Medical Education Podcasts

The role of the assessment policy in the relation between learning and performance - Rob Kickert Interview

This study indicates that student learning and performance are sensitive to changes in characteristics of the assessment policy, such as higher stakes and higher performance standards.

Read the accompanying article to this new podcast: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.13487/full

Learning support interventions for first year medical students: A review of the literature - Masego Kebaetse Interview

The findings of this literature review suggest learning support interventions are generally not grounded on empirical assessment of challenges undergraduate medical students face.

Read the accompanying article to this new podcast:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.13465/full

Including health promotion and illness prevention in medical education: a progress report - Richard Hayes

While illness prevention and health promotion have been promoted as core components of medical education programs for some time, uptake has been most evident in certain jurisdictions with strong regulation of standards, particularly in more socially accountable medical programs.
Read the accompanying article to this new podcast: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.13389/full

Current efforts in medical education to incorporate national health priorities - Manisha Nair interview

Reflecting on the Edinburgh Declaration, this podcast discusses important challenges in relation to the role of medical education in meeting current national health priorities.

Read the accompanying article to this new podcast: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.13395/full

Supervisor–trainee continuity and the quality of work-based assessments - Warren Cheung interview

Looks at the effect of supervisor–trainee continuity on the quality of assessments documented on daily encounter cards (DECs).

Read the accompanying article to this new podcast:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.13415/full

Responses to clinical uncertainty in Australian general practice trainees: a cross-sectional analysis - Georga Cooke interview

Looks at the levels of tolerance for uncertainty amongst general practice trainees and how training can help address this issue

Read the full article here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.13408/full

Avoiding premature closure and reaching diagnostic accuracy: some key predictive factors - Ed Krupat interview

Explores effective medical decision making - specifically identifying ways  to overcome the tendency to make decisions before sufficient information has been gathered.
Read the accompanying article to this new podcast:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.13382/full

Representation scaffolds improve diagnostic efficiency in medical students - Leah Braun interview

Investigates the effectiveness of using scaffolds for case representation on the diagnostic accuracy and efficiency of medical students.
Read the accompanying article to this new podcast: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.13355/full

Care of the dying: a qualitative exploration of Foundation Year doctors’ experiences - Melody Redman interview

Explores the experiences of FYs in caring for the dying and identifies areas for improvement in education and clinical practice.

Read the accompanying article to this new podcast: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.13358/full

Clinical learning environments: place, artefacts and rhythm - Dale Sheehan interview

This study explores the environmental factors that inform and support workplace learning within a clinical environment.

Read the accompanying article to this new podcast: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/medu.13390/full