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Tag Archives: Medical Teacher
Professionalism Training
Promoting professionalism in undergraduate medical education is an important goal of medical schools. It has been noted that burnout and decreased empathy have been observed in third year students. Drexel University College of Medicine instituted a Professional Formation Curriculum … Continue reading
Concept Mapping As Teaching Tool
Having students diagram basic science themes is a good way for students to integrate complex topics. First year medical students used concept maps as part of their problem-based learning exercises. The authors investigated if/how collaborative drawings affects discussion and knowledge … Continue reading
Fostering Communication Skills
A comparative study was conducted assessing the communication skills of first and second year medical students. Students were observed interacting with simulated patients in a clinical scenario. Their communication skills were observed and assessed by simulated patients, communication skills … Continue reading
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Benefits of Collaboration and Hands-on Learning
Educators in Ghent University, Belgium, looked at different modalities of teaching Occupational Medicine to fourth-year medical students. For the first year of the study, students received hard copies of case studies and had to hand in written assignments. The … Continue reading
Docere is Latin for “To Teach”
A curriculum was developed at Tufts University School of Medicine for fourth-year students with the goal of teaching them to be competent educators. Over the course of 12 weeks, the fourth-year students facilitated small group patient interview practice sessions … Continue reading
Feedback Results In Effective Learning
This pilot study investigated the use of detailed feedback as a learning tool for students. Two groups of students took online tests after participating in patient – case exercises. One group received only the result s of the test and … Continue reading
To Take The Formative Assessment Or Not?
This study investigates why students choose to (or not to) use on-line formative assessments before taking a summative exam. Students who took the assessments did so in order to accomplish 3 goals: to understand expectations for the summative exam in … Continue reading
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Does Analytical Reasoning Increase Diagnostic Accuracy?
Yes, according to a randomized control study performed with 145 medical students during their 4th year OSCEs. After encountering a patient, students in the test group made a diagnosis with the aid of a differential diagnoses and symptoms table. The … Continue reading
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