medical Education UPDATE
Educational supervision and the impact of workplace-based assessments: a survey of psychiatry trainees and their supervisors
Background:
Educational supervision (ES) is considered to be an essential component of basic specialist training in psychiatry in the UK. However, previous studies have indicated variation in its provision, and uncertainty about structure and content. Workplace-based assessments (WPBAs) were introduced in 2007 as part of major postgraduate medical training reform. Placing considerable time demands on [...]
Why simulation can be efficient: on the preconditions of efficient learning in complex technology based practices.
Background:
It is important to demonstrate learning outcomes of simulation in technology based practices, such as in advanced health care. Although many studies show skills improvement and self-reported change to practice, there are few studies demonstrating patient outcome and societal efficiency.The objective of the study is to investigate if and why simulation can be effective and [...]
Motivation of university and non-university stakeholders to change medical education in Vietnam
Background:
Both university and non-university stakeholders should be involved in the process of curriculum development in medical schools, because all are concerned with the competencies of the graduates. That may be difficult unless appropriate strategies are used to motivate each stakeholder. From 1999 to 2006, eight medical schools in Vietnam worked together to change the curriculum [...]
Interns’ knowledge of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics after undergraduate and on-going internship training in Nigeria
Background:
A sound knowledge of pathophysiology of a disease and clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (CPT) of a drug is required for safe and rational prescribing. The aim of this study was therefore to assess how adequately the undergraduate CPT teaching had prepared interns in Nigeria for safe and rational prescribing and retrospectively, to know how they [...]