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Evaluation of Chest Ultrasound Integrated Teaching of Respiratory System Physiology to Medical Students
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Paganini, Matteo; Bondì, Michela; Rubini, Alessandro – Advances in Physiology Education, 2017
Ultrasound imaging is a widely used diagnostic technique, whose integration in medical education is constantly growing. The aim of this study was to evaluate chest ultrasound usefulness in teaching respiratory system physiology, students' perception of chest ultrasound integration into a traditional lecture in human physiology, and short-term…
Descriptors: Physiology, Diagnostic Tests, Teaching Methods, Anatomy
Learning Effectiveness and Satisfaction of International Medical Students: Introducing a Hybrid-PBL Curriculum in Biochemistry
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Yan, Qiu; Ma, Li; Zhu, Lina; Zhang, Wenli – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2017
A biochemistry course is a fundamental but important subject in medical education in China. In recent years, the number of international medical students has increased. Curriculum reform in biochemistry teaching is needed because of the knowledge limitations of students, a close linkage of biochemical content with clinics, the shortcomings of…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Teaching Methods, Medical Education, Foreign Countries
Implementation of a Study Skills Program for Entering At-Risk Medical Students
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Miller, Cynthia J. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2014
While the first year of medical school is challenging for all students, there may be specific issues for students from rural areas, economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ethnic minorities, or nontraditional age groups. A Summer Prematriculation Program (SPP) was created to prepare entering at-risk students for the demands of medical school. For…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Medical Students, Textbooks, At Risk Students
Integrating the Chronic Care Model into a Novel Medical Student Course
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Block, Robert C.; Tran, Bill; McIntosh, Scott – Health Education Journal, 2011
Objective: To determine whether integration of the Chronic Care Model into undergraduate medical education is associated with anticipated use of the Model and whether student perceptions match actual integration of the Model into their community projects. Design: This was a cross-sectional study using qualitative and quantitative data. Setting: A…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Course Objectives, Focus Groups
Interrater Reliability to Assure Valid Content in Peer Review of CME-Accredited Presentations
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Quigg, Mark; Lado, Fred A. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2009
Introduction: The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) provides guidelines for continuing medical education (CME) materials to mitigate problems in the independence or validity of content in certified activities; however, the process of peer review of materials appears largely unstudied and the reproducibility of…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Physicians, Conflict of Interest, Interrater Reliability
Continuing Medical Education: What Delivery Format Do Physicians Prefer?
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Stancic, Nancy; Mullen, Patricia Dolan; Prokhorov, Alexander V.; Frankowski, Ralph F.; McAlister, Alfred L. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2003
Background: Although physicians are in a unique position to prevent life-threatening outcomes by counseling patients to stop smoking, many of them miss the opportunity to intervene in their patients' use of tobacco. Nicotine Dependence Across the Lifespan was developed as a continuing medical education (CME) program to teach and encourage…
Descriptors: Patients, Physicians, Rural Areas, Medical Education