Performance-based assessment in the 21st century: when the examiner is a machine
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Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - January 11, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Students ’ perceptions on race in medical education and healthcare
AbstractMajor racial disparities continue to exist in our healthcare education, from the underrepresentation of ethnic minorities when teaching about clinical signs to health management in primary and secondary care. A multi-centre group of students discuss what needs to change in medical education to cultivate physicians who are better prepared to care for patients of all backgrounds. We argue that the accurate portrayal of race in medical education is a vital step towards educating medical students to conside r alternative explanations to biology when considering health inequities. (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - January 7, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Becoming clinical supervisors: identity learnings from a registrar faculty development program
This article shares our experiences and surprises as we developed, implemented and evaluated a 12-week faculty development program for registrars as clinical supervisors over three cohorts. The program has consistently been rated highly by participants. Yet, following a comprehensive curriculum review, we were surprised that our goal of encoura ging identity development in clinical supervisors seemed to be unmet. Whilst our evaluation suggests that the program made important contributions to the registrars’ knowledge, application and readiness as clinical supervisors, challenges linked to developing a supervisor id...
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 28, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Why UK medical students change career preferences: an interview study
DiscussionThis was an original, in-depth study on changing career preferences, which is an ill-defined subject within the literature. Analysis revealed preferences changed for a variety of medical school, personal and specialty reasons, leading to the construction of an updated model of medical career decision-making. Medical career preference remains a dynamic and ever-evolving phenomenon, influenced by an intricate interplay of internal and external factors. An underst anding of this is crucial for future workforce planning. (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 23, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
The role of training in student examiner rating performance in a student-led mock OSCE
DiscussionY3 student examiners are effective substitutes for Y5 student examiners in a Y2 mock OSCE. Our findings suggest that examiner training may further improve marking behaviour especially for PE stations. Further studies with larger sample sizes are required to further evaluate the effects of dedicated examiner training. (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Working beyond disciplines in teacher teams: teachers ’ revelations on enablers and inhibitors
DiscussionTo work beyond disciplines in health professions education, teachers should take an interest in integrated education, share responsibility and work in an environment where people continuously learn from others. Organisations can facilitate this by involving teachers in decision-making processes and providing faculty development aimed to foster shared leadership and team reflection. (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Diabetes SPECIAL (Students Providing Education on Chronic Illness and Lifestyle): a novel preclinical medical student elective
AbstractBackgroundTraditional medical student curricula limit substantial clinical experiences until the third and fourth years of medical school. This delay in valuable experiences hinders the ability of some medical students to choose a specialty to pursue, delays the formation of meaningful longitudinal mentorship relationships, and limits the development of important clinical acumen. Furthermore, the use of medical students in preclinical years may help to improve patient care and outcomes.ApproachThe novel preclinical Diabetes SPECIAL (Students Providing Education on Chronic Illness and Lifestyle) elective was desig...
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 21, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
In the eye of the storm: the mental health situation of PhD candidates
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Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 15, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Correction to: perspectives on medical education meta-research special issue: a call for papers exploring how research is performed, communicated, verified and rewarded
A Correction to this paper has been published:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-020-00627-8 (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 14, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Burnout and engagement among PhD students in medicine: the BEeP study
DiscussionThe most important variables for burnout among PhD students in medicine were lack of sleep and frustration of the basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence and relatedness. These add to the factors found in the literature. (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 7, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
‘One size does not fit all’: The value of person-centred analysis in health professions education research
We describe three methods for conducting person-centred analysis: cluster, latent class and Q‑sort analyses, along with their advantages and disadvantage with three concrete examples for each method from HPE research studies. (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 7, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Varying perceptions of the role of “nurse as teacher” for medical trainees: A qualitative study
DiscussionNurses are instrumental in the education of medical trainees; however, divergence was noted in how this role is enacted in practice. Given the valuable teaching resource BU nurses present, more emphasis should be placed on interprofessional co-learning and the actualization of this role within the informal curriculum. (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 3, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
“It is you, me on the team together, and my child”: Attending, resident, and patient family perspectives on patient ownership
DiscussionOur theory of patient ownership portrays the patient/family as an active participant in the patient –physician relationship, rather than a passive recipient of care. While specific expectations and tasks will vary based on the practice setting, our findings reframe the way in which patient ownership can be viewed and studied in the future by attending to a diversity of perspectives. (Source: Perspectives on Medical Education)
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 2, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Epaology and the importance of context
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Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - December 2, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Impact of deliberate practice on evidence-based medicine attitudes and behaviours of health care professionals
This study examined the effects of learning EBM through stand-alone workshops or various forms of deliberate EBM practice.MethodsWe assessed EBM attitudes and behaviour with the evidence based practice inventory questionnaire, in paediatric health care professionals who had only participated in a stand-alone EBM workshop (controls), participants with a completed PhD in clinical research (PhDs), those who had completed part of their paediatric residency at a department (Isala Hospital) which systematically implemented EBM in its clinical and teaching activities (former Isala residents), a nd a reference group of paedia...
Source: Perspectives on Medical Education - November 26, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
