scholarly journals Review of Undergraduate Medical Education Program on the Basis of the National Core Curriculum: Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine Experience

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erol Gürpınar ◽  
Hasan Şenol Coşkun ◽  
Yeşim Şenol ◽  
Cem Boneval ◽  
Mustafa Kemal Alimoğlu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Medical Education Program

scholarly journals Assessment of Students’ Perception of the Nutrition Curriculum in a Canadian Undergraduate Medical Education Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy Hanninen ◽  
Mohsin Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Nutrition Curriculum ◽  
Medical Education Program ◽  
Nutrition Training

AbstractBackgroundNutrition plays an important role in diseases, and physicians need to be proficient in providing nutrition counselling to patients. There is limited information regarding nutrition education in Canadian medical schools.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate students’ perspectives about nutrition training provided in the undergraduate medical education program at Dalhousie University.MethodsAll medical students in their second, third, and fourth years of training at Dalhousie University were surveyed online with a 23-item questionnaire that included 10 nutrition competencies.ResultsOf 342 students, 89 (26%) completed the survey. Using a five-point Likert scale, ranging from one, indicating ‘very dissatisfied/strongly disagree’ to five, indicating ‘very satisfied/strongly agree,’ the mean overall satisfaction with nutrition curriculum was 2.9 ± 0.81. Perceived competency in nutrition assessment had the highest mean satisfaction rating (3.98 ± 0.89). There was more variance on perceived competency, with other aspects of training including basic nutrition principles (3.51 ± 0.92), disease prevention (3.14 ± 1.12), disease management (3.48 ± 1.00), role of dietitians (2.97 ± 1.05), credible nutrition sources (3.14 ± 1.09), dietary assessment (2.82 ± 1.11), lifecycle nutrition (2.67 ± 1.09), food security (2.4 ± 0.95) and malnutrition (2.74 ± 0.93). Med-4 students agreed significantly more than Med-2 students regarding confidence about their understanding of the role of dietitians. Students recommended a longitudinal nutrition program, inclusion of dietitians as educators, and provision of evidence-based resources in the curriculum. The majority (79%) agreed that more nutrition instruction is needed. Satisfaction with nutrition education has not improved since 2010, despite curricular changes.ConclusionsMedical students’ satisfaction with nutrition education remains problematic. They want more nutrition training. Ongoing assessment and student feedback is important to make changes and improvements in the nutrition curriculum.

Enhancing Evaluation in an Undergraduate Medical Education Program

2008 ◽  
Vol 83 (8) ◽  
pp. 787-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn A. Gibson ◽  
Patrick Boyle ◽  
Deborah A. Black ◽  
Margaret Cunningham ◽  
Michael C. Grimm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Medical Education Program

Successful development of generic capabilities in an undergraduate medical education program

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 525-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Patrick McNeil ◽  
Helen A. Scicluna ◽  
Patrick Boyle ◽  
Michael C. Grimm ◽  
Kathryn A. Gibson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Medical Education Program
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