Clinical rotations form the foundation of medical education. Medical students in the UK are offered conventional rotations such as cardiology, surgery, and psychiatry as part of their undergraduate curriculum, but a rotation in hematology is not currently mandatory. This paper explores the benefits of a compulsory hematology rotation, and suggests recommendations for its implementation in UK me...

Medical students experience numerous stressors, ranging from academic demands to financial strain. These stressors contribute to medical students having a substantial incidence of psychological problems, substance abuse, and seeking of mental health treatment. Left untreated, these problems can result in dysfunctional habit development and subsequent professional impairment. Research has demons...

OBJECTIVE To identify and review existing empirical research about service-learning and medical education and then to develop a framework for infusing service-learning in Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine curricula. METHODS We selected literature on service-learning and medical education. Articles were screened with a protocol for inclusion or exclusion at two separate stag...

Purpose: The transgender community is a diverse group that requires unique consideration in the healthcare setting. However, several studies have suggested that their needs are not currently being met by our medical system. Although the reason for this discrepancy is likely multifactorial, inadequate training of healthcare professionals to manage this population has been cited as a contributing...

PURPOSE The authors conducted a survey examining (1) the current state of evidence-based medicine (EBM) curricula in US and Canadian medical schools and corresponding learning objectives, (2) medical educators' and librarians' participation in EBM training, and (3) barriers to EBM training. METHODS A survey instrument with thirty-four closed and open-ended questions was sent to curricular dea...

Junior medical staff provides a large proportion of undergraduate student education. However, despite increasing numbers of resident-as-teacher training programs, junior doctors may still not be sufficiently prepared to teach medical students. Hence, medical schools should consider implementing formal teaching skills training into undergraduate curricula.

L lot of interest has been generated in the different aspects of medical education. The whole issue is about the teaching patterns in the medical institutions, possibly because of the dissatisfaction amongst the medical educationists about the conventional type of teaching curricula and methods. As a result, various new ways of curriculum planning have been suggested like--PBL, integrated teach...

BACKGROUND The students' motivation to learn basic sciences in health science curricula is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of different components of motivation (intrinsic motivation, self-determination, self-efficacy and extrinsic -career and grade- motivation) on learning human histology in health science curricula and their relationship with the ...

CONTEXT Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. And yet only 21% of practicing physicians claim they received adequate training to help their patients stop smoking. OBJECTIVE To assess the content and extent of tobacco education and intervention skills in US medical schools' curricula. DESIGN A survey with 13 multiple-response items on tobacco education. ...

Awareness of the recent escalation of sexual abuse in the RSA has exposed inconsistencies in the intervention and treatment process and has implications for routine health care. Fifth-year medical students at the University of the Witwatersrand are involved with children in institutions as part of their community paediatric course. During 1985, 9 of the 50 students had to deal with children who...