The Effect of Senior Medical Student Tutors Compared to Faculty Tutors on Examination Scores of First- and Second-Year Medical Students in Two Problem-Based Learning Courses

At the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, senior medical student volunteers are used as tutors for some problem-based learning groups in both the first and second years. Previous studies on the advantages and disadvantages of student tutors compared to faculty tutors have been equivocal. This study expected to answer the following question: Are there differences in examination scores for learners in their first or second year tutored by fourth-year medical students compared to those tutored by faculty members on two different types of examinations? Students were assessed using more clinically relevant, modified essay question examinations and multiple-choice question examinations. Student grades for eight consecutive years were sorted for year and type of examination into those tutored by a faculty member and those tutored primarily by a senior medical student. The only difference favored faculty tutors on second-year examinations that contained more clinically relevant questions. This phenomenon may be explained by the clinical expertise of faculty tutors making a difference in the second year but not the first year

The Search for Global Ethics: Changing Perceptions through International Journalism, Crisis and Trauma in the Classroom

Globalisation and a subsequent increasingly interdependent world are forcing an evolution of current journalism practice. It is argued that new forms of international storytelling must be underpinned by a global ethical approach that shifts the current conceptual framework of foreign correspondence from the nation-state to a new international arena. Human rights journalism is presented as a potential model to facilitate such a shift. This article illustrates the responsibility of journalism education to shape global reporters of the future and sets out a scenario-based approach to teaching and learning that empowers students to reflect both theoretically and practically on calls for a more cosmopolitan journalistic practice

Advances in Teaching & Learning Day Abstracts 2006

Proceedings of the Advances in Teaching & Learning Day Regional Conference held at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 2006

IMSA360: Summer 2009

Many will measure IMSA’s work to “ignite and nurture creative, ethical scientific minds that advance the human condition” by the contributions of our alumni. I am proud to say that we pass that rigorous test with flying colors. Sixty percent of our alumni earn undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) compared to the national average of 33 percent. As undergraduate and graduate students, they attend the most highly selective colleges and universities in the nation, earning numerous academic, research and leadership accolades including Fulbright, Marshall, National Science Foundation, Rhodes, Truman and Siebel Scholarships. Throughout their careers, alumni forge frontiers as nationally recognized scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, physicians, information technology experts, military officers and leaders in other fields. The feature story of this issue of IMSA360 shares more than statistics about our alumni. It profiles individuals who, day in and day out, use their talents to create a better world. Some alumni produce sweeping breakthroughs that impact many citizens, whereas others profoundly impact individuals, one life at a time. While each alumnus has a different story, one theme cuts across all stories—a desire to make a difference. Excerpt: From the Presiden

MUtation, 2008

Yearbook for the University of Missouri--Columbia School of Medicine

UWOMJ Volume 58, No. 4, May 1989

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EVALUATION OF A POST-BACCALAUREATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO DIVERSIFY THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN HAWAIʻI (1996 – 2016)

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