McMaster University Undergraduate MD Program

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...

Undergraduate Specialist Program in Pathobiology at the University of Toronto

Following a merger of the Departments of Pathology, Clinical Biochemistry, and part of Medical Microbiology, our faculty agreed to deliver a new, unique undergraduate program "Specialist in Pathobiology" at the University of Toronto, in order to teach current concepts of mechanisms of disease to students selected from the large undergraduate science population. The emphasis was on molecular and...

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...

A Comparative Study of the Nursing Undergraduate Program in Iran and Alice Lee University in Singapore

Introduction: Curriculum is the heart of any educational program and the key elements of higher education for transferring knowledge, attitude, and skills to students. Comparing different educational systems will improve the content and quality of the educational program and will help to improve it .The aim of this study was to compare nursing program in Iran and Alice Lee University in Singapo...

Emil Sekerinski ( Ed . ) SQRL Report 34 McMaster University June 2005