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Editorial

Jaquelyne T Hughes (Wagadagam), Karla J Canuto (Kulkalgal) and Phillip J Mills OAM (Kulkalgal)

… The Zenadh Health Science Research and Education Council (the Council) will be formalised as a … of Mabuyag Island and has leadership and experience of biomedical evidence‐based sciences. The Council's vision was … this positioning, we celebrate this special issue of the Medical Journal of Australia , which is a collaboration with …

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (1): 29-30 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Chris Kwan, Anthony Elias, Katherine Todd, Celia Bradford, Joshua Smith, Indira Datta, Jimmy Ng, Katie Kelleway, Jessica Butler, Sarah Webb and Michal Lubomski

… administered botulin antitoxin obtained from the National Medical Stockpile. The implicated milk product was … critical. Botulism antitoxin is available from the National Medical Stockpile. Box 1 – Day 4 results from the nerve … ptosis, diplopia, ataxia and dysarthria … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Botulism: a mimic for …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (11): 554-556 Free

Medical education

Gregory J Fox and Stephanie J Arnold

… A ustralia’s postgraduate medical training system is preparing for an era of major … growth follows almost two decades of relatively stable medical student numbers. The change was primarily designed … major changes to the delivery of postgraduate medical education. 4 Although often dubbed a “tsunami”, the increase …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 515-518 Free

Medical education

Richard H Riley, Amanda M Grauze, Neil H Trewhella, Claire Chinnery and Ross A Horley

Medical education is undergoing significant change, with curriculum … support. Governments, universities and professional medical, nursing and paramedical colleges and societies are … Skills and Medical Simulation, at the Clinical Training and Education Centre (CTEC), University of Western Australia. …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (11): 626-630 Free

Medical education / Snapshot

Siti Soraya Ab Rahman and Mohamad Farhan Mohamad Yusoff

… colon perforation, developed sepsis a week after surgery … Medical education … Snapshot … Post‐operative gastric pneumatosis …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (11): 558-558 Free

Medical education

Rufus Clarke and Michael K Morgan

… Sydney, to provide university-based programs for medical specialists. The school will be based at a new … construction of which is about to start (see Box ). The education programs, at specialist and subspecialist levels, will be for medical practitioners who wish to acquire a documented set …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (11): 685-687 Free

Medical education

Jennifer M Weller, Debra Nestel, Stuart D Marshall, Peter M Brooks and Jennifer J Conn

… the print issue can be downloaded here . Simulation-based education (SBE) is a rapidly developing discipline that can … the evidence for its effectiveness and its future role in medical education. Factors driving simulation-based … Clinical placements Changes in health care delivery and medical education in Australia have presented medical

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (9): 594 Free

Medical education

Julie K Ash, Lucie K Walters, David J Prideaux and Ian G Wilson

… O ne of the enduring strengths of medical education is that a considerable proportion of the training … in the context of strong reciprocal relationships with medical schools. Recently, the teaching hospital model in …

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (7): 475 Free

Medical education

Rosalie A Boyce, Monica C Moran, Lisa M Nissen, Helen J Chenery and Peter M Brooks

… have been exposed to the principles of interprofessional education (IPE) and practice. 7 - 9 Universities face … communication and patient care. A recent Best Evidence Medical Education systematic review reported that IPE … workers. It has definitely changed the way I practise. ( Medical HCTC student ) Right from the start of the …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 433-436 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Timothy C Badrick, Ella M Meumann, Kathryn Shirley, Peter Simos, Mertya L May, Gary Quagliotto, Evan C Bursle, Nici Leonard, Rodney J McDougall and Jennifer M Robson

… were noted on clinical examination. He had no significant medical background and was not receiving any … (PCR) targeting ITS1/2 (Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital) confirmed the … enlarging maxillary, gingival ulcerative lesion … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Paracoccidioidomycosis: …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (10): 505-506 Free

Medical education

Shaun C Ewen, David J Paul and Gina L Bloom

… in Australia and New Zealand, most explicitly in basic medical education 1 and dental education programs. 2 Indigenous … were searched between March and October 2011: Australasian Medical Index, ATSIhealth (Aboriginal and Torres Strait …

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (1): 50-52 Free

Guideline summary

Helena J Teede, Aya Mousa, Chau T Tay, Michael F Costello, Leah Brennan, Robert J Norman, Alexia S Pena, Jacqueline A Boyle, Anju Joham, Lorna Berry and Lisa Moran

… funded by Australia through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research … polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is relegated to brief education snapshots (usually under infertility), or no … framework for effective models of care and for greater medical and health professional undergraduate and …

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (7): 389-395 Free

Medical education

Jennifer J Conn, Fiona R Lake, Geoffrey J McColl, Justin L C Bilszta and Robyn Woodward-Kron

… C linical education provides medical students with the opportunity to … symptom diarrhoea ( Box 2 ). In one study, training junior medical students to use semantic qualifiers led to better …

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (8): 527 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Noor Lammoza, Maria Hormiz, Cherie Chiang, Chris Stead, Mustafa Ayhan and Samuel C Hume

… man presented with three days of lethargy and diarrhoea … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Measurement of digoxin …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (9): 455-456 Free

Medical education

Julie A Quinlivan, Lawrence T Lam, Siu hong Wan and Rodney W Petersen

… S election of medical students has been a topical subject for many years. … based on academic grades have traditionally been used in medical student selection. However, initiatives by the … ) was designed by the Australian Council for Educational Research with a consortium of graduate-entry …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (6): 347-350 Free

Careers

Annabel McGilvray

… begun to find a compromise on federal support for ongoing medical education Amid talk of deficits, disability care and the … significant private benefits at taxpayers’ expense”. The medical profession responded swiftly. More than 4000 …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (10): C1 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Katherine GC Ong, John R Dyer and Dickon Hayne

… The infectious diseases team was consulted by the treating medical team; however, as the infectious diseases team was … in March 2023 with fevers and diabetic ketoacidosis … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Hypervirulent Klebsiella …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (8): 400-402 Free

Medical education

Ian G Wilson, Christopher Roberts, Eleanor M Flynn and Barbara Griffin

… there has been a significant change in the way Australian medical schools select their students. Where once a school … entry into school-leaver, graduate-entry and mixed-entry medical school programs. The change in selection procedures … of selection Selection strategies broadly consider educational achievement, aptitude for future study and …

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (5): 357 Free

Medical education

Kerry J Goulston and R Kim Oates

… n 1997, the University of Sydney replaced its undergraduate medical course with a new 4-year graduate medical program. An aim of the new program was to equip … officer, these new appointees form a new Office of Medical Education; they were all in place by August 2007. A new …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): 461-463 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Stephen Bacchi, Santosh Verghese and Mark Slee

… of a tertiary hospital following a seizure. His past medical history included epilepsy, for which he was taking … movements continued beyond five minutes, and the treating medical officer considered whether there was a role for … with PNES involves ensuring the patient is safe, psychoeducation, and reassurance, all of which should be …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (7): 364-365 Free

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