The goal of the University of Southern California (USC) WonderKids Program is to expose students to numerous Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers in an after-school setting. Elementary school students explore STEM fields with hands-on curricula and guest speakers from those fields. In partnership with the USC/Norris…

"Case Studies and Case-Based Learning" brings authentic, real-world learning to the classroom and: (1) Transforms students' thinking and fosters 21st-century skills; (2) Provides strategies, examples, and resources for implementing case-based learning across the disciplines; (3) Features a step-by-step process for creating case-based…

The current learning environment is substantially different than what existed for most of the 20th century. Learners and teachers today must navigate in perpetually changing contexts where education is influenced by technological advancement and obsolescence, economic barriers, a changing employment landscape, and even international politics.…

Walk into any school in America and you will see adults who care deeply about their students and are doing the best they can every day to help students learn. But you will also see a high degree of variability among classrooms--much higher than in most other industrialized countries. Today we are asking schools to do something they have never done…

This manual of resources for alcohol and other drug abuse education in medical schools and residency programs establishes basic learning goals, and objectives for teaching drug abuse units that reflect the philosophy of family medicine. The manual was developed using data and curriculum material collected through a detailed curriculum survey of…

Describes the use of nuclear medicine techniques in diagnosis and therapy. Describes instrumentation in diagnostic nuclear medicine and predicts future trends in nuclear medicine imaging technology. (Author/MM)

Explains the basic principles of ultrasound using everyday physics. Topics include the generation of ultrasound, basic interactions with material, and the measurement of blood flow using the Doppler effect. (Author/MM)

A list of 32 educational objectives is given for teaching predoctoral removable prosthodontics (the art and science of replacing missing teeth and associated structures with removable substitutes), and a list of behavioral objectives for the curriculum in fixed prosthodontics is also given. (JSR)

Describes an apparatus used in courses for medical students which demonstrates psychophysiological phenomena by showing changes in skin resistance or conductance. (RM)

Discusses eight steps in the implementation of task-based learning. Presents examples from undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education. (MKR)

Provides background information and an educational rationale for portfolio-based learning and assessment in medical education. Examines how and where portfolios have been used for professional development both within and beyond medicine. (Author/CCM)

Suggests some tips for giving effective lectures and presentations. (NB)

The development of a diary-based technique to describe and classify the content of attending physicians' discussions in medical attending rounds and a demonstration of its use at the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center are reported. The technique may be of use to medical educators and researchers for exploring the activities of the…

Describes development of a curriculum in medical information science that focuses on practical problems in clinical medicine rather than details of information technology. Design was guided by identification of six key clinical challenges that must be addressed by practitioners in the near future and by examination of past failures of informatics…

Provides a review of the sessions at the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Linkoping Conference related to Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME) and future actions. (Author/CCM)