Many researchers in family medicine use surveys to gather data from colleagues, learners,
and patients on their demographics, personal histories, knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes. …

The modified nominal group technique (NGT) is a useful and practical course evaluation
tool that complements existing methods such as evaluation forms, surveys, pretests and …

Background Enhanced patient outcomes and accreditation criteria have led schools to
integrate interprofessional education (IPE). While several studies describe IPE curricula at …

Ethics is the emphasis of our first-year Introduction to Clinical Medicine-1 course. Introduction
to Clinical Medicine-1 uses problem-based learning to involve groups of seven to nine …

Learning through aesthetics—in which cinema is included—stimulates learner reflection.
Because emotions play key roles in learning attitudes and changing behavior, teachers must …

Problem Because many medical students do not have access to electronic health records (EHRs)
in the clinical environment, simulated EHR training is necessary. Explicitly training …

The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Group on Oral Health released Smiles for Life: A
National Oral Health Curriculum for Family Medicine in October 2005 to address a need for …

165 Vol. 38, No. 3 For the Office-based Teacher of Family Medicine received no training in
the fivestep microskills use them to some extent. In their observations of 86 teaching …

Purpose: The BELIEF Instrument is a cultural interviewing tool for preclinical medical students
that does not require diagnostic or therapeutic skills. Methods: An expert panel developed …

Improving health among people living in poverty often transcends narrowly focused illness
care. Meaningful success is unlikely without confronting the complex social origins of illness. …