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Bridging the Gap: How Implementation Science is Transforming Medical Education
In this episode, Zaynab and Yassin explore the growing role of Implementation Science (IS) in medical education. Based on a recent narrative review, they dive into how...
Training for Crisis: Preparing Healthcare Teams for Mass Casualty Incidents
In today’s episode, Zaynab and Yassin discuss a review that explores innovative training methods for preparing healthcare teams to handle Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs...
AI and Clinical Education: Can Chatbots Teach Doctors?
In this episode, Zaynab and Yassin explore the potential of using artificial intelligence, specifically large language models like ChatGPT, to generate clinical cases ...
Shining a Light on Clinical Teaching: What Happens on Hospital Ward Rounds?
In this episode, Zaynab and Yassin dive into a research paper that explores the often-overlooked world of clinical teaching during hospital ward rounds. The study, con...
Chatbots and Vaccine Confidence: The Power of VWise
In this episode, Zaynab and Yassin explore how a low-cost chatbot, VWise, was developed in the UAE to combat COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. They dive into the resear...
The Little Room of Horrors: Virtual Simulation in Medical Education during the Pandemic
In this episode, Zaynab and Yassin explore how Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) transitioned from traditional face-to-face medical...
Vaccine Confidence in the Metaverse: A New Frontier for Public Health
In this episode, Zaynab and Yassin explore a cutting-edge approach to promoting vaccine confidence through the metaverse. The research paper they discuss envisions a v...
Interprofessional Education in Healthcare: Building Stronger Teams for Better Care
This podcast discusses an article that examines the effect of introducing interprofessional education (IPE) concepts on students from various healthcare disciplines in...
A Formal Approach to Distinguishing Games, Toys, and Serious Games
In this episode, Zaynab and Yassin explore a fascinating research paper that dissects the subtle differences between games, toys, and serious games. The paper presents...
Learners Study Orientation, Information Literacy, and Well-being: Measuring Success in Lifelong Learning
In this episode, Zaynab and Yassin explore a research paper comparing four popular questionnaires that measure key competencies in lifelong learning: study orientation...
Use of Moulage in Healthcare Simulation: Low-Cost Solutions for High-Impact Learning
In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of moulage—the art of creating realistic wounds and injuries—for medical training. But here's the twist: we’re diving...
Medical Role Play for Children: The Teddy Bear Hospital
In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of the Teddy Bear Hospital, a medical role-playing initiative designed to reduce children's anxiety about healthcare....
Escaping the Ordinary: How Escape Rooms Are Shaping Medical Education
In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of escape rooms in medical education. From physical simulations to digital innovations, we explore how escape rooms...
The Power of Peer Learning in Medical Education: A Balanced Approach
In this episode, we dive into research from the JMIR Medical Education journal that examines the effectiveness of peer learning in clinical skills development for unde...
The Future of Learning in Healthcare: Lifelong Learning, Personalized Medicine, and AI
In this episode, we explore key insights from the GAME 2019 #FuturistForum findings, discussing how lifelong learning, technology, and a shift toward preventive care t...
Gamifying Learning: The Power of Student-Generated Formative Assessments
In this episode, we explore a study investigating the impact of medical students creating their formative assessments. Using a mixed-methods approach, the researchers ...
Serious Games Trends in Health Professions Education: From Pixels to Practice
In this episode, we explore the evolving world of serious games in health professions education, diving into a study that tracks trends in game-based learning from 199...
Diagnostic Markers to Evaluate Serious Games in Medical Education: Fun Meets Function
In this episode, we explore a fascinating study that introduces a new framework to evaluate serious games, specifically those designed for medical education. The frame...
Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education: A Game-Changer for Future Doctors?
This episode explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing medical education. We include a recent study on AI's role in providing personalized learning ...
Mixed Reality in Medical Education: Transforming Training for Future Doctors
In this episode, we explore how augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) are reshaping medical education. We dive into a comprehensive stud...
Leveling Up Learning: The Impact of Serious Gaming and Gamification in Health Professions Education
In this episode, we take a deep dive into the transformative potential of serious gaming and gamification in health professions education. Based on a comprehensive sys...
Empowering Health Professionals with IT Skills: A Roadmap for the Future
In this episode, we explore how the healthcare industry can tackle the growing need for IT skills among health professionals, based on a research study that surveyed e...
Digital Education for Doctors: Effective or Overhyped?
In this episode, we dive into a systematic review that explores the effectiveness of online digital education (ODE) for medical doctors' post-registration training. Ho...
Virtual Reality in Health Professions Education: Game-Changer or Overhyped?
In this episode, we explore the findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effectiveness of Virtual Reality (VR) in training healthcare profession...
Bridging Education and Research: A Roadmap for Universities
In this episode, we dive into a research paper that explores how universities can better integrate research into education, drawing on examples from Sweden and Singapo...
Scaling Team-Based Learning: The LKC Medicine Experience
In this episode, we explore how Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKC Medicine) in Singapore made Team-Based Learning (TBL) the cornerstone of its medical curriculum....