Volume 36, Number 9

September 2007

Outcomes in Medical Education

Since its inception in 2003, the Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) has focused on one relevant, practical, and contemporary aspect of medical education....

Can a Flexible Medical Curriculum Promote Student Learning and Satisfaction?

Medical students today are taught in a competitive environment that fosters the acquisition of knowledge and individual responsibility. However, in recent times, the importance...

From a “Generalist” Medical Graduate to a “Specialty” Resident: Can an Entry-level Assessment Facilitate the Transition? Assessing the Preparedness Level of New Surgical Trainees

Undergraduate medical education is considered a continuum leading into postgraduate training and ultimately medical practice.1 To this effect, it has been suggested that measures...

Helping Learners in Difficulty – The Incidence and Effectiveness of Remedial Programmes of the Medical Radiation Sciences Programme at University of Toronto and the Michener Institute for Applied Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Since its founding in 1958, The Michener Institute (MI) for Applied Health Sciences has distinguished itself as one of Canada’s top post-secondary educational institutions...

The Association Between Parental Socioeconomic Status (SES) and Medical Students’ Personal and Professional Development

In order to commit to their mission and placement requirement efficiently and effectively, policy-makers need to decide which types of students their training units...