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BMC Medical Education is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical
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BMC Medical Education 2008, 8 :60
Emotional, cognitive and physical symptoms of depression are prevalent in medical students, particularly during the internship years, suggesting the need for a greater awareness of student health and suicide risk during this period.
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Puzzle Based Teaching versus Traditional Instruction in Electrocardiogram Interpretation for Medical Students - A Pilot Study Jack Rubinstein, Abhijeet Dhoble, Gary Ferenchick BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :4 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evaluation of a thoracic ultrasound training module for the detection of pneumothorax and pulmonary edema by prehospital physician care providers Vicki E Noble, Lionel Lamhaut, Roberta Capp, Nichole Bosson, Andrew Liteplo, Jean Sebastien Marx, Pierre Carli BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :3 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Procedural confidence in hospital based practitioners: implications for the training and practice of doctors at all grades Rona M Connick, Peter Connick, Angelos E Klotsas, Petroula A Tsagkaraki, Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :2 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A tool for self-assessment of communication skills and professionalism in residents
Andrew B Symons, Andrew Swanson, Denise McGuigan, Susan Orrange, Elie A Akl BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :1 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Towards a Formative Assessment of Classroom Competencies (FACCs) for postgraduate medical trainees. Christopher S Gray, Anthony J Hildreth, Catherine Fisher, Andrew Brown, Anita Jones, Ruth Turner, Leslie Boobis BMC Medical Education 2008, 8 :61 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The characteristics of depressive symptoms in medical students during medical education and training: a cross-sectional study Sergio Baldassin, T BMC Medical Education 2008, 8 :60 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Determinants of career aspirations of medical students in southern China LingBing She, BingLi Wu, LiYan Xu, JianYi Wu, PiXian Zhang, EnMin Li BMC Medical Education 2008, 8 :59 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A generalizability study of the medical judgment vignettes interview to assess students' noncognitive attributes for medical school Tyrone Donnon, Elizabeth Oddone Paolucci BMC Medical Education 2008, 8 :58 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Learning to prescribe Richard J Cooper, Joanne Lymn, Claire Anderson, Anthony Avery, Paul Bissell, Louise Guillaume, Allen Hutchinson, Elizabeth Murphy, Julie Ratcliffe, Paul Ward BMC Medical Education 2008, 8 :57 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Medical students' and facilitators' experiences of an Early Professional Contact course: Active and motivated students, strained facilitators Bernhard von Below, Gunilla Hellquist, Stig R BMC Medical Education 2008, 8 :56 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Programme evaluation training for health professionals in francophone Africa: process, competence acquisition and use Valery Ridde, Pierre Fournier, Baya Banza, Caroline Tourigny, Dieudonne Ouedraogo Human Resources for Health 2009, 7 :3 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Editorial
BMC Medicine celebrates its 5th anniversary Joanne M Appleford, Robin L Cassady-Cain, Jigisha Patel, Melissa L Norton BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :3 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Technical advance
Acromioclavicular joint reconstruction with coracoacromial ligament transfer using the docking technique Peter J. Millett, Sepp Braun, Reuben Gobezie, Ivan H. Pacheco BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10 :6 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pathways into homelessness: recently homeless adults - problems and service use before and after becoming homeless in Amsterdam Igor RAL van Laere, Matty AS de Wit, Niek S Klazinga BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :3 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Laparoscopic-assisted small bowel resection for treatment of adult small bowel intussusception: a case report Donald Stewart, Michael Hughes, William W Hope Cases Journal 2008, 1 :432 (31 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Quality of medical training and emigration of physicians from India Manas Kaushik, Ananya Roy, Anand A Bang, Ajay Mahal BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :279 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Isolated specialist or system integrated physician - different views on sickness certification among orthopaedic surgeons: an interview study Malin Swartling, Rolf Wahlstrom BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :273 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Three-year follow-up of physical activity in Norwegian youth from two ethnic groups: associations with socio-demographic factors Ase Sagatun, Elin Kolle, Sigmund A. Anderssen, Magne Thoresen, Anne Johanne Sogaard BMC Public Health 2008, 8 :419 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence and characteristics of epilepsy in the Belgian shepherd variants Groenendael and Tervueren born in Denmark 1995-2004 Mette Berendt, Christina H Gullov, Stine LK Christensen, Hulda Gudmundsdottir, Hanne Gredal, Merete Fredholm, Lis Alban Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008, 50 :51 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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What determines subjective health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: importance of symptoms in subjective health status of COPD patients Signe Berit Bentsen, Anne Hildur Henriksen, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Berit Rokne Hanestad, Astrid Klopstad Wahl Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6 :115 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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