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BMC Medical Education

Published by BioMed Central Ltd • ISSN: 14726920

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Teacher engagement in health profession education: a scoping review

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Introduction: Teacher engagement (TE) is crucial since it substantially impacts students' academic achievement, personal growth, and general well-being. While extensive research has explored TE in various university settings, there is a noticeable gap in studies focusing on the context of health pro…

EU protection requirements for ePortfolios in clinical healthcare education

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Background: When using ePortfolios in healthcare education, the collection and processing of personal data from various stakeholders, also known as data subjects (e.g., students, mentors, supervisors) is inevitable. This is why it is crucial to identify the stakeholders who need to comply with legal…

Constructing medical student personas via social sensing data and entrustable professional activities (EPAs) framework: a multimodal thematic analysis approach

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Objective: To construct precise learner personas for medical students by integrating social sensing data with the Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) framework, thereby informing targeted pedagogical strategies. The study aims to address the gap in integrating behavioral data with competency …

Obesity competencies for healthcare professionals: a scoping review

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Background: The Obesity Policy Engagement Network (OPEN)-EU manifesto, led by the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), underscores the urgent need for enhanced, evidence-based education for healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved in obesity care. This scoping review aims to identif…

Unlocking student potential through engagement: exploring the learning outcomes and career intentions of medical students transferring from junior colleges to undergraduate universities in China

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Several studies have examined whether students transferring from junior colleges have a sufficient educational foundation to succeed at the university level. However, a controversy has arisen because prior studies offer conflicting results. Moreover, these studies have not looked at medical transfer…

Impact of integrating flipped classroom model and multi-functional camera system on practical skills and satisfaction in musculoskeletal rehabilitation education among health professional students

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Background: Historically, physical therapy focused on physical capabilities. The “Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation” course within the Rehabilitation Therapy (RT) program is a highly practical course that requires students to master complex clinical skills. Traditional teaching methods have struggled t…

The effect of simulation training on the counseling skills of nutritional science students in dietetic internships

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Simulations are a common tool in training aircrews, medical personnel and educators, providing experience in scenarios from the relevant content area and expanding the range of responses that simulation participants can acquire before they enter the field. Simulations have also been used in dietetic…

Core competencies in pharmaceutical education: a Chinese student perspective

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Background: From the students’ perspective, the research evaluates their views on core competencies and their own developmental needs within pharmaceutical education, attempting to explore potential pathways for optimizing students’ core competencies. This study seeks to enhance students’ core compe…

Assessing educational gaps in Iran’s nursing education system: a mixed-method approach to the infectious diseases curriculum

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Background: Nurses play a significant role in the health system. The outbreak of emerging infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, highlights the need for nursing staff to be aware of the various aspects of these diseases. Therefore, considering the critical importance of infectious diseases, the pres…

Health management students’ perceived soft skills acquisition and university commitment

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University commitment reflects students’ emotional and psychological attachment to their institutions. It is fostered by providing essential resources that empower students to shape their futures. Amidst the increasing demand for universities to bolster students’ soft skills for greater adaptability…

Pharmacy students’ opinion on mandatory summer internships carried out in community and hospital pharmacies

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Background: Pharmacy internships are an important part of pharmacy education in Poland; they are an integral part of professional studies. The first two internships are held after the third and fourth year of study during the summer break and last for four weeks. The study aims to analyze the didact…

Construction of the medical virtual teaching and research office evaluation system in China based on the context, input, process, product model: a Delphi study

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Background: As new-formed basic-level teaching organizations, medical virtual teaching and research offices (VTROs) have been established in China since 2021. There still a lack of a comprehensive standard for them. The aim of this study was to construct a comprehensive system for evaluation of the …

The impact of surgical simulation and training technologies on general surgery education

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The landscape of general surgery education has undergone a significant transformation over the past few years, driven in large part by the advent of surgical simulation and training technologies. These innovative tools have revolutionized the way surgeons are trained, allowing for a more immersive, …

Impacts of blended learning with BOPPPS model on Chinese medical undergraduate students: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of 44 studies

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Background: With the development of Internet information technology, especially the impact of the sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic, along with the call for “classes suspended but learning continues,” a large number of medical educators have learned and experienced onlin…

Relationship between learning styles and clinical competency in nursing students

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Background: The acquisition of clinical competence is considered the ultimate goal of nursing education programs. This study explored the relationship between learning styles and clinical competency in undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A descriptive-correlational study was conducted in 2023 w…

Challenges and opportunities for competency-based health professional education in Bangladesh: an interview, observation and mapping study

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Background: Bangladesh has a shortfall of health professionals. The World Health Organization states that improving education will increase recruitment and retention of health workers. Traditional learning approaches, in medical education particularly, focus on didactic teaching, teaching of subject…

Exploring perceptions of medical students about interprofessional education (IPE): a qualitative study

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Background: Integration of clinical medicine and other subjects has laid more emphasis on the cultivation of high-quality medical talents, with the increasing demand for interprofessional education (IPE). IPE has been promoted by a number of universities to create and sustain authentic IPE activitie…

How to evaluate lifelong learning skills of healthcare professionals: a systematic review on content and quality of instruments for measuring lifelong learning

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Background: Having lifelong learning skills is a necessity for healthcare professionals. To evaluate these skills, sound instruments are needed. Those working in healthcare of medical educating looking for a suitable instrument to evaluate lifelong learning (LLL) skills in healthcare professionals a…

Lived experience narratives in health professional education: educators’ perspectives of a co-designed, online mental health education resource

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Introduction: Meaningful involvement of people with lived experience is an invaluable approach to education that facilitates the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes for collaborative, compassionate and person-centred healthcare practice. The purpose of this evaluation was to gain health p…

A qualitative study of dental internships in Saudi Arabia: moving beyond perceptions to the reality of the practices of dental interns

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Background: Dental internships are a vital way for recent graduates of undergraduate dentistry courses to bridge the gap between study and clinical practice. Interns’ perceptions of dental internships have been explored in certain studies but the reality of the dental internship and dental interns’ …
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