Medical education
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The study was conducted to examine the impact which personality types may have on the selection process of two preclinical medical school curricula. The two curricula run concurrently at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. ⋯ Results indicated that those students preferring the innovative curriculum were personality types unlikely to enter rural primary-care, whereas students preferring the conventional curriculum had personality profiles more consistent with those making rural primary-care career choices. Discussion deals with the implications of personality type and curriculum choice in terms of the curriculum goals and educational method.
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More effective use could be made of the resources devoted to the sponsored postgraduate training of overseas doctors in Britain. There is need for careful selection and planning of training programmes. More attention should be given to providing skills in communication, management and education. ⋯ Sc. and less upon pure research degrees (there is also a major need for a broadly based M. Sc. for non-medical science graduates who will teach the basic sciences). A major recommendation is that a centra office should be established which would plan programmes for and supervise all sponsored trainees, under contract with the sponsoring body.
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Thirty-two university-based doctors and sixty-seven medical students used a visual analogue scale (VAS) to estimate the usefulness of the inspection-palpation-percussion-auscultation (IPPA) approach. Doctors considered IPPA less useful in the examination of the musculoskeletal system than in other systems, both in clinical practice (P less than 0.01) and as an aid in teaching (P less than 0.01). Students rated IPPA less useful in the musculoskeletal examination than in other systems as a learning aid (P less than 0.001). ⋯ The model focused on the outcome of the diagnostic process (aetiological, anatomical/pathophysiological and functional diagnoses) rather than on the process itself. Thirteen students taught this method found it a useful learning aid. Those familiar with both methods preferred the outcome-oriented to the IPPA method (P less than 0.001).
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Videotaped vs traditional lectures for medical students.
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) provides medical departments with alternatives in instructional formats. Concern, however, has been voiced about teaching via TV because the medium itself might cause inattention. This study investigated whether TV will lower the test scores of medical students. ⋯ To detect attitudinal differences toward the two formats, the students were surveyed at the end of the series and intragroup agreement on specific questions was calculated. The students rated the lecture format more highly. In response to the question 'Did the audiovisual materials used by the instructor aid your learning?', the mean rating from the lecture group was 7.37 (scale of 0-9) compared to a mean rating of 5.93 from the video group (P < 0.0003).
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The 1977 medical graduates of Manchester University were sent questionnaires towards the end of their pre-registration year. The results show that there is dissatisfaction amongst housemen about the year; in particular, the long hours of duty and the lack of formal teaching. It is suggested that a national survey should be conducted in order to gauge the opinion of housemen throughout the country, and that effort should be made towards improving the hours of duty, and organizing formal teaching programmes.