Objective To identify characteristics which students, interns and residents look for in their
role models. Methods A 45‐item self‐administered questionnaire was sent to a sample (n=96, …

Focus groups have gained increasing acceptability as a data collection technique in qualitative
research in recent years. Although used extensively with Western populations, they have …

Background: Ethics and professionalism are an integral part of medical school curricula;
however, medical students’ views on these topics have not been assessed in many countries. …

Context Academic integrity is fundamental to the role of aspiring doctors. However, little is
known about Middle Eastern students' perceptions and experiences of educational dishonesty…

Context: A ssessment of clinical confidence and competence of senior medical students
during an obstetrics and gynaecology clerk ship using an objective structured clinical …

To assess teaching in the Renal System Block of an integrated problem-based learning (PBL)
undergraduate medical curriculum by the students' and tutors' according to their …

Background: The primary goal of any assessment of students is to provide valid and reliable
evaluations of students' knowledge and skills as well as provision of accurate feedback to …

Background: In response to growing concerns about conventional modes of teaching and
learning in medicine, some medical schools in Saudi Arabia have converted to hybrid problem-…

Medical students represent a significant community investment and promoting their health
preserves this investment. In order to design health promotion programs for medical students …

Background: The importance of training physicians and other health care professionals in
first aid and basic life support (BLS) is now widely recognized. The Faculty of Medicine and …