Operationalising generalism in medical education: a narrative review of international policy and mission documents
This study explores how international, undergraduate and postgraduate, policy and educational mission documents characterise the practice and learning of generalism and how this can inform physician training.METHODS: A narrative literature review was conducted based on policy and mission documents identified through grey literature searches and a wider systematic review looking at empirical texts. Texts published between 1999 and present and related to 'generalism' were eligible for inclusion. Texts were coded and codes were reviewed and grouped into key themes.RESULTS: Thirty-four documents were included. Definitions vary...
Source: Education for Primary Care - December 20, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Agalya Ramanathan Nicola Clarke Madeleine Foster Lindsey Pope Nigel Hart Sarah Cheung Martina Kelly Sophie Park Source Type: research
What can the uptake of online pharmacy education in Scotland, during the COVID-19 pandemic, tells us about the future of CPD?
This study utilised Google analytics to describe web traffic, and electronic e-learning completion records to describe learner activity on the Virtual Learning Environment of a national CPD provider in Scotland. The aim was to describe patterns of learning activity in the years spanning the COVID-19 pandemic, to help predict what future education practice may look like. This study identified that there was an increase in estimated time spent on learning from 8085.5 vs 16,061.5 hours of learning in 2018-19 and 2020-21, respectively. Completion of non-mandatory clinical modules and mandatory service modules increased each ye...
Source: Education for Primary Care - November 28, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Leon Zlotos Peter Hamilton Vicky Park Fiona Stewart Source Type: research
