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Section edited by Sigrid Harendza and Terese Stenfors-Hayes
This section considers manuscripts that investigate approaches to medical education (i.e., how teachers teach and how students learn) from the perspective of both the teacher and the learner.
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Little is known about how best to implement portfolio-based learning in medical school. We evaluated the introduction of a formative e-portfolio-based supervision pilot for final year medical students by seeki...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:141
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Sufficient preparedness is important for transitions to workplace participation and learning in clinical settings. This study aims to analyse medical students’ preparedness for early clerkships using a three-d...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:140
Published on: 22 August 2017
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Using simulated learning environments with standardised patients (SPs) provides a way to scaffold the development of skills for patient safety in a low risk environment. There are no data regarding whether add...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:133
Published on: 10 August 2017
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Students commencing their medical training arrive with different educational backgrounds and a diverse range of learning experiences. Consequently, students would have developed preferred approaches to acquiri...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:131
Published on: 8 August 2017
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A growing number of patients require overview and management in both primary and secondary care. This situation requires that primary and secondary care professionals have well developed collaborative skills. ...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:125
Published on: 19 July 2017
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The institution of duty hour reforms by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in 2003 has created a learning environment where residents are consistently looking for input from attending phy...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:124
Published on: 18 July 2017
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Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. In Tanzania, PPH causes 25% of maternal deaths. Skilled attendance is crucial to saving the lives of mothers and their newborns...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:119
Published on: 14 July 2017
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The aim of mentorship is to build the mentees capacity, enhance their skills and improve their ability to produce desired outcomes. However, the mentoring relationship is vulnerable to a number of challenges t...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:123
Published on: 14 July 2017
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The effectiveness of colonoscopy for diagnosing and preventing colon cancer is largely dependent on the ability of endoscopists to fully inspect the colonic mucosa, which they achieve primarily through skilled...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:118
Published on: 12 July 2017
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E-learning—the use of Internet technologies to enhance knowledge and performance—has become a widely accepted instructional approach. Little is known about the current use of e-learning in postgraduate medical...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:114
Published on: 11 July 2017
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Self-regulated learning is the individual’s ability to effectively use various strategies to reach their learning goals. We conducted this scoping review to explore what has been found regarding self-regulated...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:112
Published on: 10 July 2017
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The death of a simulated patient is controversial. Some educators feel that having a manikin die is prejudicial to learning; others feel it is a way of better preparing students for these situations. Perceived...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:109
Published on: 6 July 2017
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The development and demonstration of incremental trainee autonomy is required by the ACGME. However, there is scant published research concerning autonomy of ophthalmology residents in the outpatient clinic se...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:105
Published on: 26 June 2017
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Cross-year peer tutoring (CYPT) of medical students is recognized as an effective learning tool. The aim of this study is to investigate the non-inferiority of the objective outcome of medical interview traini...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:103
Published on: 15 June 2017
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Clinical decision making in oncology is based on both inter- and multidisciplinary approach. Hence teaching future doctors involved in oncology or general health practice is crucial. The aim of the Vienna Summ...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:100
Published on: 6 June 2017
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Evaluating the quality of postgraduate medical education (PGME) programs through accreditation is common practice worldwide. Accreditation is shaped by educational quality and quality management. An appropriat...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:98
Published on: 2 June 2017
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Teaching cardiac ultrasound to medical students in a brief course is a challenge. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of teaching large groups of medical students the acquisition and interpretation of cardiac...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:94
Published on: 30 May 2017
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Teaching clinical audit skills to nascent health professionals is one strategy to improve frontline care. The undergraduate medical curriculum at the University of Auckland provides improvement science theory ...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:91
Published on: 26 May 2017
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Vodcasts (video podcasts) are becoming increasingly popular in medical education. At A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU SOMA), vodcasts are an essential component of our blen...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:89
Published on: 19 May 2017
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Treating patients is complex, and research shows that there are differences in cognitive resources between physicians who experience difficulties, and those who do not. It is possible that differences in some ...
BMC Medical Education 2017 17:87
Published on: 15 May 2017
