Teaching

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A prospective, randomized controlled study of computer-assisted learning in parasitology.

PURPOSE: To compare, using a prospective, randomized controlled study, three methods of teaching a medical school parasitology course: computer-based instruction, traditional lecture-based instruction, and a combination of computer-based and ...
T Samuel Shomaker, Daniel J Ricks, Devon C Hale (Acad Med, 200205)
prospective-randomized-controlled-study-computer-assisted-learning.asp

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Evaluating the quality of teaching in medical education: are we using the evidence for both formative and summative purposes?

Heightened focus on the quality of teaching in medical schools has led to increased use of student surveys as a means of evaluating teaching. In some institutions, however, the summative purpose is emphasized over the developmental or self-improvement ...
Margaret Elzubeir, Diaa Rizk (Med Teach, 200205)
evaluating-quality-teaching-medical-education-evidence-formative.asp

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Teaching first-year medical students physiology: does the human patient simulator allow for more effective teaching?

BACKGROUND: Although the Human Patient Simulator (HPS) is an effective teaching tool in many medical fields, literature supporting its use in the teaching of physiology to medical students is lacking. This study investigated the effectiveness of ...
G M Tan, L K Ti, S Suresh, B S Ho, T L Lee (Singapore Med J, 200205)
teaching-first-year-medical-students-physiology-human-patient.asp

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The epidemiology of physician learning.

Because medicine and education share a striking number of attributes, the authors explored epidemiology-a tool useful in medicine-as a perspective on the education of physicians. More specifically, the parallel between medicine and education was ...
H B Slotnick, George Mejicano, Steven M Passin, Ann Bailey (Med Teach, 200205)
epidemiology-physician-learning.asp

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Twelve tips for peer-assisted learning: a classic concept revisited.

Peer-assisted learning (PAL) is a useful learning method. PAL is learning through active help of peer group members. PAL is increasingly being used in medical education although documented experience to date is limited. A PAL programme has been ...
Ashar Wadoodi, Joy R Crosby (Med Teach, 200205)
twelve-tips-peer-assisted-learning-classic-concept-revisited.asp

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Teaching target-oriented and diversity-oriented organic synthesis at Harvard University.

Diversity-oriented synthesis presents many formidable challenges to the practitioners of synthetic organic chemistry. Those challenges include the effective teaching of this new and evolving discipline to ensure that students are well positioned to begin ...
Martin D Burke, Gojko Lalic (Chem Biol, 200205)
teaching-target-oriented-diversity-oriented-organic-synthesis-harvard.asp

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Cognitive-behavioral approaches to farm community safety education: a conceptual analysis.

For many years, farm health and safety education efforts have focused on the presentation of safety rules and guidelines. This method of instruction tends to ignore the contingencies that influence the actual behavior of farmers. Consequently, while most ...
H P Cole (J Agric Saf Health, 200205)
cognitive-behavioral-approaches-farm-community-safety-education.asp

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The impact of a new educational strategy on acquiring neonatology skills.

OVERVIEW: A shortage of staff for teaching neonatology skills to large numbers of students, in small groups and following a new curriculum, necessitated an innovative educational strategy. This entailed the development and implementation of an ...
I Treadwell, T W de Witt, S Grobler (Med Educ, 200205)
impact-new-educational-strategy-acquiring-neonatology-skills.asp

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Teaching and learning about human sexuality in undergraduate medical education.

BACKGROUND: Effective management of the doctors role in relation to human sexuality requires sensitivity and tact, an ability to put patients at ease, use of appropriate language, and therapeutic, non-discriminatory attitudes. However, previous research ...
Mary Dixon-Woods, Joanne Regan, Noelle Robertson, Bridget Young, Christine Cordle, Martin Tobin (Med Educ, 200205)
teaching-learning-human-sexuality-undergraduate-medical-education.asp

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Teaching medical students exposure therapy for phobia/panic - randomized, controlled comparison of face-to-face tutorial in small groups vs. solo computer instruction.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the teaching value of one session of computer-guided solo instruction in exposure therapy for phobias with that of one face-to-face small-group tutorial. DESIGN: Non-blind, randomized, controlled study. SETTING: Kings College ...
Michael McDonough, Isaac M Marks (Med Educ, 200205)
teaching-medical-students-exposure-therapy-phobia-panic-randomized.asp