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BAME trainee doctors in 'climate of fear' over racism
Feb 14, 2020
Article from the Guardian on the disparity between the level of racist incidents reported by BAME students to the BMA and the tiny number of formal complaints recorded by medical schools.
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The Denis O’Leary Medical Educator Award
Feb 11, 2020
The Oxford Centre for Medical Education (OxCME) has created a new award for medical educators in memory of the late Dr Denis O’Leary following a generous donation from the O’Leary family. This award will be presented for the first time in April 2020.
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Imperial College London: Holograms transform medical education and training at Imperial
Feb 06, 2020
A report on how a newly developed medical simulation using interactive holograms allows radiology trainees to learn new skills using augmented reality headsets.
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The Nation: Nursing journal a new chapter in medical education
Feb 03, 2020
Director General Nursing Punjab Kausar Parveen has said that launching of journal for nurses would add a new chapter in medical education.
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Yale Medical and Art Students Collaborate on Literary Magazine
Feb 01, 2020
News article about collaboration with the humanities that allows medical students the opportunity to reflect on various aspects of their experiences.
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WSW: Perth firm developing VR for dental training
Jan 31, 2020
A Perth virtual reality software company has signed a $500,000 deal to create modules for training students and dentists in dental procedures.
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NDTV: Draft Bill Proposes Exit Exam For Dental Students
Jan 30, 2020
A news story discusses that the new draft of the National Dental Commission Bill 2020 proposes an exit exam for undergraduate dental students in India.
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Scaffolding in problem-based learning: Instructors can use a cumulative approach to EMS education to increase knowledge retention and recall
Jan 23, 2020
News article looking at how scaffolding can frame and help to more effectively support emergency medical training.
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