Student perspectives of imaging anatomy in undergraduate medical education

Radiological imaging is gaining relevance in the acquisition of competencies in clinical anatomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of medical students on teaching/learning of imaging anatomy as an integrated part of anatomical education. A questionnaire was designed to evaluate the perceptions of second‐year students participating in a clinical anatomy course over three consecutive academic years. A principal component analysis was used to evaluate the dimensionality of the questionnaire. The variables were summarized using frequencies, mean, median, 25th percentile, 75th percentile, minimum, and maximum. The results demonstrated that students felt the teaching of imaging anatomy influenced learning in the clinical anatomy course (mean = 4.5, median = 5.0) and subsequent clinical courses (mean = 4.4, median = 4.0). Regarding the imaging techniques used in the demonstration of anatomical structures, computed tomography (median = 5.0) and magnetic resonance imaging (median = 5.0) were highly rated. Students suggested the use of additional support material (37.6%) and favored a more practical approach. In conclusion, the results of this work highlight the value of imaging anatomy in learning human anatomy. Students' comments pointed out a need to focus teaching/learning programs toward a more practical rather than theoretical approach as well as a need to provide a better fit between sectional anatomy and clinical cases using imaging anatomy. In order to provide an optimal learning environment to students, it also seems important to create improved media material as an additional resource tool. Anat Sci Educ. © 2013 American Association of Anatomists.     

Mandatory Counseling: Clinical Beneficence or Malevolence?

Mandatory counseling is a widespread and commonly accepted practice on college campuses throughout the nation. This practice bestirs heated controversy and ethical challenges when college administrators require students to undergo counseling in instances of misconduct that pose little danger to self or others. Apparently many counselors actively and approvingly undertake mandatory therapy with students; others take exception and decline to undertake involuntary counseling; and still others acquiesce by undertaking mandatory counseling with students despite their ethical objections to this coercive clinical practice. This article will highlight the rationales for ethical objections to mandatory counseling.     

Teachers’ perceptions of and attitudes towards performance appraisal in Zimbabwean schools

Abstract

This article reports on an empirical investigation of Zimbabwean teachers’ attitudes towards Performance Appraisal (PA) as a model of staff supervision and the resultant impact on their motivation and performance. A survey design was used to gather data by means of a questionnaire containing ninety one precoded response items on the concepts of supervision and PA, induction programmes, PA interviews and teachers’ attitudes to PA. The responses of fifty two teachers out of a sample of sixty revealed that on the whole teachers are positively motivated by staff supervision models which seek to develop their pedagogical skills and therefore tend to enhance their performance with a view to improving education and attaining educational goals. The research revealed that PA should be collaborative, transparent, dialogical and accountable. Models which are judgmental and call for close and constant supervision are unpopular.     

CNAS-CL02医学实验室质量与能力体系认可在临床免疫专业实习教学管理中的应用

借鉴医学实验室质量与能力体系（CNAS-CL02）认可的资格评估的管理经验,建立、运行并完善临床免疫专业实习教学质量管理体系,使其更加科学、规范和实用化,使实习教学质量和教学管理水平得到了明显提高。     

浅谈高等医学教育中影响临床教师教学积极性的因素

在高等医学教育临床教学过程中,临床教师的教学积极性受到了临床工作压力、经济利益、教师自身水平、医患关系等多方面的影响,造成了目前临床教师教学积极性不高、教学意识不强的现象产生,从而也影响到整个高等医学教育的发展。通过多方面探讨如何克服以上的不利因素,加强教学管理,进一步提高临床医学教育水平。     

服务于壮医临床应用的壮药教学内容研究

壮药药材在来源途径上的缺失,极大的影响了壮医临床上壮药的合理应用。文章通过调整壮医专业课程体系中壮药课程的教学内容,促使学生具备一定程度的壮药自给自足能力,适当改善壮医药当前医与药脱节的现状,医药并进,繁荣壮医药事业。     

PBL教学法在医学院校中的应用

目前PBL教学法已经在我国各大医学院校临床教学课程中开始应用,本文提出了PBL教学法的具体应用方法,PBL在临床课程中实施的必要性,PBL教学法在临床课程中实际应用情况以及具体的设计要求。通过PBL教学,提高了学生学习的积极性、自学能力、自我分析探索解决问题的能力等,但由于该方法目前还不成熟,所以该教学方法有待于进一步完善。     

关于提高临床护理带教质量的几点思考

临床护理教学是以培养护生过硬的业务技能、良好的职业素养为重点,全面提高护生的综合能力。带教老师作为临床护理教学的主要承担者,应当用负责的精神、科学的方法、规范化的管理,认真履行带教职能,才能培养出高水平、合格的护理人才。     

改进教学强化实践培养学生一技之长

培养高素质劳动者是职业教育在新时期的重要任务。职业教育必须以学生为中心改进教学,以能力为本位加强实践,以就业为导向培养学生一技之长,实现一专多能,才能办好面向人人的教育。     

对高职模具设计与制造专业建设的思考

介绍了高职模具设计与制造专业建设的背景,探讨了专业建设的指导思想和目标,提出了专业建设需做好的几项工作。