Educational environment
Chapter 48 Educational environment S. McAleer and S. Roff Introduction The environment or climate in the meteorological context is a key topic for discussion on a daily basis. It is…
Outcome-based education
Chapter 18 Outcome-based education R.M. Harden A move from process to product Callahan suggested in 1998 that ‘it is an odd fact of contemporary medicine that there is comparatively little…
Bedside teaching
Chapter 11 Bedside teaching J.A. Dent Introduction Clinical teaching at the bedside epitomizes the classical view of medical training. Students are motivated by the stimulus of clinical contacts, but the…
Staff development
Chapter 45 Staff development Y. Steinert Introduction Staff development, or faculty development as it is often called, has become an increasingly important component of medical education. Staff development activities have…
Student selection
Chapter 43 Student selection C. McManus Introduction Selection seems deceptively easy: if there are more applicants than places, then simply choose the best applicants. In practice, things are rather more…
Team-based learning
Chapter 21 Team-based learning D. Parmelee, P. Hudes and L.K. Michaelsen What is team-based learning? Team-based learning (TBL) is an active learning instructional strategy that provides students with opportunities to…
Academic standards and scholarship
Chapter 46 Academic standards and scholarship S. Mennin “We believe that it is time to move beyond the tired old ‘teaching versus research’ debate and give the familiar and honorable…
Integrated learning
Chapter 22 Integrated learning D. Prideaux and J.K. Ash Introduction Medical education courses draw on disciplines from the physical, human and biological sciences, humanities and the social and behavioural sciences…
Portfolio assessment
Chapter 39 Portfolio assessment E.W. Driessen, S. Heeneman and C.P.M. van der Vleuten Introduction In less than two decades, portfolios have gained a prominent position in medical education. The portfolio…
Medical education research
Chapter 49 Medical education research J. Cleland and T.E. Roberts Introduction It has been said that in the past the practice of medicine was simple, safe and largely ineffective; today…
