Faculty evaluators for a medical school curriculum

Lessons learned about integrating a medical school curriculum: perceptions of students, faculty and curriculum leaders.

OBJECTIVE Recent educational reform in US medical schools has created integrated curricular structures. This study investigated how stakeholders in a newly integrated curriculum - students, course directors and curriculum leaders - define integration and perceive its successes and challenges during its first year. METHODS We conducted interviews with curriculum reform leaders, course director...

Developing a Medical School Curriculum for Psychological, Moral, and Spiritual Wellness: Student and Faculty Perspectives.

CONTEXT Although many studies have addressed the integration of a religion and/or spirituality curriculum into medical school training, few describe the process of curriculum development based on qualitative data from students and faculty. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to explore the perspectives of medical students and chaplaincy trainees regarding the development of a curriculum to fa...

Medical psychology curriculum objectives for a school of anesthesia.

Web-Based Library Instruction for a Changing Medical School Curriculum

THISARTICLE DESCRIBES HOW LIBRARIANS AT THE UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library adapted to changes in the Medical School’s curriculum, developed new ways to support the school’s instructional goals, and provided information literacy instruction. Encouraged by the school’s growing awareness of, and reliance upon, computerized information to support the educational process, librarians worke...

Smoking among Yale medical school faculty.

A 1985 survey of a random sample of faculty at the Yale University School of Medicine investigated smoking prevalence and attitudes. The overall prevalence of cigarette smoking was estimated to be 9.8 percent, much lower than the prevalence in the general population. A higher proportion of women than men were current cigarette smokers. With regard to department affiliation, surgeons were most f...