Since its inception in 2003, the Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) has focused on one relevant, practical, and contemporary aspect of medical education. The theme for 4th APMEC was carefully determined to be “Outcomes in Medical Education.” This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on "Download...

Medical students today are taught in a competitive environment that fosters the acquisition of knowledge and individual responsibility. However, in recent times, the importance of teaching students to give patient-centred care, work in interdisciplinary teams, employ evidence-based practice, apply quality improvement methods and utilise informatics has come to the...

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 of performance of medical students and practising doctors should be aligned and the transition should be a smooth one. However, studies show a poor correlation...

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 in the field of applied health sciences. The MI undertook a joint venture with the Faculty of Medicine in 1998 to establish the first diploma...

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 should recruit, what type of curriculum they should design and what kinds of support mechanisms they should implement. This article is available only as a PDF....