OBJECTIVE To systematically identify and analyse all published literature relating to the provision of undergraduate education for preparedness in ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery, as perceived by medical students and clinicians in the UK. DESIGN Systematic literature review. DATA SOURCES 5 major databases were searched: MEDLINE, EMBASE, ERIC, Cochrane and Web of Science. The literature s...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine undergraduate medical students' perceptions and intentions regarding patient safety during clinical clerkships. METHODS Cross-sectional study administered in face-to-face interviews using modified the Medical Student Safety Attitudes and Professionalism Survey (MSSAPS) from three colleges of medicine in Korea. We assessed medical students' p...

BACKGROUND This study combined themes in cardiovascular modelling, clinical cardiology and e-learning to create an on-line environment that would assist undergraduate medical students in understanding key physiological and pathophysiological processes in the cardiovascular system. METHODS An interactive on-line environment was developed incorporating a lumped-parameter mathematical model of t...

background: many studies suggest depression rate in medical students is higher in comparison to others. such disorder can cause motivation loss and hopelessness. therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the depression symptoms and their contributors amongst medical students who were studying the early clinical exposure (ece) in sabzevar, iran.   methods: this cross-sectional study evalu...

aim and background: every year, smoking and its related diseases account for the death of at least four million people around the world. this risky behavior is growing among young educated people. the present study examined factors affecting medical students’ tendency of to smoke. methods and materials: this cross-sectional study included 305 medical students in isfahan university of medical sc...

introduction: the present study aimed to find an appropriate method to inform senior high school students to correctly select their academic field of study and their intentions. methods: this is a descriptive-analytic and cross-sectional study. a verified questionnaire was given to a total of 2600 students selected by stratified random sampling method (ten different colleges and entrance year f...

INTRODUCTION International interest in peer-teaching and peer-assisted learning (PAL) during undergraduate medical programs has grown in recent years, reflected both in literature and in practice. There, remains however, a distinct lack of objective clarity and consensus on the true effectiveness of peer-teaching and its short- and long-term impacts on learning outcomes and clinical practice. ...

Introduction Podcasts have become increasingly popular as a medium for free open access medical education (FOAM). However, little research has examined the use of these extracurricular audio podcasts as tools in undergraduate medical education. We aimed to examine knowledge retention, usage conditions, and preferences of undergraduate medical students at a Canadian university interacting with e...