PURPOSE The National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME) Comprehensive Basic Science Exam (CBSE) is a subject exam offered to US medical schools, where it has been used for external validation of student preparedness for the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE) Step 1 in new schools and schools undergoing curricular reform. Information regarding the actual use of the NBME CBSE is...

OBJECTIVE This study surveyed all UK medical schools regarding their Bachelor of Medicine (MB), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (MB/PhD) training policy in order to map the current training landscape and to provide evidence for further research and policy development. SETTING Deans of all UK medical schools registered with the Medical Schools Council were invited to participate in this survey elec...

OBJECTIVE To examine the adequacy of policies at Australian medical schools for managing potential conflicts of interest with the pharmaceutical industry. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS National survey of 20 Australian medical schools to assess their policies regarding disclosure and management of conflict of interest, undertaken in October 2009, using the American Medical Student Associati...

OBJECTIVE Being of rural origin is one of the few predictors of whether medical students choose either family or rural practice as a career. This study investigates what proportion of applicants are of rural origin, what their grades are, and whether they are accepted. DESIGN Mailed survey using the postal codes of Ontario medical school applicants' residences when they attended secondary sch...

Medical Microbiology is a content-intensive course that requires a large time commitment from the students. Students are typically biology or prenursing majors, including students headed for professional schools, such as medical school and pharmacy school. This group is somewhat diverse in terms of background science coursework, so it can be difficult to teach in a way that benefits all the stu...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This is the 34th national study conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) that reports retrospectively the percentage of graduates from US MD-granting and DO-granting medical schools who entered Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited family medicine residency programs as first-year residents in 2014. Approximately 8....

INTRODUCTION Prospective medical school applicants use Internet websites to gain information about medical school interviews as well as to offer their experience in such interviews. This study examined applicants' reported experiences of interviews and compared them to the purposes of the interview as purported by medical schools. METHOD Content analysis of student feedback regarding medical ...

BACKGROUND With the increasing amount and complexity of medical information, medical schools are challenged with incorporating surgical subspecialty education, such as otolaryngology (OTO), into a time-limited curriculum. OBJECTIVES To understand the state of OTO education in US medical schools and to generate a discussion of the role of surgical subspecialty education in the medical school c...

When I was admitted to medical school in Canada, I was commended by my new professors as one of the country’s brightest students. The first months inculcated and cultivated the idea that I was exceptional and set apart from other students who did not make it to medical school. Sometimes the praise was explicit, sometimes not; few probably noticed. Yet there was a subtle message: I was special a...

Core Teaching Skills: Effective teaching behaviors and objectives are outlined in this University of Washington, School of Medicine toolbox targeted at small group teaching in a medical school. Several modules, including goal setting, giving feedback and common teaching challenges can be found by clicking on those topics listed at the left of the screen. The overview and detail of a skills prac...