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Identification of Histological Threshold Concepts in Health Sciences Curricula: Students' Perception
Martin-Piedra, Miguel A.; Saavedra-Casado, Salvador; Santisteban-Espejo, Antonio; Campos, Fernando; Chato-Astrain, Jesus; Garcia-Garcia, Oscar Dario; Sanchez-Porras, David; Luna del Castillo, Juan de Dios; Rodriguez, Ismael Angel; Campos, Antonio – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2023
Students' metacognitive skills and perceptions are considered important variables for high-quality learning. In this study, students' perceptions were used to identify histological threshold concepts (integrative, irreversible, transformative, and troublesome) in three health sciences curricula. A specific questionnaire was developed and validated…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Anatomy, Health Sciences, Student Attitudes
Susan A. Marsh – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
Pharmacists are increasingly becoming the healthcare professional who interacts most regularly with patients who have diseases or disorders for which exercise is an effective and recommended treatment. With the relative scarcity of clinical exercise physiologists in the United States, pharmacists are expected to provide lifestyle advice to their…
Descriptors: Pharmaceutical Education, Physical Activities, Pharmacy, Physician Patient Relationship
Mpho Mashigo; Ida Risenga; Shalini Dukhan – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2024
South Africa boasts a variety of herbal medicines based on the availability of medicinal plants utilised by diverse communities for healing. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of Health Sciences students at a South African university, including cohorts of future doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists and occupational…
Descriptors: Health Sciences, Majors (Students), College Freshmen, Student Attitudes
Byerly, Laura K.; Floren, Leslie C.; Yukawa, Michi; O'Brien, Bridget C. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2021
Health professionals' roles and scopes often overlap, creating a need for role clarity in interprofessional teamwork. Yet, such clarity does not mean roles are fixed within teams and some literature suggests role flexibility can enhance team functioning. Interprofessional practice competencies and learning activities often emphasize knowledge and…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Interprofessional Relationship, Medical Education, Medical Students
Alshobaili, Alanoud M.; Alruwaili, Shahad H.; Alshallan, Hadeel A.; Alqarni, Amal F.; Alanazi, Maha M.; Alshinqeeti, Tmadhur A.; Awad, Salwa S. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2021
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to investigate the impact of burnout on the academic achievement of female students in the colleges of health sciences and to explore on their educational levels of study regarding burnout. Methods: Purposive sampling technique was used in this study and a sample size of 540 Saudi female students was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Burnout, Academic Achievement, Females
Peña-Fernández, Antonio; Acosta, Lucrecia; Fenoy, Soledad; Magnet, Angela; Izquierdo, Fernando; Bornay, Fernando J.; Ollero, María Dolores; Hurtado, Carolina; Del Aguila, Carmen – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2020
Eukaryotic parasites represent a serious human health threat requiring health professionals with parasitology skills to counteract this threat. However, recent surveys highlight an erosion of teaching of parasitology in medical and veterinary schools, despite reports of increasing instances of food and waterborne parasitic infections. To address…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Ecology, Web Based Instruction, Pharmacy
Jehn, Anthony; Davies, Scott; Walters, David – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2022
Over a half century ago, researchers found that so-called classic professions attract socially advantaged recruits with better labour market outcomes; however, as semi professions become increasingly institutionalized, and classic professional programs expand, differences between these two groups may be less pronounced. Using Statistics Canada's…
Descriptors: Occupations, Job Training, Legal Education (Professions), Lawyers
Chattu, Vijay Kumar; Sahu, Pradeep Kumar; Seedial, Neela; Seecharan, Gerlisa; Seepersad, Amanda; Seunarine, Melina; Sieunarine, Shivanna; Seymour, Kahamaron; Simboo, Samantha; Singh, Arissa – Education Sciences, 2020
Subjective well-being is defined as a person's cognitive and affective evaluations of his or her life. This study aims to investigate the differences in the domains of subjective well-being based on gender, type of school, and academic performance. Additionally, the study aimed to determine the factors (socio-demographic variables, including the…
Descriptors: Well Being, Correlation, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average
Ornelas, India J.; Schwartz, Malaika; Sabin, Janice A.; Frogner, Bianca K. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2022
Health professions students can increase their understanding of how social determinants impact health equity through experiential learning opportunities. Using key informant interviews with faculty and staff familiar with experiential education programs in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and social work, we sought to…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Experiential Learning, Professional Education, Training
McClain, Elizabeth K.; Johnson-Moton, Yolanda; Larsen, Bryan; Ellis, Rebecca J. Bartlett; Niederhoffer, Eric – Industry and Higher Education, 2018
The approach to building innovative partnerships between academia and the pharmaceutical industry has expanded to investigate collaborations that offer meaningful outcomes beyond discovery and increased productivity. This case study uses a systems thinking approach to guide the process and analyse the outcome of a partnership undertaken by one…
Descriptors: Case Studies, School Business Relationship, Drug Therapy, Pharmacy
Varner, Kendra; Mey, Leann; Mentzel, Tammy; Glazer, Greer; Tobias, Barbara; Seiple, Tom – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2018
In February 2015, the Urban Universities for HEALTH (Health Equity Alignment through Leadership and Transformation of the Health Workforce) learning collaborative site team at the University of Cincinnati held focus groups seeking to understand the contributing factors of underrepresented minority students' decision to study within the Academic…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, Health Services, Student Recruitment
Lum, Lillie; Alqazli, Mahmoud; Englander, Karen – TESL Canada Journal, 2018
To succeed in Canadian health professions, university education programs students must initially meet a variety of program-specific and English-language admission requirements. For non-native English-speaking (NNES) students, a major challenge can be the demonstration of profession-specific academic literacy and, in particular, adequate language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Foreign Students, English Language Learners
Aburas, Abdurazzag A.; Ayran, Mujgan – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2013
Better education is required better advanced tools to be used for students. Smart phone becomes main part of our daily life. New medical design interface is introduced for medicine student based mobile. The Graphic User Interface must be easy and simple. The main interface design issue for mobile is simple and easy to use. Human Mobile…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Teaching Methods
Fonseca, Madalena; Dias, Diana; Sá, Carla; Amaral, Alberto – European Journal of Education, 2014
Access to higher education in Portugal is governed by a quota system (numerus clausus). The purpose of this article is to answer two questions: First, how does the "numerus clausus" system shape the demand for medical studies? Second, how do non-enrolled medical candidates influence the global allocation system and generate waves of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Quotas, Medical Education
Blum, Nicole; Bourn, Douglas – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2013
The discourses around globalisation and internationalisation within higher education to date have tended to focus on institutional change. While recognising the importance of these debates, this paper suggests that issues around curriculum change and teaching and learning through global professions such as health and engineering have so far been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Education, Health Education