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

Conclusions: The successful execution of the CPS engages both the audience and the discussant in real-time problem solving and relies upon the tenants of experiential learning and clinical reasoning rather than the traditional structure of the medical case presentation.

Medical students reported that use of an electronic portfolio that provided quantitative feedback on their progress was useful when the number and complexity of targets were appropriate, but not when the portfolio offered only formative evaluations based on reflection. Students felt that use of the e-Portfolio guided their learning process by indicating knowledge gaps to themselves and teachers.

Portfolios have high face validity and are a useful formative assessment tool

"Welcome to Patient Pictures - clear, accurate clinical drawings with explanatory notes to help you explain medical conditions, tests, treatments and procedures to your patients. Each page can be viewed on screen, printed out or e-mailed to patients or carers as follow-up information. "

"When it comes to being engaged at work and experiencing high well-being after graduation, a new Gallup-Purdue University study of college graduates shows that the type of institution they attended matters less than what they experienced there. Yet, just 3% of all the graduates studied had the types of experiences in college that Gallup finds strongly relate to great jobs and great lives afterward."

"Feedback is a crucial element in the educational process and it is shown that we are still behind in the optimal use of it; thus, learners need to be taught how to better receive and utilize feedback."

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