Background. Careful consideration of an increasingly underprepared tertiary student population, the limited use simulation in South African (SA) healthcare education and a changing milieu is required from SA educators when implementing, evaluating revising integration.Objectives. To develop conceptual framework for integration undergraduate physiotherapy programme.Methods. A non-experimental de...

One underutilized method for reducing health disparities and training culturally competent health care workers is the engagement of undergraduate student health organizations in conducting health screenings, promotion, and health education outreach activities in in underserved racial/ethnic communities. We conducted a needs assessment of 14 predominantly racial/ethnic minority undergraduate stu...

Student performance using computer-based training (CBT) may be related to the degree of interaction that occurs between students and the instructor, or between students and each other. This is significant in that the individualized nature of CBT (and perhaps Web-based training) is contrary to the social interaction needs of students. Using relevant pedagogical and social communication theories ...

Background Diabetic foot complications are acknowledged as the leading cause of amputation and diabetes-related hospitalisation. Podiatry-led multi-disciplinary clinics are recognised as important strategies to improve diabetic foot outcomes. Data suggests diabetic foot complications are increasing at a faster rate than diabetes is being diagnosed. A reliable, competent workforce is urgently re...

The role of scholar is one of the seven CanMEDS roles of the medical practitioner as described in the 2009 Framework for Undergraduate Medical Education in the Netherlands, adopted by all eight University Medical Centres (UMCs) [1]. In order to realize the desired competency level of ‘scholar’, academic and scientific training is an integral and substantial part of medical curricula [2]. We wis...