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Die persepsies van nuut-gekwalifiseerde professionele gesondheidswerkers oor hulle verpligte gemeenskapsdiens in ‘n landelike gemeenskap in die Wes-Kaap
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Every person is entitled to basic health care, but access to health services is a global problem. Many rural communities have no basic health services available, with health professionals concentrated in ...
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Third year medical students’ perceptions of the “Values in Healthcare” selective module on their mental well-being: a pilot study from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Mental wellbeing is of particular concern in medical students, who exhibit high rates of distress during their training which may persist throughout their careers. Since medical students are reluctant to ...
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Development of an aptitude test that measures language and visual-spatial abilities to identify potential academic vulnerability of students in anatomy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Students first entering the university, struggle not only with the culture, but more importantly with studying in a language that is not their first / home language. Students at Sefako Makgatho Health ...
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Engaging patient-centredness in an undergraduate medical curriculum
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : There is ample evidence that medical students’ empathy with their patients and their inclination towards patient-centeredness decline from the time they enter medical school until they complete their ...
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Learning about paediatric HIV and TB – exploring participant’s experience and perceptions to apply what they learned in a blended learning course
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Learning about paediatric HIV and TB – exploring participant’s experience and perceptions to apply what they learned in a blended learning course. Background: In response to health care provider training ...
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Professionalism for intern blood transfusion biomedical technologists: an exploration of perceptions and potential teaching strategies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Technical skills as well as professional values are essential areas of development in all health professional students including intern biomedical technologists. The aim of this study was to understand ...
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Alienation and engagement as framework for characterizing registrars’ perceptions of their learning environment: an exploratory qualitative study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Alienation and engagement as framework for characterizing registrars’ perceptions of their learning environment: an exploratory qualitative study. Research into students’ learning experiences in higher ...
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Student Nurses’ Experience of Feedback During Clinical Learning at a Rural Nursing School: An Exploratory study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction and background Feedback is an integral element of clinical teaching and acts as a platform for identification and correction of learners’ mistakes to improve their future performances. Without ...
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The status of curriculum mapping of undergraduate medical programmes in South Africa.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Medical schools in South Africa have to provide evidence that the curriculum meets standards for accreditation and that graduates can address the health care needs in society. Curriculum ...
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Medical education departments : a study of four medical schools in Sub-Saharan Africa
(BioMed Central, 2015-07)Background: Many African countries are investing in medical education to address significant health care workforce shortages and ultimately improve health care. Increasingly, training institutions are establishing ...
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Optimising cognitive load and usability to improve the impact of e-learning in medical education
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2015)E-learning has the potential to support the development of expertise in clinical reasoning by being able to provide students with interactive learning experiences, exposure to multiple cases, and opportunities for deliberate ...
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Building a research agenda in health professions education at a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences : current research profile and future considerations
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-10)Background. To generate evidence in and for health professions education (HPE) that can enable reform and establish new relevance, a comprehensive HPE research foundation is required. Gaps identified in the sub-Saharan ...
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PIQUE-ing an interest in curriculum renewal
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-03)Background. The primary aim of undergraduate medical training at South African medical schools is to prepare the graduates adequately for internship. If we are to attain this objective, it is crucial to evaluate the ability ...
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Making use of an existing questionnaire to measure patient-centred attitudes in undergraduate medical students : a case study
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-09)Background. Patient-centred care is widely acknowledged as important to achieve improved patient outcomes in healthcare. Therefore, it is vital that medical schools should foster this attitude in their students. Studies ...
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Experiences and needs of mothers of babies diagnosed with Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy due to birth asphyxia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Observations during physiotherapy treatment of babies with Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE) due to birth asphyxia suggested that the mothers of these babies lacked emotional and psychological ...
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Learning in the clinical skills and simulation centre University of Ghana : medical students’ experiences of teaching sessions : an exploratory study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many Clinical Skills and Simulation Centres have been established in medical institutions around the world. In Ghana, the Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre, University of Ghana Medical School is a ...
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Volunteer, community-based student-run clinics for the underserved : can they be used to attain 21st century medical education goals?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Community-based education has increasingly become emphasised as an important aspect of health professions education. Not only does it provide opportunities for student-centred learning; it ...
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Best practices for teaching healthcare workers about infection prevention and control : a systematic review
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Education and training of healthcare workers (HCWs) in the theory and practice of infection prevention and control (IPC) is widely regarded as a pivotal measure to reduce the risk of ...
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Evaluation of a pilot "registrar-as-teacher" faculty development program at Stellenbosch University
(Stellenbosch : Stellenboch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A. Background - Registrars play a significant role as teachers for undergraduate medical students and junior doctors in the clinical setting. (Jack et al. 2010; Busari & Scherpbier 2004). Many however ...
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Expert evaluation of an on-line course in clinical immunology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment describes an evaluation by experts of an on-line course in Clinical Immunology offered to medical registrars and scientists as a supplement to a practical rotation. Because of a lack of ...
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Caring behaviours : the perceptions of first and fourth year nursing students
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Educators across the health professions are now concerned with the teaching and assessment of professional skills. Caring behaviour is one of the attributes of professionalism in the health sciences ...
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Self-directed learning : status of final year students and perceptions of faculty leadership in a Nigerian medical school : a mixed analysis study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: Self-directed learning (SDL) is the essential mechanism of lifelong learning which, in turn, is required for medical professionals to maintain competency due to advancing technology and ...
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Transition from high school to university : perspectives of first year students at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: Literature shows that the transition from high school to university is fraught with challenges and that there is need to appreciate these challenges from the students’ perspectives ...
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Nursing students perceptions and experiences of high fidelity simulation as a learning and teaching strategy in a resource limited setting
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction and Background High fidelity simulation (HFS) refers to a mannequin that is modeled to represent a human and is programmed to produce physiologic functions such as palpable pulses, voices ...
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Students perceptions of the operating room as a clinical learning environment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Students undertake their clinical placement in various clinical settings for the exposure to and acquisition of skills related to that particular context. The operating room, for example, is a context ...
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Evaluation of the learning environment of teaching hospitals of twin cities in Pakistan
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background - The College of Phycians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) was established in 1962 and its role is to oversee the postgraduate medical education within Pakistan. At present, various specialties ...
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The perceptions of final year physiotherapy students and their clients regarding their experiences of home visits : an exploratory case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Home-based rehabilitation (HBR) in under-resourced areas in a primary health care context exposes students to the real life situations of clients. The educational experience of HBR, underpinned by the ...
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Finding a home for my professional soul
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-07)Juanita Bezuidenhout was born in Johannesburg and went to school in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Windhoek and Lichtenburg, where she matriculated. She obtained her MBChB degree from Pretoria University and her MMed and ...
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Clinical learning environment and supervision : student Nurses experiences within private health care settings in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background - Student nurses indicated that the clinical environment was not conducive to learning because they were part of the ward staff ratio and clinical supervision was inadequate. Upon observations ...
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Medical students perceptions about a newly implemented clinical skills module
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)INTRODUCTION: For this MPhil research assignment, I have chosen to write an article based on a small scale research project conducted in the Clinical Skills Centre (CSC) at Stellenbosch University. Medical students’ ...
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