Educating educators on research on research
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Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - April 20, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Perception of social media behaviour among medical students, residents and medical specialists
This study aims to explore social media use among medical students, residents and medical specialists.MethodsAn anonymous, online survey was sent to 3844 medical students at two Dutch medical schools, 828 residents and 426 medical specialists. Quantitative, descriptive data analysis regarding demographic data, yes/no questions and Likert scale questions were performed using SPSS. Qualitative data analysis was performed iteratively, independently by two researchers applying the principles of constant comparison, open and axial coding until consensus was reached.ResultsOverall response rate was 24.8%. Facebook was most popul...
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - April 7, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Benefits of EPAs at risk? The influence of the workplace environment on the uptake of EPAs in EPA-based curricula
DiscussionDue to variation in uptake of EPAs, the opportunities for trainees to work independently during the training programme might be challenging. EPAs can be implemented in the curriculum of PGME programmes in a meaningful way, but only if the quality of an EPA is assessed, future users are involved in the development, and the key feature of EPAs (the entrustment decision) is retained. (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - March 31, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
The butterfly effect in clinical supervision
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Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - March 22, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Professionalism revisited during the pandemics of our time: COVID-19 and racism
AbstractIn this article the authors review the current-day definition of professionalism through the lens of the two ongoing pandemics: COVID-19 and racism. The pandemics have led to contemporary practice-related questions, such as: does professionalism entail that health care providers (HCP) be compelled to treat patients without PPE or if patients refuse to wear masks? And what role do HCP play in society when confronted with glaring health disparities and police brutality? The authors propose using care ethics as a theory to view professionalism, as it takes into account broadly encompassing relationships between HCP ...
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - March 18, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Wrestling with (in)authenticity
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Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - March 16, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Reflecting on professional identity in undergraduate medical education: implementation of a novel longitudinal course
AbstractBackgroundToday ’s healthcare professionals face numerous challenges. Improving reflection skills has the potential to contribute to the better management of complex patients and healthcare systems, as well as to improve professional practice. However, the question of how reflection skills can inform professional identity development at the undergraduate medical education level remains unanswered.ApproachThe authors developed and implemented a 4-year course that aims to engage students in a reflective process to increase their awareness of their professional identity development. The course is structured aroun...
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - March 9, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
From the “top-down” and the “bottom-up”: Centering Foucault’s notion of biopower and individual accountability within systemic racism
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Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - February 24, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Shedding light on autistic traits in struggling learners: A blind spot in medical education
AbstractSome highly challenging, seemingly “unsolvable” situations that arise in medical education could be the result of autistic traits (AT) in learners. AT exist in physicians and learners, ranging from profiles compatible with DSM-5’s criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to more subtle manifestations of ASD’s “broader ph enotype.” Often associated with strengths and talents, AT may nonetheless pose significant challenges for learning, teaching, and practising medicine. Since AT remain widely under-recognized and misunderstood by educators, clinicians, and affected individuals alike, they represent a...
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - February 20, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Supporting and leveraging science as a social activity: The value of sharing ideas early and often
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Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - February 11, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
The development of a current events and dialogue forum at a large U.S. academic medical center
AbstractBackgroundThe Vanderbilt Community Circle (VC2) was designed to provide all faculty, staff, and students within the entire Vanderbilt University Medical Center community a dedicated venue to discuss current events and ongoing societal issues.ApproachDuring the 2017 –18 academic year, four VC2 events were held on: “Race, identity, and conflict in America,” “Gun violence in America,” “Gender in the workplace,” and “Immigration in America.” Facilitators guided participants to share their views and perspectives on these matters with pre-developed open-ended questions. Attendees started discussions i...
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - January 29, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
What we learned in the development of a third-year medical student curricular project
AbstractThe application of continuous systems improvement in medical education can provide actionable information for curriculum development, improvement, and future planning (as reported by Bowe and Armstrong, Acad Med 92:585–92, 2017). After receiving a medical education grant, we developed a curriculum to teach medical students how to use quality improvement (QI) to address health disparities in vulnerable populations. During the process of developing and implementing this curriculum, we learned several le ssons.One of the major surprises was that our proposed project work took much longer to complete than anticip...
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - January 27, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Coping with COVID-19: medical students as strong and responsible stewards of their education
AbstractBackgroundDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical rotations at the University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS) were suspended on March 17, 2020, per the Association of American Medical Colleges’ recommendations. No alternative curriculum existed to fill the educational void for clinical students. The traditional approach to curriculum development was not feasible during the pandemic as faculty were redeployed to clinical care, and the immediate need for continued learning necessitated a new model.ApproachOne student developed an outline for an online course on pandemics based on peer-to-peer conversations rega...
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - January 25, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
A collective case study of supervision and competence judgments on the inpatient internal medicine ward
DiscussionThere was no consistent relationship between a trigger for supervision, the judgment of trainee competence, and subsequent supervisory behaviour. This has direct implications for entrustment assessments tying competence to supervisory behaviours, because supervision is complex. Workplace-based assessments that capture narrative data including the rationale for supervisory behaviours may lead to deeper insights than numeric entrustment ratings. (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - January 25, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Do you hear what you see? Utilizing phonocardiography to enhance proficiency in cardiac auscultation
DiscussionThe addition of phonocardiograms to supplement cardiac auscultation training improves diagnostic accuracy and heart sound feature identification amongst novice students compared to training with audio alone. (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - January 12, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
