CONTEXT Medical education in the UK has recently undergone radical reform. Tomorrow's Doctors prescribed undergraduate curriculum change and Foundation Programme overhauled postgraduate education. OBJECTIVES This study explored experiences of junior doctors during their first year clinical practice. In particular, sought to gain an understanding how experienced transition from role student that practising doctor well medical school had prepared them for this. METHODS The used qualitative...

The hidden curriculum (HC) refers to unscripted, ad hoc learning that occurs outside the formal, taught and can have a powerful influence on professional development of students. While this may be positive, it conflict with in formal curriculum. Medical schools take range steps address these negative effects; however, existence nature concept tends from students.Since 2007, our medical school has incorporated into its small group programme an educational activity exploring We undertook...

The notion of "threshold concepts" is being widely applied and researched in many disciplines but rarely discussed within medical education. This article written by three educators who regularly draw on threshold concept theory their work. They explore here the nature concepts describe how can offer new perspectives terms they design curricula, approach teaching support learners.

In recent decades there has been a significant rise in the numbers of people who live alone and it was predicted that by 2002 third all households will be single-person households. The increase occurred with indications continued growth this type living arrangement. Furthermore, although remains common among older age groups, largest within younger populations. This demographic trend attracted speculation about experience solo living, stability people's biography, impact gender differences...

This study aims to explore quantitatively and qualitatively students' attitudes towards peer physical examination (PPE) the influence of demographics on willingness participate in PPE. A total 296 first-year medical students from two consecutive cohorts at Peninsula Medical School, UK completed EFS questionnaire. Quantitative data questionnaire were analysed using univariate (i.e. Mann–Whitney chi-squared tests) multivariate statistics stepwise multiple regression) qualitative theme...

Professionalism is a core element of curricula in many disciplines but can be difficult to teach and learn. This study used audio-diary methodology identify professionalism threshold concepts small group learning setting undergraduate medicine understand factors that might facilitate students 'get' such concepts. Fifteen seven tutors kept audio-diaries over two terms. Data were analysed qualitatively for content. The key themes then cross referenced concept criteria (e.g. where language...

Modern medical education teaching and learning approaches now lay emphasis on students acquiring knowledge, skills attitudes relevant to practice.To explore students' perceived impacts of using hands-on involving peer/life model physical examination palpation in living human anatomy their practice real patients.This study used exploratory focus groups a questionnaire survey years 3-5 students.The group discussions revealed new insights into the positive clinical professional when dealing...

Despite recommendations stemming from the 1930s espousing value of a living anatomy component in undergraduate medical education, remains relatively under described.In this article, we explore role model teaching.Our report is based on larger ethnographic study classes, undertaken at Peninsula Medical School between 2002 and 2004. A Research Fellow participated as an observer 24 Year One Two classes which models were employed. The findings are field notes conversations with models, students...

This study aimed at evaluating how doing poetry could affect students' understanding of medical practice and assessing the effectiveness evaluation method used. Qualitative research was carried out on experiences students participating in a workshop, followed by some quantitative analysis. The conducted Peninsula Medical School St Ives, Cornwall, UK, with three students, poet pathologist as participants. Data were collected interviews, observation web access. "Doing poetry" professional...

Understanding the social basis of health and medicine contexts clinical care are essential components good medical practice. This includes ways in which factors such as class, ethnicity, gender influence outcomes how people experience health, illness, care. In our Guide we describe what sociology is it brings to medicine, beginning with nature "sociological imagination." Sociological theory methods reviewed explain illustrate role context undergraduate education. Reference made 2016 report,...

Context and setting This exploration targeted 1st 2nd year students at the Peninsula Medical School, UK. Thirty volunteered; 6 were able to take part. Why idea was necessary Dissection is seen as paradigm of anatomy teaching. However School has decided replace use cadaver with living medical imaging. It hoped that this decision will also encourage compassionate empathic attitudes towards human body. In keeping line thinking, we speculated ‘doing art’ might profoundly inform students'...

The centrality of teamwork in ensuring the effective functioning institutions across all sectors is undeniable. However, embedding into higher education has been hampered due to a range deeply entrenched practices associated broadly with foregrounding knowledge, beliefs about place skill training and routines assessment. As result, despite an urgent need address teamwork, little progress made respect progressing education. We have designed evaluated novel module delivered fourth-year...

<ns4:p>This article was migrated. The marked as recommended. Based on a review of the literature pertaining to sociology teaching in medical education, this paper asks why does problem relevance with regards education still persist? And is there any change sight?The suggests that epistemological understandings medicine represented by biomedical model are deeply entrenched far reaching consequences for teaching. Notions social components 'irrelevant' or 'common sense' have over time been...

Abstract Background Medical academia is in crisis, with fewer people entering and growing concern at numbers leaving. While faculty development often seen as part of the solution, there are significant issues not engaging resisting opportunities. Lack motivation may be linked to what might called a ‘weak’ educator identity. We studied medical educators' experiences career gain further insights into: how professional identity develop; individuals' accompanying emotional responses perceived...

<ns4:p>This article was migrated. The marked as recommended. Based on a review of the literature, this provides an introduction to history sociology teaching in UK undergraduate medical education. Aimed at international community and individuals either new field or with general interest, our objectives are situate education within its broader historical political setting, highlight work past social science teachers, draw attention modern day context ask: 'what now'? We particularly...

Driven by demand for high standards in university education, efforts have been made the UK to address perceived imbalance between teaching and research. However, is still many as having less credibility attributed importance. The purpose of our research was explore how distinct types academic job profiles (‘research’ or ‘education’ focused, ‘balanced’) impact on biomedical scientists' perceptions lecturer role. Specifically, we investigated experiences scientists ‘post‐1990’ medical schools,...

<ns3:p>This article was migrated. The marked as recommended. aim of this paper is to draw together numerous strands from within the literature and our own practice provide advice for improving communication about learning with students in undergraduate medical education. There an assumption higher education that assessment drives and, such, forms focal points between teachers students. However, a broader approach required avoid misunderstandings maximise successful engagement everyone...

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