Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Do virtual computer models hinder anatomy learning?
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
A prospective randomized trial of a residents-as-teachers training program.
To develop, implement, and evaluate a course for improving the teaching skills of surgery residents. ⋯ This study demonstrates the value of a needs assessment in developing a course to improve residents' teaching skills. Such courses must provide active learning with opportunities for practicing skills and, following the course, ongoing feedback to maintain changes in teaching behaviors. The curriculum developed in this study has been put into a transportable form that includes an instructor's manual providing guidelines and suggestions for implementation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparing fourth-year medical students with faculty in the teaching of physical examination skills to first-year students.
To see whether fourth-year medical students can teach the physical examination to first-year students as effectively as can faculty preceptors. ⋯ A select group of fourth-year medical students provides a successful alternative to faculty in the teaching of the physical examination to first-year students.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The effect of presentation order in clinical decision making.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Determining the effectiveness of a clinical-practice intervention in improving the control of pain in outpatients with cancer.
To determine the effectiveness of a clinical-practice intervention in improving the control of pain in outpatients with cancer. ⋯ Although analgesic regimens were altered significantly when the physicians understood more about the patient's pain, cancer pain management remains a complex problem. Future studies should focus on the long-term systematic incorporation of simple pain-assessment tools into daily outpatient oncology practices as well as on innovative ways to address other aspects of managing cancer pain.