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Profiling undergraduates’ generic learning skills on entry to medical school; an international study

D. Murdoch-EatonLeeds Institute of Medical Education, UK; DEBORAH MURDOCH EATON, MBBS, MD, FRCPCH, is a Professor of Medical Education within the Leeds Institute of Medical Education, School of Medicine. Her academic interests focus on developing students’ potential and individuality, and the development of learning skills and research skills in undergraduates.Correspondence[email protected]
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D. ManningUniversity of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; DIANNE MANNING, BSc, PhD, MEd, is an Adjunct Professor in the Centre for Health Science Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersand, Johannesburg. Her particular interests are in curriculum, assessment, student experiences of the learning environment and programme evaluation.
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E. KwizeraWalter Sisulu University, South Africa; ENOCH KWIZERA, MBChB, MSc, PhD, is Professor and Head of Department, Pharmacology at Walter Sisulu University's Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa. His main interests include medical undergraduate programme evaluation, graduate follow-up, and promoting rational prescribing by medical and nurse practitioners.
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V. BurchUniversity of Cape Town, South Africa; VANESSA BURCH, MBChB, PhD, is Professor and Chair of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her interests include widening access to university education in South Africa, assessment and novel teaching and learning methods.
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G. PellLeeds Institute of Medical Education, UK; GODFREY PELL, B.Eng, MSc, C.Stat, is a chartered statistician & chartered scientist who works within medical education; major area of research has been in the area of assessment of medical students. Other research includes the attitudes and experiences of NQTs and the efficacy of interventionist programmes for primary school children.
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S. WhittleUniversity of Leeds, UK; SUE WHITTLE, BSc, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in biochemistry in the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds, with a long term involvement in medical teaching. Her research interests include the development of students' generic skills, both before entry to university and during undergraduate study.
Pages 1033-1046 | Published online: 23 Aug 2012

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I. Zouaoui, M. J. Drolet & C. Briand. (2023) Defining generic skills to better support the development of future health professionals: results from a scoping review. Higher Education Research & Development 0:0, pages 1-18.
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Vanessa C. Burch, Cynthia N. T. Sikakana, Geney D. Gunston, Delva R. Shamley & Deborah Murdoch-Eaton. (2013) Generic learning skills in academically-at-risk medical students: A development programme bridges the gap. Medical Teacher 35:8, pages 671-677.
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