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Predicting residents' performance: A prospective study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Objective criteria for predicting residents' performance do not exist. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that global assessment by an... -
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Introducing evidence based medicine to the journal club, using a structured pre and post test: a cohort study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Journal Club at a University-based residency program was restructured to introduce, reinforce and evaluate residents understanding of the concepts of... -
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Medical informatics in an undergraduate curriculum: a qualitative study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background There is strong support for educating physicians in medical informatics, and the benefits of such education have been clearly identified. Despite this,... -
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Teaching clinical informatics to third-year medical students: negative results from two controlled trials
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Prior educational interventions to increase seeking evidence by medical students have been unsuccessful. Methods We report two quasirandomized controlled... -
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How well do second-year students learn physical diagnosis? Observational study of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Little is known about using the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in physical diagnosis courses. The purpose of this study was to describe... -
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An innovative approach to developing the reflective skills of medical students
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Development of the reflective skills of medical students is an acknowledged objective of medical education. Description Description of an educational... -
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Geographical distribution of publications in the field of medical education
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The geographical distribution of publications as an indicator of the research productivity of individual countries, regions or institutions has become a... -
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Undergraduate medical education: Thoughts on future challenges
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background There is considerable uncertainty about the future of undergraduate medical education in the face of several important challenges. This paper highlights...