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BACKGROUND: There has been declining interest in surgery among medical students and
one reason might be the third-year clerkship experience. The aim of this study was to clarify …

Methods Three stakeholder groups were defined: staff surgeons, surgical residents and
clinical clerks. Focus-group sessions using the nominal group technique identified key …

Background: The role of residents as teachers is recognized as an important part of medical
education. However, residents may not possess the practical skills needed to teach medical …

Background The third-year surgical rotation is the first exposure medical students have to
the fundamentals of surgical education. It is known that medical students come to the …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate a novel resident education model that
turns the traditional surgical hierarchy upside down, termed a “reverse” peer-assisted …

BACKGROUND: A fundamental function of attending faculty is to teach and mentor medical
students, but the benefit of the resident's role is recognized increasingly. METHODS: Our …

The medical education literature was reviewed in four categories:(1) general studies of
house officer teaching,(2) perceptions of the house officer's teaching role,(3) assessing and …

PURPOSE: Changing emphasis on educating generalist physicians prompted us to survey
practicing primary care physicians to determine their perception of the lecture content and …

Background: Changes in the health care system imply that fewer patients will be admitted to
hospitals and attending physicians will be devoting more time to clinical activities with less …