The student said, "Oh, that is why we learned that!". The student that sparked this research admitted that as she went through the program she often thought, "why are we learning this? I cannot see utilizing this in my everyday job." In academia today, we often treat the clinical or practicum experience as a separate component…

Introduction: This study aimed to develop a cost-effective suturing and knot typing simulator that aligns with the expectations of experts, addressing the need for affordable yet high-quality medical training tools. The focus was on assessing the efficacy of a silicone skin suture task trainer, created through a 3D printed mold, for use in mobile…

This paper explores how Augmented Reality using mobile phones can enhance teaching and learning in education. It specifically examines its application in two cases, where it is identified that the agility of mobile devices and the ability to overlay context specific resources offers opportunities to enhance learning that would not otherwise exist.…

The use of healthy individuals acting as simulated patients for the purpose of clinical teaching is discussed. The term "standardized patients" is used to refer to training the individual to present a standard, repeatable stimulus. Some evidence suggests that simulated patients possess high fidelity (i.e., closely approximate real…

This paper discusses two methods used in training allied health students to clarify patients' problems and develop treatment plans to resolve them. The traditional problem solving approach is presented as a means to introduce students to patient evaluation and treatment planning, while clinical reasoning is seen as a more expert way to approach…

This paper describes a new model for teaching nursing homes, which places a strong emphasis on teamwork by combining the resources of a comprehensive retirement community and three universities to train faculty, students, and staff, and to generate research basic to geriatric care. The four organizations involved in the project (Southwestern Ohio…

The acute deficiency in the number of clinical dental faculty who are trained to do high-quality research is discussed. There is a paucity of role models for research in dental schools. Students at dental schools have no opportunity to gain first hand knowledge of how dentist-scientists function. (MLW)

The question of whether clinical teaching skills could be improved during the first 2 years of postgraduate medical education was studied with 23 residents. Nine of the residents were the control group who received no instruction/feedback. The 14 residents in the experimental group completed a half-day workshop that included lecture and discussion…

This paper presents a theoretical model for representing the teaching/learning triangle and offers an agenda for research and development in this area. The theoretical framework for considering the teaching/learning triangle is based on determining the characteristics of the teacher, student, and patient/client and the dynamic realtionships…

A study was done to examine the relationships between medical residents' beliefs about their clinical teaching roles and their teaching behaviors within the context of work rounds. The research was conceptually based on theories of symbolic interactionism and reasoned action. Fourteen residents in general internal medicine, representing four…

A questionnaire used in the assessment of medical school learning environments is described. Thirty-one statements drawn from the Medical School Environment Inventory, which reflected qualities desired in the clinical training environment, made up the questionnaire. The instrument was administered to fourth-year medical students at three clinical…

A new way to view the nursing curriculum is presented based on Heideggerian phenomenology and clinical nursing knowledge research. A restructuring of the nursing curriculum based on this approach allows researchers to generate new research questions and has implications for alternative curricular and instructional practices. In addition, this…

Doctoral education in nursing is relatively new, with 14 of the 22 programs identified by the National League of Nursing being established after 1970. To identify trends, patterns of consistency, recurrent gerontological foci, and the frequency of occurrence of identified factors in graduate programs in Gerontological Nursing, the curricula,…

A logical, performer-based approach to teaching psychomotor skills is described. Four phases of surgical psychomotor skills training are identified, using an example from a dental preclinical training curriculum: (1) dental students are acquainted with the postural and positional parameters of balanced psychomotor performances; (2) students learn…

Tips are offered for psychologists who teach behavioral science to first-year medical students, based on a course offered at Creighton Medical School. It is suggested that medical students will work hard and are interested in learning topics that will be useful. It is important for the psychology instructor to teach a body of knowledge to medical…