Basic Surgical Skills (BSS) are essential for medical students. The objective was to determine it’s fidelity impact.

Authors: Alejandro Rafael Gonzalez-Navarro, Alejandro Quiroga-Garza, Adriana Sharai Acosta-Luna, Yolanda Salinas-Alvarez, Javier Humberto Martinez-Garza, Oscar de la Garza-Castro, Jorge Gutierrez-de la O, David de la Fuente-Villarreal, Rodrigo Enrique Elizondo-Omaña and Santos Guzman-Lopez

Web-based formative assessment through clinical cases: role in pathophysiology teaching

Active learning strategies such as formative assessment through clinical cases may help to get a deeper learning. We have studied the effect of this kind of online formative assessment in pathophysiology teach...

Authors: Nerea Fernández Ros, Felipe Lucena, Mercedes Iñarrairaegui, Manuel F. Landecho, Patricia Sunsundegui, Carlota Jordán-Iborra, Iñigo Pineda, Jorge Quiroga and Jose Ignacio Herrero

Smartpath^k: a platform for teaching glomerulopathies using machine learning

With the emergence of the new coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), distance learning, especially that mediated by information and digital communication technologies, has been adopted in all areas of knowledge and ...

Authors: Nayze Lucena Sangreman Aldeman, Keylla Maria de Sá Urtiga Aita, Vinícius Ponte Machado, Luiz Claudio Demes da Mata Sousa, Antonio Gilberto Borges Coelho, Adalberto Socorro da Silva, Ana Paula da Silva Mendes, Francisco Jair de Oliveira Neres and Semíramis Jamil Hadad do Monte

Challenges and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic in medical education: a qualitative study

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many higher education and health centers have faced challenges. Educational leaders have tried to manage the new situation, but the human infrastructure was not ready ...

Authors: Ali Asghar Hayat, Mohmmad Hasan Keshavarzi, Soolmaz Zare, Leila Bazrafcan, Rita Rezaee, Seyed Aliakbar Faghihi, Mitra Amini and Javad Kojuri

Exploring how differently patients and clinical tutors see the same consultation: building evidence for inclusion of real patient feedback in medical education

Undergraduate medical education recognises that patient feedback is potentially valuable for student learning and development as a component of multi-source feedback. However greater exploration of how patient...

Authors: Jennifer Barr, Kathryn Ogden, Iain Robertson and Jenepher Martin

Information and communication technology to enhance continuing professional development (CPD) and continuing medical education (CME) for Rwanda: a scoping review of reviews

Access to high quality continuing professional development (CPD) is necessary for healthcare professionals to retain competency within the ever-evolving worlds of medicine and health. Most low- and middle-inco...

Authors: Joseph Lune Ngenzi, Richard E. Scott and Maurice Mars

Life during the pandemic: an international photo-elicitation study with medical students

The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global event with unprecedented impact on individuals and communities around the world. The purpose of this study is to use a modified photo-elicitation methodology to e...

Authors: M. Dworkin, T. Akintayo, D. Calem, C. Doran, A. Guth, E. M. Kamami, J. Kar, J. LaRosa, J. C. Liu Jr., I. N. Pérez Jiménez and R. Frasso

Self-assessment, attitude and perception of interprofessional learning in hospital acquired infection control practices among health professionals in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Interprofessional learning (IPL) is a key challenge in Malaysia in incorporating the current profession-specific medical education into the interprofessional learning curriculum. Safe practices would be enhanc...

Authors: Saraswathy Thangarajoo, A. M. Rosliza, Sivalingam Nalliah, Jalina Karim, Shamarina Shohaimi, S. Ramasamy and S. Amin-Nordin

An investigation of the intention and reasons of senior high school students in China to choose medical school

Shortages of qualified health workers have been a global concern, especially in developing countries. China also faces this dilemma, which hinders the development of public health services. Senior high school ...

Authors: Chaoqun Yang, Xuerui Jin, Ji Yan, Junkai Zhang, Canyu Chen, Yaqing Cheng, Jialin You and Guoying Deng

Vascular surgery trainee retention in the UK: how many leave and why? A survey of trainee and Training Programme Directors’ perceptions

It is currently not known how many trainees leave vascular surgery, and their reasons for doing so are unclear. This paper is the first to publish the number of UK trainees leaving the training programme and i...

Authors: Eleanor Atkins, Sandhir Kandola, Frances Kent and Olivia McBride

Survey-based experiential learning as a new approach to strengthening non-technical skills in LMIC health care settings

This study outlines key aspects of professional development among health professionals in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). LMICs need support in developing their continuing medical education, and non-t...

Authors: Ruhija Hodza-Beganovic, Peter Berggren, Karin Hugelius and Samuel Edelbring

Exploring factors associated with research involvement of undergraduate students at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda

Early involvement of students in research processes is an important step in professional development and can increase the academic output of the university. Previous studies indicate low research involvement a...

Authors: Eric Mugabo, Lotta Velin and Richard Nduwayezu

Scaffolding medical student knowledge and skills: team-based learning (TBL) and case-based learning (CBL)

Two established small-group learning paradigms in medical education include Case-based learning (CBL) and Team-based learning (TBL). Characteristics common to both pedagogies include the use of an authentic cl...

Authors: Annette Burgess, Elie Matar, Chris Roberts, Inam Haq, Lucy Wynter, Julian Singer, Eszter Kalman and Jane Bleasel

The use of photovoice to transform health science students into critical thinkers

Students are often inadequately prepared for higher education, particularly concerning independent learning and critical thinking. These attributes are essential, especially in health science students as healt...

Authors: Firoza Haffejee

Healthcare professionals in research (HPiR) Facebook community: a survey of U.K. doctoral and postdoctoral healthcare professionals outside of medicine

Healthcare professionals outside of medicine (HCPs), including nurses, midwives and allied health professionals, are increasingly involved in research for patient benefit. Their challenge is to negotiate inter...

Authors: J. A. Deane and G. Clunie

Exploring the practice, confidence and educational needs of hospital pharmacists in reviewing antimicrobial prescribing: a cross-sectional, nationwide survey

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs are usually limited in resources and scope. Therefore, wider engagement of hospital pharmacists in reviewing antimicrobial orders is necessary to ensure appropriate pre...

Authors: Sharmila Khumra, Andrew A. Mahony, Phillip J. Bergen, Amy T. Page and Rohan A. Elliott

Lists of potential diagnoses that final-year medical students need to consider: a modified Delphi study

Contrastive learning is known to be effective in teaching medical students how to generate diagnostic hypotheses in clinical reasoning. However, there is no international consensus on lists of diagnostic consi...

Authors: Yuka Urushibara-Miyachi, Makoto Kikukawa, Masatomi Ikusaka, Junji Otaki and Hiroshi Nishigori

“I would do something if I could!”: experiences and reflections from ethics teachers on how to respond when hearing alarming cases from medical students

Previous studies show that teachers can feel disturbed by alarming cases brought up by students during their teaching activities. Teachers may feel uncertain about how to deal with these cases, as they might f...

Authors: Amalia Muhaimin, Maartje Hoogsteyns, Raditya Bagas Wicaksono, Adi Utarini and Derk Ludolf Willems

Perceived knowledge of psychiatry and family medicine residents regarding medical management of schizophrenia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia: opportunities to refine the residency training

Psychiatry and Family Medicine residents frequently see patients with comorbid mental and physical disorders. Little is known about the difference in knowledge of Psychiatry residents and Family Medicine resid...

Authors: Jiangbo Ying, Jinhui Wan, Kang Sim, Ee-Jin Darren Seah and Mythily Subramaniam

Burnout syndrome in Spanish medical students

Burnout syndrome is a frequent syndrome related to people that feel a deterioration in their daily activities due to highly demandant psychological requirements in their workplaces. Within last decades, this s...

Authors: Javier Gil-Calderón, Jéssica Alonso-Molero, Trinidad Dierssen-Sotos, Inés Gómez-Acebo and Javier Llorca

Healthcare student-patient relationship and the quality of the clinical learning environment – a cross-sectional study

Relationships with patients are seen as the core component of establishing the quality of patient-centred care and promoting patients’ autonomy and relevant use of services. A clinical learning environment tha...

Authors: Arja Suikkala, Leena Timonen, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Jouko Katajisto and Camilla Strandell-Laine

One-on-one mentoring for final year medical students during the neurosurgery rotation

Medical students show varying clinical practical skills when entering their final year clinical clerkship, which is the final period to acquire and improve practical skills prior to their residency. We develop...

Authors: Felix Behling, Isabella Nasi-Kordhishti, Patrick Haas, Joey Sandritter, Marcos Tatagiba and Stephan Herlan

The relationship between time to diagnose and diagnostic accuracy among internal medicine residents: a randomized experiment

Diagnostic errors have been attributed to cognitive biases (reasoning shortcuts), which are thought to result from fast reasoning. Suggested solutions include slowing down the reasoning process. However, slowe...

Authors: J. Staal, J. Alsma, S. Mamede, A. P. J. Olson, G. Prins-van Gilst, S. E. Geerlings, M. Plesac, M. A. Sundberg, M. A. Frens, H. G. Schmidt, W. W. Van den Broek and L. Zwaan

Differences in clinical knowledge levels between residents in two post‐graduate rotation programmes in Japan

In Japan, between 2010 and 2020, there were two post-graduate training curricula for post-graduate medical education, as follows: comprehensive rotation programmes (CRPs), which require rotation in at least se...

Authors: Saki Muroya, Sachiko Ohde, Osamu Takahashi, Joshua Jacobs and Tsuguya Fukui

Empathy and attitude toward communication skill learning as a predictor of patient-centered attitude: a cross-sectional study of dental students in Korea

Enhancing medical students’ practice of patient-centered care is a goal of medical schools. In addition to exploring the demographic and academic factors of the students, it is necessary to identify other atti...

Authors: Minjung Lee and Jungjoon Ihm

Collaborative testing in physical examination skills training and the autonomous motivation of students: a qualitative study

Teaching methods that stimulate the active learning of students make a positive impact on several aspects of learning in higher education. Collaborative testing blended with teaching is one such method. At our...

Authors: Jiska A. Patiwael, Anje H. Douma, Natalia Bezakova, Rashmi A. Kusurkar and Hester E. M. Daelmans

Contextual attributes to promote positive social interdependence in problem-based learning: a focus group study

Problem-based learning (PBL) is classified as a collaborative learning approach, wherein students learn while contributing meaning to experiences and interactions with others. An important theoretical fundamen...

Authors: Ikuo Shimizu, Yasushi Matsuyama, Robbert Duvivier and Cees van der Vleuten