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"A single obstetric simulation is more effective than lecture only for increasing students' end-of-rotation oral and written examination scores."

"They review some classics including: "The rational clinical examination. Is this patient having a myocardial infarction?" in JAMA 1998. "The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD): new insights into an old disease" in JAMA 2000. "Evaluation of D-dimer in the diagnosis of suspected deep-vein thrombosis" in NEJM 2003. "The Canadian C-spine rule versus the NEXUS low-risk criteria in patients with trauma" in NEJM 2003. "Computed tomography of the head before lumbar puncture in adults with suspected meningitis" in NEJM 2001."

This article examines uses and characteristics of the SEGUE Framework, a research-based checklist of medical communication tasks.

"Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust"

I'm sharing the UKCDR project - full disclosure - I am Project Manager of this collaborative project. It aims to make it easier for groups and schools in medical education to have conversations about assessment software requirements with commercial and other developers. Additionally, the project is engaging with commercial developers and trying to win the battle to ensure that best practice pedagogic needs come top in their software development plans.

UK Collaboration for a Digital Repository for High Stakes Assessments. Sister project to UMAP. New activity planned for 2009.