Marketisation, increased student mobility, the massification of Higher Education (HE) and
stagnating staff numbers in universities have combined to cause a ripple effect of change …

Purpose While many business schools use large classes for the sake of efficiency, faculty
and students tend to perceive large classes as an impediment to learning. Although class …

Medical Education 2011: 45: 995–1005 Context A particularly onerous aspect of the
transition from medical student to practising doctor concerns the necessity to be able to …

Background The transition from student to medical doctor is challenging and stressful to
many junior doctors. To practice with confidence and professionalism the junior doctors …

Purpose of study Previous research demonstrates that graduating medical students often
feel unprepared for practice and that their perceptions of preparedness correlate only …

Background Simulation-based technologies are emerging to enhance medical education in
the digital era. However, there is limited data for the use of virtual reality simulation in …

Background: In 2000/1, a survey found that 42% of newly qualified UK doctors felt their
medical training had not prepared them well for starting work. Aim: To determine factors …

Studies in the United Kingdom show that the first year of being a new doctor is a difficult
transition from being an undergraduate medical. These doctors feel ill-prepared by their …

Objectives To determine and compare the self-perceived and objectively measured
competence in performing 14 core-clinical practical procedures by Final Year Medical …

Background The aim of this study was to explore difficulties at work from anaesthetists' own
perspective and to examine how anaesthetists handle and cope with situations that are …