OBJECTIVE To assess the extent to which current selection criteria predict success in Sri Lanka's medical schools. METHODS The study sample consisted of all students selected to all six medical schools in two consecutive entry cohorts. The aggregate marks of these students at the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level examination, the district of entry, admission category, cand...

1 Roger Parsons, University of Tennessee, College of Engineering, Engineering Fundamentals Division, 105A Estabrook Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-2353 [email protected] 2 Christopher Pionke, University of Tennessee, College of Engineering, Engineering Fundamentals Division, 104B Estabrook Hall, Knoxville, TN 379962353 [email protected] 3 Elaine Seat, University of Tennessee, College of Engineering, En...

Background: The neurological examination is considered to be complex and contributes to the phenomenon of "neurophobia". It is traditionally taught in small groups by residents ("traditional concept"), making the learning success partially dependent on the resident's level of clinical training, didactic education and personal motivation. Aim of this study was to examine the effects of a newly d...

BACKGROUND Using computer-based simulation systems in medical education is becoming more and more common. Although the benefits of practicing with these systems in medical education have been demonstrated, advantages of using computer-based simulation in emergency medicine education are less validated. The aim of the present study was to assess the success rates of final year medical students i...

Attrition can be a serious problem for nursing programs and students. Loss of students during a nursing program or through NCLEX failure is a waste of resources and results in inefficiency in the production of nurses for the workforce. Using data from 341 students admitted over a threeyear period, the goal of this study was to determine which factors best predicted student success in a Baccalau...

Challenges particular to second-year students have been identified that can impact persistence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. We implemented a program to improve student success in intermediate-level science courses by helping students to feel they belonged and could succeed in STEM. We used survey measures of perceptions and attitudes and then qualitative m...

InsIde IllInoIs onlIne: news.illinois.edu/ii/ • To subscrIbe: go.illinois.edu/iisubscribe Immigrant students School policies and teachers’ biases about immigrant students may be detrimental to those students’ academic success. PAGE 11 Making music Oboe students not only learn how to play their instrument, but also how to make the intricate double reed needed to make that music. PAGE 8 I N D E X...