Teaching and learning in medicine
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Comparative Study
Fear of causing harm: use of mannequin-based simulation to decrease student anxiety prior to interacting with female teaching associates.
There is a paucity of research assessing the potential benefits of mannequin trainers when preparing students to interact with teaching associates. ⋯ We suggest that mannequin-based simulators be used prior to students' learning experience with pelvic exam teaching associates.
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Attending rounds have transitioned away from the patient's bedside toward the hallway and conference rooms. This transition has brought into question how to best teach on medicine services. ⋯ Time spent at the bedside is waning despite learners' beliefs that bedside learning is important for professional development. Our findings suggest the necessity to re-examine our current teaching methods on internal medicine services.
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It was decided to explore the variables that would need to be considered when planning, revising, or evaluating the outcomes of a whole curriculum, based on the principles of Problem-Based Learning. ⋯ The descriptions of 13 variables has been assembled, primarily with a focus on medical education. This guide has been published on the Internet, in order to solicit comments and suggestions from teachers in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary science across the world with the intention of producing a more universally applicable second edition of the guide.
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The internship or first year (PGY 1) of anesthesiology training may be categorical (within anesthesiology), or obtained in more diverse settings. Revisions recently proposed in the training requirements incorporated the PGY 1 into the existing curriculum. ⋯ Easily accessible performance measures may function as valuable aids in decision making, particularly when significant changes in curricula are contemplated. Data do not support the proposed changes in anesthesiology.
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The Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal, admits students from Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and other countries to the undergraduate medical course. ⋯ Students read widely beyond their course. The possibility of introducing medical humanities in the curriculum should be explored.