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Baskett, Karen – Teaching English with Technology, 2011
This paper reports on "The National Prescribing Curriculum" (NPC), a series of online, case-based modules designed to improve prescribing performance and confidence in emerging Australian prescribers. The modules mirror the decision-making process outlined in the "WHO Guide to Good Prescribing" (de Vries "et al.",…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries
Wolfrey, Jeff; Brown, Steven R.; Ebell, Mark H.; Geng, Jamie – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Concerns about the influence of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries on continuing medical education (CME) have been voiced frequently over the past decade. Reliance on industry funding increases the potential for bias. Industry-supported CME often emphasizes conditions that can be treated with newer drugs or devices rather than those…
Descriptors: Evidence, Public Health, Medical Education, Industry
Jones, Katherine J.; Vandenberg, Edward V.; Bottsford, Lisa – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
The authors describe the prevalence, formation, maintenance, and evaluation of student aging interest groups. They conducted a cross-sectional electronic survey of the 46 academic medical centers funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. To evaluate their group of approximately 50 students, the authors conducted an electronic pretest and…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Group Activities, Incidence
Scott, David M. – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Context: Few studies have examined pharmacists' level of patient care competence and need for continuous professional development in rural areas. Purpose: To assess North Dakota pharmacists' practice setting, perceived level of patient care competencies, and the need for professional development in urban and rural areas. Methods: A survey was…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Rural Areas, Professional Development, Rural Urban Differences
Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Seepersaud, Deborah, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2018
For the forty-first time, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two volumes. Volume 1 contains twenty-seven…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education
Peterson, Eric D.; Overstreet, Karen M.; Parochka, Jacqueline N.; Lemon, Michael R. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2008
Introduction: Medical Education and Communication Companies (MECCs) represent approximately 21% of the providers accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), yet relatively little is known about these organizations in the greater continuing medical education (CME) community. Two prior studies described them,…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Medical Education, Business, Profiles
Neelakantan, Shailaja – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
This article reports that India's medical profession is in a crisis. For every 10,000 people in India there are only six doctors, compared with nearly 55 in the United States and nearly 21 in Canada. The problem is likely to get worse before it gets better. Professors are leaving medical schools for better-paying jobs in private hospitals and in…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Economic Progress, Medical Schools, Hospitals
Einat, Haim; George, Angela – Academic Psychiatry, 2008
Objective: Psychiatric care in many rural communities has been demonstrated to be less adequate compared with urban environments partially because of attitudes and stigmatization issues. Educated pharmacists with professional attitudes can have a major impact in helping mental health patients receive more accurate diagnostic assessments and safe…
Descriptors: Pharmaceutical Education, Elective Courses, Student Attitudes, Course Objectives
Takhar, Jatinder; Dixon, Dave; Donahue, Jill; Marlow, Bernard; Campbell, Craig; Silver, Ivan; Eadie, Jason; Monette, Celine; Rohan, Ivan; Sriharan, Abi; Raymond, Kathryn; Macnab, Jennifer – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2007
Introduction: The pharmaceutical industry, by funding over 60% of programs in the United States and Canada, plays a major role in continuing medical education (CME), but there are concerns about bias in such CME programs. Bias is difficult to define, and currently no tool is available to measure it. Methods: Representatives from industry and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, Conflict of Interest, Medical Education

Parker, Franklin – Medical Teacher, 1987
This is part I of a two-part annotated bibliography of selected references on medical education in the People's Republic of China. The references date from 1925 to 1983. Most of the references are from the 1970's. (RH)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Health Education, Medical Education, Medical Services

Manley, Emmett S., Jr. – Journal of Medical Education, 1978
The use of the Keller Plan for pharmacy students at the University of Tennessee is reported. A course description is offered, teacher workload reviewed, and suggestions made for using the method in small-group courses in medical schools. (LBH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Medical Education, Pharmacy
Stewart, Pearl – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2006
Dr. Keith Amos' undying support for his undergrad alma mater, Xavier University of Louisiana, took an unusual turn last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Amos, who graduated from Harvard Medical School after earning his bachelor's from Xavier, also served as a mentor and advisor for Xavier students whose plans for applying to medical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tuition, Pharmacy, Medical Schools
Williams, Brent C.; Remington, Tami L.; Foulk, Mariko A.; Whall, Ann L. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
Interdisciplinary health care training is advocated by numerous government and philanthropic organizations. Educators in the health professions are increasingly offering training in interdisciplinary health care in a variety of contexts, including ambulatory settings. This paper describes a three-year program to teach skills in interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Health Occupations, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics
Antonuccio, David O.; Danton, William G.; McClanahan, Terry Michael – American Psychologist, 2003
The pharmaceutical industry has contributed to many life-saving innovations in medicine and has become one of the most successful industries in the world. As a result, pharmaceutical industry financial and marketing influences extend to federal regulatory agencies, professional organizations, medical journals, continuing medical education,…
Descriptors: Psychology, Marketing, Industry, Medical Research

Hemminki, Elina – Medical Education, 1977
A study made on drug presentations to groups of doctors in Helsinki is described. Analysis of the content of the presentations revealed that side effects were often neglected, the drug presented was always recommended as the drug of choice, and other forms of treatment were seldom mentioned. Implications for continuing professional education are…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Higher Education, Industry, Medical Education