Medical Science Educator

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Matthew McMillin

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 »

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Medical Science Educator, the peer-reviewed journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), publishes scholarly work in the field of health sciences education. The journal publishes six issues per year by Springer Publishing. We welcome contributions in the format of Short Communication, Original Research, Monograph, Commentary, and Innovation. Please visit our website www.medicalscienceeducator.org for a… Read more »

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. Jennifer A. Fischer

This month the IAMSE publications committee review is taken from the article titled “What Makes a Near-Peer Learning and Tutoring Program Effective in Undergraduate Medical Education: A Qualitative Analysis” published in Medical Science Educator (7 November 2022) by Seth McKenzie Alexander, Gary L. Beck Dallaghan, Michele Birch, Kelly Lacy Smith, Neva Howard, and Christina L…. 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 Supporting Self-Directed Learning: A National Needs Analysis published in Medical Science Educator (6 April 2021) by Youn Seon Lim, Virginia T. Lyons, and Joanne M. Willey. As healthcare continues to expand and change, physicians must be adept at advancing their knowledge and skills in… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Aditi Kesari

This month the IAMSE publications committee review is taken from the article titled ‘Pathology Rotations Embedded Within Surgery Clerkships Can Shift Student Perspectives About Pathology’ (2022) by Alexander S. Taylor, Lauren Kroll-Wheeler and Madelyn Lew.  Multiple advantages of an integrated curriculum have been documented in literature such as appreciation of clinical relevance of foundational sciences, early… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Rachel Porter

This month the IAMSE publications committee review is taken from the article titled Rapid Feedback: Assessing Pre-clinical Teaching in the Era of Online Learning (15 June 2022) by Daniel Walden, Meagan Rawls, Sally A. Santen, Moshe Feldman, Anna Vinnikova & Alan Dow.  Having recently embraced novel virtual learning methods, the authors sought to enhance the evaluation of… 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 â€˜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 »