Medical Students Need Training to Approach Chronic Pain

Teaching Medical Students an Integrative Approach to Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Painful conditions of the musculoskeletal system are some of the most important, and frustrating, chronic problems encountered in a clinical practice. One in two adults reported a chronic musculoskeletal condition, according to a recent national survey [1], twice the rate of reported cardiovascular or respiratory conditions. Yet despite the prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal pain, physicians...

Otoscopy simulation training in a classroom setting: a novel approach to teaching otoscopy to medical students.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To determine the effectiveness of using of an otoscopy stimulator to teach medical students the primary principles of otoscopy in large group training sessions and improve their confidence in making otologic diagnoses. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey design. METHODS In March 2013, the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery held a large-scale otoscopy si...

Chemistry and Biochemistry Training in Medical Sciences: The Need to Use Kinetic Schemas in Virtual Class

Many disciplines in the collection of medical sciences and engineering are based on the basis of chemistry. In order to continue teaching learners in the coronavirus disease situation and to continue the curriculum, various solutions have been proposed and presented, among which it is expected that using technology, the method of educators changes from the traditional approach. New ideas that l...

A pilot study on self-perceived need for management training among medical students in Latvia

Objectives: To assess the self-perceived need and preferred format for educational intervention among Latvian medical students in fostering the increasing demanding of management-related competences for healthcare professionals. Methods: A cross sectional study design was used to assess student-perceived deficiencies and the need for knowledge and skills in 10 different domains of activity. All...

Medical Leadership Development (MLD): the need of change and the way to approach it