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Origin bias of test items compromises the validity and fairness of curriculum comparisons.

Medical education

Muijtjens AM, Schuwirth LW, Cohen-Schotanus J, van der Vleuten CP.
PMID: 18004993
Med Educ. 2007 Dec;41(12):1217-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02934.x. Epub 2007 Nov 14.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether items of progress tests used for inter-curriculum comparison favour students from the medical school where the items were produced (i.e. whether the origin bias of test items is a potential confounder in comparisons between curricula).METHODS:...

Admissions processes for five year medical courses at English schools: review.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

Parry J, Mathers J, Stevens A, Parsons A, Lilford R, Spurgeon P, Thomas H.
PMID: 16543300
BMJ. 2006 Apr 29;332(7548):1005-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38768.590174.55. Epub 2006 Mar 16.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the current methods used by English medical schools to identify prospective medical students for admission to the five year degree course.DESIGN: Review study including documentary analysis and interviews with admissions tutors.SETTING: All schools (n = 22)...

Factors associated with resident satisfaction with their continuity experience.

Ambulatory pediatrics : the official journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association

Serwint JR, Feigelman S, Dumont-Driscoll M, Collins R, Zhan M, Kittredge D.
PMID: 14731100
Ambul Pediatr. 2004 Jan-Feb;4(1):4-10. doi: 10.1367/1539-4409(2004)004<0004:fawrsw>2.0.co;2.

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with resident satisfaction concerning residents' continuity experience.DESIGN AND METHODS: Continuity directors distributed questionnaires to residents at their respective institutions. Resident satisfaction was defined as satisfied or very satisfied on a Likert scale. The independent...

Effective improvement of doctor-patient communication: a randomised controlled trial.

The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners

Hobma S, Ram P, Muijtjens A, van der Vleuten C, Grol R.
PMID: 16882375
Br J Gen Pract. 2006 Aug;56(529):580-6.

BACKGROUND: Doctor-patient communication is an essential component of general practice. Improvement of GPs' communication patterns is an important target of training programmes. Available studies have so far failed to provide conclusive evidence of the effectiveness of educational interventions to...

A pilot study to examine the relationship between boredom and spirituality in cancer patients.

Palliative & supportive care

Inman A, Kirsh KL, Passik SD.
PMID: 16594276
Palliat Support Care. 2003 Jun;1(2):143-51. doi: 10.1017/s1478951503030165.

OBJECTIVE: Spirituality has been neglected when assessing the well-being of cancer patients. Traditionally, researchers have focused on areas such as physical, social, and emotional functioning. However, there is a potential for spirituality to have a large impact on quality...

Global Assessment of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Skills (GAGES): a valid measurement tool for technical skills in flexible endoscopy.

Surgical endoscopy

Vassiliou MC, Kaneva PA, Poulose BK, Dunkin BJ, Marks JM, Sadik R, Sroka G, Anvari M, Thaler K, Adrales GL, Hazey JW, Lightdale JR, Velanovich V, Swanstrom LL, Mellinger JD, Fried GM.
PMID: 20112113
Surg Endosc. 2010 Aug;24(8):1834-41. doi: 10.1007/s00464-010-0882-8. Epub 2010 Jan 29.

BACKGROUND: Simulators may improve the efficiency, safety, and quality of endoscopic training. However, no objective, reliable, and valid tool exists to assess clinical endoscopic skills. Such a tool to measure the outcomes of educational strategies is a necessity. This...

Distilling the essence of general practice: a learning journey in progress.

The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners

Gillies JC, Mercer SW, Lyon A, Scott M, Watt GC.
PMID: 19401010
Br J Gen Pract. 2009 May;59(562):e167-76. doi: 10.3399/bjgp09X420626.

Over the past 5 years, general practice in the UK has undergone major change. Starting with the introduction of the new GMS contract in 2004, it has continued apace with the establishment of Postgraduate Medical Education Training Board, a...

[A comparative study between two academic working environments in residents of family medicine].

Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Cárdenas-Ayón E, Cabrera-Pivaral CE, Viniegra-Velázquez L, González-Reyes HF, Luce-González EG, Ortiz-López MA.
PMID: 20929630
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2010 Mar-Apr;48(2):227-31.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the satisfaction level in the academic working environments (AWE) between the residents of two training primary care units.METHODS: Observational, transversal and comparative study. A previously constructed and validated instrument was applied, it included 30 items that...

Confidentiality in the waiting room: an observational study in general practice.

The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners

Scott K, Dyas JV, Middlemass JB, Siriwardena AN.
PMID: 17550676
Br J Gen Pract. 2007 Jun;57(539):490-3.

An ethnographic study using overt non-participatory observation was used to investigate confidentiality breaches in 13 GP practice reception and/or waiting areas in Lincolnshire. Staff and patient behaviours were observed for 2 hours. Aspects of management systems and physical environment...

Developing a curriculum statement based on clinical practice: genetics in primary care.

The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners

Burke S, Martyn M, Stone A, Bennett C, Thomas H, Farndon P.
PMID: 19192373
Br J Gen Pract. 2009 Feb;59(559):99-103. doi: 10.3399/bjgp09X395094.

BACKGROUND: Advances in medical genetics are increasingly being incorporated into clinical management outside specialist genetic services. This study was therefore undertaken to develop learning outcomes in genetics for general practice specialty training, using methods to ensure the knowledge, skills,...

Self-assessment may reduce HIV patients' risk-taking.

The AIDS reader

[No authors listed]
PMID: 17907308
AIDS Read. 2007 Sep;17(9):439-40.

No abstract available.

Current and planned palliative care service provision for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in 239 UK hospital units: comparison with the gold standards framework.

Palliative medicine

Buxton KL, Stone RA, Buckingham RJ, Pursey NA, Roberts CM.
PMID: 20348272
Palliat Med. 2010 Jul;24(5):480-5. doi: 10.1177/0269216310363650. Epub 2010 Mar 26.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease report a symptom burden similar in magnitude to terminal cancer patients yet service provision and access has been reported as poor. In the absence of a specific national chronic obstructive pulmonary disease service...

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