How do junior medical officers use online information resources?

"Junior medical officers strongly rely upon online clinical information in their everyday practice. Importantly, provision of these resources assists JMOs in their education and clinical performance."

How do junior medical officers use online information resources? A survey
HT Chong, MJ Weightman, P Sirichai, A Jones
BMC Medical Education, 2016, 16:120

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What are the effects of teaching evidence-based health care?

"EBHC teaching and learning strategies should focus on implementing multifaceted, clinically integrated approaches with assessment."

What are the effects of teaching evidence-based health care (EBHC)? Overview of systematic reviews
T Young, A Rohwer, J Volmink, M Clarke
PLoS ONE, 9(1): e86706

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The state of medical education and practice in the UK report

"This year we have focused on complaints to the GMC to see if we can understand more about them and whether they can help us identify areas of risk within medical practice."

The state of medical education and practice in the UK report
General Medical Council
October 2013

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Educational interventions to improve prescribing competency

"A review of the educational interventions designed to improve prescribing competencies will help to ensure evidence-based interventions are used to develop competent medical and nonmedical prescribers."

Educational interventions to improve prescribing competency: a systematic review
G Kamarudin, J Penm, B Chaar, R Moles
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003291

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Impact of the Working Time Regulations on medical education and training

"This report presents the findings of primary research that aimed to evaluate the possible effects of the Working Time Regulations on postgraduate medical education and training across the UK."

The impact of the Working Time Regulations on medical education and training: final report on primary research: a report for the General Medical Council
G Morrow, B Burford, M Carter, J Illing
Centre for Medical Education Research
August 2012 (published February 2013)

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Patient safety and quality improvement education

"Teaching of patient safety and quality improvement to medical students will be best received if it is integrated into clinical education rather than solely taught in pre-clinical lectures or through independent computer modules."

Patient safety and quality improvement education: a cross-sectional study of medical students' preferences and attitudes
CL Teigland, RC Blasiak, LA Wilson, RE Hines, KL Meyerhoff, AJ Viera
BMC Medical Education, 2013, 13:16

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Can patients be teachers?

"Involving patients and service users in healthcare professionals’ education"


Can patients be teachers?
The Health Foundation
October 2011

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Key challenges in simulated patient programs

This international case study, focusing on Australia, Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, reveals similarities and differences in simulated or standardised patient methodology.


Key challenges in simulated patient programs: an international comparative case study
D Nestel, D Tabak, T Tierney, C Layat-Burn, A Robb, S Clark, T Morrison, N Jones, R Ellis, C Smith, N McNaughton, K Knickle, J Higham, R Kneebone
BMC Medical Education, 2011, 11:69

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