BMC Medical Education (2024)

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Attitudes of Chinese health sciences postgraduate students’ to the use of information and communication technology in global health research Communication training for advanced medical students improves information recall of medical laypersons in simulated informed consent talks – a randomized controlled trial Online learning for continuous professional development of healthcare workers: an exploratory study on perceptions of healthcare managers in Rwanda Nursing faculty development program for digital teaching competence Knowledge, usability and challenges of e-learning platforms for continuing Professional Development of healthcare professionals at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali Computer literacy and E-learning perception in Cameroon: the case of Yaounde Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate medical education in Sierra Leone: a qualitative study of the student experience Asynchronous e-learning with technology-enabled and enhanced training for continuing education of nurses: a scoping review Tele-pharmacy perception, knowledge and associated factors among pharmacy students in northwest Ethiopia: an input for implementers Newly graduated nurses’ perceptions of their professional role and professional competency: a qualitative focus group study Digital learning in medical education: comparing experiences of Malaysian and Japanese students Effectiveness of a game-based educational strategy e-EDUCAGUIA for implementing antimicrobial clinical practice guidelines in family medicine residents in Spain: a randomized clinical trial by cluster The Doctor of Medicine curriculum review at the School of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a tracer study report from 2009 Differences in clinical knowledge levels between residents in two post‐graduate rotation programmes in Japan Distance education during COVID 19: an Italian survey on the university teachers’ perspectives and their emotional conditions Utilization of continuous professional development among health professionals in East Ethiopia: a multi-health facility-based cross-sectional study Identifying research priorities for health professions education research in sub-Saharan Africa using a modified Delphi method On line clinical reasoning assessment with Script Concordance test in urology: results of a French pilot study Development and assessment of a curriculum model for virtual simulation in nursing: curriculum development and pilot-evaluation Usability and perceptions of a one-on-one telementoring program for young physicians in rural settings of Peru: a mixed method study Knowledge, perceived needs of continuous professional’s development, and associated factors among healthcare workers in East Ethiopia: a multi-health facility-based cross-sectional study Preparedness for practice of newly qualified dental professionals in Australia - educator, employer, and consumer perspectives Electronic learning can facilitate student performance in undergraduate surgical education: a prospective observational study Influencing factors in the implementation of postgraduate medical e-learning: a thematic analysis A MOOC as an immediate strategy to train health personnel in the cholera outbreak in Mexico Validation of Internal structure of Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale among Indian Medical Students using factor analysis and the Structural equation Modelling Approach Problem-based learning in resource-poor settings: lessons from a medical school in Ghana Comparison of the effectiveness of lecture instruction and virtual reality-based serious gaming instruction on the medical students’ learning outcome about approach to coma Perceptions of orthopaedic medicine students and their supervisors about practice-based learning: an exploratory qualitative study A systematic review of health sciences students’ online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic Evaluating the effect of interventions for strengthening non-physician anesthetists’ education in Ethiopia: a pre- and post-evaluation study Interprofessional education on complex patients in nursing homes: a focus group study Development and evaluation of an e-learning course in oxygen therapy Designing an evaluation tool for evaluating training programs of medical students in clinical skill training center from consumers’ perspective Does blended problem-based learning make Asian medical students active learners?: a prospective comparative study Internet skills of medical faculty and students: is there a difference? Factors affecting the acceptance of blended learning in medical education: application of UTAUT2 model Designing, implementation and evaluation of story reading: a solution to increase general empathy in medical students Preparedness for dental practice in Australia: a qualitative study on the experiences of final-year students and new graduates Effectiveness of social giving on the engagement of pharmacy professionals with a computer-based education platform: a pilot randomized controlled trial Multidisciplinary blended learning to build a breast cancer specialist career: survey on the perspective of the first 2 cohorts of the ESO-ULM Certificate of Competence in Breast cancer (CCB) Work station learning activities: a flexible and scalable instrument for integrating across basic subjects in biomedical education Brazilian version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy: psychometric properties and factor analysis Perception of the usability and implementation of a metacognitive mnemonic to check cognitive errors in clinical setting Personal health records in the preclinical medical curriculum: modeling student responses in a simple educational environment utilizing Google Health An integrated humanities–social sciences course in health sciences education: proposed design, effectiveness, and associated factors From master’s thesis to research publication: a mixed-methods study of medical student publishing and experiences with the publishing process Research topics and trends in medical education by social network analysis
  • Attitudes of Chinese health sciences postgraduate students’ to the use of information and communication technology in global health research

    Information and communications technology (ICT) has been suggested as an important tool for improving global health education and building research capacity in developing countries. However, the existing curri...

    Authors: Kaiyong Huang, Abu S. Abdullah, Zhenyu Ma, Dilshat S. Urmi, Huimin He, Lisa Quintiliani, Robert H. Friedman, Jun Yang and Li Yang

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2019 19:367

    Content type: Research article Published on: 9 October 2019

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  • Communication training for advanced medical students improves information recall of medical laypersons in simulated informed consent talks – a randomized controlled trial

    Informed consent talks are mandatory before invasive interventions. However, the patients’ information recall has been shown to be rather poor. We investigated, whether medical laypersons recalled more informa...

    Authors: Anne Werner, Friederike Holderried, Norbert Schäffeler, Peter Weyrich, Reimer Riessen, Stephan Zipfel and Nora Celebi

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2013 13:15

    Content type: Research article Published on: 1 February 2013

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  • Online learning for continuous professional development of healthcare workers: an exploratory study on perceptions of healthcare managers in Rwanda

    Due to outbreaks of new diseases, development of new treatment regimens and requirement of evidence-based practice, health professionals continuously need to acquire updated knowledge and skills. This type of ...

    Authors: Jean Claude Byungura, Gerard Nyiringango, Uno Fors, Elenita Forsberg and David K. Tumusiime

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2022 22:851

    Content type: Research Published on: 8 December 2022

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  • Nursing faculty development program for digital teaching competence

    Nursing faculties need to develop digital competencies to effectively use information, communication, and technology-based nursing education.

    Authors: Soonyoung Shon, Hyunsook Shin, Dahae Rim and Hyejin Jeon

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:511

    Content type: Research Published on: 8 May 2024

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  • Knowledge, usability and challenges of e-learning platforms for continuing Professional Development of healthcare professionals at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali

    Healthcare professionals constitute a critical component of clinical care services. To provide the expected service, they must continuously develop their profession through continuous learning. This kind of le...

    Authors: Agnes Mukamana, Jean Claude Byungura, Felix Manirakiza and Gerard Rushingabigwi

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:613

    Content type: Research Published on: 3 June 2024

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  • Computer literacy and E-learning perception in Cameroon: the case of Yaounde Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

    Health science education faces numerous challenges: assimilation of knowledge, management of increasing numbers of learners or changes in educational models and methodologies. With the emergence of e-learning,...

    Authors: Georges Bediang, Beat Stoll, Antoine Geissbuhler, Axel M Klohn, Astrid Stuckelberger, Samuel Nko’o and Philippe Chastonay

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2013 13:57

    Content type: Research article Published on: 19 April 2013

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  • Undergraduate medical education in Sierra Leone: a qualitative study of the student experience

    Sierra Leone, a low-income and post-conflict country, has an extreme shortage of qualified medical doctors. Given the complex challenges facing medical education in this country and the need for context-specif...

    Authors: Aniek Woodward and Danny McLernon-Billows

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2018 18:298

    Content type: Research article Published on: 7 December 2018

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  • Asynchronous e-learning with technology-enabled and enhanced training for continuing education of nurses: a scoping review

    Asynchronous e-learning has become the mainstream choice since the transformation of learning formats by the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic. This scoping review aimed to examine the technologies used in async...

    Authors: Rika Kimura, Mayumi Matsunaga, Edward Barroga and Naoko Hayashi

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2023 23:505

    Content type: Research Published on: 13 July 2023

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  • Tele-pharmacy perception, knowledge and associated factors among pharmacy students in northwest Ethiopia: an input for implementers

    Tele-pharmacy is a subset of telemedicine in which pharmacies use telecommunication technology to provide patient care. Tele-pharmacy can improve pharmaceutical care service delivery by reducing medication err...

    Authors: Masresha Derese Tegegne, Sisay Maru Wubante, Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Nebyu Demeke Mengiste, Ashenafi Fentahun, Wondwossen Zemene, Tirualem Zeleke, Agmasie Damtew Walle, Getnet Tadesse Lakew, Yonas Tsegaw Tareke, Mubarek Suleman Abdi, Hawariyat Mamuye Alemayehu, Eskedar Menkir Girma, Gizaw Getye Tilahun, Addisalem Workie Demsash and Hiwote Simane Dessie

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2023 23:130

    Content type: Research Published on: 27 February 2023

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  • Newly graduated nurses’ perceptions of their professional role and professional competency: a qualitative focus group study

    In recent years, complex and rapidly changing healthcare settings have placed high demands on nursing graduates, who must effectively assume new professional roles with a wide variety of competencies. However,...

    Authors: Mirko Prosen and Sabina Ličen

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2023 23:755

    Content type: Research Published on: 11 October 2023

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  • Digital learning in medical education: comparing experiences of Malaysian and Japanese students

    Medical education has undergone a transformation from conventional to digital learning, enabling learning without any time and place restrictions. Nevertheless, the actual trends of usage and its impact on lea...

    Authors: L. Jun Xin, A. A. Ahmad Hathim, N. Jing Yi, A. Reiko and I. Noor Akmal Shareela

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:418

    Content type: Research Published on: 4 August 2021

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  • Effectiveness of a game-based educational strategy e-EDUCAGUIA for implementing antimicrobial clinical practice guidelines in family medicine residents in Spain: a randomized clinical trial by cluster

    Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have teaching potential for health professionals in training clinical reasoning and decision-making, although their use is limited. The objective was to evaluate the effecti...

    Authors: Isabel del Cura-González, Gloria Ariza-Cardiel, Elena Polentinos-Castro, Juan A. López-Rodríguez, Teresa Sanz-Cuesta, Jaime Barrio-Cortes, Blanca Andreu-Ivorra, Ricardo Rodríguez-Barrientos, José F. Ávila-Tomas, Elisa Gallego-Ruiz-de-Elvira, Cristina Lozano-Hernández and Jesús Martín-Fernández

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2022 22:893

    Content type: Research article Published on: 24 December 2022

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  • The Doctor of Medicine curriculum review at the School of Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a tracer study report from 2009

    The School of Medicine (SoM) is one among five at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS). It currently houses eight undergraduate and many post-graduate programmes. The Doctor of Medicine (...

    Authors: Amos Rodger Mwakigonja

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2016 16:223

    Content type: Research article Published on: 25 August 2016

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  • Differences in clinical knowledge levels between residents in two post‐graduate rotation programmes in Japan

    In Japan, between 2010 and 2020, there were two post-graduate training curricula for post-graduate medical education, as follows: comprehensive rotation programmes (CRPs), which require rotation in at least se...

    Authors: Saki Muroya, Sachiko Ohde, Osamu Takahashi, Joshua Jacobs and Tsuguya f*ckui

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:226

    Content type: Research article Published on: 21 April 2021

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  • Distance education during COVID 19: an Italian survey on the university teachers’ perspectives and their emotional conditions

    Following the COVID-19 pandemic, distance education (DE) replaced traditional “face-to-face” teaching and has become the main method of teaching. The aim of this study was to 1) evaluate the impact of DE by te...

    Authors: Massimo Casacchia, Maria Grazia Cifone, Laura Giusti, Leila Fabiani, Roberto Gatto, Loreto Lancia, Benedetta Cinque, Cristina Petrucci, Mario Giannoni, Rodolfo Ippoliti, Anna Rita Frattaroli, Guido Macchiarelli and Rita Roncone

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:335

    Content type: Research Published on: 9 June 2021

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  • Utilization of continuous professional development among health professionals in East Ethiopia: a multi-health facility-based cross-sectional study

    Healthcare workers must maintain their knowledge, attitude, and skills regarding the most recent technology and competencies to deliver quality health care. The Ministry of Health, Ethiopia developed guideline...

    Authors: Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Ahmed Mohammed, Adisu Alemu, Kerimo Behir, Bikila Balis and Shiferaw Letta

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:61

    Content type: Research Published on: 12 January 2024

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  • Identifying research priorities for health professions education research in sub-Saharan Africa using a modified Delphi method

    Recent increases in health professions education (HPE) research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), though substantial, have predominantly originated from single institutions and remained uncoordinated. A shared rese...

    Authors: Susan C. Van Schalkwyk, Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde, Jehan Z. Budak, Michael J. A. Reid and Marietjie R. de Villiers

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:443

    Content type: Research article Published on: 18 November 2020

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  • On line clinical reasoning assessment with Script Concordance test in urology: results of a French pilot study

    The Script Concordance test (SC) test is an assessment tool that measures the capacity to solve ill-defined problems, that is, reasoning in a context of uncertainty. This study assesses the feasibility, reliab...

    Authors: Louis Sibert, Stefan J Darmoni, Badisse Dahamna, Marie-France Hellot, Jacques Weber and Bernard Charlin

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2006 6:45

    Content type: Research article Published on: 28 August 2006

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  • Development and assessment of a curriculum model for virtual simulation in nursing: curriculum development and pilot-evaluation

    To introduce virtual simulation as a strategy of nursing education and provide valid educational content, the best curriculum model of virtual simulation needs to be developed.

    Authors: Hyunsook Shin and Dahae Rim

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2023 23:284

    Content type: Research Published on: 26 April 2023

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  • Usability and perceptions of a one-on-one telementoring program for young physicians in rural settings of Peru: a mixed method study

    Telementoring seems to be a promising strategy to deliver training and counselling to physicians in remote areas. In Peru, early graduated physicians must work for the Rural and Urban-Edge Health Service Progr...

    Authors: Leonardo Rojas-Mezarina, Stefan Escobar-Agreda, Max Chahuara-Rojas, Javier Silva-Valencia, Daniel Hector Espinoza-Herrera, C. Mahony Reátegui-Rivera, Miguel Moscoso-Porras, Juan Quispe-Gamarra and Gerardo Ronceros

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2023 23:175

    Content type: Research Published on: 22 March 2023

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  • Knowledge, perceived needs of continuous professional’s development, and associated factors among healthcare workers in East Ethiopia: a multi-health facility-based cross-sectional study

    The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (EMOH) has recently introduced a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) program for healthcare workers to ensure they maintain the necessary competencies to meet the communi...

    Authors: Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Ahmed Mohamed, Kerimo Behir, Addisu Alemu, Bikila Balis, Adera Debella and Shiferaw Letta

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:497

    Content type: Research Published on: 3 May 2024

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  • Preparedness for practice of newly qualified dental professionals in Australia - educator, employer, and consumer perspectives

    Limited data regarding the perspectives of other observers (i.e. those who educate, employ or receive care from) of new graduates’ preparedness to practice is available. The present study aimed to explore perc...

    Authors: Rodrigo Mariño, Clare Delany, David Manton, Kate Reid, Julie Satur, Felicity Crombie, Rebecca Wong, Clare McNally, Diego Lopez, Antonio Celentano, Mathew Lim and Michael Morgan

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2022 22:396

    Content type: Research Published on: 23 May 2022

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  • Electronic learning can facilitate student performance in undergraduate surgical education: a prospective observational study

    Our institution recently introduced a novel internet accessible computer aided learning (iCAL) programme to complement existing surgical undergraduate teaching methods. On graduation of the first full cycle of...

    Authors: David Gerard Healy, Fergal J Fleming, David Gilhooley, Patrick Felle, Alfred Edward Wood, Thomas Gorey, Enda W McDermott, John M Fitzpatrick, Niall J O'Higgins and Arnold DK Hill

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2005 5:23

    Content type: Research article Published on: 29 June 2005

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  • Influencing factors in the implementation of postgraduate medical e-learning: a thematic analysis

    Postgraduate medical e-learning (PGMeL) is being progressively used and evaluated. Its impact continues to grow, yet there are barriers to its implementation. Although more attention is now being paid to quali...

    Authors: Robert Adrianus de Leeuw, Daniel Nathan Logger, Michiel Westerman, Jochen Bretschneider, Marijn Plomp and Fedde Scheele

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2019 19:300

    Content type: Research article Published on: 5 August 2019

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  • A MOOC as an immediate strategy to train health personnel in the cholera outbreak in Mexico

    In September 2013, two cases of cholera were reported in Mexico; 1 week later, a new outbreak was reported in the Huasteca region of Hidalgo. Upon the determination that the diagnostic and therapeutic interven...

    Authors: Laura Magaña-Valladares, Cynthia Rosas-Magallanes, Alejandra Montoya-Rodríguez, Guillermo Calvillo-Jacobo, Celia Mercedes Alpuche-Arande and Sebastían García-Saisó

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2018 18:111

    Content type: Research article Published on: 16 May 2018

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  • Validation of Internal structure of Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale among Indian Medical Students using factor analysis and the Structural equation Modelling Approach

    The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) is a tool that helps in the assessment of the readiness of the students to pursue Self-Directed Learning (SDL). There are no documented studies on the validat...

    Authors: Archana Prabu Kumar, Abirami Omprakash, Prabu Kumar Chokkalingam Mani, Narasimman Swaminathan, K. Maheshkumar, K. N. Maruthy, B. W. C. Sathiyasekaran, P. V. Vijayaraghavan and R Padmavathi

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:614

    Content type: Research article Published on: 11 December 2021

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  • Problem-based learning in resource-poor settings: lessons from a medical school in Ghana

    Problem-based learning (PBL) is arguably one of the most important innovations in medical education in the last century. The evident benefits of PBL and the changing face of medicine and medical education have...

    Authors: Daniel Amoako-Sakyi and Harold Amonoo-Kuofi

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2015 15:221

    Content type: Correspondence Published on: 14 December 2015

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  • Comparison of the effectiveness of lecture instruction and virtual reality-based serious gaming instruction on the medical students’ learning outcome about approach to coma

    New approaches to e-learning and the use of virtual reality technology and serious game in medical education are on the rise. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of lecture me...

    Authors: Meysam Siyah Mansoory, Mohammad Rasool Khazaei, Seyyed Mohsen Azizi and Elham Niromand

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:347

    Content type: Research article Published on: 15 June 2021

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  • Perceptions of orthopaedic medicine students and their supervisors about practice-based learning: an exploratory qualitative study

    Practice-based learning is crucial in forming appropriate strategies for improving learning among the medical students that support the country’s understaffed health sector. Unsatisfactory learning consequentl...

    Authors: Muhamed Nsubuga, Robert O Opoka, Moses Galukande, Ian G. Munabi, Aloysius G. Mubuuke and Sarah Kiguli

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2022 22:705

    Content type: Research Published on: 5 October 2022

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  • A systematic review of health sciences students’ online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

    This study aims to analyse the effectiveness of distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic among undergraduate health sciences students using systematic review. Online learning has been chosen as the best ...

    Authors: Abdull Assyaqireen Abdull Mutalib, Abdah Md. Akim and Mohamad Hasif Jaafar

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2022 22:524

    Content type: Research Published on: 3 July 2022

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  • Evaluating the effect of interventions for strengthening non-physician anesthetists’ education in Ethiopia: a pre- and post-evaluation study

    Access to safe surgery has been recognized as an indispensable component of universal health coverage. A competent anesthesia workforce is a prerequisite for safe surgical care. In Ethiopia, non-physician anes...

    Authors: Yohannes Molla Asemu, Tegbar Yigzaw, Firew Ayalew Desta, Fedde Scheele and Thomas van den Akker

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:421

    Content type: Research Published on: 8 August 2021

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  • Interprofessional education on complex patients in nursing homes: a focus group study

    An ageing population leads up to increasing multi-morbidity and polypharmacy. This demands a comprehensive and interprofessional approach in meeting patients’ complex needs. This study describes graduate stude...

    Authors: K. Svensberg, B. G. Kalleberg, E. O. Rosvold, L. Mathiesen, H. Wøien, L. H. Hove, R. Andersen, T. Waaktaar, H. Schultz, N. Sveaass and R. Hellesö

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2021 21:504

    Content type: Research Published on: 24 September 2021

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  • Development and evaluation of an e-learning course in oxygen therapy

    Respiratory problems are among the most challenging situations in emergency care services. Different oxygen therapy methods are usually used to deal with these problems. In recent years, oxygen therapy has bee...

    Authors: Maryam Arabani Nezhad, Haleh Ayatollahi and Hazhir Heidari Beigvand

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2022 22:776

    Content type: Research Published on: 10 November 2022

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  • Designing an evaluation tool for evaluating training programs of medical students in clinical skill training center from consumers’ perspective

    The Clinical Skill Training Center (CSTC) is the first environment where third year medical students learn clinical skills after passing basic science. Consumer- based evaluation is one of the ways to improve ...

    Authors: Rezvan Azad, Mahsa Shakour and Narjes Moharami

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:502

    Content type: Research Published on: 9 May 2024

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  • Does blended problem-based learning make Asian medical students active learners?: a prospective comparative study

    Asian educators have struggled to implement problem-based learning (PBL) because students rarely discuss their work actively and are not sufficiently engaged in self-directed learning. Supplementing PBL with a...

    Authors: Ikuo Shimizu, Hideyuki Nakazawa, Yoshihiko Sato, Ineke H. A. P. Wolfhagen and Karen D. Könings

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2019 19:147

    Content type: Research article Published on: 15 May 2019

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  • Internet skills of medical faculty and students: is there a difference?

    The shift from a more didactic to student-centred pedagogical approach has led to the implementation of new information communication technology (ICT) innovations and curricula. Consequently, analysis of the d...

    Authors: Diane O’Doherty, Justan Lougheed, Ailish Hannigan, Jason Last, Marie Dromey, Colm O’Tuathaigh and Deirdre McGrath

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2019 19:39

    Content type: Research article Published on: 30 January 2019

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  • Factors affecting the acceptance of blended learning in medical education: application of UTAUT2 model

    Blended learning is a new approach to improving the quality of medical education. Acceptance of blended learning plays an important role in its effective implementation. Therefore, the purpose of this study wa...

    Authors: Seyyed Mohsen Azizi, Nasrin Roozbahani and Alireza Khatony

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:367

    Content type: Research article Published on: 16 October 2020

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  • Designing, implementation and evaluation of story reading: a solution to increase general empathy in medical students

    Communication and mutual understanding among healthcare providers is a significant concern within the healthcare system, and enhancing empathy is one way to foster effective communication and mutual understand...

    Authors: Masoumeh Mahmoudi, Ali Asghar Ghorbani, Mehdi Pourasghar, Azita Balaghafari, Jamshid Yazdani Charati, Nassim Ghahrani and Farzaneh Amini

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:477

    Content type: Research Published on: 30 April 2024

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  • Preparedness for dental practice in Australia: a qualitative study on the experiences of final-year students and new graduates

    Limited data exists regarding the perspectives of newly graduated dental practitioners (NGDPs) and final-year students (FYS) about their preparedness for dental practice. This information is crucial to inform ...

    Authors: Rodrigo Mariño, David Manton, Katharine Reid and Clare Delany

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2023 23:318

    Content type: Research Published on: 8 May 2023

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  • Effectiveness of social giving on the engagement of pharmacy professionals with a computer-based education platform: a pilot randomized controlled trial

    Computer-based education is gaining popularity in healthcare professional development education due to ease of distribution and flexibility. However, there are concerns regarding user engagement. This pilot st...

    Authors: Rand Hussein, Rosemary Killeen and Kelly Grindrod

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2022 22:253

    Content type: Research article Published on: 7 April 2022

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  • Multidisciplinary blended learning to build a breast cancer specialist career: survey on the perspective of the first 2 cohorts of the ESO-ULM Certificate of Competence in Breast cancer (CCB)

    Breast Cancer (BC) specialists need to acquire comprehensive knowledge, covering their own specialty and principles of related disciplines. Blended learning, the integration of online and face-to-face learning...

    Authors: Francesco Meani, Tibor Kovacs, Wiebke Wandschneider, Alberto Costa and Olivia Pagani

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2022 22:344

    Content type: Research Published on: 5 May 2022

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  • Work station learning activities: a flexible and scalable instrument for integrating across basic subjects in biomedical education

    Establishing innovative teaching programs in biomedical education involves dealing with several national and supra-national (i.e. European) regulations as well as with new pedagogical and demographic demands. ...

    Authors: Rocío González-Soltero, Ana Isabel R. Learte, Ana Mª. Sánchez and Beatriz Gal

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2017 17:236

    Content type: Research article Published on: 29 November 2017

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  • Brazilian version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy: psychometric properties and factor analysis

    Empathy is a central characteristic of medical professionalism and has recently gained attention in medical education research. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy is the most commonly used measure of empathy world...

    Authors: Helena BMS Paro, Renata M Daud-Gallotti, Iolanda C Tibério, Rogério MC Pinto and Mílton A Martins

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2012 12:73

    Content type: Research article Published on: 9 August 2012

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  • Perception of the usability and implementation of a metacognitive mnemonic to check cognitive errors in clinical setting

    Establishing a diagnosis is a complex, iterative process involving patient data gathering, integration and interpretation. Premature closure is a fallacious cognitive tendency of closing the diagnostic process...

    Authors: Keng Sheng Chew, Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer and Steven J. Durning

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2019 19:18

    Content type: Research article Published on: 10 January 2019

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  • Personal health records in the preclinical medical curriculum: modeling student responses in a simple educational environment utilizing Google Health

    Various problems concerning the introduction of personal health records in everyday healthcare practice are reported to be associated with physicians’ unfamiliarity with systematic means of electronically coll...

    Authors: Dimokratis A Karamanlis, Panagiotis M Tzitzis, Charalampos A Bratsas and Panagiotis D Bamidis

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2012 12:88

    Content type: Research article Published on: 25 September 2012

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  • Transition from final-year medical student to newly graduated doctor is challenging with evidence of associated increased patient mortality and medical errors. Previous work suggests tackling preparedness alon...

    Authors: Gurjot Brar, Sarah Harney, Oliver McGarr and John McFarland

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2023 23:534

    Content type: Research Published on: 26 July 2023

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  • An integrated humanities–social sciences course in health sciences education: proposed design, effectiveness, and associated factors

    Previous research has not provided enough direction regarding effective content design of courses integrating the humanities and social sciences in medical and dental education. This study aims at exploring ho...

    Authors: Jihyun Lee, Jueyeun Lee and Il Young Jung

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:117

    Content type: Research article Published on: 19 April 2020

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  • From master’s thesis to research publication: a mixed-methods study of medical student publishing and experiences with the publishing process

    Medical student master’s theses are often carried out as research projects, and some are published as research papers in journals. We investigated the percentage of master’s theses conducted by 5th -year stude...

    Authors: Maria Björklund, Ramin Massoumi and Bodil Ohlsson

    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2024 24:75

    Content type: Research Published on: 20 January 2024

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  • Research topics and trends in medical education by social network analysis

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