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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 relation to the training of healthcare professionals, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education. The journal has a special focus on curriculum development, evaluations of performance, assessment of training needs and evidence-based medicine.
BMC Medical Education (ISSN 1472-6920) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :13
Inexperienced clinicians are able to successfully identify symptoms of stroke-related dysphagia after a short training session on fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), indicating its reliability as an assessment tool for dysphagia.
BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :2
UK doctors identify five key procedures in which they gain competence and confidence during their post-graduate training and which reflect service requirements, suggesting that the additional procedural competencies required in their training curriculum may be unachievable and unnecessary
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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Research article
The effectiveness of a clinically integrated e-learning course in evidence-based medicine: A cluster randomised controlled trial Regina Kulier, Sjors FPJ Coppus, Javier Zamora, Julie Hadley, Sadia Malick, Kausik Das, Susanne Weinbrenner, Berrit Meyerrose, Tamas Decsi, Andrea R Horvath, Eva Nagy, Jose I Emparanza, Theodoros N Arvanitis, Amanda Burls, Juan B Cabello, Marcin Kaczor, Gianni Zanrei, Karen Pierer, Katarzyna Stawiarz, Regina Kunz, Ben WJ Mol, Khalid S Khan BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :21 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Rasch scaling procedures for informing development of a valid Fetal Surveillance Education Program multiple-choice assessment Nathan Zoanetti, Patrick Griffin, Mark Beaves, Euan M Wallace BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :20 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Interrater reliability of the mind map assessment rubric in a cohort of medical students Anthony V D'Antoni, Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Valerie G Olson BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :19 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Contextual adaptation of the Personnel Evaluation Standards for assessing faculty evaluation systems in developing countries: the case of Iran Soleiman Ahmady, Tahereh Changiz, Mats Brommels, F Andrew Gaffney, Johan Thor, Italo Masiello BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :18 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Student evaluation of a primary care clerkship: quality assurance and identification of potential for improvement Jean-Fran BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :17 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pediatric resident and faculty attitudes toward self-assessment and self-directed learning: a cross-sectional study Su-Ting T Li, Michele A Favreau, Daniel C West BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :16 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effects of a refugee elective on medical student perceptions Kathleen Bronson Duss BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :15 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Operating theatre related syncope in medical students: a cross sectional study AAB Jamjoom, A Nikkar-Esfahani, JEF Fitzgerald BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :14 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Towards a basic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in acute stroke Tobias Warnecke, Inga Teismann, Stephan Oelenberg, Christina Hamacher, E Bernd Ringelstein, Wolf R Sch BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :13 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Effectiveness of a computer assisted learning (CAL) package to raise awareness of autism Jariya Chuthapisith, Benedict diMambro, Gillian Doody BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :12 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Undergraduate medical education in emergency medical care: A nationwide survey at German medical schools Stefan K Beckers, Arnd Timmermann, Michael P Muller, Matthias Angstwurm, Felix Walcher BMC Emergency Medicine 2009, 9 :7 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Editorial
AAAS joins the Translational Medicine Family
Christian Brander, Francesco M Marincola Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7 :32 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate article
Addressing the primary care physician shortage in an evolving medical workforce Shaheen E Lakhan, Cyndi Laird International Archives of Medicine 2009, 2 :14 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Exsanguinating upper GI bleeds due to Unusual Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) of stomach and spleen: a case report Mohammad IQBAL Khan, Mohammad TARIQ Baqai, Mohammad FAHD Baqai, Naveed Mufti World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4 :15 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Academic career in medicine - requirements and conditions for a successful advancement in Switzerland Barbara Buddeberg-Fischer, Martina Stamm, Claus Buddeberg BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :70 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Evaluation of the effect of patient education on rates of falls in older hospital patients: Description of a randomised controlled trial Anne-Marie Hill, Keith Hill, Sandra Brauer, David Oliver, Tammy Hoffmann, Christopher Beer, Steven McPhail, Terry P Haines BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9 :14 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Penetrating abdominal injuries: management controversies Muhammad U Butt, Nikolaos Zacharias, George C Velmahos Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009, 17 :19 (17 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
Arab nations lagging behind other Middle Eastern countries in biomedical research: a comparative study Hani TS Benamer, Omran Bakoush BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :26 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Prevalence and characteristics of aquagenic pruritus in a young African population TA Salami, SO Samuel, KC Eze, E Irekpita, E Oziegbe, MO Momoh BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :4 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
The diagnosis of colorectal cancer in patients with symptoms: finding a needle in a haystack Robert H Fletcher BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :18 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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