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From Lecture Halls to Zoom Links: How Can Educational Theory Help Us to Deliver Effective and Engaging Teaching in an Online Environment?
(2023)Anatomical education has a long and colourful history, ranging from the anatomical theatre and artistic flourish of the renaissance period to modern-day virtual reality. Over the centuries, the body has been taken apart ... -
Understanding the health-care experiences of people with sickle cell disorder transitioning from paediatric to adult services: This Sickle Cell Life, a longitudinal qualitative study
(2020-11-26)<h4>Background</h4>Transitions from paediatric to adult health-care services cause problems worldwide, particularly for young people with long-term conditions. Sickle cell disorder brings particular challenges needing ... -
Impact of an in-person small group surgical skills course for preclinical medical students in an era of increased e-learning.
(2022-10)OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic led to a dramatic decrease in face-to-face teaching. This can particularly impact medical students' skills development. This prompted development of an in-person surgical skills course as ... -
Heath beliefs of UK South Asians related to lifestyle diseases: a review of qualitative literature.
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)OBJECTIVE: To review available qualitative evidence in the literature for health beliefs and perceptions specific to UK South Asian adults. Exploring available insight into the social and cultural constructs underlying ... -
Resisting the "righting reflex" in conversations about covid vaccine hesitancy.
(2021-06-21)Letter -
Undertaking a high stakes virtual OSCE ("VOSCE") during Covid-19.
(BioMed Central, 2021-04-20)BACKGROUND: The Covid pandemic and associated lockdown forced medical schools globally not only to deliver emergency remote teaching, but to consider alternative methods of high stakes assessment. Here we outline our ... -
Medical school stressors - What about the health of our students?
(2021-02-15)Letter to the editor -
Defining Telemedicine and Engaging Future Medical Practitioners. Comment on "Telemedicine in Germany During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Multi-Professional National Survey"
(2021-02-17)Comment on: https://www.jmir.org/2020/8/e19745/ -
Does the UKCAT predict performance in medical and dental school? A systematic review.
(2021-01-22)OBJECTIVES: For the first time, this systematic review provides a summary of the literature exploring the relationship between performance in the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) and assessments in undergraduate medical ...