Specialties, Medical - Education
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A prospective study of the longitudinal effects of an embedded specialty curriculum on physical examination skills using an ophthalmology model.

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: To prospectively evaluate effects of a longitudinal specialty curriculum on acquisition and retention of ophthalmic screening examination skills in a single class across three years of medical school (2004-2007). METHOD: Immediately after ... Read more...

Inclusion of parents in pediatric subspecialty team rounds: attitudes of the family and medical team.

30 Oct 2009 The importance of the family's involvement in caring for children with cancer is as tremendous as the need to successfully educate our medical students and residents about the value of effective communication and family-centered care. This article ... Read more...

[Anaesthesia training program in Australia]

30 Jul 2009 We reviewed anaesthesia training program in Australia. Anaesthetists in Australia and New Zealand need to obtain the Diploma of Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA) to be recognised as specialists. The ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Specialties, Medical - Education'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A prospective study of the longitudinal effects of an embedded specialty curriculum on physical examination skills using an ophthalmology model. 30 Oct 2009
• Inclusion of parents in pediatric subspecialty team rounds: attitudes of the family and medical team. 30 Oct 2009
• Sleep medicine. 29 Sep 2009
• [Medical school at the Aalborg University will not solve the shortage of specialists] 26 Sep 2009
• [Anaesthesia training program in Australia] 30 Jul 2009
• The implications of the European Working Time Directive in the medium and smaller sized craft specialties. 30 Jul 2009
• The Sandwich fellowship: a subspecialty training model for the developing world. 30 Jul 2009
• [Career path in German university medicine] 21 Jul 2009
• The financial impact of orthopaedic fellowship training. 29 Jun 2009
• Improving training in nephrology procedures: yes we can. 29 Jun 2009
• What training is needed in the fourth year of medical school? Views of residency program directors. 29 Jun 2009
• When the evaluated becomes evaluator: what can we learn from students' experiences during clerkships? 29 Jun 2009
• The transformation of osteopathic medical education. 30 May 2009
• Autopsy pathology: a subspecialty that must be recognized. 30 May 2009
• [History of specialist education] 26 May 2009
• [Specialist training--career goal: trauma surgeon] 10 May 2009
• [Continuing education--what is the attitude in German hospitals?] 10 May 2009
• Ten ideas for building a strong Australian rural health system. 9 May 2009
• Set an example. 29 Apr 2009
• [Postgraduate education and the board certification system from the standpoint of thoracic surgery as one of subspecialty fields] 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Specialties, Medical'

Definition: Various branches of medical practice limited to specialized areas.

Descriptor UI: D013040

Alternative terms: Specialties, Medical; Medical Specialty; Specialities, Medical; Medical Specialties; Specialty, Medical; Medical Specialities; Medical Speciality; Speciality, Medical;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.776;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; coord IM with field or subject (IM); with biog: Manual 32.16.9, 34.4; policy: Manual 28.5, 28.7; DF: SPECIALTIES MED