This month the IAMSE Publications Committee Review is taken from the article titled Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL): Perceptions and Wellness of First-Year Medical Students published in Medical Science Educator (10 September 2021) by Caitlin A. Williams, Therese Vidal, Piero Carletti, Ahraz Rizvi, and Caryl Ann Tolchinsky. Medical school presents numerous challenges that contribute to stress, which has been… Read more »
Journal Review
A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Aditi Kesari
This month the IAMSE publications committee review is taken from the article titled Students’ Perception of Newly Experimented “Rangoli Art” in Anatomy Education: A Pilot Study (8 June 2023) by Anjali Singal, Priti Chaudhary, Navita Aggarwal & Apurba Patra. Art and artwork have traditionally played a significant role in medicine and medical education. Multiple studies aimed at investigating… Read more »
A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Alice Fornari
This month the IAMSE publications committee review is taken from the article entitled Peer‑Led Versus Conventional Teacher‑Led Methodological Research Education Sessions: An Initiative to Improve Medical Education Research Teaching (15 June 2023) by Maria Anna Bantounou & Niraj Kumar. Overview of the study: To enhance doctors’ engagement with research, the National Medical Research Association (NMRA) developed a research teaching… Read more »
A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Anna Blenda
This month the IAMSE publications committee review is taken from the article titled Engaging My Gen Z Class: Teaching with Memes (09 September 2020) by Aniela Mendez-Reguera & Mildred Vanessa Lopez Cabrera. Characteristic features of Gen Z students include an incredible ability to navigate the internet and social networks, as well as immersion in video platforms from… Read more »
A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Anna Blenda
This month the IAMSE publications committee review is taken from the article titled ‘Precision Cancer Medicine: Dynamic Learning of Cancer Biology in a Clinically Meaningful Context’ (02 April 2021) by Catherine Zivanov, Xuanyi Li, Kaustav P. Shah, Lourdes Estrada, William B. Cutrer, Mary Hooks, Vicki Keedy, Kimberly Brown Dahlman. The lack of national guidelines and absence of… Read more »
A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Jennifer Fischer
This month the IAMSE publications committee review is taken from the article titled Developing Comprehensive Strategies to Evaluate Medical School Curricula published in Medical Science Educator (30 October 2018) by Sally A. Santen, Moshe Feldman, Sara Wier, Courtney Blondino, Meagan Rawls, and Susan DiGiovanni. For medical education, the ultimate goal of training students to be prepared for… Read more »
A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Alice Fornari
This month the IAMSE Publications Committee review is taken from the article titled “A Culinary Medicine Elective Course Incorporating Lifestyle Medicine for Medical Students, MSE (2021) 31, pages 1343-1349 (2021), by Shinichi Asano, Amy E. Jasperse, Dina C. Schaper, Robert W. Foster & Brian N. Griffith. Culinary Medicine (CM) programs have developed due to a… Read more »
A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Alice Fornari
This month the IAMSE Publications Committee review is taken from the article titled “Improving Nutrition Education with Second Year Medical Students: From Take-Home Assignments to Large Group Application Exercise, MSE (2021) 31, pages 1287–1290 (2021), by Julia Bisschops, Sabyasachi Moulik & Gregory W. Schneider. Introduction/RelevanceGap: medical schools lack curriculum focus on nutrition-related topics and therefore… Read more »
A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. John Szarek
This month the IAMSE Publications Committee review is taken from the article titled “The Impact of Educational Resources and Perceived Preparedness on Medical Education Performance,” published in Medical Science Educator, (MSE (2021) 31:1319–1326), by Bauzon J, Alver A, Ravikumar V, Devera A, Mikhael T, Nauman R, and Simanton E. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01306-x In his book, The World is Open: How… Read more »
A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Kurt Gilliland
This review was written by Kurt Gilliland, PhD, a member of the IAMSE Publications Committee. The article, “A Suggested Strategy to Integrate an Elective on Clinical Nutrition with Culinary Medicine,” was written by Lindsey Leggett, Kareem Ahmed, Cheryl Vanier, and Amina Sadik and was published in Medical Science Educator July 6, 2021 (31:1591-1600). Nutrition… Read more »
A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Melanie Korndorffer
This review was written by Melanie L. Korndorffer, MD, FACS, a member of the IAMSE Publications Committee, and was published in April 2021 in Medical Science Educator. The article is titled “Supporting Self-Directed Learning: A National Needs Analysis” and was written by Youn Seon Lim, Virginia T. Lyons & Joanne M. Willey. As a physician and a… Read more »
A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Steven Crooks
This review was written by Steven Crooks, PhD, MHA, a member of the IAMSE Publications Committee, and was published in March 2021 in Medical Science Educator. The article is titled “Some Learning Theories for Medical Educators” and was written by Hongmei Dong, Jonathan Lio, Renslow Sherer & Ivy Jiang If you are confused about the connection between… Read more »