Abstract Introduction Anki is an application that capitalizes upon the techniques of spaced repetition and increasingly utilized by medical students for examination preparation. This study examines impact usage in a school curriculum on academic performance. Secondary objectives analyzed individual utilization qualitative assessment use. Methods A cohort-control was conducted at Boonshoft Schoo...

CONTEXT Colonoscopy plays an indubitable role in the setting of clinical practice, however, it is an invasive exam; complex, lengthy, embarrassing, not devoid of risks and discomfort that yields fear and anxiety in the majority of patients. In a new era of rising competition between health institutions, where the quality of health care and client satisfaction are praised, studies regarding tole...

A previous convergent mixed methods study conducted by the author revealed that, based on their preservice preparation and access to in-service professional development, instructors of adult emergent bi/multilingual learners in United States often felt ill-equipped address oppressive dynamics learning challenges that might manifest ESOL classrooms. This follow-up interview explored prevalence t...

Objective: to characterize undergraduate nursing courses according to Enade (National Student Performance Exam) in 2010 and 2013. Method: a quantitative documental study was performed and descriptive statistics was used for data organization and analysis. Results: Enade report analysis enabled the identifi cation of a reduction in the total number of institutions providing undergraduate nursing...

Industry often complains that current academic curricula fail to address the practical issues of real software development. This paper outlines a proposal for an innovative core curriculum for a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. The proposed core curriculum contains elements of traditional computer science programs combined with software engineering via a team-oriented, hands-on approach...

Introduction The purpose of this article is to describe and illustrate, by presenting a sample case, the concept of clinical reasoning examinations used in the baccalaureate nursing program at the University of Loui-siana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette). Clinical reasoning exams have been developed by faculty for use in all four major upper division nursing courses in the curriculum. In each of the...

Exam preparation is a stressful time and everyone wants to prepare effectively to do as well as they can. It is a personal challenge that, successfully overcome, carries the reward of peer recognition and acceptance. However, for the overseas trained doctor it is not easy to write a fellowship exam when one is not sure either where or how to start, where to get help and resources, and how to pr...