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Ghasemi, Abolfazl – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to build a forecasting model for medical students at risk using the survival analysis technique. Authors of previous studies have investigated dropouts from medical programs or success of medical students on national board exams. However, little research has been done to identify students at risk, mainly the timing of…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Medical Education, At Risk Students, Gender Differences
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Nieder, Gary L.; Borges, Nicole J. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2012
Online lectures have been used in lieu of live lectures in our gross anatomy and embryology course for the past eight years. We examined patterns of online lecture use by our students and related that use to academic entry measures, gender and examination performance. Detailed access records identified by student were available from server logs.…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Embryology, Lecture Method, Computer Uses in Education
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Avery, Daniel M., Jr.; Wheat, John R.; Leeper, James D.; McKnight, Jerry T.; Ballard, Brent G.; Chen, Jia – Journal of Rural Health, 2012
Purpose: The Rural Medical Scholars Program (RMSP) was created to increase production of rural family physicians in Alabama. Literature review reveals reasons medical students choose careers in family medicine, and these reasons can be categorized into domains that medical schools can address through admission, curriculum, and structural…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Marital Status, Medical Schools
Pinckney, Charlyene Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The current study was undertaken to examine the effectiveness of the Rowan University-School of Osteopathic Medicine - Summer Pre-Medical Research and Education Program (Summer PREP), a postsecondary medical sciences enrichment pipeline program for under-represented and disadvantaged students. Thirty-four former program participants were surveyed…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Summer Programs, Medical Education, Enrichment