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August 06, 2004
BMJ on new medical schools, including BSMS
The BMJ runs an article on four new medical schools, including BSMS:
New perspectives—approaches to medical education at four new UK medical schools Amanda Howe, Peter Campion, Judy Searle, Helen Smith
BMJ 2004;329:327331, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7461.327
There's also a commentary:
Commentary: Promises and delivery—a research imperative for new approaches to medical education
David Prideaux
BMJ 2004;329:331332, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7461.331
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Avoiding fraud in online assessment: LTSN01 list
There's an interesting discussion on avoiding fraud in online assessment on the LTSN01 jiscmail list.
Go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ltsn01.html and look at the August archives.
One reply refers to:
A. Ercole, K.D. Whittlestone, D.G. Melvin and J. Rashbass [2002] Collusion
detection in multiplechoice examinations. Medical Education 36, 166172
PubMed abstract
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New online journal: The Clinical Teacher
There's a new online journal: The Clinical Teacher
No RSS feed though
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BMJ: bumper crop of education related articles
As well as Helen Smith's article on BSMS and other new medical schools , there's several other items of interest to medical educators this week:
The ethics of medical education
Reshma Jagsi, Lisa Soleymani Lehmann
BMJ 2004;329:332334, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7461.332
Commentary: Patients in medical education and research
Peter Lapsley
BMJ 2004;329:334, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7461.334
What the educators are saying
Val Wass
BMJ 2004;329:335, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7461.335
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August 04, 2004
Funding boost for medical school research
From a BSMS press release :
"A new boost for research in medical schools was announced today by Health Minister, Lord Warner. The new funding is part of the government's drive to strengthen research and innovation, and ensure that the NHS gets the benefit of the latest medical developments....
Brighton and Sussex Medical School is one of eight medical schools across the UK that will benefit from the additional funding"
DoH press release
BBC story
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