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The core competencies required by toxicology students in order to function effectively in a poisons information centre : a Delphi study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The training of medical toxicologists in South Africa is inadequate. In developing countries, where accidental and intentional poisonings are problematic, a need exists for tuition in medical toxicology. ... -
Physiotherapy students perceptions of clinical reasoning
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Clinical reasoning is a vital competency of professional physiotherapy practice that contributes to the effectiveness of physiotherapy patient outcomes. Research on clinical reasoning and the physiotherapy ... -
Residents-as-teachers : needs assessment of residents teaching skills in a clinical setting using direct observation of teaching
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Residents teach undergraduate medical students and other health care workers in clinical settings. Despite this pivotal teaching role, the majority of residents have not received formal training ... -
Implications for faculty development for emerging clinical teachers at distributed sites : a qualitative interpretivist study
(James Cook University, 2018)Introduction : Medical faculties have the responsibility to graduate competent health professionals and a consequent obligation to assure the quality and effectiveness of their students’ clinical teaching. Many institutions ... -
Exploring nursing educators’ perceptions about the use of technology in teaching
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In everyday life and especially in the healthcare system today, technology has increasingly become an essential part of daily functioning (Bastable et al., 2019; Bonnel et al., 2018; Oermann et al., 2017). ... -
How do non-attenders of faculty development offerings perceive their development as educators?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Faculty Development, as a means of addressing the educational needs of health professionals entering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, has been undergoing continuous change of definition ... -
The perceptions of preceptors regarding assessment of clinical associate students at Walter Sisulu University
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Preceptors are vital stakeholders in the training of clinical associate students at district hospital training sites in the Walter Sisulu University Bachelor of Medical Clinical practice ... -
Perceptions of newly-qualified oral healthcare professionals about their exposure to service learning in their final year of training at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The main purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of oral health professionals from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) regarding the impact of an undergraduate Service Learning ... -
Interventions aimed towards the development of patient-centredness in undergraduate medical curricula : a scoping review
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)Background. Patient-centredness has been identified by most medical schools worldwide as a desired core graduate competence. Patient-centredness positions the patient at the centre of the consultation and, therefore, focuses ... -
Designing faculty development : lessons learnt from a qualitative interpretivist study exploring students’ expectations and experiences of clinical teaching
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019)Background: Clinical teaching plays a crucial role in the transition of medical students into the world of professional practice. Faculty development initiatives contribute to strengthening clinicians’ approach to ... -
Clinical associate students’ perceptions of factors influencing their developing professional identity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Lancet Commission called for educational reforms to improve the preparation of 21st century healthcare professionals through strengthening ... -
Consequences, conditions and caveats : a qualitative exploration of the influence of undergraduate health professions students at distributed clinical training sites
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2018-12-19)Background: Traditionally, the clinical training of health professionals has been located in central academic hospitals. This is changing. As academic institutions explore ways to produce a health workforce that meets the ... -
Physiotherapy students’ perceptions of the dual role of the clinical educator as mentor and assessor : influence on the teaching–learning relationship
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Background: Clinical education is widely considered to be the cornerstone of health care professionals’ education. Clinical educators (CEs) fulfil many roles and act as both mentors and assessors in the learning process ... -
Teaching first aid in high schools : the impact on students in the health sciences extended degree programme
(UNISA Press, 2015)Previously, first-year medical and physiotherapy students participating in the extended degree programme (EDP) at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, spent eight weeks shadowing interns at a tertiary hospital during ... -
Self-directed learning : status of final-year students and perceptions of selected faculty leadership in a Nigerian medical school – a mixed analysis study
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)Background. Self-directed learning (SDL) is the essential mechanism of lifelong learning, which, in turn, is required for medical professionals to maintain competency because of advancing technology and constantly evolving ... -
Self-regulated learning : a key learning effect of feedback in a problem-based learning context
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)Background. Problem-based learning (PBL) has been adopted across many health professions training institutions. Small-group student tutorials are a major component of PBL. Facilitator feedback during a tutorial is a key ... -
Exploring health sciences students’ experiences of feedback in a problem based learning tutorial : a case study in an African Medical School
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Problem Based Learning (PBL) has been widely adopted by medical educators across the globe since its inception at McMaster Medical School in Canada. It is a student-centered instructional approach in which ... -
Exploring enrolled nursing and midwifery students’ opinions on professionalism in their clinical placements
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Professionalism is a contested concept due to dynamic evolutions and variations in use and application. The term remains hard to define despite the extensive research by many social science ... -
The perceptions of basic science lecturers at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University on their need for health professions educator development
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Faculty development is an institutional imperative that aims to ensure that health professions educators are adequately equipped as educators in their profession. Institutions have thus developed and ... -
A retrospective content analysis of the ambulance emergency assistant refresher course outcomes as covered by free open access medical education (FOAMED) resources
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Continuous professional development (CPD) is a requirement for all healthcare professionals in South Africa. The shift-driven work environment of pre-hospital care often makes attending CPD events ...
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