Open access. The medical education system based on principles advocated by Flexner and Osler has produced generations of scientifically grounded and clinically skilled physicians whose collective experiences and contributions have served medicine and patients well. Yet sweeping changes launched around the turn of the millennium have constituted a revolution in medical education. In this article, a critique is presented of the new undergraduate medical education (UME) curricula in relationship to graduate medical education (GME) and clinical practice.
When traditional institutes refused him a loan, Deng Linjie turned to Chinese social media for help, vowing to return money he took with 20 per cent interest
Letter. We thank Shakir, Recor, Sheehan and Reynolds for their interesting article exploring mindfulness and emotional intelligence (EI) within the medical field.1 As current and recently graduated medical students, there are several insights we would like to share, as we have recently been exposed to the modern medical school curriculum.. . Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Open access. To assess the feasibility of a nursing educational intervention for inpatient stroke rehabilitation and its acceptability from the nursing staff’s perspective.
Today we're outlining final proposals for the regulation of nursing associates, including the skills and knowledge students will need in order to qualify.
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Health Education England (HEE), in partnership with Salisbury Managed Procurement Services, has initiated a national procurement offer for the level 7 advanced clinical practitioner apprenticeship standard.
We have published new resources dedicated to work-based learning.
The new web section and infographic aims to support employers with understanding the key elements which need to be in place to successfully enable a culture of work-based learning, such as when implementing apprenticeships.
The resources cover topics from senior leadership and management buy-in, to infrastructure, workforce planning and robust relationships with education providers.
The Young People’s Academy includes a behind-the-scenes tour and this week youngsters chose to visit Pathology and Medical Records at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and Theatres and Pathology at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH).
Members of staff also delivered sessions to the aspiring healthcare professionals throughout the day on topics such as the NHS, career opportunities and basic life support skills.
A group of Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), Physician Associates and Physios went through a number of real-life scenarios that they could encounter within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) busy A&E Departments, using real life manikins that speak, blink and even bleed.
To explore nursing students’ perception of peer learning during cross‐cultural learning activities through student‐led webinars. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
Open access. The translation of research into clinical practice is a key component of evidence-informed decision making. We implemented a multi-component dissemination and implementation strategy for healthcare professionals (HCPs) called Evidence Rounds. We report the findings of focus groups and interviews with HCPs to explore their perceptions of Evidence Rounds and help inform the implementation of future similar initiatives. This is the second paper in a two-part series.
Richard Agan, Senior Medical Electronics Technician at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, reflects on how the apprenticeship he started in 2007 enabled him to develop skills and confidence that helped to build his career.
Open access. Healthcare professionals are key informants to support individual behaviour change, and although there has been some progress in empowering clinicians to promote physical activity and health at work, an effective strategy overarching the whole medical educational journey is still lacking. This report provides an overview from the Moving Healthcare Professionals programme (MHPP) in the UK, a whole-system educational approach to embed prevention and physical activity promotion into clinical practice.
A report published by three major health thinktanks calls for a radical expansion of nurse training in England to stop the health and care workforce crisis worsening dramatically.
The measures outlined by experts from the Nuffield Trust, The King’s Fund and the Health Foundation include £5,200 a year cost-of-living grants for students and a tripling in the number of postgraduate trainees.
M. Chetitah, S. von Mammen, and F. Liarokapis. HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION: HCI APPLICATION DOMAINS, volume 5 of HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION: FOUNDATIONS, METHODS, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS, chapter 7, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, (To appear 2024)