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ABSTRACT: Social media use and educational preferences among first-year pharmacy students

AbstractBackground: Social media may offer a means to engage students, facilitate collaborative learning, and tailor educational delivery for diverse learning styles. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to characterize social media awareness among pharmacy students and determine perceptions toward integrating these tools in education. Methods: A 23-item survey was

ABSTRACT: Harnessing the cloud of patient experience: using social media to detect poor quality healthcare

Abstract Recent years have seen increasing interest in patient-centred care and calls to focus on improving the patient experience. At the same time, a growing number of patients are using the internet to describe their experiences of healthcare. We believe the increasing availability of patients’ accounts of their care on blogs,

ABSTRACT: Implementing Teams in a Patient-Centered Medical Home Residency Practice: Lessons Learned

Over the last decade there has been a call for change in the US health care system. Several reports by the Institute of Medicine, including To Err is Human—Building a Safer Health Care System1 and Crossing the Quality Chasm,2 have highlighted the critical need for developing a new approach to

ABSTRACT: Creating collaborative learning environments for transforming primary care practices now

Abstract The renewal of primary care waits just ahead. The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) movement and a refreshing breeze of collaboration signal its arrival with demonstration projects and pilots appearing across the country. An early message from this work suggests that the development of collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams may be essential for

MANUSCRIPT: Nervous system examination on YouTube.

Abstract BACKGROUND:Web 2.0 sites such as YouTube have become a useful resource for knowledge and are used by medical students as a learning resource. This study aimed at assessing videos covering the nervous system examination on YouTube.METHODS:A research of YouTube was conducted from 2 November to 2 December 2011 using the

ABSTRACT: YouTube: An emerging tool in anatomy education

Abstract The use of online social networks in medical education can remodel and enhance anatomy teaching and learning; one such network is the video-sharing site YouTube. Limited research in the literature exists on the use of YouTube as a platform for anatomy education. The aim of this study is to assess

ABSTRACT: Can “YouTube” help students in learning surface anatomy?

Abstract AIMS: In a problem-based learning curriculum, most medical students research the Internet for information for their "learning issues." Internet sites such as "YouTube" have become a useful resource for information. This study aimed at assessing YouTube videos covering surface anatomy. METHOD: A search of YouTube was conducted from November 8 to 30, 2010

ABSTRACT: YouTube as a platform for publishing clinical skills training videos

Abstract The means to share educational materials have grown considerably over the years, especially with the multitude of Internet channels available to educators. This article describes an innovative use of YouTube as a publishing platform for clinical educational materials.The authors posted online a series of short videos for teaching clinical procedures

ABSTRACT: Grand rounds and a visiting professorship program in a department of radiology: how we do it.

Abstract We discuss the benefits of maintaining an active, rigorous, and highly structured grand rounds (GR) program in an academic radiology department. These benefits include education for faculty (continuing medical education), fellows, and residents and a venue for building collaboration and camaraderie within the department and institution, while also allowing for

MANUSCRIPT: Summative assessments are more powerful drivers of student learning than resource intensive teaching formats

Abstract BACKGROUND:Electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation is a core clinical skill that needs to be acquired during undergraduate medical education. Intensive teaching is generally assumed to produce more favorable learning outcomes, but recent research suggests that examinations are more powerful drivers of student learning than instructional format. This study assessed the differential contribution