INTRODUCTION A national survey was recently conducted to explore medical education research priorities in Scotland. The identified themes and underlying priority areas can be linked to current medical education drivers in the UK. The top priority area rated by stakeholders was: 'Understanding how to balance service and training conflicts'. Despite its perceived importance, a preliminary scoping...

BACKGROUND As the incidence and prevalence of diabetes increases across the world, resource pressures require doctors without specialist training to provide care for people with diabetes. In the UK, national standards have been set to ensure quality diabetes care from diagnosis to the management of complications. In a multi-centre pilot study, we have demonstrated a lack of confidence among UK ...

PURPOSE High rates of poor knowledge of, and negative attitudes towards people with epilepsy (PWE) are generally found among school teachers. Their first aid epilepsy management skills are poor. It remains unknown if this is different among trainee teachers and whether educational intervention might reduce these rates. We examined the effect of health education on the knowledge, attitudes, and ...

OBJECTIVES The study investigated the relationship between exposure to trauma work and well-being (general psychological distress, trauma symptoms, and disrupted beliefs) in trainee clinical psychologists. It also assessed the contribution of individual and situational factors to well-being. DESIGN A Web-based survey was employed. METHODS The survey comprised the General Health Questionnair...

OBJECTIVE The number of colonoscopies required to reach competency is not well established. The primary aim of this study was to determine the number of colonoscopies trainees need to perform to attain competency, defined by a caecal intubation rate (CIR) ≥90%. As competency depends on completion, we also investigated trainee factors that were associated with colonoscopy completion. DESIGN Th...

Abstract. The paper investigates the potential of Earth science for development primary school science. evaluation from workshops run by Science Education Unit trainee teachers was appraised to assess effectiveness short continuing professional (CPD) programmes over period 2009–2015. Trainee teacher comments are analysed using thematic analysis, which identified points recognised Guskey (2000) ...

Crispin Fisher’s enjoyable letter1 brought to mind an experience I had as a teaching GP on a cold morning’s surgery. First of all I saw a male in his 50s with flu-like symptoms and high temperature. Auscultation of his chest disclosed bilateral crepitations in most areas. I let my trainee and student listen to his chest. I decided he needed to go to hospital. While waiting for the admissions of...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Trainees' interpretations of neuroradiologic studies are finalized by faculty neuroradiologists. We aimed to identify the factors that determine the degree to which the preliminary reports are modified. MATERIALS AND METHODS The character length of the preliminary and final reports and the percentage character change between the 2 reports were determined for neuroradiol...

OBJECTIVES Feedback in workplace-based clinical settings often relies on expert trainers' judgements of directly observed trainee performance. There is ample literature on effective feedback, but in practice trainees in workplace-based training are not regularly observed. We aimed to examine external conditions that impact feedback in observational workplace-based assessment (WBA). METHODS In...

Abstract Aim Surgical training, including in technical skills through theatre exposure, is integral to healthcare delivery and sustainability. We sought investigate the impact of intraoperative trainee involvement during oesophageal resection on perioperative outcomes. Method A protocol was registered at PROSPERO (CRD42022330705). Seven databases were searched up May 2022. Studies providing dir...