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Training surgeons to teach anatomy: an innovative approach

Azer SA

Med Educ, 2010 Nov;44(11):1128-9.

PMID: 20946493 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03836.x

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate/methods*

Experiences from a medical students' well-being workshop

Yusoff MS, Rahim AF

Med Educ, 2009 Nov;43(11):1108-9.

PMID: 19874520 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03474.x

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate/standards*

Fulltext Training future doctors to be patient-centred: efficacy of a communication skills training (CST) programme in a Malaysian medical institution

Lukman H, Beevi Z, Yeap R

Med J Malaysia, 2009 Mar;64(1):51-5.

PMID: 19852322 MyJurnal

This study evaluates the efficacy of the preclinical communication skills training (CST) programme at the International Medical University in Malaysia. Efficacy indicators include students' (1) perceived competency (2) attitude (3) conceptual knowledge, and (4) performance with regard to patient-centred communication. A longitudinal study with a before-after design tracked a preclinical cohort's progress on the aforementioned indicators as they advance through the training. Results indicate that following the CST, students perceived themselves to be more competent in interpersonal communication, had more positive attitude towards patient-centred communication, and developed a better conceptual knowledge of doctor-patient communication. In addition, those with good conceptual knowledge tend to demonstrate better communication skills performance at the Objective Structure Clinical Examination 12 months following the initial CST.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate*

Fulltext A simple model to demonstrate the movements and the axes of the eyeball

Nayak S, Soumya KV

Adv Physiol Educ, 2009 Dec;33(4):356-7.

PMID: 19948688 DOI: 10.1152/advan.00047.2009

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate/methods*

Dissecting students' bedside clinical questions using the 'PICO' framework

Lai NM

Med Educ, 2009 May;43(5):479-80.

PMID: 19344346 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03320.x

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate/methods*

Are our new medical graduates ready to prescribe?

Sim SM, Choo WY, Ng CJ

Med Educ, 2009 May;43(5):492.

PMID: 19422512 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03352.x

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate/standards*

Laparoscopic appendicectomy: the ideal procedure for laparoscopic skill training for surgical registrars

Tata MD, Singh R, Bakar AA, Selvindoss P, P K, Gurunathan R

Asian J Surg, 2008 Apr;31(2):55-8.

PMID: 18490215

OBJECTIVE: Appendicectomy is a very common surgical procedure performed by registrars. It is mainly carried out by surgical registrars as an open procedure in many government hospitals. We aimed to evaluate laparoscopic appendicectomy as a laparoscopic training skill in a clinical setting for our registrars.

METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all attempted laparoscopic appendicectomies over 12 months by experienced surgeons and registrars was done. Factors evaluated were operating time, conversion rate, postoperative hospital stay, morbidity and mortality.

RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference in operating time for surgeons and registrars (mean, 53 minutes vs. 60 minutes), conversion rate (10% vs. 11%). Mean hospital stay for patients operated on by surgeons was 3.1 days and 3.2 days for registrars. Morbidity was equal with both surgeons and registrars.

CONCLUSION: We conclude that laparoscopic appendicectomy is a safe laparoscopic training tool for registrars with basic laparoscopic knowledge who have had a proper apprenticeship, and can be done in a clinical setting.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Graduate*

Evaluation of basic science knowledge retention in clinical teaching

Vadivelu J

Med Educ, 2008 May;42(5):520-1.

PMID: 18412895 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03047.x

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate/methods*

Fulltext Vascular education and training in Asia

Jirasiritham S

J. Vasc. Surg., 2008 Dec;48(6 Suppl):81S-83S; discussion 83S.

PMID: 19084749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.09.009

Cardiovascular diseases have become more prevalent and threatening to the health of the population of Asia due to the rapidly growing number of aging people. The Asian Society for Vascular Surgery unites 13 member organizations: Japan, Korea, China, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Thailand. The essential mission of the Asian Society for Vascular Surgery is to improve training in vascular surgery to increase the number of competent vascular surgeons in Asia. Almost every member country has its own vascular training program. Most curricula for vascular surgery training are composed of basic vascular research, clinical vascular medicine, vascular investigation, and open and endovascular surgery, with the period of training ranging from 2 to 4 years.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Continuing/methods*

Perceptions of students towards the examination questions at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Thomas P, Hoon OP

Educ Health (Abingdon), 2008 Mar;21(1):178.

PMID: 19034839

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical/methods*

Fulltext Use of portfolios by medical students: significance of critical thinking

Azer SA

Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 2008 Jul;24(7):361-6.

PMID: 18805751 DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70133-5

Portfolios have been used in the medical curriculum to evaluate difficult-to-assess areas such as students' attitudes, professionalism and teamwork. However, their use early in a problem-based learning (PBL) course to foster deep learning and enhance students' self-directed learning has not been adequately studied. The aims of this paper are to: (1) understand the uses of portfolios and the rationale for using reflection in the early years of a PBL curriculum; (2) discuss how to introduce portfolios and encourage students' critical thinking skills, not just reflection; and (3) provide students with tips that could enhance their skills in constructing good portfolios.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical*

History of neurosciences at the School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Idris B, Sayuti S, Abdullah JM

J Clin Neurosci, 2007 Feb;14(2):148-52.

PMID: 17161289

Universiti Sains Malaysia is the only institution in Malaysia which incorporates all fields of the neurosciences under one roof. The integration of basic and clinical neurosciences has made it possible for this institution to become an excellent academic and research centre. This article describes the history, academic contributions and scientific progress of neurosciences at Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical/history*

Peer-guided cooperative learning enhances the performance of refresher students

Torke S, Abraham RR, Ramnarayan K, Upadhya S

Adv Physiol Educ, 2007 Mar;31(1):118.

PMID: 17327594

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate/methods*

What is the ultimate goal in acid-base regulation?

Balakrishnan S, Gopalakrishnan M, Alagesan M, Prakash ES

Adv Physiol Educ, 2007 Mar;31(1):51-4.

PMID: 17327583

It is common to see chapters on acid-base physiology state that the goal of acid-base regulatory mechanisms is to maintain the pH of arterial plasma and not arterial Pco(2) (Pa(CO(2))) or plasma HCO(3). A hypothetical situation in which the Pa(CO(2)) of arterial plasma is 80 mmHg and the plasma HCO(3) concentration is 48 mM is presented and analyzed to get over this misconception. As per the modified Henderson equation, the pH of arterial plasma would be 7.4; however, we explain that this may be associated with intracellular acidosis due to intracellular hypercapnia and that derangement of homeostasis is evident from the occurrence of respiratory depression and, eventually, coma in the patient described. This suggests that the ultimate goal of acid-base regulatory mechanisms is not just the maintenance of the pH of arterial plasma but the maintenance of the steady-state pH of intracellular fluid as well.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical/methods*

Fulltext Depressive illness--the need for a paradigm shift in its understanding and management

Deva MP

Med J Malaysia, 2006 Mar;61(1):4-6.

PMID: 16708727

Depression as a symptom and a disease has been recognized from antiquity. While numerous references to melancholia, illnesses of the heart broken, and delusions of guilt are found in Shakespearean literature, world literature, stories, and dramas the world over, yet the development of modern western medicine has by and large tended to ignore all things psychological in the process of disease recognition and understanding. Even the face of a depressed patient, so obvious to the initiated, is a rarely taught and recognized sign of ill health by non- psychiatrists. The long association of psychiatry with severe psychoses in the minds of medical teachers has dulled the sense of astuteness in the picking up of anxiety and depression. It has also dulled the medical profession into the delusion that mental illnesses do not occur in general hospitals. Thus the fairly large number of mental problems in every day clinical practice remains an area of darkness. In practice, the pick up rate of all mental illnesses in primary care remains very low at less than 5% of all mental illnesses while studies show that about 25% of all primary care patients have significant mental problems that necessitate their attendance in the primary care clinics.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical/standards

The broken lecture: an innovative method of teaching

Nayak SB

Adv Physiol Educ, 2006 Mar;30(1):48.

PMID: 16481611

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical/methods*

A midlecture student seminar: an activity to break the monotony

Mohandas Rao KG

Adv Physiol Educ, 2006 Dec;30(4):262-263.

PMID: 17108258

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate*

Accreditation of undergraduate medical training programs: practices in nine developing countries as compared with the United States

Cueto J, Burch VC, Adnan NA, Afolabi BB, Ismail Z, Jafri W, et al.

Educ Health (Abingdon), 2006 Jul;19(2):207-22.

PMID: 16831802

Undergraduate medical training program accreditation is practiced in many countries, but information from developing countries is sparse. We compared medical training program accreditation systems in nine developing countries, and compared these with accreditation practices in the United States of America (USA).

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate/standards*

Clinically oriented physiology teaching: strategy for developing critical-thinking skills in undergraduate medical students

Abraham RR, Upadhya S, Torke S, Ramnarayan K

Adv Physiol Educ, 2004 Dec;28(1-4):102-4.

PMID: 15319191

Medicine is an applied science, interpreting evidence and applying it to real life by using clinical reasoning skills and experience. COPT (clinically oriented physiology teaching) was incorporated in physiology instruction aiming to relate the study of physiology to real-life problems, to generate enthusiasm and motivation for learning, and to demonstrate the vocational relevance of physiology among students by integrating clinical experience with teaching. COPT consisted of two elements: 1) critical-thinking questions (CTQ) and 2) clinical case studies. After a few topics were taught, CTQ and case studies were given as an assignment. Answers were discussed in the next class. Two exams, each of which contained CTQ and recall questions, were conducted, one before (exam 1) and one after (exam 2) the implementation of COPT. Analysis of student performance in the examinations revealed that the students did better in exam 2 (P < 0.0001). Feedback from students indicated that this method was useful and challenging.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate/methods*

Core curriculum and special study modules at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Malik AS, Malik RH

Educ Health (Abingdon), 2004 Nov;17(3):292-302.

PMID: 15848816

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), follows a problem-based learning, integrated and community-based curriculum which reflects the specific needs of doctors working in Sarawak. Using paediatrics as an example, this paper describes the process of development of core content (knowledge, procedural and communication skills, attitudes), additional knowledge and special study modules at the FMHS.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Medical, Undergraduate/methods*

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