EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: SELECT PROGRAM AT MCMASTER UNIVERSITY

Use of learning resources at McMaster University.

To appreciate our first three years' experience with a range of learnig resources in the faculty of medicine at McMaster University in context it is necessary to understand the educational foundation on which the programme is based.' 2 A list of these principles would include self-directed learning balanced by learning in a small group tutorial setting. For both environments a wide range of lea...

A leadership enrichment program for Research Higher Degree Students: an experiential learning approach to leadership training

Enrichment programs for Research Higher Degree (RHD) students are an endeavour undertaken by all Australian Universities. Most of these enrichment programs have in the main been centred on the generic skills required to expedite the research program, for example software skills, information gathering and collating skills, language development programs and seminars on various methodologies. Ther...

The Beginning of the Research Stream in Family Medicine Residency Program at McMaster University

BACKGROUND To examine research background, attitudes, knowledge and skills of family medicine residents with regard to primary care research and to compare residents who elected to participate in the research stream with those who did not. METHODS Mailed survey of Family Medicine residents at McMaster University in 1998, 70% (52/74) of whom responded. The main outcome measures consisted of re...

Cornell University Leadership Program for veterinary students.

Rural medicine interest groups at McMaster University: a pilot study.

INTRODUCTION Although rural medicine interest groups (RMIGs) are prevalent in Canadian medical schools, there is little research on their contribution to rural education, training and careers. METHODS We explored 2 broad questions by means of an electronic survey to people who were RMIG participants at McMaster University from 2002 to 2007: 1) What are the experiences of undergraduate trainee...