Skip to main content

Articles

Page 1 of 139

  1. Few studies quantified the influence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on medical teaching and scientific research activities in China. This is the first national study to investigate such to...

    Authors: Lei Li, Shuwen Zhang, Junning Fan, Yang Cao, Ting Li, Jinghe Lang, Heping Zhang, Jun Lv and Lan Zhu
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1128
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. Starting the first job as a young physician is a demanding challenge. Certain skills are important to master this transformation that go beyond the theoretical knowledge and practical skills taught in medical ...

    Authors: Felix Behling, Sasan Darius Adib, Patrick Haas, Hannes Becker, Linda Oberle, Eliane Weinbrenner, Isabella Nasi-Kordhishti, Constantin Roder, Jan Griewatz and Marcos Tatagiba
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1126
    Content type: Research Published on:

  4. As healthcare professional trainees, resident physicians are expected to help with COVID-19 care in various ways. Many resident physicians worldwide have cared for COVID-19 patients despite the increased risk ...

    Authors: Sho Nishiguchi, Yuji Nishizaki, Miki Hamaguchi, Atshushi Goto, Masahiko Inamori, Kiyoshi Shikino, Tomohiro Shinozaki, Koshi Kataoka, Taro Shimizu, Yu Yamamoto, Sho Fukui, Hiroyuki Kobayashi and Yasuharu Tokuda
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1125
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health concern. Healthcare providers can play a crucial role in reporting cases of IPV or suspected IPV injuries to the police or the criminal justice system, ...

    Authors: Thea Beate Brevik, Petter Laake, Stål Bjørkly, Kjartan Leer-Salvesen and Solveig Karin Bø Vatnar
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1124
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. The main objectives of the study were to analyse the use of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to evaluate the skills of medical students in paediatric basic life support (PBLS), to compare t...

    Authors: Jesús López-Herce, Esther Aleo and Rafael González
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1123
    Content type: Research Published on:

  7. Interprofessional education is crucial for healthcare students to develop collaborative skills and provide effective patient care. However, opportunities for interprofessional learning are often limited in hea...

    Authors: Christine Brown Wilson, Tara Anderson, Margaret Graham, Jill Murphy, Gary Mitchell, Dympna Tuohy, Heather E. Barry, Pauline Boland, Matt Birch, Audrey Tierney, Patrick Stark, Arlene McCurtin, Laura Creighton, Elizabeth Henderson, Stephanie Craig, Hannah McConnell…
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1122
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. Translational researchers (TRs) fulfill various roles across clinical, educational, and research domains with the ultimate goal of positively impacting patients. Mentorship has been recognized as an important ...

    Authors: Farah R. W. Kools, Christine M. Fox, Harold V. M. van Rijen and Berent J. Prakken
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1121
    Content type: Research Published on:

  9. As the global elderly population rises, providing quality care for older adults is increasingly challenging. Rehabilitation technicians are crucial in this effort. Their knowledge and attitudes significantly i...

    Authors: Yu Zhang, Ling Pang, Li Tan, Zhuoxin Shi, Xuemei Zhong, Yongqiang Yang and Ruyue Shao
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1120
    Content type: Research Published on:

  10. Medical education is tasked with shaping how medical students and physicians think, feel and act as professionals, or their Professional Identity Formation (PIF). This process has traditionally rested upon imp...

    Authors: Neha Burla, Rui Song Ryan Ong, Ryan Choon Hoe Chee, Ruth Si Man Wong, Shao Yun Neo, Nur Amira Binte Abdul Hamid, Crystal Lim, Eng Koon Ong, Nagavalli Somasundaram and Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1119
    Content type: Research Published on:

  11. Specialty clinics can be challenging for students on the internal medicine clerkship. They often lack the specialized knowledge necessary to fully engage in the clinic and may be pushed into an observational r...

    Authors: Arielle L. Langer, Aric D. Parnes, Navin L. Kumar, Jennifer C. Kesselheim and Nora Y. Osman
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1118
    Content type: Research Published on:

  12. Motivation is a critical factor in the success of nursing students, as it significantly influences their ability to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for the nursing profession. Insufficient motivatio...

    Authors: Amir Jalali, Azam Sharifi, Ebrahim Ezzati, Keivan Babaei, Fatemeh Chavoshani, Shamsodin Rahmani and khalil Moradi
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1117
    Content type: Research Published on:

  13. Exposure to surgery during medical school is limited. We ran a mentorship scheme pairing students at a medical school with local surgeons to improve undergraduate insight. We evaluated the effectiveness of men...

    Authors: Nikki Kerdegari, Edelyne Tandanu, Karen Lee, Rhana Zakri, Prokar Dasgupta and Pankaj Chandak
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1116
    Content type: Research Published on:

  14. To promote rural practice and increase enrollment in the entry-level Master of Science Physical Therapy program at the University of Alberta, the Department of Physical Therapy developed a rural physical thera...

    Authors: Lisa Jasper, Bernadette Martin, Mark Hall, Douglas P. Gross and C. Allyson Jones
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1115
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. Collaborative learning is an essential pedagogy in medical education, within which small group learning constitutes an integral component. Online small group teaching has been widely applied and blended with i...

    Authors: Chia-Ter Chao, Yen-Lin Chiu, Chiao-Ling Tsai, Mong-Wei Lin, Chih-Wei Yang, Chiao-Chi Ho, Chiun Hsu and Huey-Ling Chen
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1114
    Content type: Research Published on:

  16. Understanding the student’s perspective of their clinical learning environment (CLE) might assist to discover solutions to improve the learning process and increase engagement. However, there is a lack of info...

    Authors: Temesgen Ayenew, Adane Fentie Tadesse, Tsinunat Fikru, Mihretie Gedfew, Haile Amha, Mamaru Getie Fetene, Afework Edmealem, Addisu Getie, Setarg Ayenew Birhanie and Mengistu Abebe Messelu
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1113
    Content type: Research Published on:

  17. The shadow curriculum is an emerging concept in curriculum studies that has not yet garnered significant attention in medical education. It includes programs and activities outside formal education to improve ...

    Authors: Babak Sabet, Salva Kazemipour-Khabbazi, Amin Habibi, Masomeh Kalantarion, Hamed Khani and Reza Alborzi
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1112
    Content type: Research Published on:

  18. To develop a laparoscopic training course that combines a smartphone application (APP) and virtual reality (VR), and initially evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of its implementation.

    Authors: Yao Liang, Hua Huang, Yu-Bao Tan, Tang Li, Wan Huang, Qing-Long Zhang, Zhuo-Wei Liu and Ming Kuang
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1111
    Content type: Research Published on:

  20. Laparoscopic surgery is associated with a prolonged learning curve for emerging surgeons, and simulation-based training (SBT) has become increasingly prominent in this context due to stringent working time reg...

    Authors: Yu-San Tee, Chi-Tung Cheng, Pei-Hua Li, Ming-Ju Hsieh, Chien-Hung Liao and Chih-Yuan Fu
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1109
    Content type: Research Published on:

  21. The flipped classroom teaching–learning method has been increasingly adopted in higher education to enhance student-centered learning. Despite its growing popularity, limited evidence exists regarding its effe...

    Authors: Assefa Kebad Mengesha, Habtamu Semagne Ayele, Melshew Fenta Misker and Alemante Tafese Beyna
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1108
    Content type: Research Published on:

  22. Social accountability (SA) measures institutional responses to societal needs. For medical education to be socially accountable, institutions must be equitably accessible and commit to training physicians who ...

    Authors: Mohamed Elhassan Abdalla, Mohamed H. Taha, David Onchonga, Nehal Nour, Dervla Kelly, Sarah Harney and Deirdre McGrath
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1107
    Content type: Research Published on:

  23. Despite an empathic doctor patient relationship being of utmost importance to improve health care outcomes, this aspect is scarcely explored in dental students of Pakistan. This primary objective of the presen...

    Authors: Maham Muneeb Lone, Samira Adnan, Muhammad Elham Habib, Muneeb Ahmed Lone, Isma Sajjad, Mehreen Ishtiaq and Syed Yawar Ali Abidi
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1106
    Content type: Research Published on:

  24. Resilience is an essential psychological trait that empowers individuals to adapt and thrive in the face of challenges. Although it is acknowledged that health professionals need to possess high levels of resi...

    Authors: Alexandra Steel, Nilushi Karunaratne, Betty Exintaris, Simon James, Abdullah Al-Juhaishi, Angelo Don, David Wei Dai and Angelina Lim
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1105
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. The integration of Virtual Reality (VR) with Case-Based Learning (CBL) has the potential to revolutionise undergraduate medical education, particularly in complex subjects such as the anatomy and rehabilitatio...

    Authors: Yu He, Ziliang Wang, Nianyi Sun, Yinuo Zhao, Gang Zhao, Xun Ma, Zihui Liang, Shenglin Xia and Xueyong Liu
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1103
    Content type: Research Published on:

  27. Internationally, there has been a move towards fostering diverse healthcare workforces that are representative of the patient populations they serve. Selection criteria for academic-clinicians often aim to cap...

    Authors: Matthew H. V. Byrne, Claudia Chan, Akamiya Karas, Eabha Lynn, Catherine Dominic, Robert Bain, Jonathan C. M. Wan, Andrew D. Clelland, Siena Hayes, Aqua Asif, Anna Harvey Bluemel, Jasper Mogg, Leigh Lawrence, Helen Church, Gabrielle Finn and Megan E. L. Brown
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1102
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  29. Based on the perspective of social network theory, this study explored the network indicator system that facilitated optimal knowledge sharing effect in Medication Therapy Management Services (MTMS) training t...

    Authors: Rui Tong, Wenpu Lei, Simin Yan, Qiuhui Wu, Yao Yao, Jian Wang, Xian Yang, Weihong Ge and Jinping Zhang
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1100
    Content type: Research Published on:

  30. Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) serves as a valuable pedagogical approach in nursing education, encompassing varying levels of fidelity. While previous reviews have highlighted the potential effectiveness of S...

    Authors: Ali Alharbi, Arina Nurfianti, Rosemary F. Mullen, John D. McClure and William H. Miller
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1099
    Content type: Research Published on:

  31. Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a highly structured active learning methodology shown to have positive learning outcomes in undergraduate medical education (UME). While many medical schools have increasingly adop...

    Authors: Rebecca Andrews-Dickert, Ranjini Nagaraj, Lilian Zhan, Laura Knittig and Yuan Zhao
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1098
    Content type: Research Published on:

  32. To mitigate the growing burden of non-communicable diseases, doctors training to become paediatricians should be equipped with concepts and knowledge regarding Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD).

    Authors: Daniel Chan, Thurston Yan Jia Heng, Ruther Teo Zheng, Serena Chang, See Ling Loy, Chee Wai Ku, Mei Chien Chua and Fabian Yap
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1097
    Content type: Research Published on:

  33. Reports of Large Language Models (LLMs) passing board examinations have spurred medical enthusiasm for their clinical integration. Through a narrative review, we reflect upon the skill shifts necessary for cli...

    Authors: Liam G. McCoy, Faye Yu Ci Ng, Christopher M. Sauer, Katelyn Edelwina Yap Legaspi, Bhav Jain, Jack Gallifant, Michael McClurkin, Alessandro Hammond, Deirdre Goode, Judy Gichoya and Leo Anthony Celi
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1096
    Content type: Review Published on:

  35. The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between teaching competence, career development, industrial orientation, and specialty construction in the case of intelligent medicine specialties in uni...

    Authors: Wei Lin, Xiaoxue Chen, Yujie Zhang, Yuxiang Fu, Tao Jiang and Lin Xu
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1094
    Content type: Research Published on:

  36. This study aimed to investigate medical students’ perceptions of telehealth in Pakistan and assess the relationship between students’ proficiency in computers and technology, gender, and age.

    Authors: Rafay Shahab Ansari, Hussein Alfakeer, Fariha Arif, Muhammad Arsalan Bashir, Maha Zehra, Sameer Abdul Rauf, Hussain Haider Shah, Sardar Noman Qayyum and Annoushay Tehseen
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1093
    Content type: Research Published on:

  37. Pediatric cardiology fellows often deliver serious news to families. Effective clinician-patient communication is the basis of strong therapeutic relationships and improves health outcomes, increases patient a...

    Authors: Lauren S. Crafts, Christopher Teng, Margaret Irwin, Angela M. Feraco, Andrew J. Lawton, Jennifer M. Snaman, Elizabeth D. Blume and Christina Ronai
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1092
    Content type: Research Published on:

  38. In Kenya, postgraduate medical residents must complete a research dissertation for their Master of Medicine studies. However, the subsequent publication rate is lower than in higher-income settings, limiting t...

    Authors: Dorothy Kamya, Brigette Macharia, Wangari Waweru Siika and Caroline K. Mbuba
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1091
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. The surgical clinical practice skill training is an important part of medical undergraduate education. Surgical skills are complex and difficult to master. However, the traditional teaching method has some dis...

    Authors: Chao Liu, Mei Ren, Chaoen Luo, Khan Asfandyar, Huijie Dai, Jinxin Yang and Zhengwen Lei
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1090
    Content type: Research Published on:

  40. Empathy is crucial for patient health. The Balint group is a commonly used method for empathy training. However, the impact of Balint groups on empathy remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis...

    Authors: Bin Gong, Xiaochen Zhang, Chen Lu, Chengcheng Wu and Jin Yang
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1089
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. Previous studies have reported varying levels of self-directed learning readiness and time management skills among nursing students, and the relationship between these two skills has not been extensively explo...

    Authors: Narges Sadeghi, Maryam Janatolamakn, Shahab Rezaeian, Milad Rashi and Alireza Khatony
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1088
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. Given today’s competitive climate, graduates in stomatology face the dilemma of deciding whether to pursue higher education, obtain a master’s degree, or focus on clinical careers. However, their career planni...

    Authors: Cai Wen, Xingyu Lyu and Qing Zhang
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1087
    Content type: Research Published on:

  43. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) aim to assess medical students’ clinical skills rather than just their theoretical knowledge. We propose a study between the learning style of second-cycle me...

    Authors: Anne-Cécile Ezanno, Florie Pirot, Julie Lavolé, Guillaume Le Gall, Raphaelle Mestiri, Charlotte Delattre, Sébastien Le Burel, Sandra Le Mener, Marie Gominet, Cécile Ficko and Hubert Nielly
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1086
    Content type: Research Published on:

  44. Coaching in academic medicine may help learners develop lifelong learning skills. Studies typically evaluate the impact on coachees and program outcomes. Limited information is available about educating facult...

    Authors: B. Mukherjee, L. LaCross and G. Khalsa
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1085
    Content type: Research Published on:

  45. COVID presented an opportunity to revolutionize the traditional format of Medical Grand Rounds (MGR). In this Commentary, we explore the educational ramifications of shifting MGR virtually with a focus on COVID-r...

    Authors: Lekshmi Santhosh, Lee Anne Rosenstein and Robert M. Wachter
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1084
    Content type: Research Published on:

  46. Coaching is commonly used to facilitate leadership development among healthcare managers. However, there is limited knowledge of the components of coaching interventions and their impacts on healthcare manager...

    Authors: Shuang Hu, Maritta Välimäki, Siying Liu, Xianhong Li, Batool Shumaila, Wenqiu Huang, Xincen Liu, Wendi Guo, Wenjun Chen, Jia Chen and Jiale Hu
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1083
    Content type: Research Published on:

  48. Virtual simulation experiment is a vital component of higher education digitalization, emerging from the deep integration of specialty disciplines and information technology. Chinese universities have invested...

    Authors: Qingqing Liang, Haozhen Wu and Yibiao Yuan
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1081
    Content type: Research Published on:

  49. Multiple trauma injuries are the leading cause of death and disability in people under the age of 45 and require prompt and specialised care. However, medical and nursing education programmes do not always inc...

    Authors: Juana Perpiñá-Galvañ, Néstor Montoro-Pérez, Ana Isabel Gutiérrez-García, Lourdes José-Alcaide, Noelia García-Aracil, Rocío Juliá-Sanchis and Silvia Escribano
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1080
    Content type: Research Published on:

  50. This study investigated the integration of online learning into complete denture rehabilitation (CDR) training for dental interns, highlighting its impact on their education and readiness for clinical practice...

    Authors: Feng Luo, Ling Luo, Yaowen Zhang, Wen Wen, Baojun Ye, Yafei Mo and Qianbing Wan
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:1079
    Content type: Research Published on:
Submit manuscript

Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.7
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.4
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.603
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.935

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 29
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 191

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 6,205,310
    Altmetric mentions: 3,103

Peer-review Terminology

  • The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

    Identity transparency: Single anonymized

    Reviewer interacts with: Editor

    Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

    More information is available here

Follow

Sign up for article alerts and news from this journal

BMC Medical Education

ISSN: 1472-6920

Contact us