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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

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

Andrew J Gleason, J Oliver Daly and Ruth E Blackham

… prevocational training program, inadequate funding of education and skills training, and high service demands. To ensure a high quality medical workforce, the needs of doctors in training must be … which was launched in 2006, could affect prevocational medical training, as well as important issues regarding …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (3): 114-116 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

Michele A Groves, Jill Gordon and Greg Ryan

… A dmission to medical school is highly competitive and generally based on … two tests are widely used: the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) and the … reflect differences in admission criteria or the secondary education system; for example, schools in New South Wales …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (3): 120-123 Free

Perspectives

Dennis R McDermott

… genuine engagement with Indigenous health issues challenges medical students and doctors alike. When participants in medical education analyse racism as a social determinant of health, …

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (1): 15 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

Medical education

David Wilkinson, Jianzhen Zhang, Gerard J Byrne, Haida Luke, Ieva Z Ozolins, Malcolm H Parker and Raymond F Peterson

… S election of students into medical school is a high-profile, contentious, and … effective members of the profession. In Australia, most medical schools use a combination of prior academic … written examination developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research with the consortium of graduate-entry …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (6): 349-354 Free

Medical education

Nathan Lawrentschuk and Damien M Bolton

… carcinoma. 4 Thus, DRE is an essential skill for all medical students to acquire. Concern has arisen in Australia and overseas that medical students are no longer acquiring the skill of DRE … DRE and confidence about their findings. … Medical education … Experience and attitudes of final-year medical

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (6): 323-325 Free

Medical education

Mellick J Chehade and Aleksander Bachorski

… escalates, there is a growing imperative to ensure that medical practitioners are providing optimal, evidence-based, … treatment, but this relies on adequate undergraduate medical education in musculoskeletal science. The competition for …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 162-165 Free

Medical education

Barbara N Griffin and Ian G Wilson

… T he use of interviews to select medical students is an internationally accepted practice … rating of interviewees, 1 - 3 and many Australian medical schools are adopting the multiple mini-interview … the effect of variance between interviewers. … Medical education … Interviewer bias in medical student selection …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (6): 343-346 Free

Research

Karen M Scott, Patrina HY Caldwell, Elizabeth H Barnes and Jenny Barrett

… of professionalism is currently a topic of interest in medical education research and often an explicit goal in medical curricula. Yet for over 25 years, research into the …

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (4): 185 Free

Medical education

Tarun K Sen Gupta, Richard B Murray, Neil S Beaton, David J Farlow, Clare B Jukka and Natasha L Coventry

… has been in the vanguard of trends to regionally based medical education in Australia. The first new Australian medical school in over 20 years was established at James …

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 105-109 Free

Supplement

Will Cairns and Patsy M Yates

… skills required for referral practice. Here we discuss the educational and training needs of medical, nursing or allied health professionals who provide … deficits. Glare and Virik 3 have reported that Australasian medical schools place greater emphasis on disease …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6): S26 Free

Medical education

Robert W Sanson-Fisher and Marita C Lynagh

… that there is a need for evidence to underpin as much medical education as is feasible. Without such evaluation, … and effective manner. Of the many issues in undergraduate medical education under scrutiny, it is the …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (5): 258-260 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Michael D Riceman, Caitlyn Sun, John Pierides, Jennifer Catford, Renjy Nelson and Anushia Ashokan

… sweats but no fever, weight loss or incontinence. His past medical history included human leukocyte antigen B27 ( … Back Pain Clinical Care Standard emphasises management with education and physical activity. 8 , 9 In this case, … pain while physically supporting an older family member … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Back pain in an …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (11): 523-525 Free

Medical education

Caroline O Laurence, Deborah A Turnbull, Nancy E Briggs and Jeffrey S Robinson

… A dmission to medical school in Australia and elsewhere is highly … are ongoing debates about the admission processes used by medical schools. 1 - 3 The demographic and social profile of … to ensure that factors such as social class, type of education (government or non-government school), ethnicity …

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (4): 212-216 Free

Medical education

Sarah J Hyde, Pippa L Craig, Ann J Sefton, Greg L Ryan, Stephanie J Arnold and Vasi Naganathan

… field is just one of the many outcomes of undergraduate medical education. Decisions to undertake primary training (the first level of formal or basic postgraduate medical training after medical school) and subspecialty …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (5): 277-280 Free

Perspective

Alicia Montgomery, Suzy Honniset, Teresa Hall, Santuri Rungan, Ally Drinkwater, Rebecca Bosward, Tammy Meyers Morris, Huei Ming Liu, Valsamma Eapen, John Eastwood, Raghu Lingam, Harriet Hiscock, Susan Woolfenden and Sharon R Goldfeld

… hubs refer to collaborative initiatives integrating health, education and/or social care, typically in one site. In … co‐designing child and family hubs across health, education and digital initiatives. Each case study provides … hubs: Wyndham Vale and Marrickville The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research …

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (10): S41-S47 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

John J Harvey, John I Vrazas, Elhamy Bekhit, Chris Barnes and Philip J Robinson

… for cystic fibrosis, with instructions to seek prompt medical advice if she develops any recurrence of the SVCS … with a long life expectancy and often other significant medical comorbid conditions. However, anticoagulation use … facial plethora and prominent chest wall veins … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Catheter‐related …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (5): 238-240 Free

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