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…
GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE
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…
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…
Rural and remote locations
Chapter 14 Rural and remote locations J. Rourke and L. Rourke Learning in rural/remote locations can be an outstanding and sometimes life changing experience. Introduction The rural/remote location is an…
Ambulatory care teaching
Chapter 12 Ambulatory care teaching J.A. Dent Introduction Ambulatory care refers to any place where patients attend healthcare facilities without being admitted as inpatients. One of the exciting challenges for…
Instructional design
Chapter 24 Instructional design J.J.G. van Merriënboer Introduction People learn in many different ways. They learn by studying examples, by doing and practicing, by being told, by reading books, by…
