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Implementing a Course Review Process for a Continuous Quality Improvement Model for a Medical School Curriculum.
Abstract In 1901, Abraham Flexner, a research scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, visited 155 medical schools in the United States and Canada to assess medical education. Flexner's recommendations became the foundation for the Liaison Committee on Medical Education accreditation, a voluntary, peer-reviewed quality assurance process to determine whether a medical education program meets established standards. The Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, a historically Black college/university (HBCU) established the Office of Curriculum Evaluation and Effectiveness in 2013 to ensur...
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - March 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ward CS, Andrade A, Walker-Winfree L Tags: J Health Care Poor Underserved Source Type: research

Assessing task importance and anxiety in medical school: an instrument development and initial validation study.
Authors: Phillips HL, Dong T, Durning SJ, Artino AR Abstract Recent research in medical education suggests that students' motivational beliefs, such as their beliefs about the importance of a task, and their emotions are meaningful predictors of learning and performance. The primary purpose of this study was to develop a self-report measure of "task importance" and "anxiety" in relation to several medical education competencies and to collect validity evidence for the new measures. The secondary purpose was to evaluate differences in these measures by year of medical school. Exploratory factor analysis of scores fr...
Source: Military Medicine - June 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research

Longitudinal effects of medical students' communication skills on future performance.
CONCLUSION: The use of a standardized approach with a communication tool like the EEC can help explain future performance in communication skills independent of other education outcomes. In the context of a longitudinal curriculum, this information may better inform medical educators on learners' communication capabilities and more accurately direct future remediation efforts. PMID: 25850123 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Military Medicine - June 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research

Latin American Medical School Class of 2015: Exclusive with Cuban-trained US Graduates.
Authors: Gorry C Abstract Call them intrepid trailblazers or just plain stubborn: over 200 US students, mainly from under-represented minorities and low-income families, decided they would become the doctors needed by their communities, and that Cuba's Latin American Medical School (ELAM) would prepare them for the job. In doing so, they accepted a host of challenges, not the least of which was studying in a country lauded for its population health indicators, but vilified for decades by their home government. Under President George W. Bush, even their enrollment required intercession from then Secretary of State C...
Source: MEDICC Review - March 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: MEDICC Rev Source Type: research

Training Young Russian Physicians in Uganda: A Unique Program for Introducing Global Health Education in Russia
Conclusion This elective has proven highly effective in introducing the concept of global health to faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students at KSMU. It trained these participants to address the challenges faced by physicians in culturally diverse and resource-limited countries.
Source: Annals of Global Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Managing Complex Peripheral Nerve Injuries Within the Military Health System: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment, Education, and Research at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
CONCLUSIONS: The WRNMMC PNP facilitates comprehensive, patient-centered care for PNI patients within the MHS. Moreover, the program helps to prepare the next generation of providers for evaluating and treating PNI patients through its involvement with graduate medical education training. It also conducts critical peripheral nerve research and lays the foundation for collaborations with other institutions involved with peripheral nerve research. In the years ahead, the WRNMMC PNP aims to expand its outreach and capabilities within the MHS through more expansive use of telemedicine consultation and the establishment of satel...
Source: Military Medicine - November 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research

History and status quo of higher public health education in China.
Authors: Jin H, Dong G, Zou L, Shen X, Li D Abstract This purpose of the study is to systematically understand the development history and influencing factors of higher public health education in China. We extensively collected the public health education-related literature in China, summarized the general framework, historical origin, and development mode of the existing public health education system, and discussed the potential development tendency. Public health education in China changed with the development of higher medical education and higher education in China. Higher education in China has experienced se...
Source: Public Health Reviews - June 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Rev Source Type: research

COVID-19 and digital competencies among young physicians: are we (really) ready for the new era? A national survey of the Italian Young Medical Doctors Association
CONCLUSIONS: Three categories of MDs, high-tech, low-tech and no-tech, can be identified from the survey-based investigation. Our survey's results indicate an urgent need for integration of pre- and post-graduation training in digital health to provide adequate medical education.PMID:33797398 | DOI:10.4415/ANN_21_01_01
Source: Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita - April 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Calogero Cas à Claudia Marotta Marcello Di Pumpo Armando Cozzolino Andrea D'Aviero Emanuela Maria Frisicale Andrea Silenzi Francesco Gabbrielli Luigi Bertinato Silvio Brusaferro Source Type: research