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Akkerman, Sanne; Filius, Renee – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2011
Though mobile technologies have been studied, their specific value in supporting work-based learning has not yet been investigated. This paper describes a small exploratory study in health care education in which medical students work in clinical practice. The study investigates both the perceived potential as well as the actual role of PDAs in…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Work Experience Programs, Education Work Relationship, Workplace Learning
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Hanlon, Mark J. – Journal of Medical Education, 1985
A review of literature on attitudes toward alcoholism, measurement of increased knowledge about alcoholism, the status of training in alcoholism, descriptions of alcoholism training programs, and methodological approaches to assessing such programs is presented. The focus of training, it is argued, should be on experiential/clinical approaches.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Medical Education
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Nieman, Linda Z.; Jones, James G. – Journal of Medical Education, 1983
A survey revealed that 32 percent of the medical schools in the U. S. and Canada with programs in family medicine provide opportunities for students to visit patients in their homes. Suggestions for improving and designing home visit programs are provided. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Family Practice (Medicine), Higher Education, Home Visits
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Goldberg, Kim; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1987
A two-week elective to introduce medical students to primary care internal medicine was developed and evaluated. Course time is divided between conference sessions and office experience. Evaluations by students consisted of a questionnaire of conference topics, the student's ability to carry out course objectives, and the preceptor's teaching…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Discussion Groups, Higher Education, Internal Medicine
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Murden, Robert A.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1986
Students at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York taking a required clinical clerkship in geriatrics were surveyed before and after the clerkship on their knowledge of geriatrics, attitudes toward the elderly, and evaluation of the rotation. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Curriculum Development, Geriatrics, Higher Education
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Sikora, Stephanie – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
The Optimal Aging Program (OAP) at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine is a longitudinal mentoring program that pairs students with older adults who are considered to be aging "successfully." This credit-bearing elective was initially established in 2001 through a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation, and aims to expand…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Mentors, Older Adults, Medical Schools
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Russell, Percy J.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1986
The goal of increasing the number of physicians from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds who practice by choice in medically underserved poor and minority communities was the focus of a special admission policy at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. A survey of graduates is discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Higher Education, Low Income Groups, Medical Education
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Bauman, Kay A.; Magill, Michael K. – Journal of Medical Education, 1986
Students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine participated in an exercise in community-oriented primary care. They learned basic principles of health risk analysis and community-oriented care and then designed hypothetical, comprehensive health care services for medical students by using knowledge of health risks specific to their…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Health Services, Higher Education, Medical Education
American Medical Students Association Foundation, Rolling Meadows, IL. – 1976
In May 1975, the American Medical Student Association Foundation began the development of a primary care preceptorship program for medical and osteopathic students in National Health Service Corps (NHSC) communities. The goals of the preceptorship program were to (1) provide experience in the delivery of primary care in a health manpower shortage…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Choice, Clinical Experience, Evaluation Criteria