Background I have recently returned from a visit to the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University, Newfoundland. One of the purposes of the visit was to follow up the audit projects on (a) social accountability and (b) student engagement. In … Continue reading
Background: Student engagement in the medical school has the aims of improving the curriculum, the learning environments, students’ motivation and their active citizenship (Hardy, 2009; Zepke & Leach, 2010). The process of auditing activities … Continue reading
There is an award process for excellence in social accountability by a medical school that is organised through the ASPIRE project under the auspices of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE). The … Continue reading
There are less than two months until the Welsh Assembly Government will have the power to remove the organs from a person’s body after death without informed consent if the person is an adult living in Wales. The next of … Continue reading
My work in the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) has progressed well as regards the independent projects in the MD program. In my experience these projects have enabled learners to show their autonomy in research projects … Continue reading
The work with educators in veterinary medicine continues to be stimulating and productive. It is not without its controversies involving issues of morality and ethics, philosophy, and empathy, even political theory. For example, two posters at the annual Veterinary Education … Continue reading
This conference had about 1,700 participants and in recent years it has increased its credibility as a meeting place to discuss all aspects of medical education. On the positive side it was productive to discuss the use of the arts, … Continue reading
Introduction: This abstract provided the basis for a short paper presentation at the Creating Space symposium before the Canadian Conference on Medical Education in Vancouver in April 2015. See: http://www.proreg.ca/events/ccme/abstracts_2015/schedule_pc_abs.php?id=107270 Title: Using the humanities and arts to blend areas of … Continue reading
The new academic year of 2014/2015 started with great excitement in the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial: 81 students, the Class of 2018, starting Phase 1; and 81 students, the Class of 2017, returning from their summer research projects for … Continue reading
I appreciate there have been other shock election results recently! However I was shocked to be directly elected to the British Medical Association (BMA) Welsh Council for the session 2014 – 2017. I was heartened by the number … Continue reading