Sivarajan, Saritha Soh, Eunice Xinwei Zakaria, Nor Nadia Kamarudin, Yasmin Lau, May Nak Bahar, Aufa D. Mohd Tahir, Norhidayah Wan Hassan, Wan Nurazreena Wey, Mang Chek Othman, Siti Adibah
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BackgroundWire-bending skills is commonly taught through live demonstrations (LD) though flipped classroom (FC) method has gained popularity. Continuous formative assessment promotes personalised learning via closely monitored progress, with the identification of students’ strengths and weaknesses. This study aims to evaluate the effects of LD and ...
Winn, Ariel S. Weaver, Matthew D. O’Donnell, Katherine A. Sullivan, Jason P. Robbins, Rebecca Landrigan, Christopher P. Barger, Laura K.
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in disruptions to medical school training and the transition to residency for new post-graduate year 1 resident-physicians (PGY1s). Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand the perspectives of United States PGY1s regarding the impact of the pandemic on these experiences. Our secondary aims were to ...
Oyekwe, George Chukwuemeka Salam, Muhammed Aizaz us Ghani, Sami Ahmad Alriyahi, Bilal Iyad Abedalaziz
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As senior medical students who have had the privilege of undergoing early year clinical workplace experience, we believe that this opportunity medical students have through experiencing the ‘frontline’ could be utilised advantageously by the National Health Service (NHS). A system under pressure with depleting resources seemingly persists to be a c...
Kerr, Aisling Strawbridge, Judith Kelleher, Caroline Barlow, James Sullivan, Clare Pawlikowska, Teresa
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BackgroundEffective communication between pharmacists and patients is essential and improves health outcomes. Simulated patients (SPs) are trained to reproduce real-life situations and can help pharmacy students to develop and adapt their communication skills in a safe, learner-centred environment. The aim of this research was to explore how SP and...
Masedo, Ana Grandón, Pamela Saldivia, Sandra Vielma-Aguilera, Alexis Castro-Alzate, Elvis S. Bustos, Claudio Romero-López-Alberca, Cristina Pena-Andreu, J. Miguel Xavier, Miguel Moreno-Küstner, Berta
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BackgroundThere is evidence of negative attitudes among health professionals towards people with mental illness but there is also a knowledge gap on what training must be given to these health professionals during their education. The purpose of this study is to compare the attitudes of students of health sciences: nursing, medical, occupational th...
Rivaz, Mozhgan Shokrollahi, Paymaneh Setoodegan, Elahe Sharif, Farkhondeh
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BackgroundComplex healthcare systems increasingly demand influential nurse leaders adept at managing changes in unstable environments. The doctor of nursing practice (DNP) prepares the nurses for the most advanced level of clinical practice. The aim of this study was to explore the necessity of establishing a DNP program in Iran from experts’ views...
Villarreal, Manuel Hanson, Petra Clarke, Amy Khan, Majid Dale, Jeremy
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BackgroundEarly career general practitioners are known to be at high risk of burnout. There is a need for widely applicable, cost-effective evidence-based interventions to develop trainees’ protective skills and strategies.ResultsOf 120 eligible trainees, 23 (19.2%) expressed interest in participating, 17 subsequently started the course, and 15 com...
Liao, Kuo-Chen Peng, Chang-Hsuan Snell, Linda Wang, Xihui Huang, Chien-Da Saroyan, Alenoush
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BackgroundReflection and various approaches to foster reflection have been regarded as an indispensable element in enhancing professional practice across different disciplines. With its inherent potential to engage learners in reflection and improvement, narrative medicine has been adopted in various settings. However, the relevance and effectivene...
Zelesniack, Elena Oubaid, Viktor Harendza, Sigrid
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BackgroundUndergraduate medical education is supposed to equip medical students with basic competences to select any specialty of their choice for postgraduate training. Medical specialties are characterized by a great diversity of their daily work routines and require different sets of competence facets. This study examines the self-assessed compe...
Yamauchi, Kazuyo Hagiwara, Yoko Iwakura, Nahoko Kubo, Saori Sato, Azusa Ohtsuru, Tadahiko Okazaki, Ken Okubo, Yumiko
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BackgroundThe traditional curriculum for medical students in Japan does not include sufficient opportunities for students to develop their skills for musculoskeletal (MSK) examination and clinical reasoning and diagnosis. Therefore, an effective programme is required to help medical students and residents improve their clinical skills in MSK. This ...
