normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microteaching, a teacher training technique currently practiced worldwide, provides teachers an opportunity to perk up their teaching skills by improving the various simple tasks called teaching skills. with the proven success among the novice and seniors, microteaching helps to promote real-time teaching experiences. the core skills of microteachin...

evaluation of clinical skills in midwives graduated from mashhad nursing and midwifery faculty and employed in mashhad health care centers     mirzakhani k [1] *, jahani shorab n [2] , golmakani n [3] , tafazoli m [4] , ebrahimzadeh s [5]     received: 29july, 2011 accepted: 28august, 2011     abstract   background & aims : suitable midwifery skills could prevent many deaths of maternal, fetal,...

background: with the recent spread of virtual learning programs in universities, especially in the field of medical sciences, libraries play a crucial role to support these programs. this study aimed at investigating the skills required by librarians to support virtual learning programs in isfahan university and isfahan university of medical sciences.   methods: this was an applied survey study...

introduction. today, computer and information technology serve an increasingly important role in medical education. since the faculty members have an essential role in medical education, this study was designed to assess their knowledge, attitude and computer skills. so, the results of this survey would help us to identify and manage the problems in the way of proper application of computer and...

Aim: With the resolution from April 28, 2014, the Bavarian state government in Germany decided to found a new medical school at Augsburg University, thereby requiring the development of a competency-based medical curriculum. Methods: Two interdisciplinary groups developed a spiral curriculum (following Harden) employing the model of Thumser-Dauth & Öchsner. The curriculum focuses on specificall...

BACKGROUND Doctors' interpersonal and communication skills correlate with improved health care outcomes. International medical organisations require competency in communication skills. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) developed a toolbox for assessing this competency and 5 others, yet none initially for teaching these skills. PURPOSE AND METHODS The original fo...

DIRECTORS OF RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE now familiar with the expectations for learning and assessment within 6 core competencies, as required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Although the field of medical education has made great strides in developing innovative curricula within the competency framework, a lack of operational definitions continues to impede pro...

Nursing faculty teaching medical students a module in clinical skills is a relatively new trend. Collaboration in education among medical and nursing professions can improve students' performance in clinical skills and consequently positively impact the quality of care delivery. In 2011, the Faculty of Medicine in collaboration with the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Balamand, ...

background and purpose: training in basic clinical and procedural skills is considered an important part of the core medical undergraduate curriculum. there are some reasons to assume that junior doctors are not adequately trained in these skills. due to the lack of enough information on skills competence of our students, this study was designed in 3 medical schools in southern iran to evaluate...