Assessment of student's professional and personal attitudes

Conference Theme: Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare ProfessionsSession 2Q - Posters: Students and Learning Characteristics: no. 2Q11BACKGROUND: Undergraduate research gives our MBBS Year 3 medical students opportunity to consolidate their evidence-based knowledge gained in previous two years of their medical education and apply the research principles to the selected topic. Medical students are frequently recruited as subjects for this students-led research. Favourite research topics include medical students’ knowledge and attitudes towards different ...postprin

Patient Perception of Physician Attire Before and After Disclosure of the Risks of Microbial Contamination

Background: The white coat is traditionally considered to be the appropriate attire for physicians but it may also be contaminated with microbes and act as a potential source of infection. We aimed to study patients’ acceptance of physicians’ attire, their underlying reasons, and their reactions to an educational intervention with regards to the risks of contamination. Methods: We conducted a voluntary questionnaire survey at a university teaching hospital in Hong Kong from February to July 2012. 262 patient-responses from adult inpatients and outpatients across various specialties were analysed. Results: White coats were highly favoured (90.8%) when compared with scrubs (22.1%), smart casual (7.6%) and formal (7.3%) wears. ’Professional image’ and ‘ease of identification’ were the main attributes of the white coat. Most patients (92.2%) would prefer doctors washing their white coats every few days, whilst 80.9% believed that doctors were actually doing so. After patients were informed of the potential risk of microbial contamination, white coats remained as the most favoured attire (66.4%), but with scrubs doubling in popularity (45.8%). Smart casual (9.2%) and formal attire (4.6%) remain the least accepted. Conclusion: Despite cross-infections being a significant concern within the healthcare environments, patients’ predominant acceptance and perceived attributes towards the white coat were maintained after an educational intervention on the risks of microbial contamination.published_or_final_versio

Diversity of activity participation determines bone mineral content in the lower limbs of pre-pubertal children with developmental coordination disorder

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What Undergraduate Medical Programme evaluation data tell us about the effectiveness of learning process: The University of Hong Kong MBBS Year 3 Tuberculosis Clerkship Programme

HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine Frontiers SeriesE-poster Exhibition - Moocs in Postmodern Asi

Building a bridge between undergraduate clinical education and research: research competences of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) medical students

Conference Theme: From Classroom to Clinic: Opportunities and Challenges in e-LearningPoster no. PE 18 - Award of Meri

Undergraduate medical students research skills enhancement – Health research project

Background: Evidence-based medicine has been recognized as a core competency for the new generation of medical doctors. Under the coordination of the School of Public Health, all Year 3 MBBS students from Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong undertake a year long health research project, in which they acquire research skills, enhance peer to peer skills, consolidate epidemiological and statistical learning and apply problem-based and evidence-based teaching. Summary of work: Each group of students (n=10) develops a research protocol on a locally relevant health or health care topic; obtains ethics approval; recruits subjects; collects data; conducts data analysis and presents their findings in written and oral form. Student groups work independently with backup from project group tutors, statistical advisors as well as online WebCT support. Conclusions: Students report high levels of satisfaction with the learning process. They produce high quality research outputs with one project per year published in international peer reviewed journals. Take-home messages: Over the past 15 years, the health research project as an integrated part of the undergraduate curriculum has successfully engaged young medical students in health research enhancing their critical thinking skills and research knowledge

Is the parenting style associated with low fruit and vegetable consumption in primary school children in Hong Kong?

Conference Theme: What will the Next Generation of Community Medicine Specialists Look Like?College Prize for Poster Presentation at the HKCCM 201

What do we know about our medical students from their undergraduate research?

Abstract and Poster Presentation: PE17Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education - HKU 2011, Hong Kong, 2-3 December 2011