BACKGROUND Although the proportion of older adults in Lebanon is expected to increase rapidly over the next few decades, the current healthcare workforce is unprepared to address the needs of this population. Currently, emphasis on geriatrics is lacking in medical education curricula of most universities in Lebanon, and there is a shortage of geriatricians in the country. METHODS In this pape...

in the present study, professional conduct of clinical teachers in tehran university of medical sciences in iran was assessed by their residents (n=292) and fellowships (n=48) using a standard questioner called self-reported measurement equipment. this evaluation was a descriptive cross-sectional study. professionalism was questioned in four domains including clinical teacher-patient, clinical ...

OBJECTIVE The introduction of medical humanities (MH) in undergraduate medical education in Italy has been an issue of debate since the 90's and few years later it was extended to other healthcare degrees. The aims of this Italian literature review, after considering the international scene, are: to evaluate the extent to which the interest in this subject has gradually developed throughout the...

Meo SA. Evaluating learning among undergraduate medical students in schools with traditional and problem-based curricula. Adv Physiol Educ 37: 249–253, 2013; doi:10.1152/advan.00031.2013.— This study aimed to assess knowledge and skills in a respiratory physiology course in traditional versus problem-based learning (PBL) groups in two different medical schools. Two different undergraduate medic...

background and purpose: there is an increasing interest and concern regarding the role of learning environment in undergraduate medical education in recent years. educational environment is one of the most important factors determining the success of an effective curriculum. the quality of educational environment has been identified to be crucial for effective learning.we compared the perceptio...

background: human beings use different approaches to learning. thus the aim of this study is to explore the mechanisms of learning through the hidden curriculum in the perspective of baccalaureate undergraduate nursing students. methods: this qualitative study, involving 24 baccalaureate undergraduate nursing students, was done by purposeful sampling strategies. the data were collected using se...

Purpose Mentoring is considered a valuable component of undergraduate medical education with a variety of programs at established medical schools. This study presents how new medical schools have set up mentoring programs as they have developed their curricula. Methods Administrators from 14 US medical schools established since 2006 were surveyed regarding the structure and implementation of th...

BACKGROUND To care for terminally ill and dying patients requires a thorough medical education, encompassing skills, knowledge, and attitudes in the field of palliative care. Undergraduate medical students in Germany will receive mandatory teaching in palliative care in the near future driven by recent changes in the Medical Licensure Act. Before new curricula can be implemented, the knowledge ...