OBJECTIVES To assess any recent change in the commitment to occupational medicine teaching in UK undergraduate medical curricula. DESIGN A questionnaire survey of the teaching of occupational medicine to undergraduates in all medical schools listed in the UK Universities and Colleges Admissions Service prospectus for 1999-2000 (n = 24). RESULTS Nineteen UK schools medical schools returned a...

BACKGROUND Recently there is a growing concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. However, studies about the same are lacking from Pakistani medical schools. The objectives of our study were to assess perceived stress, sources of stress and their severity and to assess the determinants of stressed cases. METHODS A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was carried out am...

Purpose: Teaching ultrasound procedures to undergraduates has recently been proposed to improve the quality of medical education. We address the impact of applying standardized dermatologic ultrasound teaching to our undergraduates. Materials and Methods: Medical students were offered an additional theoretical and practical seminar involving hands-on ultrasound dermatologic ultrasound during th...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of video role play with structured feedback in improving undergraduate communication skills and application of knowledge in genitourinary medicine. DESIGN A blind, randomised, controlled trial. SUBJECTS AND SETTING Fourth year undergraduates attending a 5 week attachment in genitourinary medicine during 1997 at a London medical school. INTERVENTION...

This study explores the experience of both learners and a teacher during a team-based learning (TBL) session. TBL involves active learning that allows medical students to utilise their visual, auditory, writing and kinetic learning styles in order to strengthen their knowledge and retain it for longer, which is important with regard to applying basic sciences in clinical settings. This pilot st...

Objective: To determine the eVectiveness of video role play with structured feedback in improving undergraduate communication skills and application of knowledge in genitourinary medicine. Design: A blind, randomised, controlled trial. Subjects and setting: Fourth year undergraduates attending a 5 week attachment in genitourinary medicine during 1997 at a London medical school. Intervention: A ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the satisfaction of medical students regarding community oriented knowledge and skills that are proposed to be part of the current undergraduate medical curriculum. METHODS Competencies listed in the regulations for medical education designed by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) were used to develop a self-administered questionnaire. Using the questionnaire 22...