Social media in medical education: a new pedagogical paradigm?

Social media in medical education: a new pedagogical paradigm?

Social media is now a part of modern life. Internet based tools allow millions to keep in touch with each other and anyone to create, and publish content instantly. Individuals enjoy the fun, and rely on the functionality of social media in their daily lives. But the real power of social media is the impact of bringing together clusters of like-minded people to engage in real-time, on-line dial...

Advancing social media in medical education.

Otitis media: the need for a new paradigm in medical education.

Teaching health centers: a new paradigm in graduate medical education.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 created the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program to provide graduate medical education (GME) funding directly to community-based health centers that expand or establish new primary care residency programs. The THCGME program was the legislation's only new investment in GME, and it represents a significant depar...

Pedagogical mediation using the virtual learning environment and the new generation: A search for improved performance in medical education

Introduction: Medical schools face increasing challenges toaccommodate new health care needs. However, little has changedregarding the students’ education. In addition, educators face thechallenge of improving their teaching approach, making it suitableand effective for the new generation. The purpose of this work wasto describe and contextualize the application of active pedagogicalmethodologi...