Section Edited by Marjo Wijnen-Meijer
This section considers manuscripts that investigate what material should be covered in medical school curricula and how the material should be developed as students progress through their education.
Section Edited by Marjo Wijnen-Meijer
This section considers manuscripts that investigate what material should be covered in medical school curricula and how the material should be developed as students progress through their education.
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Pain is a devastating sensation and has to be treated immediately. Therefore, we developed a training program to improve the knowledge of medical students in the field of pain medicine. In the present study, t...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:133
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals are more likely to have negative healthcare experiences and worse health outcomes when compared with their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. A ...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:100
Research engagement contributes to the improvement of patient care. A systematic review is a suitable first scholarly activity because it entails summarization of publicly available data and usually requires n...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:98
Given the challenge of chronic lifestyle diseases, the shift in healthcare focus to primary care and recognised importance of a preventive approach to health, including exercise prescription, the embedding of ...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:76
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 ...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:56
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...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:54
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...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:31
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...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:30
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.
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:26
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 ...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:20
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...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:19
One in three women in the United Kingdom (UK) will have an abortion before age 45, making abortion provision an essential aspect of reproductive healthcare. Despite this, abortion remains ethically contested a...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:4
Providing medical students with opportunities for research experience is challenging for medical schools in developing countries. The Research Training Program (RTP), which is carried out in Ege University Fac...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:2
The re-introduction of medical students into healthcare systems struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns as to whether they will be supported when confronted with death and dying patients in resou...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:516
Curricular integration represents collaborations between disciplines to establish a coherent curriculum and has become the dominant recommendation for medical education in the second half of the twentieth cent...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:509
With funding from the United States Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA), a consortium of health professional training institutions from Africa developed HIV-specific, interprofessional, team-based e...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:499
Faculty development is important for advancing teaching practice in health professions education. However, little is known regarding how faculty development outcomes are achieved and how change in practice may...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:497
With increased student numbers in the Sydney Medical Program, and concerns regarding standardisation across cohorts, student satisfaction of the problem-based learning (PBL) model had decreased in recent years...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:492
Taiwan’s colleges and universities are struggling to maintain their student enrollment rates owing to the declining fertility rate. Focusing on students in higher education programs, this study aims to analyze...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:483
Core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) have been defined to specify the performance expectations for entering residents worldwide. The content of these EPAs was elaborated and validated primarily via ...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:452
Electives are perceived by medical students as a valuable, highly regarded experience, allowing them to customize learning experiences and enabling them to early differentiate during medical training. The pres...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:449
In undergraduate medical education, patient safety concepts and understanding of medical errors are under-represented. This problem is more evident in low-income settings. The aim of this study was to explore ...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:447
Vaccination is the most cost-effective medical intervention known to prevent morbidity and mortality. However, data are limited on the effectiveness of residency programs in delivering immunization knowledge a...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:442
Educational capacity building in pediatric ophthalmology is necessary to address the burden of childhood blindness in Ethiopia. Residency and fellowship training at Addis Ababa University (AAU) have been enhan...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:438
The impact of stress and burnout in students is an emerging topic. When students perceive that they are unable to cope with stressors, there is increased potential for burnout. To maximise students’ higher edu...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:433
Although electrocardiography is considered a core learning outcome for medical students, there is currently little curricular guidance for undergraduate ECG training. Owing to the absence of expert consensus o...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:431
Global health is the study, research, and practice of medicine focused on improving health and achieving health equity for all persons worldwide. International and national bodies stipulate that global health ...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:389
Interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) is increasingly recognised as being crucial for the provision of holistic care and optimising health outcomes among older adults, many with multiple complex heal...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:388
The pediatric surgery residency program is new in Saudi Arabia. As with any new program, residents experience a degree of fear and anxiety about their future in the program. The aim of this study is to examine...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:375
With almost 20% unnecessary spending on healthcare, there has been increasing interest in high value care defined as the best care for the patient, with the optimal result for the circumstances, delivered at t...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:365
As increasing the number of organ donations presents a global challenge, Saudi Arabia is no different. Intensivists can play a major role in maximizing the organ donation process and minimize the challenges. T...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:358
Communication skill is a core competency in neurology residency training. Specific training in this area at the residency level is often lacking, especially regarding difficult conversations. The aim of this s...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:336
Patient-led education contributes to the implementation of practical experience of working with patients in health care professional curricula. There are few descriptions of patients’ involvement in pharmacist...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:322
People with intellectual disability (ID) have multiple and complex health needs, more frequent healthcare episodes, and experience poorer health outcomes. Research conducted two decades ago showed that medical...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:321
Refugees and migrants face an increased risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Adequate care can be insufficient due to language barriers, cultural differences, and knowledge deficits of heal...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:311
As medical students, we recognise how the various stages of medical school can influence one’s perception of their educational environment, as illustrated by the work of Yoo and Kim. Throughout this article, v...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:291
The importance of ensuring medical students are equipped with the skills to be able to practice evidence-based medicine (EBM) has been increasingly recognized in recent years. However, there is limited informa...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:278
Pathology education provides information on pathology and guides students to become pathologists. Recently, the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China required the establishment of the system ...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:259
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a core competence in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical curricula. However, its integration into curricula varies widely. Our study will help medical colleges develop,...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:256
Mentoring provides mentees and mentors with holistic support and research opportunities. Yet, the quality of this support has been called into question amidst suggestions that mentoring is prone to bullying an...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:246
Interpersonal and technical skills are required for the care of people living with substance use disorders. Considering the applicability and usability of online courses as continuing professional education in...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:240
Medical student demands for competency based homeless health education is increasing. Indeed, humans living homeless is a treatable health and social emergency. This innovation report outlines the initial deve...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:232
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic has resulted in unprecedented public health measures. This has impacted the UK education sector with many universities halting campus-based teaching and exami...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:206
Medical School programme workloads challenge the physical and mental health of students particularly in compressed graduate entry programmes. There is evidence that physical activity (PA) can improve holistic ...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:183
Hidden curriculum (HC) is considered as unintended learning experiences in medical education (ME). This may include values, norms, beliefs, skills, and knowledge which could potentially influence learning outc...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:176
Global health educational programs for medical and public health professionals have grown substantially in recent years. The University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine (UICOM) began a global medicine (...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:159
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people—inclusively termed “sexual and gender minorities”—have unique health and health care needs that are not being met by most healthcare providers du...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:138
Optimal performance of the primary and secondary survey is the foundation of Advance Trauma Life Support care. Despite its importance, not all primary surveys completed at level 1 pediatric trauma centers are ...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:131
Previous research has not provided enough direction regarding effective content design of courses integrating the humanities and social sciences in medical and dental education. This study aims at exploring ho...
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:117
To assess how ready current FY1 doctors felt when starting their first posting as newly qualified doctors.
Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:106
Citation Impact
1.831 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.235 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.526 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
0.831 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
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