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Integration of Arts and Humanities in Medical Education: a Narrative Review
AbstractThis narrative review aims to identify and review the extant literature describing methods and outcomes of embedding the arts and humanities (AH) into medical school curricula. The Association of American Medical Colleges changed the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) in 2015 to place new emphasis on the role of liberal arts in the process of developing well-rounded physicians. Consequently, medical schools have been implementing more connections to creative writing, literature, theater, movies, music, and the visual arts into their curricula. To review the current literature, we focused on methods medical educa...
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - July 28, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Hungry for more: Australian medical students ’ competence, attitudes and preferences towards nutrition education
This study assessed Australian medical students ’ self-perceived competencies in nutrition and preferences regarding nutritio...
Source: BMC Medical Education - September 27, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Jacqueline Bredhauer, Sam Cone, Lucy Brown, Genevieve Moseley, Alyce Wilson, Robyn Perlstein and Lauren Ball Tags: Research Source Type: research
Widening participation in medicine? New insights from school students ’ aspirations
ConclusionsFor medical schools seeking to widen participation, this study underscores the importance of recognising the intersection of other factors with socio‐economic status and how they contribute to students’ aspirational biographies. If medical schools are to select from a more diverse range of applicants, recruitment strategies must take into account the discursive positioning of the discipline. Sustained outreach into primary and secondary schools may be critical to interrupting the current social reproduction of medical schooling.
Source: Medical Education - November 9, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Jennifer Gore, Sally Patfield, Kathryn Holmes, Maxwell Smith Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research
Fellowship exit examination in orthopaedic surgery in the commonwealth countries of Australia, UK, South Africa and Canada. Are they comparable and equivalent? A perspective on the requirements for medical migration.
Authors: Hohmann E, Tetsworth K
Abstract
International migration of healthcare professionals has increased substantially in recent decades. In order to practice medicine in the recipient country, International Medical Graduates (IMG) are required to fulfil the requirements of their new countries medical registration authorities. The purpose of this project was to compare the final fellowship exit examination in Orthopaedic Surgery for the UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa. The curriculum of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (SET) was selected as a baseline reference. The competencies and technical modules...
Source: Medical Education Online - October 30, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Med Educ Online Source Type: research
Preferences of Australian healthcare providers regarding education on long-term health after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a qualitative study
Conclusion(s
HCP provided ideas on content, format and access of education regarding long-term health post-HDP within the parameters of the Australian healthcare context. This evidence will guide educational developments for HCP on post-HDP health to ensure they can better care for women and families.
Source: BMJ Open - May 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Roth, H., Morcos, V., Roberts, L. M., Hanley, L., Homer, C. S. E., Henry, A. Tags: Open access, Medical education and training Source Type: research
Prevocational Integrated Extended Rural Clinical Experience (PIERCE): cutting through the barriers to prevocational rural medical education.
CONCLUSION: Both PIERCE and regional hospital placements provided opportunities and threats to the attainment of the curriculum objectives of the Australian Curriculum Framework for Junior Doctors, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice curricula. PIERCE trainees enjoyed the opportunity to experience rural medicine in a community setting, a broad caseload, hands-on proficiency, continuity of care and an authentic role as a valued member of the clinical team. This was reinforced by closer and more consistent ...
Source: Rural and Remote Health - March 13, 2020 Category: Rural Health Tags: Rural Remote Health Source Type: research
A pilot study to assess the impact of aboriginal and torres strait islander cultural humility webinars on australian medical school students
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework helps higher education providers to deliver safe and well-informed cultural humility education. However, there is currently a scarcity of evid...
Source: BMC Medical Education - September 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: R Buhagiar, A Lu, S Liu, S Sahadevan, LM Schulz, J Ghosh and A Yeoh Tags: Research Source Type: research
A review of characteristics and outcomes of Australia ’s undergraduate medical education rural immersion programs
A key strategy for increasing the supply of rural doctors is rurally located medical education. In 2000, Australia introduced a national policy to increase rural immersion for undergraduate medical students. T...
Source: Human Resources for Health - January 31, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Belinda G. O ’Sullivan, Matthew R. McGrail, Deborah Russell, Helen Chambers and Laura Major Tags: Review Source Type: research
Pain medicine content, teaching and assessment in medical school curricula in Australia and New Zealand
The objective of pain medicine education is to provide medical students with opportunities to develop their knowledge, skills and professional attitudes that will lead to their becoming safe, capable, and comp...
Source: BMC Medical Education - May 11, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Elspeth Erica Shipton, Frank Bate, Raymond Garrick, Carole Steketee and Eric John Visser Tags: Research article Source Type: research
The impact of localised general practice training on Queensland ’s rural and remote general practice workforce
The diverse rural medical education initiatives that have been developed in Australia to address the medical workforce maldistribution have been less successful in many smaller and remote communities. This stu...
Source: BMC Medical Education - April 20, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Raquel Peel, Louise Young, Carole Reeve, Katerina Kanakis, Bunmi Malau-Aduli, Tarun Sen Gupta and Richard Hays Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Medical students as interpreters in health care situations: " … it's a grey area".
CONCLUSION: Medical students frequently acted as interpreters during their clinical training. Most did not feel appropriately qualified to interpret in clinical situations, and some felt pressured to do so, but many found the experience positive. Our study highlights the lack of clear guidelines regarding medical student interpreters in Australian health care settings.
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Source: Medical Journal of Australia - June 14, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Med J Aust Source Type: research
Simulation-based education improves student self-efficacy in physiotherapy assessment and management of paediatric patients
The Australian Physiotherapy Council mandates that physiotherapy clinical education be sufficient to produce graduates who are competent to practice across the lifespan. Due to a lack of opportunities for paed...
Source: BMC Medical Education - December 16, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Judith Hough, Daniel Levan, Michael Steele, Kristine Kelly and Megan Dalton Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Inclusive medical education for students with disabilities: a new guidance document from Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand
N Z Med J. 2023 May 12;136(1575):65-71.ABSTRACTThis paper outlines: 1) the work undertaken by Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (MDANZ) to review and update its 2017 guidelines related to selecting and supporting students with disabilities, and 2) the resulting new recommendations. The review group considered common approaches to supporting medical students with a disability through an inclusive, strengths-based lens. The outcome was a guidance document that centres the importance of a strengths-based and inclusive culture within medical schools, and emphasises an individualised, context-specific and inclusive approa...
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - May 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dabrina Issakhany Peter Crampton Source Type: research
