Editorial
Curriculum TIPS For All of Us
Medical education is a lifelong learning process. Just as we remind our students and ourselves that the practice of medicine is a lifelong process in which we continually seek to improve our knowledge so that we give our patients the most effective care, so too with medical education.
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Computer-based Versus Pen-and-paper Testing: Students’ Perception
Computer-based testing (CBT) has gained popularity as a testing modality, with large-scale professional examinations such as the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) adopting a CBT format since 1999, replacing the written pen-and-paper (PNP) format. Studies have found that testing format does not affect test scores, and that CBT...
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Constructing Multiple Choice Questions as a Method for Learning
Students in general and medical students in particular are often described as “strategic learners”, but in reality many become superficial learners out of necessity when faced with the seemingly boundless volume of material in today’s curriculum. The apparent enormity of the task might encourage rote learning and much of...
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Leadership and Professionalism Curriculum in the Gross Anatomy Course
Healthcare delivery systems worldwide are currently undergoing significant changes to create resilient learning organisations that are able to adapt with ever-increasing speed to shifting business, regulatory, and competitive environments. The delivery of healthcare is no longer a single-provider responsibility; modern group practice organisations require a physician to be not...
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Evidence-based Medicine in Clinical Curriculum
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is “the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of the best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.” Considering the vast amount of medical knowledge available today through various media outlets with almost no boundaries, it is essential that our medical graduates should have...