BACKGROUND Nowadays, there is an increasing interest in practicing evidence-based medicine (EBM) to provide valid and up-to-date information about health problems and procedures for solving these problems. However, studying EBM among other medical education disciplines remains unsatisfactory. AIM To design and pilot a basic course on EBM for undergraduate medical students in order to raise th...

BACKGROUND Aga Khan University is developing its undergraduate medical education curriculum for East Africa. In Kenya, a 1 year internship is mandatory for medical graduates' registration as practitioners. The majority of approved internship training sites are at district hospitals. The purposes of this study were to determine: (1) whether recent Kenyan medical graduates are prepared for their ...

Although training (acquisition of specific skills) may be distinguished from education (an important value base, broader in concept) both are required for medical practice. Undergraduate education should adequately prepare students for their next career stage and lay the foundation upon which postgraduate training and continuing education build. For “rheumatology” the key essential competencies...

PROBLEM ADDRESSED In 2006, leaders of undergraduate family medicine education programs faced a series of increasing curriculum mandates in the context of limited time and financial resources. Additionally, it became apparent that a hidden curriculum against family medicine as a career choice was active in medical schools. OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM The Shared Canadian Curriculum in Family Medicine ...