BACKGROUND Although the proportion of older adults in Lebanon is expected to increase rapidly over the next few decades, the current healthcare workforce is unprepared to address the needs of this population. Currently, emphasis on geriatrics is lacking in medical education curricula of most universities in Lebanon, and there is a shortage of geriatricians in the country. METHODS In this pape...

We thank Dr. Steven et al. for their comments regarding our article and appreciate their bringing the article by Lloyd et al. to our attention. The use of a modified Delphi technique to focus on the topics most important to otolaryngology undergraduate medical education is one that we strongly support and have used in our survey of medical student topics and procedures presented at the American...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the gains and losses associated with the implementation of undergraduate competency-based medical education. Therefore, we compared knowledge acquisition, clinical performance and perceived preparedness for practice of students from a competency-based active learning (CBAL) curriculum and a prior active learning (AL) curriculum. METHODS We included two cohorts...

OBJECTIVE The introduction of medical humanities (MH) in undergraduate medical education in Italy has been an issue of debate since the 90's and few years later it was extended to other healthcare degrees. The aims of this Italian literature review, after considering the international scene, are: to evaluate the extent to which the interest in this subject has gradually developed throughout the...

INTRODUCTION This is a qualitative study, to generate a framework for a core curriculum in General Practice in the undergraduate setting, designed specifically for Nepal. METHODS A Delphi process was used to involve representatives from the GP faculty in Institute of Medicine, BP Koirala institute BPKIHS, Patan Hospital/National Academy Medical Sciences and Tansen mission hospital. The Delphi...

BACKGROUND Heidelberg Medical School underwent a major curricular change with the implementation of the reform curriculum HeiCuMed (Heidelberg Curriculum Medicinale) in October 2001. It is based on rotational modules with daily cycles of interactive, case-based small-group seminars, PBL tutorials and training of sensomotor and communication skills. For surgical undergraduate training an organis...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the effect of the integration of evidence-based medicine (EBM) into medical curriculum by measuring undergraduate medical students' EBM knowledge, attitudes, personal application, and anticipated future use. METHODS A self-controlled trial was conducted with 251 undergraduate students at a Chinese Military Medical University, using a validated questionnaire regarding th...

Purpose Mentoring is considered a valuable component of undergraduate medical education with a variety of programs at established medical schools. This study presents how new medical schools have set up mentoring programs as they have developed their curricula. Methods Administrators from 14 US medical schools established since 2006 were surveyed regarding the structure and implementation of th...

Urban poverty, of which New York City has the highest incidence, is associated with unmet needs and inappropriate use of emergency rooms and hospitals. Community-based medical practitioners can ameliorate these situations. Medical students from New York City-area schools often are willing to help. The New York Academy of Medicine instituted an Urban Health Initiative to coordinate student and f...