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ABSTRACT: Just enough, but not too much interactivity leads to better clinical skills performance after a computer assisted learning module.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Well-designed computer-assisted instruction (CAI) can potentially transform medical education. Yet little is known about whether specific design features such as direct manipulation of the content yield meaningful gains in clinical learning. We designed three versions of a multimedia module on the abdominal exam incorporating different types of interactivity. METHODS: As part of

ABSTRACT: Globalization and the modernization of medical education.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Worldwide, there are essential differences underpinning what educators and students perceive to be effective medical education. Yet, the world looks on for a recipe or easy formula for the globalization of medical education. AIMS: This article examines the assumptions, main beliefs, and impact of globalization on medical education as a carrier of

ABSTRACT: Connecting to the Future: Telepsychiatry in Postgraduate Medical Education.

Abstract Abstract Objective: This study characterized and examined factors influencing psychiatry residents' and fellows' interest, exposure, and future plans to use telepsychiatry. Subjects and Methods: A 17-item electronic survey was distributed to 485 psychiatry residency and fellowship programs in the United States. Each program director or administrator was asked to voluntarily

MANUSCRIPT: Reforming Premedical Education — Out with the Old, in with the New

The most consistent and strident calls for medical education reform over the past century have focused on premedical preparation. The first attempt at standardizing requirements for medical school admission came in 1904 from the American Medical Association's Council on Medical Education. In 1910, Abraham Flexner recommended requiring biology, chemistry, botany,

MANUSCRIPT: Clinician uptake of obesity-related drug information: A qualitative assessment using continuing medical education activities.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Medications necessary for disease management can simultaneously contribute to weight gain, especially in children. Patients with preexisting obesity are more susceptible to medication-related weight gain.How equipped are primary care practitioners at identifying and potentially reducing medication-related weight gain? To inform this question germane to public health we sought to identify

MANUSCRIPT: Beyond knowledge and skills: the use of a Delphi study to develop a technology-mediated teaching strategy

Background While there is evidence to suggest that teaching practices in clinical education should include activities that more accurately reflect the real world, many educators base their teaching on transmission models that encourage the rote learning of knowledge and technical skills. Technology-mediated instruction may facilitate the development of professional attributes that

ABSTRACT: Improving the Utilization of Research Knowledge in Agri-food Public Health: A Mixed-Method Review of Knowledge Translation and Transfer.

Abstract Abstract Knowledge translation and transfer (KTT) aims to increase research utilization and ensure that the best available knowledge is used to inform policy and practice. Many frameworks, methods, and terms are used to describe KTT, and the field has largely developed in the health sector over the past decade. There

ABSTRACT: Evaluation of an experiential curriculum for addiction education among medical students

Abstract OBJECTIVES: Undergraduate medical education about addictive disease can take many forms, but it is unclear which educational methods are most effective at shaping medical students into physicians who are interested in and competent at addressing addiction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Betty Ford Institute's

ABSTRACT: Unintended consequences: abortion training in the years after Roe v Wade

Abstract The US Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v Wade decision had clear implications for American women's reproductive rights and physician ability to carry out patient choices. Its effect on physician abortion training was less apparent. In an effort to increase patient access to abortions after Roe, provision shifted from hospitals to