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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Anastasios Koutsos PhD
Welcome to BMC Medical Education published by BioMed Central
BMC Medical Education is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to the training of healthcare professionals, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education. The journal has a special focus on curriculum development, evaluations of performance, assessment of training needs and evidence-based medicine.
BMC Medical Education (ISSN 1472-6920) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :34
While most undergraduate nursing and allied health courses in Canada offer education on intimate partner violence, fewer than half of medical and dentistry programs do so and the picture is even worse for postgraduate training.
BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :13
Inexperienced clinicians are able to successfully identify symptoms of stroke-related dysphagia after a short training session on fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), indicating its reliability as an assessment tool for dysphagia.
BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :2
UK doctors identify five key procedures in which they gain competence and confidence during their post-graduate training and which reflect service requirements, suggesting that the additional procedural competencies required in their training curriculum may be unachievable and unnecessary
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Research article
The effectiveness of web-based and face-to-face continuing education methods on nurses' knowledge about AIDS: a comparative study Alireza Khatony, Nahid Dehghan Nayery, Fazlolaah Ahmadi, Hamid Haghani, Katri Vehvilainen-Julkunen BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :41 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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An assessment of functioning and non-functioning distractors in multiple-choice questions: a descriptive analysis Marie Tarrant, James Ware, Ahmed M Mohammed BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :40 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Neurophobia and its implications: evidence from a Caribbean medical school Farid F Youssef BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :39 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An evaluation of the performance in the UK Royal College of Anaesthetists primary examination by UK medical school and gender Andrew R Bowhay, Simon D Watmough BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :38 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Training simulated patients: evaluation of a training approach using self-assessment and peer/tutor feedback to improve performance Jennifer Perera, Joachim Perera, Juriah Abdullah, Nagarajah Lee BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :37 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Needs assessment of Wisconsin primary care residents and faculty regarding interest in global health training Terese A Bauer, James Sanders BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :36 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The effect of a brief social intervention on the examination results of UK medical students: a cluster randomised controlled trial Katherine Woolf, I CHRIS McManus, Deborah Gill, Jane E Dacre BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :35 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Are clinicians being prepared to care for abused women? A survey of health professional education in Ontario, Canada C. Nadine Wathen, Masako Tanaka, Cristina Catallo, Adrianne C. Lebner, M. KINNERET Friedman, Mark D. Hanson, Clare Freeman, Susan M. Jack, Ellen Jamieson, Harriet L. MacMillan, McMaster IPV Education Research Team . BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :34 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Improving education in primary care: development of an online curriculum using the blended learning model Linda Orkin Lewin, Mamta Singh, Betzi L Bateman, Pamela Bligh Glover BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :33 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evidence of gender bias in True-False-Abstain medical examinations Shona Kelly, Reg Dennick BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :32 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Editorial
The "Excellence in Translational Medicine" and "Bedside-to-Bench" Awards 2007-08 Richard J Ablin, Francesco M Marincola, Pier Giorgio Natali Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7 :57 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
A randomized cross-over study of the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among females performing 30:2 and Hands-Only cardiopulomary resuscitation Cynthia Trowbridge, Jesal N Parekh, Mark D Ricard, Jerald Potts, W CLIVE Patrickson, Carolyn L Cason BMC Nursing 2009, 8 :6 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The association between Colombian medical students' healthy personal habits and a positive attitude toward preventive counseling: cross-sectional analyses John Duperly, Felipe Lobelo, Carolina Segura, Francisco Sarmiento, Deisy Herrera, Olga L Sarmiento, Erica Frank BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :218 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Technical advance
Frequency of GP communication addressing the patient's resources and coping strategies in medical interviews: a video-based observational study Trond A Mjaaland, Arnstein Finset BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :49 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Predictors of anti-convulsant treatment failure in children presenting with malaria and prolonged seizures in Kampala, Uganda Arthur Mpimbaza, Sarah G Staedke, Grace Ndeezi, Justus Byarugaba, Philip J Rosenthal Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :145 (29 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Physicians' attitudes about obesity and their associations with competency and specialty: A cross-sectional study Melanie Jay, Adina Kalet, Tavinder Ark, Michelle McMacken, Mary Jo Messito, Regina Richter, Sheira Schlair, Scott Sherman, Sondra Zabar, Colleen Gillespie BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :106 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Book review
Review of "The Globalisation Of Addiction: A Study In Poverty Of The Spirit"
By Bruce K. Alexander
Harry G Levine Harm Reduction Journal 2009, 6 :12 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
The global pharmacy workforce: a systematic review of the literature Nicola Hawthorne, Claire Anderson Human Resources for Health 2009, 7 :48 (19 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Developing a teaching research culture for general practice registrars in Australia: a literature review Marjan Kljakovic Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2009, 8 :6 (16 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Letter to the Editor
Tobacco companies are booming despite an economic depression Peisen He, Eiji Yano Tobacco Induced Diseases 2009, 5 :9 (15 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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