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  1. Burnout syndrome (BS) is highly prevalent among medical students and is associated with lower empathy and worsening of medical students ́ mental health. The aim of our study was to identify prevalence of BS du...

    Authors: Maria Carolina Pedro Fontana, Igor Prado Generoso, Alexandre Sizilio and Danielle Bivanco-Lima
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:81
  2. Although there is a wealth of research focusing on PBL, most studies employ self-reports, surveys, and interviews as data collection methods and have an exclusive focus on students. There is little research th...

    Authors: Mohammed Saqr, Jalal Nouri, Henriikka Vartiainen and Jonna Malmberg
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:80
  3. To evaluate if United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK, USMLE Step 3, and residency third-year in-service training exam (ITE) scores predict the results of American Board of...

    Authors: Supratik Rayamajhi, Prajwal Dhakal, Ling Wang, Manoj P. Rai and Shiva Shrotriya
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:79
  4. Midwifery is an emotionally challenging profession, and academic education of midwifery especially clinical learning has its own specific challenges. Midwifery students face with stressful experiences, especia...

    Authors: Behrooz Rezaei, Juliana Falahati and Raziyeh Beheshtizadeh
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:78
  5. The Guideline Evidence-based Health Information was published in 2017 and addresses health information providers. The long-term goal of the guideline is to improve the quality of health information. Evidence-base...

    Authors: Jana Hinneburg, Julia Lühnen, Anke Steckelberg and Birte Berger-Höger
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:77
  6. Recognition of the factors affecting the medical students’ academic success is one of the most important challenges and concerns in medical schools. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the mediating effects...

    Authors: Ali Asghar Hayat, Karim Shateri, Mitra Amini and Nasrin Shokrpour
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:76
  7. Flipped classrooms have already begun to be used in many universities aboard, and they now make up for some of the short comings of the traditional classroom. We introduced the concept of flipped classrooms in...

    Authors: Su Wu, Shinong Pan, Ying Ren, Hong Yu, Qi Chen, Zhaoyu Liu and Qiyong Guo
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:75
  8. Across the world, local standards provide doctors with a backbone of professional attitudes that must be embodied across their practice. However, educational approaches to develop attitudes are undermined by t...

    Authors: Michael Page, Paul Crampton, Rowena Viney, Antonia Rich and Ann Griffin
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:74
  9. Clinical reasoning has been fostered with varying case formats including the use of virtual patients. Existing literature points to different conclusions regarding which format is most beneficial for learners ...

    Authors: Jan Kiesewetter, Michael Sailer, Valentina M. Jung, Regina Schönberger, Elisabeth Bauer, Jan M. Zottmann, Inga Hege, Hanna Zimmermann, Frank Fischer and Martin R. Fischer
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:73
  10. Medical training focuses heavily on clinical skills but lacks in training for navigating challenging clinical scenarios especially with regard to diversity issues. Our objective was to assess third-year medica...

    Authors: Anna R. Kahkoska, Tracy M. DeSelm and Laura A. Young
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:71
  11. The objectives of this study were to investigate the relationship between the acquisition of laparoscopic suturing skills and other operative laparoscopic skills and to provide evidence to determine ideal time...

    Authors: Benjie Tang, Lin Zhang and Afshin Alijani
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:70
  12. Those studying nursing are at greater risk for developing mental health problems than other tertiary students. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training may assist students to support peers and build mental heal...

    Authors: Gemma Crawford and Sharyn Burns
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:69
  13. In the last three decades there is a growing recognition in the dental profession that dental education must go beyond teaching the technicalities of dentistry and include professionalism and communication ski...

    Authors: Réka Magdolna Szabó, Joan Mary Davis and Márk Antal
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:68
  14. Clinical decision-making skills are essential for providing high-quality patient care. To enhance these skills, many institutions worldwide use case-based learning (CBL) as an educational strategy of pre-clini...

    Authors: Kana Nunohara, Rintaro Imafuku, Takuya Saiki, Susan M. Bridges, Chihiro Kawakami, Koji Tsunekawa, Masayuki Niwa, Kazuhiko Fujisaki and Yasuyuki Suzuki
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:67
  15. Technology for minimal access surgery is rapidly progressing in all surgical specialities including Gynaecology. As robotic surgery becomes established in increasing numbers of hospitals, there is no set curri...

    Authors: Aemn Ismail, Matthew Wood, Thomas Ind, Nahid Gul and Esther Moss
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:66
  16. Participation in simulation-based interprofessional education (sim-IPE) may affect students’ attitudes towards interprofessional learning (through gaining experience with others) and their professional identit...

    Authors: Bryan Burford, Paul Greig, Mike Kelleher, Clair Merriman, Alan Platt, Elize Richards, Neil Davidson and Gill Vance
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:65
  17. Learners may subconsciously change their behavior once they know they are being observed, and this Hawthorne effect should be considered when designing assessments of learner behavior. While there is a growing...

    Authors: Joanna Rea, Christopher Stephenson, Emily Leasure, Brianna Vaa, Andrew Halvorsen, Jill Huber, Sara Bonnes, Luke Hafdahl, Jason Post and Majken Wingo
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:64
  18. Our current understanding of medical team competence is traditionally influenced by an individualistic perspective focusing on individual team members’ knowledge, skills as well as on effective communication w...

    Authors: Maria B. Rasmussen, Martin G. Tolsgaard, Peter Dieckmann, Doris Østergaard, Jonathan White, Pernille Plenge and Charlotte V. Ringsted
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:63
  19. Modern clinical practice increasingly relies on collaborative and team-based approaches to care. Regulatory bodies in medical education emphasise the need to develop collaboration and teamwork competencies and...

    Authors: Maha Pervaz Iqbal, Gary M. Velan, Anthony J. O’Sullivan and Chinthaka Balasooriya
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:62
  20. Improving pain education for undergraduate health professionals is hampered by lacking shared education outcomes. This study describes how educators and pain experts operationalize content and competency level...

    Authors: W. van Lankveld, B. Afram, J. B. Staal and R. van der Sande
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:60
  21. Physician empathy has been associated with improved clinical outcomes and lower physician burnout. We evaluated whether forum theater (FT), a form of applied drama that allows participants to enter the perform...

    Authors: Marion Sevrain-Goideau, Benedicte Gohier, William Bellanger, Cedric Annweiler, Mario Campone and Regis Coutant
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:58
  22. Data is available on sexual discrimination and subjective perceptions of equal opportunity in medical education for many countries. Surveys focussing on sexual harassment have not yet been conducted at German ...

    Authors: Konstantin Jendretzky, Lukas Boll, Sandra Steffens and Volker Paulmann
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:56
  23. Clinical empathy has been associated with positive outcomes for both physicians and patients such as: more accurate diagnosis and treatment, increased patient satisfaction and compliance, and lower levels of b...

    Authors: E. Assing Hvidt, J. Søndergaard, N. C. Hvidt, S. Wehberg, A. Büssing and C. M. Andersen
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:54
  24. Early detection and response to patient deterioration influence patient prognosis. Nursing education is therefore essential. The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to compare the respective educ...

    Authors: Antonia Blanié, Michel-Ange Amorim and Dan Benhamou
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:53
  25. Diagnostic uncertainty occurs frequently in emergency medical care, with more than one-third of patients leaving the emergency department (ED) without a clear diagnosis. Despite this frequency, ED providers ar...

    Authors: Danielle M. McCarthy, Rhea E. Powell, Kenzie A. Cameron, David H. Salzman, Dimitrios Papanagnou, Amanda MB. Doty, Benjamin E. Leiby, Katherine Piserchia, Matthew R. Klein, Xiao C. Zhang, William C. McGaghie and Kristin L. Rising
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:49
  26. Empathy allows a physician to understand the patient’s situation and feelings and respond appropriately. Consequently, empathy gives rise to better diagnostics and clinical outcomes. This systematic review inv...

    Authors: Freja Allerelli Andersen, Ann-Sofie Bering Johansen, Jens Søndergaard, Christina Maar Andersen and Elisabeth Assing Hvidt
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:52
  27. Physician-scientists (the physician-scientist workforce) are aging, and there are too few physician-scientists in the pipeline to replace those who retire. Moreover, the pipeline is leaky because some trainees...

    Authors: Ruth Gotian and Olaf S. Andersen
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:50
  28. The implications of the feminisation of medicine, which is characterised by a growing proportion of female doctors, is a topic currently being debated worldwide. To date, however, there has been no systematic ...

    Authors: D. Laurence, Y. Görlich and A. Simmenroth
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:48
  29. Resistance to antimicrobial agents has become a problem in modern society. Antibiotic resistant bacteria undermine the prevention and treatment of infections. Undergraduate dental students in Europe are requir...

    Authors: Veronica Veses, Maria del Mar Jovani-Sancho, Raquel González-Martínez, Isidoro Cortell-Ballester and Chirag C. Sheth
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:47
  30. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) has been used in pediatrics since the 1980s. Its main drawback is that large numbers of children are needed to make up for the fatigue factor inherent in pr...

    Authors: Fabiola Stollar, Bernard Cerutti, Susanne Aujesky, Mathieu Nendaz and Annick Galetto-Lacour
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:46
  31. Effective communication between patients-clinicians, supervisors-learners and facilitators-participants within a simulation is a key priority in health profession education. There is a plethora of frameworks a...

    Authors: Matthew Jon Links, Leonie Watterson, Peter Martin, Stephanie O’Regan and Elizabeth Molloy
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:45
  32. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) has been proposed as an appropriate model for creating a theory-driven approach to teaching medical professionalism. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence into it...

    Authors: Antonia Rich, Asta Medisauskaite, Henry W. W. Potts and Ann Griffin
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:44
  33. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a framework for addressing behavior change that is often used by healthcare professionals. Expression of empathy during MI is associated with positive client outcomes, while a...

    Authors: Trevor Simper, Jon Agley, Mallori DeSalle, Jennifer Todd and Tapati Dutta
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:43
  34. Several studies report a substantial impact of financial considerations on the process of specialty choice and the willingness to establish one’s own practice. In Germany, reliable information on self-employed...

    Authors: Tobias Deutsch, Alexander Heine, Stefan Lippmann, Anne-Kathrin Geier, Alexander Bauer and Thomas Frese
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:42
  35. In recent years, Spanish medical schools (MSs) have incorporated training in communication skills (CS), but how this training is being carried out has not yet been evaluated.

    Authors: Roger Ruiz Moral, Cristina García de Leonardo, Alvaro Cerro Pérez, Fernando Caballero Martínez and Diana Monge Martín
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:41
  36. Despite a paucity of evidence to support a multitude of educational innovations, curricular leaders are pressured to find innovative solutions to better prepare medical students for an evolving twenty-first ce...

    Authors: Cory J. Rohlfsen, Harlan Sayles, Gerald F. Moore, Ted R. Mikuls, James R. O’Dell, Sarah McBrien, Tate Johnson, Zachary D. Fowler and Amy C. Cannella
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:39
  37. Following community clinical placements, medical students use reflective writing to discover the story of their journey to becoming medical professionals. However, because of assessor bias analyzing these writ...

    Authors: Adam Lebowitz, Kazuhiko Kotani, Yasushi Matsuyama and Masami Matsumura
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:38
  38. Identifying effective methods for safeguarding the efficient functioning of the healthcare system contributes significantly towards establishing a successful healthcare organization. Consequently, quality mana...

    Authors: Raphaella Amanda Maria Leite Fernandes, Jurema Telles de Oliveira Lima, Bruno Hipólito da Silva, Mozart Júlio Tabosa Sales and Flávia Augusta de Orange
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:37
  39. Medical students need feedback to improve their patient-interviewing skills because self-monitoring is often inaccurate. Effective feedback should reveal any discrepancies between desired and observed performa...

    Authors: Michaela Wagner-Menghin, Anique B. H. de Bruin and Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:36
  40. The Collaborator, Health Advocate and Leader/Manager roles are highly relevant for safe patient management and optimization of healthcare system in rehabilitation and prevention. They are defined in competency...

    Authors: Jan Griewatz, Amir Yousef, Miriam Rothdiener and Maria Lammerding-Koeppel
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:35
  41. Medical specialists experience high levels of stress. This has an impact on their well-being, but also on quality of their leadership. In the current mixed method study, the feasibility and effectiveness of a ...

    Authors: Wendy M. Kersemaekers, Kiki Vreeling, Hanne Verweij, Miep van der Drift, Linda Cillessen, Dirk van Dierendonck and Anne E. M. Speckens
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:34
  42. Inter-professional collaboration is acknowledged as essential for quality patient-care. However, little is known about receptiveness to inter-professional feedback in the postgraduate training. This study expl...

    Authors: Katrin Feller and Christoph Berendonk
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:33
  43. Flipped classroom is known to improve learning efficiency and to develop one’s ability to apply high-level knowledge. To investigate the effect of flipped classroom approach on teaching evidence-based medicine...

    Authors: Hsien-Li Huang, Chia-Pei Chou, Steve Leu, Huey-Ling You, Mao-Meng Tiao and Chih-Hung Chen
    Citation: BMC Medical Education 2020 20:31

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