Does anxiety and self confidence affect the performance of students at multiple mini interviews (MMI)? Kevin McConville investigates this using the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2), a tool that is a widely used measurement tool for assessing anxiety in sports, and a cohort of students applying to Dundee medical school. This study … Continue reading
Trying to acquire evidence for 370 competencies over two years for the Foundation Programme can be challenging. This poster presented at the ASPiH conference outlines an ambitious immersive simulation programme to help assess some of these competencies. The programme involves the entire FY2 trainees in the East of Scotland! Read the … Continue reading
It is logistically and financially challenging for universities to provide regular formative OSCE practice for medical students, therefore peer learning plays a vital role in the attainment of the necessary skills. Students at Dundee identified that when revising for OSCE examinations they lacked confidence in the accuracy of peer to … Continue reading
Looking for that perfect picture to demonstrated hyperparathyroidism? Video of aortic stenosis in action? Or digital book on ECGs? Medical illustrations and videos help enhance our teaching materials and help those who are audio and video learners. As part of a student selected component (SSC) “Doctor as a Digital Teacher” – … Continue reading
What do you get when you mix a handful of 3rd year medical students, 1500 school aged pupils around Tayside, several dozen experienced school teachers, and a project to make “high demand” professions accessible to everyone? Continue reading
The media suggests that GPs are slow in diagnosing cancer. Is this the case or are patients presenting with advanced disease? Kaitlyn Mayne a 3rd year medical student investigates with this poster of a study in one General Practice Continue reading
Welcome to the Dundee University Medical Education Blog. This is new venture to share some of what is happening in Medical Education at Dundee Medical School. This website is currently under development. Dundee Medical School is ranked 1st in Scotland and 4th in the UK for Medicine: Guardian University League Table 2018 Medical graduates … Continue reading
A reflection in the form of a digital story from Student selected component (SSC) that covers the spiritual care of patients done by James Robertson Year 3. Continue reading
This poem was written by Eilidh Dear, year 2, in May 2014 as part of a SSC connecting with confidence. It is a poem aimed for newly qualified FY1 doctors, to prepare them for their new role and responsibilities, inspired by Rudyard Kipling. Continue reading
This poster shows findings from a 2 week Student selected component (SSC) on Spiritual Care. Social networking during the SSC was used to stimulate reflective learning, encourage collaborative learning and use of multi media, moderated by the tutors. This was evaluated using a questionnaire with free text comments. Continue reading