BACKGROUND The Brazilian undergraduate medical course is six years long. As in other countries, a medical residency is not obligatory to practice as a doctor. In this context, this paper aims to clarify what and when competencies in communication and professionalism should be addressed, shedding light on the role of university, residency and post-residency programmes. METHODS Brazilian family...

Introduction. The big data present in the medical curriculum that informs undergraduate medical education is beyond human abilities to perceive and analyze. The medical curriculum is the main tool used by teachers and directors to plan, design, and deliver teaching and assessment activities and student evaluations in medical education in a continuous effort to improve it. Big data remains large...

Background The National Clinical Skills Competition has been held in China for 5 consecutive years since 2010 to promote undergraduate education reform and improve the teaching quality. The effects of the simulation-based competition will be analyzed in this study. Methods Participation in the competitions and the compilation of the questions used in the competition finals are summarized, and t...

Introduction Traditionally, neurosciences is perceived as a difficult course in undergraduate medical education with literature suggesting use of the term "Neurophobia" (fear of neurology among medical students). Instructional strategies employed for the teaching of neurosciences in undergraduate curricula traditionally include a combination of lectures, demonstrations, practical classes, probl...

INTRODUCTION Masters Students are major stakeholders in undergraduate medical education but their contribution has not been documented in Uganda. The aim of the study was to explore and document views and experiences of undergraduate students regarding the role of masters students as educators in four Ugandan medical schools. METHODS This was a cross-sectional descriptive study using qualitat...

ACGME Competency Project Training Modules: The University of Rochester designed six practical modules for residencies and fellowships based on competency objectives which are available in downloadable format. Topics such as Pain Management, Communicating Bad News, Informed Consent and Capacity are included. Each module provides objectives, formats, readings, slides, test questions and evaluatio...

BACKGROUND The emergence of medical students' professional identity is important. This paper considers this in a snapshot of the early years of undergraduate medical education. From the perspective of social identity theory, it also considers self-stereotyping, the extent to which individuals associate with attributes identified as typical of groups. METHOD Paper questionnaires were completed...

INTRODUCTION Problem-based learning (PBL) is resource-intensive, particularly as it relates to tutors for small group learning. This study explores the factors that contributed to tutor participation in PBL in a medical training program, examining tutor recruitment and retention within the larger scope of teacher satisfaction and motivation in higher education. METHOD From 2007 to 2010, follo...

PURPOSE To determine if video review of student performance during patient encounters is an effective tool for medical student learning. METHODS MULTIPLE BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES THAT INCLUDE MEDICAL, GENERAL HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE LITERATURE WERE SEARCHED FOR THE FOLLOWING TERMS: medical students, medical education, undergraduate medical education, educatio...

It is remarkable the reduction in the number of medical students choosing general surgery as a career. In this context, new possibilities in the field of surgical education should be developed to combat this lack of interest. In this study, a program of surgical training based on learning with models of low-fidelity bench is designed as a complementary alternative to the various methodologies i...