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Vertical Integration of Head, Neck, and Special Senses Module in Undergraduate Medical Curriculum
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Arain, Shoukat Ali; Kumar, Santosh; Yaqinuddin, Ahmed; Meo, Sultan Ayoub – Advances in Physiology Education, 2020
Vertical integration is believed to increase motivation by providing context for the learning. In this quasi-experimental study, cohort I took two horizontally integrated modules: structure and function of head, neck, and special senses in the second year, and pathophysiology and clinical sciences in the third year. Cohort II took a combined,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Medical Education, Human Body, Physiology
Learning Clinical Skills through Audiovisual Aids Embedded in Electronic-PBL Sessions in Undergraduate Medical Curriculum: Perception and Performance
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Arain, Shoukat Ali; Afsar, Nasir Ali; Rohra, Dileep Kumar; Zafar, Muhammad – Advances in Physiology Education, 2019
Learning clinical skills in a large group of undergraduate medical students is challenging. Innovative technology-based modalities are being evaluated to complement limited hospital rotations. We determined the effectiveness of clinical skills-related audiovisual (AV) aids embedded in electronic-problem-based learning (PBL) sessions, in terms of…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Skill Development, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Technology
Learning through Debate during Problem-Based Learning: An Active Learning Strategy
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Mumtaz, Sadaf; Latif, Rabia – Advances in Physiology Education, 2017
We explored medical student's views and perceptions of a series of debates conducted during problem-based learning (PBL) practiced as a part of the Spiral curriculum at the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. A series of debates were employed during PBL sessions for second-year female medical students, over the period 2014-2016.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Debate, Persuasive Discourse, Problem Based Learning
Research-Oriented Series: A Portal into the Culture of Biomedical Research for Junior Medical Students at Alfaisal University in Saudi Arabia
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Shareef, Mohammad Abrar; Dweik, Loai M.; Abudan, Zainab; Gazal, Abdalla M.; Abu-Dawas, Reema B.; Chamseddin, Ranim A.; Albali, Nawaf H.; Ali, Alaa A.; Khan, Tehreem A.; AlAmodi, Abdulhadi A. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2015
Student contributions to research have been shown to effectively reflect on their communication and critical thinking skills. Short-term research courses offer opportunities for medical students to advance their research experience in subsequent high-demanding long-term research opportunities. The purpose of the present study was to describe the…
Descriptors: Medical Research, Medical Students, Biomedicine, Undergraduate Students
The Summer Premedical Program for Matriculating Medical Students: A Student-Led Initiative
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Awad, Ayman M.; AlAmodi, Abdulhadi A.; Shareef, Mohammad A.; Alsheikh, Ammar J.; Mahmod, Asim I.; Daghistany, Asem O.; Hijazi, Mohammed M.; Abu-Zaid, Ahmed; Alsadoon, Mohamed; Shabllout, Mohamed; Rasool, Abduljabar; Yaqinuddin, Ahmed – Advances in Physiology Education, 2014
The freshman academic year is one of the most difficult years that a medical student experiences in his/her academic life at a medical school. Freshmen are frequently faced with several challenges, such as adaptation to a new academic environment and its associated different methods of teaching, learning, skills, and assessment. The aim of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Premedical Students, Summer Programs
Impact of Case-Based Lectures on Students' Performance in Vascular Physiology Module
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Latif, Rabia – Advances in Physiology Education, 2014
Lecture-Based Teaching (LBT) remains the predominant form of teaching in healthcare profession education. It is excellent in providing an overview of a particular topic to a large number of students. However, the concern, which has been highlighted time and again, is the monotony and passive nature of this form of information transmission, which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Medical Students