Sociocultural factors affecting first-year medical students’ adjustment to a PBL program at an African medical school by Masego B. Kebaetse, Dominic Griffiths, Gaonyadiwe G. Mokone, Mpho S. Mogodi, Brigid G. Conteh, Oathokwa Nkomazana, John Wright, Rosemary Falama, Maikutlo Kebaetse

“…In this article, we report on the findings of a study exploring first-year medical students’ experiences during the first semester of an undergraduate problem-based learning medical program at an African medical school. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with susceptibility to stress-related illnesses among medical students in a Nigerian Medical School by Josephat Chinawa, Awoere Chinawa, Elias Aniwada, Oge Amadi

“…Objectives: This study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with susceptibility to stress-related illnesses among medical students in a Nigerian medical school. Methods: A total of 379 medical students were enrolled by simple random sampling. …”
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Climate change and health in medical school curricula: A national survey of medical students’ experiences, attitudes and interests by Sasha Létourneau, Aishwarya Roshan, George T. Kitching, Julia Robson, Celia Walker, Chenchen Xu, Daniel Jubas-Malz, Edward Xie

“…However, integration of education on the health effects of climate change into medical school curricula remains limited. Medical students are identified as both key stakeholders in curriculum development and leaders in curriculum change efforts. …”
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Family adoption program for undergraduate medical students at a new medical school of Jharkhand: An experience and SWOC analysis by Swati Shikha, Abhishek Kumar, Jarina Begum, Syed Irfan Ali, Sunita Tripathy

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Effects of Pilot Nutrition Curriculum on Medical Student Knowledge and Ability at the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth Campus by Laura Jore, MS3, Kate Shafto, MD, Jenny Breen, MPH, MEd, Samantha Friedrichsen, MPH, Jennifer Pearson, MD

“…This pilot curriculum may have relevance to other medical schools who are also wishing to bridge this long-standing gap in medical education. …”
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Medical educators’ perspectives on the barriers and enablers of teaching public health in the undergraduate medical schools: a systematic review by Nurhira Abdul Kadir, Heike Schütze

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Medical students impacted by discrimination: a qualitative study into their experiences of belonging and support systems at medical schools in the UK by Megan E L Brown, Sonia Kumar, Ravi Parekh, Victoria Collin, Hamza Ikhlaq, Srishti Agarwal, Catharine Kwok, Hadiya Golamgouse, Simone Derby, Nicola McRae

“…Objective To better understand the broader experience of medical students impacted by discrimination and the support systems they engage with.Design Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews.Setting Four medical schools based in the UK.Participants 17 medical students were recruited using volunteer and snowball sampling: all students self-identified as being impacted by discrimination.Results 5 themes were identified: feelings of isolation, imposter syndrome and exclusion; a lack of representation and positive role modelling; the importance of peer support; issues relating to the accessibility of support; building support networks through shared experiences and attempts to foster a sense of inclusion through peer and institutionally led initiatives.Conclusions The findings of this study suggest medical schools could do more to recognise the importance of acknowledging the multiple identities at risk of discrimination held by students, perpetuating feelings of isolation and exclusion. …”
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Addressing Motivations and Barriers to Research Involvement during Medical School among Osteopathic Medical Students in the United States by Krista L. Jackson, Oladipupo Ogunbekun, Benjamin Nick, Nicole Griffin, Tyler Hamby, Jake Herber, Julia M. Hum, Sarah Zahl, Michael Baumann, Jonathan W. Lowery

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Evaluation of doctors’ performance as facilitators in basic medical science lecture classes in a new Malaysian medical school by Ismail, Salwani, Salam, Abdus, Alattraqchi, Ahmed G, Annamalai, Lakshmi, Chockalingam, Annamalai, Wan Dali, Wan Putri Elena, A Rahman, Nor Iza, Abubakar, Abdullahi Rabiu, Haque, Mainul

“…This study evaluates students’ perceptions regarding lecture quality in a new medical school. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted of the medical students of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin. …”
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Selection of medical students : the relationship between pre-admission academic achievements & students' profiles to performance in medical school by Hod, Rafidah

“…RESULTS: Univariate analysis found variables associated with good performance in medical school to include: four SPM subjects (i.e. …”
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Medical School Anatomy and Pathology Workshops for High School Students Enhance Learning and Provide Inspiration for Careers in Medicine by Guiyun Zhang MD, PhD, Bruce A. Fenderson PhD, J. Jon Veloski MS, Michael Livesey BS, Tracey Wojdon-Smith BS, EdM

“…“Anatomy and Pathology Workshop” is a cadaver-based outreach program that models medical education to large groups of high school students. …”
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Determinants of Working Practice Location for Clinicians According to High School, Medical School, and Resident Training Locations in Korea by Kyungah Park, Hyeongsu Kim, Jeehye Lee, Jinyoung Shin, AhHyun Park

“…Although several regulations have been implemented for medical school admission, such as a quota system, the uneven distribution of healthcare personnel across regions is an unresolved problem in Korea. …”
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School Psychological Environment and Learning Burnout in Medical Students: Mediating Roles of School Identity and Collective Self-Esteem by Wanwan Yu, Shuo Yang, Ming Chen, Ying Zhu, Qiujian Meng, Wenjun Yao, Junjie Bu

Subjects: “…school psychological environment…”
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Script Concordance Test in Pharmacology: Maiden experience from a Medical School in India by MANDEEP KAUR, SHWETA SINGLA, RAJIV MAHAJAN

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Design of a touch-tone based medical information system. by Nevin, Joseph Pierce

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A dynamic model for analyzing the emergence of new medical technologies by Homer, Jack Bernard

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Pharmacies and medication adherence : a customer-oriented opportunity analysis by Kalayoglu, Murat Veysel

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MEDICAL AND SOCIAL PECULIARITIES OF ORTHOPEDIC PATHOLOGY FORMING IN PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN by S.N. Simanova, I.V. Kirgizov, R.N. Terletskaya

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Pregnancy and parental leave policies at Australian and New Zealand medical schools by Caroline McGrath, Rebecca A Szabo, Justin L Bilszta

“…Background: Research into how medical schools support students who are pregnant or with current parental responsibilities has been mostly limited to the US context. …”
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THE ALGORITHM OF THE CASE FORMATION DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL DISCIPLINES IN MEDICAL SCHOOL by Andrey A. Garanin, Reseda M. Garanina

“…Unification algorithm formation cases is necessary for the full implementation of the introduction in the educational process in the higher medical school as one of the most effective active ways of learning – method of case analysis, in accordance with the requirements that apply to higher professional education modern reforms and, in particular, the introduction of new Federal State Educational Standards.…”
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