Objective: In 1994, the Family medicine Education and Research Network (FERN) was developed to support on-line discussion among London and area family physicians. FERN-D (FERN Dissemination) was introduced as a closed sub-group of FERN to support educational case discussions focused…

The Digital Compendium is a new concept in education, and is described here for the science of photobiology, a Digital Photobiology Compendium (DPC). Medical school is the start of a lifelong learning endeavor. Increasingly computer- and web-based resources will facilitate…

Introduction. Prospective medical school applicants use Internet websites to gain information about medical school interviews as well as to offer their experience in such interviews. This study examined applicants’ reported experiences of interviews and compared them to the purposes of…

Context - An increase in managerialism and a decrease in trust of the professions have challenged traditional concepts of professionalism. The market model of professionalism espoused by some critics also poses problems for professions, professionals and recipients of professional services.…

Background: Little is known about medical students’ perceptions of which criteria are important in residency selection. Student knowledge of this process may affect their education and their ability to obtain the residency of their choice. Objective: To determine the perceived…

Objectives: To (1) describe the development of a Video-based Clinical Examination (VCE) as a formal testing format to evaluate student ability to make an accurate pharmaceutical assessment and recommendation, and (2) determine student perception of the VCE testing format. Methods:…

Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to explore third- year medical students’ interest in learning about family planning, exposure to family planning (contraception and abortion) and perceived barriers and benefits to family planning education in their obstetrics and…

Introducation: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact on knowledge and learner satis­faction of adding a labour and delivery simulator-based training module versus a self-study session to the pre-existing theoretical class, in the 5th year undergraduate medical…

Problem Based Learning (PBL) provides a unique opportunity for medical students to learn nutrition principles in the context of evidence-based clinical cases. At the University of Texas Medical School at Houston (UTMSH), PBL is a major component during the second…

Background: The acquisition of new knowledge is a primary goal of residency training. Retrieving and retaining influential primary and secondary medical literature can be challenging for house officers. We set out to investigate the effect of a Universal Serial Bus…