News
MedEdWorld News provides medical education updates on the latest developments, awards, and projects. It includes reports from medical education events and news from organisations. Members of the MedEdWorld Community make contributions.
This section has open access. MedEdWorld members can submit information for inclusion.
Studying Shakespeare could help medical students connect with patients
Apr 01, 2021
An article on picking up on the role that medical humanities has in medical education. In this case, how studying Shakespeare could help enhance student-patient connection.
read full story
Medical education rule tweak to hit MSc, PhD degree-holders
Mar 28, 2021
An article from the Times of India discussing the changes to faculty hiring regulations set to cut the number of eligible candidates
read full story
Explained: Covid-19 pandemic and its transformational impact on the medical education
Mar 16, 2021
An article from India Today discussing how the pandemic brought a pause to the routine learning schedule, highlighting the need for the medical education sector to adapt to the need for new learning environments.
read full story
COVID-19’s emotional impact: Medical students cope with isolation
Mar 12, 2021
An article from the AAMC featuring first- and second-year students sharing how the lack of personal contact with peers and professors impacts them.
read full story
Medical students help tackle COVID-19 community health challenges
Mar 12, 2021
Sarah Sexton reports on how third year medical students have worked on their Community Action Projects in response to Covid-19 challenges.
read full story
Medical students review curriculum to improve racial representation in learning materials
Mar 12, 2021
An article looking at how more than 120 students reviewed over 900 pieces of learning material to inform curriculum recommendations at Queen's University, Ontario
read full story
When pressure’s on, here’s how master adaptive learners respond
Mar 09, 2021
An article from the AMA looking at the Master Adaptive Learner (MAL) framework for lifelong learning and the ways in which it can assist physicians develop expertise in a subject.
read full story
The Transformational Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Education
Mar 08, 2021
US Students share their experiences of being learners during the COVID-19 pandemic.
read full story