BMC Medical Education - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Medical Education (ISSN 1472-6920) published by BioMed CentralHarmonising Evidence-based medicine teaching: a study of the outcomes of e-learning in five European countries- April 29, 2008 Background: We developed and evaluated the outcomes of an e-learning course for evidence based medicine (EBM) training in postgraduate medical education in different languages and settings across five European countries. Methods: We measured changes in knowledge and attitudes with well-developed assessment tools before and after administration of the course. The course consisted of five e-learning modules covering acquisition (formulating a question and search of the literature), appraisal,...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/8/27 Medical students' views about an undergraduate curriculum in psychiatry before and after clinical placements- April 25, 2008 Background: It has been suggested that medical students wish to focus their learning in psychiatry on general skills that are applicable to all doctors. This study seeks to establish what aspects of psychiatry students perceive to be relevant to their future careers and what psychiatric knowledge and skills they consider to be important. It is relevant to consider whether these expectations about learning needs vary prior to and post-placement in psychiatry. To what extent these opinions should.http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/8/26 |