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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Natalie Pafitis
Welcome to BMC Medical Education published by BioMed Central
BMC Medical Education is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical
education.
BMC Medical Education (ISSN 1472-6920) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
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.
BMC Medical Education 2008, 8 :56
Early clinical experience courses are valued by medical students, who gain important insights into clinical practice, but place additional strain on their tutors, who feel overworked and under-supported.
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Research article
A case study for teaching information literacy skills Karla V Kingsley, Karl Kingsley BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :7 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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An analysis of lecture video utilization in undergraduate medical education: associations with performance in the courses. John A McNulty, Amy Hoyt, Gregory Gruener, Arcot Chandrasekhar, Baltazar Espiritu, Ron Price Jr, Ross Naheedy BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :6 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Should applicants to Nottingham University Medical School study a non-science A-level? A cohort study Janet Yates, Jennifer Smith, David James, Eamonn Ferguson BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :5 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Puzzle based teaching versus traditional instruction in electrocardiogram interpretation for medical students Jack Rubinstein, Abhijeet Dhoble, Gary Ferenchick BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :4 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [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-Sebastian Marx, Pierre Carli BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :3 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [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 BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :1 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [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 ] [Full text ] [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 ]
Case report
Management of major bile duct injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report
Andreas Manouras, Nikolaos Pararas, Pantelis Antonakis, Emannuel E. Lagoudiannakis, George Papageorgiou, Ioannis G. Dalianoudis, Manoussos M. Konstadoulakis Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :44 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
Nurse-led motivational interviewing to change the lifestyle of patients with type 2 diabetes (MILD-project): protocol for a cluster, randomized, controlled trial on implementing lifestyle recommendations Renate Jansink, Joze Braspenning, Trudy Van der Weijden, Louis Niessen, Glyn Elwyn, Richard Grol BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :19 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Do knowledge infrastructure facilities support Evidence-Based Practice in occupational health? An exploratory study across countries among occupational physicians enrolled on EBM courses.
Nathalie I.R. Hugenholtz, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen, Judith K. Sluiter, Frank J.H. van Dijk BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :18 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Metabolic Effects of Low Glycaemic Index Diets Gabriela Radulian, Emilia Rusu, Andreea D Dragomir, Mihaela Posea Nutrition Journal 2009, 8 :5 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Editorial
Summary of the primer on tumor immunology and the biological
therapy of cancer Yufeng Li, Shujuan Liu, Kim Margolin, Patrick Hwu Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7 :11 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Adverse clinical sequelae after skin branding: a case series Shahzad Raza, Khalid Mahmood, Abdul Hakeem, Sylvie Polsky, Anna Haemel, Soniya Rai, Mahadi Ali Baig Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :25 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries: a case report and review of the literature Luigi Iuliano, Micheletta Fausta, Alessandro Napoli, Carlo Catalano Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :24 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Searching for the true genetic vulnerability for schizophrenia Lynn E DeLisi Genome Med 2009, 1 :14 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Barriers to Healthcare Utilization in Fatiguing Illness: A Population-Based Study in Georgia Jin-Mann S Lin, Dana J Brimmer, Roumiana S Boneva, James F Jones, William C Reeves BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :13 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
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 ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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