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The effectiveness of the combined problem-based learning (PBL) and case-based learning (CBL) teaching method in the clinical practical teaching of thyroid disease

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of PBL–CBL combined teaching in thyroid surgery and make observations from the students’ perspectives, based on their satisfaction with the learnin...

Authors: Wanjun Zhao, Linye He, Wenyi Deng, Jingqiang Zhu, Anping Su and Yong Zhang

“Can virtue be taught?”: a content analysis of medical students’ opinions of the professional and ethical challenges to their professional identity formation

Efforts have begun to characterize the ethical and professional issues encountered by medical students in their clinical years. By applying previously identified taxonomies to a national sample of medical stud...

Authors: Michael Hawking, Jenny Kim, Melody Jih, Chelsea Hu and John D. Yoon

Stakeholder perceptions about the establishment of medical simulation-based learning at a university in a low resource setting: a qualitative study in Uganda

Simulation based learning (SBL) is a technique where teachers recreate “real life” clinical experiences for health care teams for purposes of gaining clinical skills in a safe environment. There is evidence th...

Authors: Josephine Nambi Najjuma, Francis Bajunirwe, Margaret Twine, Tamara Namata, Catherine Kalimba Kyakwera, Moses Cherop and Data Santorino

Medical student support for vulnerable patients during COVID-19 – a convergent mixed-methods study

The coronavirus pandemic has exerted significant impacts on primary care, causing rapid digital transformation, exacerbating social isolation, and disrupting medical student and General Practice [GP] trainee e...

Authors: Tirion Hughes, Eleanor Beard, Amelia Bowman, Joyce Chan, Katrina Gadsby, Martha Hughes, Maya Humphries, Aaron Johnston, Georgina King, Megan Knock, Kaveeta Malhi, Gerda Mickute, Ebubechi Okpalugo, Madeleine Oliver, Vimukthi Perera, Florence Pickles…

Assessment of burnout in medical students using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey: a cross-sectional data analysis

Medical student burnout can cause emotional and physical exhaustion and detachment. The objectives of this study were to evaluate burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS), identify f...

Authors: Michael Obregon, Jessica Luo, Jarod Shelton, Terri Blevins and Martin MacDowell

Resident satisfaction with the pediatric surgery training program

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...

Authors: Tariq Altokhais, Mohammed Al Rajhi, Osama Bawazir, Gassan T. Almogbel, Abdullah I. Aljunaydil and Abdullah Alshehri

Knowledge of physicians regarding the management of Type two Diabetes in a primary care setting: the impact of online continuous medical education

To explore the impact of an online continuing medical education (CME) program on physicians’ knowledge about the management of type two diabetes.

Authors: Zahra Emami, Azam Kouhkan, Alireza Khajavi and Mohammad E. Khamseh

The impact of multi-person virtual reality competitive learning on anatomy education: a randomized controlled study

Anatomy is one of the core subjects in medical education. Students spend considerable time and effort on learning the requisite anatomy knowledge. This study explored the effect of a multiple-player virtual re...

Authors: Yi-Chun Du, Shih-Chen Fan and Li-Cheng Yang

Prospective study on a fast-track training in psychiatry for medical students: the psychiatric hat game

While medical students are losing interest in lectures in favor of other educational materials, many studies suggest the benefit of active learning, combined with gamified educational tools. The authors develo...

Authors: Anthony Clément, Raphaël Delage, Marie Chollier, Laure Josse, Stéphane Gaudry, Jean-Ralph Zahar, Thierry Baubet and Bertrand Degos

Anxiety, perceived stress and coping strategies in nursing students: a cross-sectional, correlational, descriptive study

For many nursing students, clinical training represents a stressful experience. The levels of stress and anxiety may vary during students’ educational training, depending on their ability to adopt behavioral s...

Authors: María Dolores Onieva-Zafra, Juan José Fernández-Muñoz, Elia Fernández-Martínez, Francisco José García-Sánchez, Ana Abreu-Sánchez and María Laura Parra-Fernández

Configurations for obtaining in-consultation assistance from supervisors in general practice training, and patient-related barriers to trainee help-seeking: a survey study

General practice (GP) trainees may seek supervisor assistance to complete their patient consultations. This in-consultation assistance plays a key role in the supervisory oversight of trainees and in trainee l...

Authors: Nancy J. Sturman, Amanda Tapley, Mieke L. van Driel, Elizabeth G. Holliday, Jean I. Ball, Andrew R. Davey, Alison Fielding, Kristen FitzGerald, Neil A. Spike and Parker J. Magin

Assessing clinical reasoning in undergraduate medical students during history taking with an empirically derived scale for clinical reasoning indicators

The clinical reasoning process, which requires biomedical knowledge, knowledge about problem-solving strategies, and knowledge about reasons for diagnostic procedures, is a key element of physicians’ daily pra...

Authors: Sophie Fürstenberg, Tillmann Helm, Sarah Prediger, Martina Kadmon, Pascal O. Berberat and Sigrid Harendza

Interprofessional communication (IPC) for medical students: a scoping review

Effective Interprofessional Communication (IPC) between healthcare professionals enhances teamwork and improves patient care. Yet IPC training remains poorly structured in medical schools. To address this gap,...

Authors: Chermaine Bok, Cheng Han Ng, Jeffery Wei Heng Koh, Zhi Hao Ong, Haziratul Zakirah Binte Ghazali, Lorraine Hui En Tan, Yun Ting Ong, Clarissa Wei Shuen Cheong, Annelissa Mien Chew Chin, Stephen Mason and Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna

Regression analyses of questionnaires in bedside teaching

Students’ ratings of bedside teaching courses are difficult to evaluate and to comprehend. Validated systematic analyses of influences on students’ perception and valuation of bedside teaching can serve as the...

Authors: Wolf Ramackers, Julia Victoria Stupak, Indra Louisa Marcheel, Annette Tuffs, Harald Schrem, Volkhard Fischer and Jan Beneke

Factors affecting the acceptance of blended learning in medical education: application of UTAUT2 model

Blended learning is a new approach to improving the quality of medical education. Acceptance of blended learning plays an important role in its effective implementation. Therefore, the purpose of this study wa...

Authors: Seyyed Mohsen Azizi, Nasrin Roozbahani and Alireza Khatony

Automatic analysis of summary statements in virtual patients - a pilot study evaluating a machine learning approach

The ability to compose a concise summary statement about a patient is a good indicator for the clinical reasoning abilities of healthcare students. To assess such summary statements manually a rubric based on ...

Authors: Inga Hege, Isabel Kiesewetter and Martin Adler

Effect of a high value care curriculum on standardized patient exam in the Core Clerkship in Internal Medicine

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...

Authors: Amit K. Pahwa, Kevin Eaton, Ariella Apfel, Amanda Bertram, Rebecca Ridell and Danelle Cayea

Benchmarking the research track record and level of appointment of Australian medical laboratory science academics

Benchmarking across and within universities is a common tool to evaluate performance of a program and maintain accreditation requirements. While teaching remains a primary responsibility of many academics, aca...

Authors: Rebecca Donkin, Kieran Broome and Libby Swanepoel

Development and preliminary evaluation of a communication skills training programme for hospital physicians by a specialized palliative care service: the ‘Teach to Talk’ programme

There is widespread agreement about the importance of communication skills training (CST) for healthcare professionals caring for cancer patients. Communication can be effectively learned and improved through ...

Authors: S. Tanzi, L. De Panfilis, M. Costantini, G. Artioli, S. Alquati and S. Di Leo

Professionalism and inter-communication skills (ICS): a multi-site validity study assessing proficiency in core competencies and milestones in medical learners

Interpersonal and Communication Skills (ICS) and Professionalism milestones are challenging to evaluate during medical training. Paucity in proficiency, direction and validity evidence of assessment tools of t...

Authors: Abd Moain Abu Dabrh, Thomas A. Waller, Robert P. Bonacci, Anem J. Nawaz, Joshua J. Keith, Anjali Agarwal, John Merfeld, Terri Nordin, Mary Michelle Winscott, Thomas E. Belda, Mohammad Hassan Murad, Sally Ann L. Pantin, Lawrence W. Steinkraus, Thomas J. Grau and Kurt B. Angstman

Impact of an educational intervention combining clinical obesity preceptorship with electronic networking tools on primary care professionals: a prospective study

Primary care providers’ (PCPs) attitude toward obesity is often negative, and their confidence level for helping patients manage their weight is low. Continuing professional development (CPD) on the subject of...

Authors: Jean-Patrice Baillargeon, Denise St-Cyr-Tribble, Marianne Xhignesse, Christine Brown, André C. Carpentier, Martin Fortin, Andrew Grant, Judith Simoneau-Roy and Marie-France Langlois

Designing and evaluating an interprofessional education conference approach to antimicrobial education

Arguably, Medical School curricula are deficient in learning opportunities related to the safe and effective use of medicines, in particular antimicrobials. Infection management is complex and multidisciplinar...

Authors: Clare Guilding, Jessica Hardisty, Elsa Randles, Louise Statham, Alan Green, Roshni Bhudia, Charan Singh Thandi, Andrew Teodorczuk, Lesley Scott and Joanna Matthan

A multi-method exploratory study of health professional students’ experiences with compliance behaviours

Research in healthcare, including students as participants, has begun to document experiences with negative compliance, specifically conformity and obedience. There is a growing body of experimental and survey...

Authors: Efrem Violato, Sharla King and Okan Bulut

Assessing comfort level of organ donation competencies among pediatric intensivists in Saudi Arabia: a national survey

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...

Authors: Yasser M. Kazzaz and Omar B. Da’ar

A german-language competency-based multisource feedback instrument for residents: development and validity evidence

In medical settings, multisource feedback (MSF) is a recognised method of formative assessment. It collects feedback on a doctor’s performance from several perspectives in the form of questionnaires. Yet, no v...

Authors: Eva K. Hennel, Ulrike Subotic, Christoph Berendonk, Daniel Stricker, Sigrid Harendza and Sören Huwendiek

“It is this very knowledge that makes us doctors”: an applied thematic analysis of how medical students perceive the relevance of biomedical science knowledge to clinical medicine

Intensive study of the biomedical sciences remains a core component of undergraduate medical education with medical students often completing up to 2 years of biomedical science training prior to entering cler...

Authors: Bonny L. Dickinson, Kristine Gibson, Kristi VanDerKolk, Jeffrey Greene, Claudia A. Rosu, Deborah D. Navedo, Kirsten A. Porter-Stransky and Lisa E. Graves

Ratings of performance in multisource feedback: comparing performance theories of residents and nurses

Multisource feedback (MSF) is increasingly being used to assess trainee performance, with different assessor groups fulfilling a crucial role in utility of assessment data. However, in health professions educa...

Authors: Muhammad Tariq, Marjan Govaerts, Azam Afzal, Syed Ahsan Ali and Tabassum Zehra

Students’ and lecturers’ perspective on the implementation of online learning in dental education due to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): a cross-sectional study

On account of physical distancing measures, universities worldwide are strongly affected by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Thus, the dental school of Justus-Liebig-University Giessen (Germany) transferred the establis...

Authors: Maximiliane Amelie Schlenz, Alexander Schmidt, Bernd Wöstmann, Nobert Krämer and Nelly Schulz-Weidner

The influence of mixing international and domestic students on competency learning in small groups in undergraduate medical education

Medical curricula are increasingly internationalized, with international students being mixed with domestic students in small group learning. Small group learning is known to foster competency learning in unde...

Authors: Yan Zhou, Agnes D. Diemers, Jasperina Brouwer, Friso L. H. Muntinghe, Robbert J. Duvivier, Jan Pols, A. Debbie C. Jaarsma and Nicolaas A. Bos

How to enhance and assess reflection in specialist training: a mixed method validation study of a new tool for global assessment of reflection ability

In Danish GP training we had the ambition to enhance and assess global reflection ability, but since we found no appropriate validated method in the literature, we decided to develop a new assessment tool. Thi...

Authors: Gunver Lillevang, Helle Ibsen, Søren Hast Prins and Niels Kristian Kjaer

Correlation of medical students' situational motivation and performance of non-technical skills during simulation-based emergency training

Non-technical skills (NTS) are an indispensable element of emergency care and need to be prevalent alongside with good technical skills. Though, questions of how to teach (instructional design) and improve NTS...

Authors: Leonie Schulte-Uentrop, Jonathan S. Cronje, Christian Zöllner, Jens C. Kubitz, Susanne Sehner and Parisa Moll-Khosrawi

Reference letters for subspecialty medicine residency positions: are they valuable for decision-making? Results from a Canadian study

The letter of recommendation is currently an integral part of applicant selection for residency programs. Internal medicine residents will spend much time and expense completing sub-specialty away electives to...

Authors: Deepti Chopra, Mala Joneja, Gurjit Sandhu, Christopher A. Smith, Catherine M. Spagnuolo and Lawrence Hookey

Establishing a national high fidelity cadaveric emergency urology simulation course to increase trainee preparedness for independent on-call practice: a prospective observational study

Whilst competence in the management of a wide range of urological emergencies is a requirement for certification in urology, many conditions are uncommon and exposure during training may be limited. This prosp...

Authors: Nicholas Bullock, Thomas Ellul, Suzanne Biers, James Armitage, Sophia Cashman, Krishna Narahari, Oleg Tatarov, Neil Fenn, Pradeep Bose, Jonathan Featherstone and Owen Hughes

What is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine residency training: an observational study

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has engendered difficulties for health systems globally; however, the effect of the pandemic on emergency medicine (EM) residency training programs is unknown. ...

Authors: Hsiang-Yun Lo, Shen-Che Lin, Chung-Hsien Chaou, Yu-Che Chang, Chip-Jin Ng and Shou-Yen Chen

Clinical educator self-efficacy, self-evaluation and its relationship with student evaluations of clinical teaching

In a whole-of-system approach to evaluation of teaching across any degree, multiple sources of information can help develop an educators’ understanding of their teaching quality. In the health professions, stu...

Authors: Brett Vaughan

Interprofessional collaborative learning in the workplace: a qualitative study at a non-governmental organisation in Durban, South Africa

The rapid progression of diseases and the complex, changing landscape of healthcare has increased the awareness that interprofessional collaboration is essential in ensuring safe and effective healthcare deliv...

Authors: Sarentha Chetty, Varsha Bangalee and Petra Brysiewicz

A brief intervention to reduce burnout and improve sleep quality in medical students

Perceived stress, burnout, and poor sleep quality are high among medical students. Interventions designed to target these issues are necessary to promote the health and well-being of medical students. The purp...

Authors: Jennifer R. Brubaker, Aili Swan and Elizabeth A. Beverly

Defining and tracking medical student self-monitoring using multiple-choice question item certainty

Self-monitoring is an important component of clinical practice. It is underpinned by the framework of self-efficacy which is concerned with judgments of how well one believes one can achieve or perform a task....

Authors: Mike Tweed, Gordon Purdie and Tim Wilkinson

Knowledge of undergraduate dental students toward orthodontic skeletal temporary anchorage devices at Kuwait University

The introduction of skeletal Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs) into orthodontics has provided orthodontists with reliable techniques of correcting anchorage problems. The objective of this study was to evalua...

Authors: Manal M. Abu Al-Melh and Abrar N. Al-Anzi

Why should medical students (not) be recruited to care for patients with COVID-19?

Worldwide it is being discussed whether medical students might be of help during the present COVID-19 epidemic. Although this question is probably a legitimate one, one should however discuss this thoroughly b...

Authors: Ivan Bank and Marjo Wijnen-Meijer

Distance learning in clinical medical education amid COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan: current situation, challenges, and perspectives

As COVID-19 has been declared as a pandemic disease by the WHO on March 11th, 2020, the global incidence of COVID-19 disease increased dramatically. In response to the COVID-19 situation, Jordan announced the ...

Authors: Mahmoud Al-Balas, Hasan Ibrahim Al-Balas, Hatim M. Jaber, Khaled Obeidat, Hamzeh Al-Balas, Emad A. Aborajooh, Raed Al-Taher and Bayan Al-Balas

Education is an important factor in end-of-life care: results from a survey of Brazilian physicians’ attitudes and knowledge in end-of-life medicine

According to the Latin America Association for palliative care, Brazil offers only 0.48 palliative care services per 1 million inhabitants. In 2012, no accredited physicians were working in palliative care, wh...

Authors: Thais Ioshimoto, Danielle Ioshimoto Shitara, Gilmar Fernades do Prado, Raymon Pizzoni, Rafael Hennemann Sassi and Aécio Flávio Teixeira de Gois

Validation of the French translation of the Dutch residency educational climate test

The learning environment is one of the most influential factors in training of medical residents. The Dutch Residency Educational Climate Test (D-RECT) is one of the strongest instruments for measuring the lea...

Authors: Mohamed Anass Majbar, Yassin Majbar, Amine Benkabbou, Laila Amrani, Abdeslam Bougtab, Raouf Mohsine and Amine Souadka

Long-term impact of undergraduate community-based clinical training on community healthcare practice in Japan: a cross-sectional study

Community-based medical education (CBME) has been evolving globally. However, the long-term impacts of CBME programs on career intention are ambiguous. Therefore, this study aimed to reveal the long-term impac...

Authors: Shinsuke Yahata, Taro Takeshima, Tsuneaki Kenzaka and Masanobu Okayama

Needs assessment for a curriculum for difficult conversations -a survey from 5 Chinese accredited neurology residency training programs

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...

Authors: Lixin Zhou, Bo Wu, Liyong Wu, Xin Cheng, Bo Hu, Ming Yao, Yicheng Zhu, Bin Peng, Liying Cui and Jun Ni

The role of 3D printed models in the teaching of human anatomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is an emerging technology widely used in medical education. However, its role in the teaching of human anatomy needs further evaluation.

Authors: Zhen Ye, Aishe Dun, Hanming Jiang, Cuifang Nie, Shulian Zhao, Tao Wang and Jing Zhai

Motivations of assessment item writers in medical programs: a qualitative study

The challenge of generating sufficient quality items for medical student examinations is a common experience for medical program coordinators. Faculty development strategies are commonly used, but there is lit...

Authors: Sowmiya Karthikeyan, Elizabeth O’Connor and Wendy Hu

Barriers to obtaining reliable results from evaluations of teaching quality in undergraduate medical education

Medical education is characterized by numerous features that are different from other higher education programmes, and evaluations of teaching quality are an integral part of medical education. Although schola...

Authors: Zemiao Zhang, Qi Wu, Xinping Zhang, Juyang Xiong, Lan Zhang and Hong Le

Evaluation of continuous quality improvement in accreditation for medical education

Accreditation systems are based on a number of principles and purposes that vary across jurisdictions. Decision making about accreditation governance suffers from a paucity of evidence. This paper evaluates th...

Authors: Nesibe Akdemir, Linda N. Peterson, Craig M. Campbell and Fedde Scheele

The essential enterprise: the critical role of accreditation in the 21st century

Authors: Jason R. Frank, Sarah Taber, Marta van Zanten, Fedde Scheele and Danielle Blouin