Medical Education Online, Volume 18, Issue 1 (2013)

Browse this journal
Sample our Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days

Medical Education Online, Volume 18, Issue 1 (2013)

See all volumes and issues
Vol 29, 2024 Vol 28, 2023 Vol 27, 2022 Vol 26, 2021 Vol 25, 2020 Vol 24, 2019 Vol 23, 2018 Vol 22, 2017 Vol 21, 2016 Vol 20, 2015 Vol 19, 2014 Volume 18, 2013 Vol 17, 2012 Vol 16, 2011 Vol 15, 2010 Vol 14, 2009 Vol 13, 2008 Vol 12, 2007 Vol 11, 2006 Vol 10, 2005 Vol 9, 2004 Vol 8, 2003 Vol 7, 2002 Vol 6, 2001 Vol 5, 2000 Vol 4, 1999 Vol 3, 1998 Vol 2, 1997 Vol 1, 1996
Download citations Download PDFs

Feature Articles

Article
A measurement perspective on affirmative action in U.S. medical education
Clarence D. Kreiter
Article: 20531
Published online: 10 Apr 2013
AbstractforA measurement perspective on affirmative action in U.S. medical education | Full Text | References | PDF (143.1 KB)
  • 1730 Views
  • 3 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access

Research Articles

Article
A comparison of two scales for assessing health professional students’ attitude toward interprofessional learning
Désirée Annabel Lie, Cha Chi Fung, Janet Trial & Kevin Lohenry
Article: 21885
Published online: 02 Dec 2013
AbstractforA comparison of two scales for assessing health professional students’ attitude toward interprofessional learning | Full Text | References | PDF (130.5 KB)
  • 2629 Views
  • 36 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Obstetrics and gynecology clerkship for males and females: similar curriculum, different outcomes?
LaTasha B. Craig, Chad Smith, Sheila M. Crow, Whitney Driver, Michelle Wallace & Britta M. Thompson
Article: 21506
Published online: 02 Dec 2013
AbstractforObstetrics and gynecology clerkship for males and females: similar curriculum, different outcomes? | Full Text | References | PDF (299.5 KB)
  • 1106 Views
  • 13 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
An advisory program for first- and second-year medical students: the Weill Cornell experience
Lewis M. Drusin, Linda M. Gerber, Carlyle H. Miller, Carol L. Storey-Johnson & Bruce L. Ballard
Article: 22684
Published online: 29 Nov 2013
AbstractforAn advisory program for first- and second-year medical students: the Weill Cornell experience | Full Text | References | PDF (86.5 KB)
  • 549 Views
  • 4 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Does peer learning or higher levels of e-learning improve learning abilities? A randomized controlled trial
Bjarne Skjødt Worm & Kenneth Jensen
Article: 21877
Published online: 13 Nov 2013
AbstractforDoes peer learning or higher levels of e-learning improve learning abilities? A randomized controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (97.9 KB)
  • 1468 Views
  • 13 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Decline of medical student idealism in the first and second year of medical school: a survey of pre-clinical medical students at one institution
Christopher P. Morley, Carrie Roseamelia, Jordan A. Smith & Ana L. Villarreal
Article: 21194
Published online: 21 Aug 2013
AbstractforDecline of medical student idealism in the first and second year of medical school: a survey of pre-clinical medical students at one institution | Full Text | References | PDF (171.9 KB)
  • 1312 Views
  • 26 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Measuring psychological flexibility in medical students and residents: a psychometric analysis
Christie L. Palladino, Brittany Ange, Deborah S. Richardson, Rhonda Casillas, Matt Decker, Ralph A. Gillies, Amy House, Michael Rollock, William H. Salazar, Jennifer L. Waller, Ronnie Zeidan & Lara Stepleman
Article: 20932
Published online: 13 Aug 2013
AbstractforMeasuring psychological flexibility in medical students and residents: a psychometric analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (174.5 KB)
  • 2836 Views
  • 22 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Benefits and barriers among volunteer teaching faculty: comparison between those who precept and those who do not in the core pediatrics clerkship
Michael S. Ryan MD, Allison A. Vanderbilt EdD, Thasia W. Lewis AA & Molly A. Madden MAEd
Article: 20733
Published online: 03 May 2013
AbstractforBenefits and barriers among volunteer teaching faculty: comparison between those who precept and those who do not in the core pediatrics clerkship | Full Text | References | PDF (248.7 KB)
  • 1338 Views
  • 17 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Embodied health: the effects of a mind–body course for medical students
Allison R. Bond, Heather F. Mason, Chelsey M. Lemaster, Stephanie E. Shaw, Caroline S. Mullin, Emily A. Holick & Robert B. Saper
Article: 20699
Published online: 30 Apr 2013
AbstractforEmbodied health: the effects of a mind–body course for medical students | Full Text | References | PDF (123.7 KB)
  • 5808 Views
  • 63 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Enhancing residents’ neonatal resuscitation competency through unannounced simulation-based training
JeffreyW. Surcouf, SheilaW. Chauvin, Jenelle Ferry, Tong Yang & Brian Barkemeyer
Article: 18726
Published online: 21 Mar 2013
AbstractforEnhancing residents’ neonatal resuscitation competency through unannounced simulation-based training | Full Text | References | PDF (260.3 KB)
  • 1821 Views
  • 41 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Assessment in undergraduate medical education: a review of course exams
AllisonA. Vanderbilt EdD, Moshe Feldman PhD & IsaacK. Wood MD
Article: 20438
Published online: 06 Mar 2013
AbstractforAssessment in undergraduate medical education: a review of course exams | Full Text | References | PDF (134 KB)
  • 3691 Views
  • 28 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Concept mapping enhances learning of biochemistry
KrishnaM. Surapaneni & Ara Tekian
Article: 20157
Published online: 05 Mar 2013
AbstractforConcept mapping enhances learning of biochemistry | Full Text | References | PDF (85.2 KB)
  • 3007 Views
  • 22 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Medical students as human subjects in educational research
Umut Sarpel, MaryAnn Hopkins, Frederick More, Steven Yavner, Martin Pusic, MichaelW. Nick, Hyuksoon Song, Rachel Ellaway & AdinaL. Kalet
Article: 19524
Published online: 25 Feb 2013
AbstractforMedical students as human subjects in educational research | Full Text | References | PDF (110.2 KB)
  • 1077 Views
  • 19 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Limitations of poster presentations reporting educational innovations at a major international medical education conference
Morris Gordon, Daniel Darbyshire, Aamir Saifuddin & Kavitha Vimalesvaran
Article: 20498
Published online: 19 Feb 2013
AbstractforLimitations of poster presentations reporting educational innovations at a major international medical education conference | Full Text | References | PDF (80.9 KB)
  • 1386 Views
  • 8 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access

Trend Articles

Article
Surgical Training and Education in Promoting Professionalism: a comparative assessment of virtue-based leadership development in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents
Kristine Schulz, Liana Puscas, Debara Tucci, Charles Woodard, David Witsell, Ramon M. Esclamado & Walter T. Lee
Article: 22440
Published online: 29 Oct 2013
AbstractforSurgical Training and Education in Promoting Professionalism: a comparative assessment of virtue-based leadership development in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents | Full Text | References | PDF (149.1 KB)
  • 962 Views
  • 13 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Instituting systems-based practice and practice-based learning and improvement: a curriculum of inquiry
Andrew P. Wilper, Curtis Scott Smith & William Weppner
Article: 21612
Published online: 16 Sep 2013
AbstractforInstituting systems-based practice and practice-based learning and improvement: a curriculum of inquiry | Full Text | References | PDF (82.9 KB)
  • 905 Views
  • 7 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Perspectives on the changing healthcare system: teaching systems-based practice to medical residents
Johanna Martinez, Erica Phillips & Oliver Fein
Article: 20746
Published online: 02 Sep 2013
AbstractforPerspectives on the changing healthcare system: teaching systems-based practice to medical residents | Full Text | References | PDF (165.3 KB)
  • 667 Views
  • 3 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Career advising in family medicine: a theoretical framework for structuring the medical student/faculty advisor interview
Melissa Bradner, Steven H. Crossman, Allison A. Vanderbilt, Judy Gary & Paul Munson
Article: 21173
Published online: 13 Aug 2013
AbstractforCareer advising in family medicine: a theoretical framework for structuring the medical student/faculty advisor interview | Full Text | References | PDF (335.5 KB)
  • 799 Views
  • 7 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Feasibility of scenario-based simulation training versus traditional workshops in continuing medical education: a randomized controlled trial
Brendan Kerr, Trisha Lee-Ann Hawkins, Robert Herman, Sue Barnes, Stephanie Kaufmann, Kristin Fraser & Irene W. Y. Ma
Article: 21312
Published online: 18 Jul 2013
AbstractforFeasibility of scenario-based simulation training versus traditional workshops in continuing medical education: a randomized controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (321 KB)
  • 1394 Views
  • 12 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
‘Uncrunching’ time: medical schools’ use of social media for faculty development
Peter S. Cahn, Emelia J. Benjamin & Christopher W. Shanahan
Article: 20995
Published online: 27 Jun 2013
Abstractfor‘Uncrunching’ time: medical schools’ use of social media for faculty development | Full Text | References | PDF (114.1 KB)
  • 894 Views
  • 13 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Emerging alternative model for cardiothoracic surgery training in India
Rajan Vaithianathan & Senthil Panneerselvam
Article: 20961
Published online: 06 May 2013
AbstractforEmerging alternative model for cardiothoracic surgery training in India | Full Text | References | PDF (82.9 KB)
  • 751 Views
  • 6 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Peer-mentoring junior surgical trainees in the United Kingdom: a pilot program
Paul Vulliamy & Islam Junaid
Article: 20825
Published online: 18 Apr 2013
AbstractforPeer-mentoring junior surgical trainees in the United Kingdom: a pilot program | Full Text | References | PDF (70.9 KB)
  • 812 Views
  • 9 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Teaching medical students a clinical approach to altered mental status: simulation enhances traditional curriculum
Jeremy D. Sperling (MD) , Sunday Clark (ScD) & Yoon Kang (MD)
Article: 19775
Published online: 03 Apr 2013
AbstractforTeaching medical students a clinical approach to altered mental status: simulation enhances traditional curriculum | Full Text | References | PDF (145.5 KB) | Supplemental
  • 1395 Views
  • 21 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
A university system's approach to enhancing the educational mission of health science schools and institutions: the University of Texas Academy of Health Science Education
L. Maximilian Buja, SusanM. Cox, StevenA. Lieberman, Jonathan MacClements, JanetF. Williams, RobertM. Esterl, Jr.KennethI. Shine
Article: 20540
Published online: 13 Mar 2013
AbstractforA university system's approach to enhancing the educational mission of health science schools and institutions: the University of Texas Academy of Health Science Education | Full Text | References | PDF (252.3 KB)
  • 892 Views
  • 3 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Writing and reading in the electronic health record: an entirely new world
Heeyoung Han & Lauri Lopp
Article: 18634
Published online: 05 Feb 2013
AbstractforWriting and reading in the electronic health record: an entirely new world | Full Text | References | PDF (108 KB)
  • 1619 Views
  • 23 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Training on handover of patient care within UK medical schools
Morris Gordon
Article: 20169
Published online: 14 Jan 2013
AbstractforTraining on handover of patient care within UK medical schools | Full Text | References | PDF (414.2 KB)
  • 998 Views
  • 9 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access

Performance Assessment

Article
Are students ready for meaningful use?
Gary S. Ferenchick, David Solomon, Asad Mohmand, Basim Towfiq, Kevin Kavanaugh, Larry Warbasse, James Addison & Frances Chames
Article: 22495
Published online: 19 Nov 2013
AbstractforAre students ready for meaningful use? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
  • 639 Views
  • 6 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Documenting clinical performance problems among medical students: feedback for learner remediation and curriculum enhancement
Brian E. Mavis, Dianne P. Wagner, Rebecca C. Henry, Laura Carravallah, Jon Gold, Joel Maurer, Asad Mohmand, Janet Osuch, Steven Roskos, Andrew Saxe, Aron Sousa & Vince Winkler Prins
Article: 20598
Published online: 22 Jul 2013
AbstractforDocumenting clinical performance problems among medical students: feedback for learner remediation and curriculum enhancement | Full Text | References | PDF (214.7 KB)
  • 1205 Views
  • 11 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
A multimethod approach for cross-cultural training in an internal medicine residency program
Lisa J. Staton, Carlos Estrada, Mukta Panda, David Ortiz & Donna Roddy
Article: 20352
Published online: 16 May 2013
AbstractforA multimethod approach for cross-cultural training in an internal medicine residency program | Full Text | References | PDF (99.7 KB)
  • 1087 Views
  • 14 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access

Short Communication

Rapid Communication
Improving upon the ‘July effect’: a collaborative, interdisciplinary orientation for internal medicine interns
Mary Wright, Celina G. Mankey & Beth W. Miller
Article: 23249
Published online: 23 Dec 2013
First Page PreviewforImproving upon the ‘July effect’: a collaborative, interdisciplinary orientation for internal medicine interns | Full Text | References | PDF (64.5 KB)
  • 686 Views
  • 9 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Rapid Communication
Playback Theatre as a tool to enhance communication in medical education
Ramiro Salas, Kenya Steele, Amy Lin, Claire Loe, Leslie Gauna & Paymaan Jafar-Nejad
Article: 22622
Published online: 23 Dec 2013
AbstractforPlayback Theatre as a tool to enhance communication in medical education | Full Text | References | PDF (57.2 KB)
  • 1903 Views
  • 12 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Rapid Communication
Death is not always a failure: outcomes from implementing an online virtual patient clinical case in palliative care for family medicine clerkship
Amy Tan, Shelley Paige Ross & Kimberley Duerksen
Article: 22711
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforDeath is not always a failure: outcomes from implementing an online virtual patient clinical case in palliative care for family medicine clerkship | Full Text | References | PDF (85.4 KB)
  • 1189 Views
  • 23 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Rapid Communication
Integration of scientific research training into undergraduate medical education: a reminder call
Ahmed Abu-Zaid & Khaled Alkattan
Article: 22832
Published online: 21 Oct 2013
AbstractforIntegration of scientific research training into undergraduate medical education: a reminder call | Full Text | References | PDF (60.5 KB)
  • 3156 Views
  • 53 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Infant mortality: a call to action overcoming health disparities in the United States
Allison A. Vanderbilt & Marcie S. Wright
Article: 22503
Published online: 10 Sep 2013
AbstractforInfant mortality: a call to action overcoming health disparities in the United States | Full Text | References | PDF (57.7 KB)
  • 885 Views
  • 4 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Rapid Communication
Teaching Billing and Coding to Medical Students: A Pilot Study
Jiaxin Tran, David Cennimo, Sophia Chen & Eric L. Altschuler
Article: 21455
Published online: 12 Aug 2013
AbstractforTeaching Billing and Coding to Medical Students: A Pilot Study | Full Text | References | PDF (49.5 KB) | Supplemental
  • 1346 Views
  • 11 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Rapid Communication
An identity crisis: the need for core competencies in undergraduate medical education
Jeffrey B. Russ, Anna Sophia McKenney & Ankit B. Patel
Article: 21028
Published online: 29 Apr 2013
AbstractforAn identity crisis: the need for core competencies in undergraduate medical education | Full Text | References | PDF (59.4 KB)
  • 579 Views
  • 4 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Article
Health disparities among highly vulnerable populations in the United States: a call to action for medical and oral health care
Allison A. Vanderbilt, Kim T. Isringhausen, Lynn M. VanderWielen, Marcie S. Wright, Lyubov D. Slashcheva & Molly A. Madden
Article: 20644
Published online: 27 Mar 2013
AbstractforHealth disparities among highly vulnerable populations in the United States: a call to action for medical and oral health care | Full Text | References | PDF (68.9 KB)
  • 4396 Views
  • 11 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access

Letters to the Editor

Letter
Are medical schools hesitant to teach undergraduate students teaching skills? A medical student's critical view
Lukas Peter Mileder
Article: 22997
Published online: 13 Nov 2013
AbstractforAre medical schools hesitant to teach undergraduate students teaching skills? A medical student's critical view | Full Text | References | PDF (55 KB)
  • 694 Views
  • 4 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Letter
Visual mnemonics for serum protein electrophoresis
Carlos E. Medina-De la Garza, Marisela García-Hernández & María de los Ángeles Castro-Corona
Article: 22585
Published online: 24 Sep 2013
CitationforVisual mnemonics for serum protein electrophoresis | Full Text | References | PDF (151.9 KB)
  • 946 Views
  • 2 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Letter
Using peer-assisted learning to teach basic surgical skills: medical students’ experiences
Mahdi Saleh, Yashashwi Sinha & Daniel Weinberg
Article: 21065
Published online: 22 Aug 2013
AbstractforUsing peer-assisted learning to teach basic surgical skills: medical students’ experiences | Full Text | References | PDF (51.7 KB)
  • 1355 Views
  • 24 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Letter
The Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form (PSQ-18) as an adaptable, reliable, and validated tool for use in various settings
Anthony Janahan Thayaparan & Eamon Mahdi
Article: 21747
Published online: 23 Jul 2013
CitationforThe Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form (PSQ-18) as an adaptable, reliable, and validated tool for use in various settings | Full Text | References | PDF (46.7 KB)
  • 15035 Views
  • 89 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Rapid Communication
Integrating ultrasound technology into teaching gross anatomy: point of order!
Francis A. Fakoya
Article: 20888
Published online: 07 Jun 2013
CitationforIntegrating ultrasound technology into teaching gross anatomy: point of order! | Full Text | References | PDF (51.1 KB)
  • 692 Views
  • 11 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Letter
Medical students as human subjects in educational research – the importance of responder bias
Kieran Walsh
Article: 20757
Published online: 27 May 2013
CitationforMedical students as human subjects in educational research – the importance of responder bias | Full Text | References | PDF (46.8 KB)
  • 352 Views
  • 1 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Letter
Assessing declarative and procedural knowledge using multiple-choice questions
Ahmed Abu-Zaid & Tehreem A. Khan
Article: 21132
Published online: 22 May 2013
CitationforAssessing declarative and procedural knowledge using multiple-choice questions | Full Text | References | PDF (53.6 KB)
  • 1522 Views
  • 9 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access
Letter
Medical students and psychiatry: an attitude change?
Rashi Aggarwal, Nicole Guanci, Giovanni Caracci & Erika Concepcion
Article: 20676
Published online: 02 Apr 2013
CitationforMedical students and psychiatry: an attitude change? | Full Text | References | PDF (55.1 KB)
  • 336 Views
  • 3 CrossRef citations
  • 0Altmetric
Open Access

Explore articles