BACKGROUND Although reproducibility in reading MRI images amongst radiologists and clinicians has been studied previously, no studies have examined the reproducibility of inexperienced clinicians in extracting pathoanatomic information from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) narrative reports and transforming that information into quantitative data. However, this process is frequently required in...

Sir, As a specialist trainee in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Ireland, I wish to add some supportive information to reinforce the suggestion that the minimum time spent training in gynaecology be one year. An important issue for all trainees in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in this country, and indeed globally, is the struggle to acquire a good standard of surgical competency in gynaecology. The t...

Background: Many of the agent-based products available to education today have been largely confined to games and instructional media that are often produced commercially by non-instructional professionals. Most of them lack customizability and are difficult to integrate into individual subject curriculum. With more agent authoring tools available and the proliferation of client-end computing, ...

BACKGROUND It is well established that trainee doctors struggle with the transition from medical school to starting work and feel unprepared for many aspects of their new role. There is evidence that suitable induction experiences improve competence and confidence, but available data indicate that trainee doctors on the UK Foundation Programme are commonly not experiencing useful inductions. Th...

Research on client–therapist agreement about change has shown mixed results within an overall pattern of limited agreement. However, relatively little research has been conducted in counseling training clinics. This archival study sheds light on this inconsistency by examining trainee therapist–client agreement on outcome in different types of counseling termination. Treatment gains were found ...