澳大利亚、欧洲和北美的医学教育模式

本文论述了澳大利亚、欧洲和北美的医学教育模式.作者指出,医学教育的目标是培训优秀的医生,以便为维护个人和社会的健康服务.但是,为实现这一目标,各国所采取的方法是不同的.在过去30年中,各发达国家对医学教育模式已经进行了重大的改革.本文着重探讨了澳大利亚、欧洲和北美医学教育的理念,对利益共享者所做出的反应,课程模式和内容,以及教学方法、学生的评价和培训计划等.     

Childhood Physical Fitness and Performance as Predictors of High School Sport Participation

ABSTRACT

Participation in youth sport is positively associated with physical fitness and performance. The purpose of the current study was to examine if physical fitness measures during childhood and early adolescence predicted high school sport participation. Participants included youth in the Michigan State University Motor Performance Study. Measures consisted of the endurance shuttle run, Wells sit-and-reach, jump and reach, standing long jump, agility shuttle run and 30-yard dash. Individual, generalized estimating equation models were used to estimate the association between each measure and the odds of participating in high school sport. For both sexes, the endurance shuttle run and agility shuttle run were related to sport participation. For boys only, the long jump and 30-yard dash were also associated with sport participation. Better physical fitness and performance across several dimensions in childhood, including those related to motor skills, enhanced the likelihood of sport participation in high school.