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Patient autonomy in the era of the sustainability crisis
In the realm of medical ethics, the foundational principle of respecting patient autonomy holds significant importance, often emerging as a central...
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An “ethics of strangers”? On knowing the patient in clinical ethics
The shape and function of ethical imperatives may vary if the context is an interaction between strangers, or those who are well acquainted. This...
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Take five? A coherentist argument why medical AI does not require a new ethical principle
With the growing application of machine learning models in medicine, principlist bioethics has been put forward as needing revision. This paper...
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The Structure of Clinical Ethical Decision-Making: A Hospital System Needs Assessment
Bioethical dilemmas can emerge in research and clinical settings, from end-of-life decision-making to experimental therapies. The COVID-19 pandemic...
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Measures of fragmentation of rest activity patterns: mathematical properties and interpretability based on accelerometer real life data
Accelerometers, devices that measure body movements, have become valuable tools for studying the fragmentation of rest-activity patterns, a core...
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Evaluating the impact of an educational intervention on the history of racism in America for teaching structural competency to medical academicians
BackgroundA challenge facing many Academic Health Centers (AHCs) attempting to revise health professions education to include the impact of racism as...
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Gender-based support systems influencing female students to pursue a bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery (MBBS) in Rwanda
BackgroundWhile Sub-Saharan Africa contains nearly one third of the global burden of disease, it only contains 3.5% of the healthcare workforce....
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Preclinical obesity curriculum: audit, implementation, and evaluation
BackgroundThis study aimed to (1) evaluate the current status of obesity education at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (CWRU) (2),...
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AI in medical education: the moderating role of the chilling effect and STARA awareness
BackgroundThe rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has been driven by the latest advances in computing power. Although, there...
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SpatialWavePredict: a tutorial-based primer and toolbox for forecasting growth trajectories using the ensemble spatial wave sub-epidemic modeling framework
BackgroundDynamical mathematical models defined by a system of differential equations are typically not easily accessible to non-experts. However,...
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Perspectives of researchers, science policy makers and research ethics committee members on the feedback of individual genetic research findings in African genomics research
BackgroundGenetic research can yield information that is unrelated to the study’s objectives but may be of clinical or personal interest to study...
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The association between empathy and burnout in medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundBurnout levels in medical students are higher than in other student groups. Empathy is an increasingly desired outcome of medical schools....
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Clinical observation using virtual reality for dental education on surgical tooth extraction: A comparative study
BackgroundClinical observation conducted during the 3rd and 4th years of dental school is an important part of dental students’ clinical education....
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Challenges and opportunities for competency-based health professional education in Bangladesh: an interview, observation and map** study
BackgroundBangladesh has a shortfall of health professionals. The World Health Organization states that improving education will increase recruitment...
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Assessing attitudes towards biostatistics education among medical students: adaptation and preliminary evaluation of the Chinese version survey of attitudes towards statistics (SATS-36)
BackgroundDespite the numerous advantages of mastering biostatistics, medical students generally perceive biostatistics as a difficult and...
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A national virtual job search series for neonatal-perinatal medicine fellows
BackgroundA standardized approach to prepare trainees for the job search has not been described. The objective of this study was to describe and...
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Stress and exhaustion among medical students: a prospective longitudinal study on the impact of the assessment period on medical education
BackgroundStress significantly affects both the physical and emotional health of individuals, particularly students in health-related fields. Medical...
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“The genie is out of the bottle”: a qualitative study on the impact of COVID-19 on continuing professional development
BackgroundThe onset of the COVID-19 pandemic catalysed a monumental shift in the field of continuing professional development (CPD). Prior to this,...