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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,...
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Indignity of Nazi data: reflections on the utilization of illicit research
Human rights may feel self-apparent to us, but less than 80 years ago, one of the most advanced countries at the time acted based on an utterly...
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Improving medical students recognizing surgery of glioblastoma removal/decompressive craniectomy via physical lifelike brain simulator training
BackgroundThis study aims to investigate the benefits of employing a Physical Lifelike Brain (PLB) simulator for training medical students in...
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Tools for measuring curriculum integration in health professions’ education: a systematic review
BackgroundCurriculum integration is an important educational concept widely implemented by various educational institutions, particularly within the...
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Perceptions and challenges of online teaching and learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in India: a cross-sectional study with dental students and teachers
BackgroundOnline education has emerged as a crucial tool for imparting knowledge and skills to students in the twenty-first century, especially in...
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E-learning platforms in ideological and political education at universities: students’ motivation and learning performance
BackgroundThe study aimed to examine the impact of using the MOODLE e-learning platform in ideological and political education on Chinese students’...
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Journey in the Impure Land: Buddhist Pilgrimage and Perceptions of Life and Old Age in Vietnam
Religiously inspired travel has burgeoned in Vietnam in recent years, amidst rapid economic development and a booming tourist industry. Buddhist...
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Silently Navigating Ethical Paradoxes in the Israel-Hamas Conflict: A Short Note
I embark on the writing of this short note not as an expert in ethics or a seasoned war analyst but rather as an involved observer nudged into the...
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Amid Explosions in Gaza, The Silence from the Bioethics Community is Deafening
Bioethicists, through their writings, have been known to represent the conscience of the times. Speaking up against injustices, they have acted as...
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Current status and ongoing needs for the teaching and assessment of clinical reasoning – an international mixed-methods study from the students` and teachers` perspective
BackgroundClinical reasoning (CR) is a crucial ability that can prevent errors in patient care. Despite its important role, CR is often not taught...
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Adaptive designs were primarily used but inadequately reported in early phase drug trials
BackgroundFaced with the high cost and limited efficiency of classical randomized controlled trials, researchers are increasingly applying adaptive...
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Cause of death coding in asthma
BackgroundWhile clinical coding is intended to be an objective and standardized practice, it is important to recognize that it is not entirely the...
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Preparing clinicians for practice: effectiveness and design of on-call simulation
BackgroundFinal year medical students and postgraduate doctors regularly contend with feelings of under-preparedness when transitioning into new...
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Experiences of medical students and faculty regarding the use of long case as a formative assessment method at a tertiary care teaching hospital in a low resource setting: a qualitative study
IntroductionThe long case is used to assess medical students’ proficiency in performing clinical tasks. As a formative assessment, the purpose is to...
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Translation, cultural adaptation and linguistic validation of the postgraduate hospital educational environment measure into Arabic
BackgroundAssessment of the clinical learning environment (CLE) is an essential step that teaching hospitals routinely undertake to ensure the...
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Healthcare professional students’ skills in sexual health communication and history taking: inter-rater reliability of standardized patients and faculty ratings in dar es Salaam, tanzania- a cross-sectional study
BackgroundLow- and middle-income countries face a disproportionate impact of sexual health problems compared to high-income countries. To address...
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Drawing a line from CO2 emissions to health—evaluation of medical students’ knowledge and attitudes towards climate change and health following a novel serious game: a mixed-methods study
BackgroundEducation is urgently needed to equip medical students with knowledge, values and skills to promote planetary health. However, the current...
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Sources of stress and co** strategies among Chinese medical graduate students: a qualitative study
BackgroundThe incidence of mental health problems among medical graduate students is much higher than among students of other disciplines. This can...
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Frontline assessors’ opinions about grading committees in a medicine clerkship
BackgroundCollective decision-making by grading committees has been proposed as a strategy to improve the fairness and consistency of grading and...
