With increasing globalisation and internationalisation, student mobility, and a need for income generation, most universities in the UK and other parts of the world now seek to attract greater numbers of international students. Non-traditional approaches to teaching and learning delivery have been incorporated into modern medical education…

Background: Evidence supporting physical activity (PA) as an effective modality in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases is robust. Medical doctors are ideally placed to translate this into practice; however, realising this has proved challenging. To ensure doctors are well prepared, the training of medical students to be…

Since 1997 there have been two concerted attempts to expand the number of medical school students in England: by increasing the size of existing medical schools, and by creating new medical schools. These initiatives have been a direct result of government policy, although policy implementation was delegated to the state apparatus. They also led…

Sexual history-taking is a basic medical skill that is traditionally taught poorly in medical school. Practising medical professionals have frequently reported feeling inadequately trained at taking these histories or discussing sexual risk. In order to promote and enhance the learning of this basic skill, those who teach sexual history-taking…

Recent investigations into the UK National Health Service revealed doctors' failures to act with compassion and professionalism towards patients. The British media asked questions about what happens to students during their learning that influences such behaviour as doctors. We listened to 200 medical students' narratives of professionalism…

This article deals with transformations in eighteenth-century medical education. Its focus is the work of an individual surgeon, Thomas Tomlinson, who delivered one of the earliest anatomical courses in provincial England. It examines methods of medical education between 1760 and 1825, when apprenticeship was being transformed into a more learned…

Unlike the majority of gentlemen, the 17th century London physician was accorded social status because of his intellectual qualifications. (MF)

Summarizes the undergraduate and graduate physics courses offered in eight medical colleges, involving course structures, admission requirements and research branches. The material is useful to physics teachers, career advisors and students who are interested in the field. (CC)

Undergraduate and postgraduate training program for England and Israel are described and assessed for their effect upon career development. Relevant government policy is also reviewed for its impact upon the educational design. Particular attention is directed to evolving medical schools that are attempting innovative approaches to primary care…

Provides descriptions of courses in physics in medical colleges in England. For each institution, entry requirements, course structure, and main branches of research are included among information provided. (CP)

The nature and extent of cost containment education in medical schools in England, Scotland, and Wales were surveyed in 1982. The departments and number of formal courses at each medical school that covered cost containment topics were determined, and the data were compared to those of surveys in U.S. medical schools.

Develops a typology of higher education institutions in England that includes London University, the Open University, civic universities, redbrick and campus universities, technological universities, university colleges (graduate), large former polytechnics, former polytechnics, small former polytechnics/large colleges, medical colleges…

Studied were (1) the evolving use of the microscope in science education, and (2) its relationship to the changing teaching methods, content, and emphases of science courses and to the prevailing philosophies of education of nineteenth century American colleges. To establish the necessary background, the evolution and availability of the…

A study investigated autism awareness among 250 English medical students at different stages of training. Compared to first-year students, fourth-year students were significantly more likely to respond correctly to questions related to diagnostic criteria and core symptoms; however, significant differences were not found for other aspects.…

A study of medical students' perceptions of their learning environments revealed (1) numerous differences on some dimensions, including vocational vs. scientific orientation, extracurricular involvement, and perceived course intensiveness and (2) only slight differences in administrative flexibility, emphasis on concept vs. fact, and course…