CME Genetics SAQs (89268): Self-assessment questionnaire.

CME Genitourinary medicine (100623): self-assessment questionnaire.

The Viewpoints of Continuing Medical Education Directors and Experts about the Characteristics of an Effective Needs Assessment Model for Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists

Introduction. Needs assessment data provide a basis for developing learning objectives of CME activities. Identifying the viewpoints of Iranian CME experts about the characteristics of an effective needs assessment (NA) model for physicians’, dentists’ and pharmacists’ CME programs was the aim of this study. Methods. In a descriptive study all CME directors and experts (50 persons) were survey...

Evaluation of Weight Loss Failure, Medical Outcomes, and Personal Experiences after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Critical Analysis

Background. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is considered an effective and well-tolerated surgical procedure. In this retrospective study, we critically assessed efficacy and negative personal experiences (NPEs) after RYGB with a self-administered questionnaire (SAQ). Methods. This questionnaire study included 404 patients who had undergone RYGB. Analysis was performed using data from medical r...

Relationship of awards in multiple choice questions and structured answer questions in the undergraduate years and their effectiveness in evaluation.

BACKGROUND A number of evaluation tools for assessing the cognitive and affective domains in accordance with Bloom's taxonomy are available for summative assessment. At the University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Structured Answer Questions (SAQs) are used for the evaluation of the cognitive domain at all six hierarch levels of taxonomy using the tables of sp...

Continuing medical education and maintenance of certification: essential links.

Background Few question the need for physicians to engage in continuous learning throughout their professional career. Knowledge and technological advances are expanding at a breathtaking pace, as is the evolution of new skills and attitudes required for the physician to just “keep up.” For example, major breakthroughs in our understanding of genetics are already beginning to change how physici...