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Social accountability in a medical school: is it sufficient? A regional medical school curriculum and approaches to equip graduates for rural and remote medical services
BackgroundSocial accountability is increasingly integral to medical education, aligning health systems with community needs. Universitas Pattimura’s...
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Perceptions and experiences of undergraduate medical students regarding social accountability: a cross-sectional study at a Subsaharan African medical school
BackgroundMedical schools are called to be socially accountable by medical education and healthcare system stakeholders. Social accountability is a...
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Sociocultural factors affecting first-year medical students’ adjustment to a PBL program at an African medical school
BackgroundBesides regulatory learning skills, learning also requires students to relate to their social context and negotiate it as they transition...
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Association of applicant demographic factors with medical school acceptance
BackgroundMedical school acceptance rates in the United States (US) have been lower for applicants who identify as Underrepresented-in-Medicine (UiM)...
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Evaluating non-cognitive skills in medical school applicants
Medical school candidates must have both the cognitive and professional competencies required to become good physicians. In this commentary, we...
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Medical student-led implementation of preclinical abortion didactic session at a California medical school
BackgroundFormal education surrounding abortion care during pre-clinical years of medical school is limited and will likely decrease with the...
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Admission criteria and academic performance in medical school
BackgroundDifferent variables have been used to predict the academic performance of students in medical schools. The aim of this study was to assess...
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Professional Identity and Motivation for Medical School in First-Year Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study
BackgroundProfessional identity formation (PIF) is a life-long process, starting even before professional education. High levels of motivation for...
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Professional values at the beginning of medical school: a quasi-experimental study
BackgroundTeaching professionalism in medical schools is central to medical education and society. We evaluated how medical students view the values...
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Applying to medical school with undiagnosed dyslexia: a collaborative autoethnography
Recent statistics found the prevalence of dyslexia in UK medical schools to be 7%, sitting below the national prevalence of 10%. The factors...
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PhysioCamp: Cultivating Leaders Throughout Medical School
To prepare medical students for leadership roles, medical student organizations should provide longitudinal leadership opportunities spanning the...
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Early Exposure of Medical Students to a Formal Research Program Promotes Successful Scholarship in a Multi-Campus Medical School
ObjectivesMany physicians today struggle to learn the complexities of the biological basis for evidence-based medicine. To bridge this gap, the...
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The association between how medical students were selected and their perceived stress levels in Year-1 of medical school
BackgroundThe prevalence of medical students’ mental distress is high. While schools apply various methods to select a well-performing and diverse...
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Medical school origins of award-winning physicians; analysis of a complete national dataset
BackgroundEducators and medical students share the same objective of achieving success in medical practice. Both groups consider doctors’ successes...
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College competitiveness and medical school exam performance
BackgroundIn medical school, students are tested through periodic USMLE Step 1 and 2 examinations before obtaining a medical license. Traditional...
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Medical school origins of award-winning psychiatrists; analysis of a complete national dataset
BackgroundBritain attracts doctors from all over the world to work in the National Health Service. Elucidating the educational backgrounds of...
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Knowledge and perceived competence with sexual and gender minority healthcare topics among medical students and medical school faculty
BackgroundDespite changes in social attitudes in the United States over the last decade, sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals continue to...
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Why might medical student empathy change throughout medical school? a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies
BackgroundSeveral studies suggest that medical student empathy declines throughout medical school. However, no studies have synthesised the evidence...
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Structured interviews on self-regulated learning strategies of medical students in the final year of medical school
BackgroundIn the final year of medical school, the educational focus is on experiences in the clinical environment. This is where students acquire...
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The relationship between school burnout, sense of school belonging and academic achievement in preclinical medical students
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the relationship between school burnout, sense of school belonging, and academic achievement in medical...
