BMC Medical Education
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To broadly explore the extent that COVID-19 has initially impacted medical learners around the world and examine global trends and patterns across geographic regions and levels of training, a cross-sectional survey of medical learners was conducted between March 25-June 14th, 2020, shortly after the World Health Organization declared concurrent COVID-19 a pandemic. 6492 medical learners completed the survey from 140 countries, Students were concerned about the quality of their learning, training...
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BackgroundThe right problem for graduate medical education (GME) program directors is whether diversity in their GME programs is as good as diversity in feeder entities to their GME programs. Generally, the feeder entities to GME residency programs are their affiliated medical schools. However, the specific feeder entities to GME residency programs are the unfiltered applicants pool who apply to these programs through Electronic Residency Application Service(R) (ERAS(R)). ObjectivesTo analyze a...
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BackgroundCurricular changes in medical schools occur due to advances in medical sciences, but its evaluation is limited and fragmented, with scant data of students success as they progress through the program. Longitudinal follow-up can be "natural experiments" to explore innovative methodologies. ObjectiveTo propose a method for analyzing students academic pathways, and identify changes associated with a medical school curricular reform. MethodsWe analyzed the academic pathways of students t...
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Competency-based education (CBE) is gaining prominence in post-secondary education due to its effectiveness in optimizing workforce readiness. However, assessing competence and workforce readiness presents a significant challenge. Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) offer an effective solution by translating competencies into observable, measurable, and entrustable tasks. While EPAs have been widely adopted in medical education, their application in non-clinical educational contexts remai...
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ObjectivesConducting research during medical school is a commonly described way to strengthen the physician-scientists workforce. The aim of this study is to compare the strength of association of Expectancy, Value and Cost regarding a research activity with future research intentions, and to explore differences between students with or without research experience during medical school. Design, setting and participantsAn online questionnaire was sent to final-year medical students - who had alr...
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BackgroundFamily practices constitute an important learning environment for medical students. However, teaching situations markedly vary between practices, and students frequently find rotations underwhelming. Especially, students active participation in patient care varies profoundly, although it has a significant impact on students interest in primary care careers. To standardize and improve learning situations in practices, we developed the so-called Toolbox Family Medicine (TFM) using the c...
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IntroductionResidency applicants often evidence of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ObGyn) residency programs commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Online peer-to-peer discussions suggest applicants evaluate program commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through formal and informal channels and share their insights and experiences to help each other form opinions about program culture. MethodsThe study team examined applicant descriptions of ObGyn residency programs using qualitati...
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ImportanceWith USMLE Step 1 becoming pass/fail, subjective clinical evaluations will hold greater weight in residency applications. However, no longitudinal studies exist that examine the role of race in clinical success during medical training. ObjectiveUtilizing Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) as an objective marker of clinical achievement, I investigated the relationship between race and AOA membership at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine over a span of 15 years. Design, Setting, ...
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BackgroundA minority of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) graduates pursue careers in academic medicine. Although compensation is only a portion of the career decision, job negotiations remain shrouded in ambiguity and inconsistency. Additionally, while role-level salary tables exist through the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), to our knowledge there is no resource that includes important non-salary information such as start-up packages, full-time equivalent (FTE) break...
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IntroductionWikipedia is an online encyclopedia read by millions seeking medical information. To provide health professions students with skills to critically assess, edit, and improve Wikipedias medical content, a skillset aligned with evidence-based medicine (EBM), Wikipedia courses have been integrated into health professions schools curriculum. This study describes a literature review and curricular inventory of Wikipedia educational initiatives to provide an overview of current approaches a...
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Considering the recent increased interest in diversifying the biomedical faculty workforce, a thorough assessment of the existing approaches is needed to provide guidance to universities. Hence this scoping review will be guided by the following research question, "What are the diversity-based approaches used by American Universities to increase recruitment and retention of biomedical sciences faculty members?". The review follows the Population-Concept-Context methodology for Joanna Briggs Inst...
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic precipitated an entirely virtual 2020-2021 residency application cycle. With many specialties continuing virtual interviews, it remains essential to evaluate all stakeholders perspectives. ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate applicants perspectives on the completely virtual 2020-2021 Match. MethodsAn online survey utilizing Likert scale and free response questions was distributed to residency applicants in 2021 post-Match to query their perspectives on the vir...
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ImportanceThe factors influencing medical student clinical specialty choice have important implications for the future composition of the US physician workforce. The objective of this study was to determine the career net present values of US medical students clinical specialty choices and identify any relationships between a specialtys net present value and competitiveness of admissions as measured by US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scores. MethodsNet present values were calcul...
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BackgroundStarting work as a junior doctor can be daunting for any medical student. There are numerous aspects of the hidden or informal curriculum which many students fail to acquire during their training. ObjectivesTo evaluate the effectiveness of a novel foundation year one (FY1) doctor preparation course focusing on certain core topics, practical tips and components of the hidden curriculum. The primary objective was to improve the confidence level and knowledge of final year medical studen...
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BackgroundParticipating in research during medical school is supported by institutional programs and may influence subsequent professional development. ObjectiveWe aimed to describe the current status and heterogeneity of scholarly research programs for medical students in the United States, including expectations, support, and key structural features. MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional web audit of official webpages for all accredited US MD- and DO-granting medical schools (search performe...
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TITLEPerceived Clinical Readiness of Senior Medical Students as Outcomes 0f Online Clerkship in the Philippines: New Normal in Medical Education INTRODUCTIONCOVID-19 formed new challenges to the medical institutions; it resulted in the transition from the usual face-to-face classes and direct clerkship training within the hospital to a new remote learning with online lectures and virtual clinical experience. Given the new online interactive setting, problems were raised given the limited patien...
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IntroductionThe Hispanic community is the most rapidly growing minority group in the United States, making up 18.1% of the population, with 40% reporting limited English proficiency. To address this need, many health sciences institutions have implemented medical Spanish courses to increase Spanish proficiency among future healthcare providers. Although interactive courses have shown efficacy in teaching field-related terminology, barriers to medical Spanish curriculum implementation persist. Ou...
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BackgroundLarge language models (LLMs) are increasingly embedded in medical education and clinical care settings, yet limited empirical data describe medical students in Canadas use and perceptions of these tools. We aimed to characterize student engagement including LLMs used, frequency, purposes, trust, accuracy, perceived impacts, and attitudes toward educational and clinical integration. MethodsWe conducted a national survey of medical students in Canada distributed between November and Dec...
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PurposeChildhood experiences affect health across the lifespan. Evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies targeting early-life stress are emerging. Nevertheless, faculty physicians preparation to incorporate this science into practice has not been well studied. The purpose of this study was to explore medical faculty knowledge and beliefs, timing and route of knowledge acquisition, perceived relevance and application of topics, and any associated faculty characteristics. MethodThe rese...
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IntroductionThis study sought the views of undergraduate medical students on the effectiveness of their modes of instruction in communication skills knowledge and skills acquisition and transfer. Understanding the teaching-learning experiences from the students viewpoint could influence communication skills course facilitators to adopt instructional modes and learning experiences that enhance competency development in communication skills. It could also emphasize the need for curriculum develope...