Deng, Guangwei Zhao, Di Lio, Jonathan Chen, Xinyu Ma, Xiaopeng Liang, Liang Feng, Chenpeng
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BMC Medical Education
BackgroundThe standardized training of resident physicians in China is significant and robust. During the training, clinical teachers act as leaders. The training taking place in public hospitals requires a transactional leadership style (TLS), but existing research studies seldom analyze how to promote residents’ performance from this perspective....
Bugaj, T. J. Blohm, M. Schmid, C. Koehl, N. Huber, J. Huhn, D. Herzog, W. Krautter, M. Nikendei, C.
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BackgroundPeer-assisted learning (PAL) is a common teaching and learning method in medical education worldwide. In the setting of skills laboratories (skills labs), student tutors are often employed as an equivalent alternative to faculty teachers. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is a lack of qualitative studies which explore the reaso...
Cavuoto Petrizzo, Marie Barilla-LaBarca, Maria-Louise Lim, Youn Seon Jongco, Artemio M. Cassara, Michael Anglim, James Stern, Joel N.H.
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BackgroundImmune function and dysfunction are highly complex basic science concepts introduced in the preclinical medical school curriculum. A challenge for early learners is connecting the intricate details and concepts in immunology with clinical manifestations. This impedes relevance and applicability. The impetus in medical education reform is ...
Khalil, Mohammed K. Wright, William S. Spearman, Kelsey A. Gaspard, Amber C.
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BackgroundPerformance on United States Medical Licensing Exam® (USMLE®) Step 1 examination (Step 1) is an important milestone for medical students. It is necessary for their graduation, and selection to interview for the National Resident Match Program®. Success on Step 1 examination requires content alignment, and continuous evaluation and improve...
Al-Anesi, Mokhtar Saleh AlKhawlani, Mohammed M. Alkheraif, Abdulaziz A. Al-Basmi, Abdulghani Ali Alhajj, Mohammed Nasser
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BackgroundDental students are future dentists. Continuous assessment and improving of the educational curricula will ensure excellent academic performance of dental students and thus providing the community with the best treatment modalities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the root canal filling quality performed in extracted teeth by precli...
Whiles, Bristol B. Thompson, Jeffrey A. Griebling, Tomas L. Thurmon, Kerri L.
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BMC Medical Education
BackgroundAlthough only a limited number of medical schools require a formal educational rotation in urologic surgery, urology as a medical specialty continues to attract a large number of students into the match each year. The purpose of this study was to describe medical student awareness, perception, and knowledge of urology, to determine factor...
Snook, Abigail Grover Schram, Asta B. Sveinsson, Thorarinn Jones, Brett D.
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BMC Medical Education
BackgroundAbout 70% of teachers who instruct healthcare students are considered sessional (adjunct/temporary part-time) faculty and receive limited instruction in pedagogy. Sessional faculty may feel isolated and struggle with their teacher identity, and are often assumed to vary in their commitment, motivation, and ability to teach. However, resea...
Malau-Aduli, Bunmi S. Ross, Simone Adu, Mary D.
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BackgroundThis study sought to examine the awareness/perception of intercultural competence and institutional intercultural inclusiveness among first year students at an Australian medical school over four consecutive years (2014–2017); to identify existing gaps in the curriculum and proffer recommendations.MethodsThe study employed an adapted 20-i...
Ansquer, Raihei Mesnier, Thomas Farampour, Farnam Oriot, Denis Ghazali, Daniel Aiham
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BMC Medical Education
BackgroundOne of the primary goals of simulation-based education is to enable long-term retention of training gains. However, medical literature has poorly contributed to understanding the best timing for repetition of simulation sessions. There is heterogeneity in re-training recommendations.ObjectivesThis study assessed, through simulation-based ...
Rosewilliam, Sheeba Indramohan, Vivek Breakwell, Richard Liew, Bernard Xian Wei Skelton, John
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BMC Medical Education
BackgroundA patient-centred approach to care is increasingly the mandate for healthcare delivery. There is a need to explore how health professional students develop patient-centred attributes. This study aims to understand the extent of patient-centred orientations of health professional students, their perceptions and factors influencing their ad...
