Competency-based education in ergonomics was incorporated into the physical therapy undergraduate educational program in the University of Chile in 2009 in conjunction with the construction of the graduation profile. The ...

Purpose: the current model of undergraduate medical education is under debate since knowledge retention and student interest seem to be decreasing. To clarify this situation we developed and evaluated a computer aided ...

A fair, valid, and reliable instrument of assessment is essential to ensure quality teaching in higher education. This study seeks to evaluate the consistency of the current rating scales used for the assessment of ...

Background: Because of ethical and medico-legal aspects involved in the training of cutaneous surgical skills on living patients, human cadavers and living animals, it is necessary the search for alternative and effective ...

The study presented in this article is aimed to improve the academic education in the field of library and information science by structuring the curricular and pedagogical reasoning that shapes the contents of undergraduate ...

This article describes the following aspects of teaching biochemistry in undergraduate health courses: objectives, number of hours, time in which the subject is studied, selection of content, teaching strategies, and ...

The Unesp in Sao Paulo (Brazil) is responsible for training nearly 7,000 professionals/year, which are thrown into the labor market with the commitment and competence to deal with the varied activities inherent in the ...

Background: The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) is the most valid and reliable instrument to measure the educational environment (EE) in undergraduate medical education. Aim: To evaluate the EE perceived ...