During the past 10 to 15 years, the number of medical students applying to general surgery
residency programs has decreased considerably. Approximately 7.8% of graduating US …

Resident doctors contribute significantly to the quality of undergraduate medical training and
it is assumed that by participating in the process, they also improve their own professional …

Background Undergraduate education studies have suggested instructor sex can influence
female students to pursue a discipline. We sought to evaluate a similar hypothesis in …

This AMEE Guide provides a framework to guide medical educators engaged in the design
and implementation of “Resident as Teacher” programs. The suggested approaches are …

BACKGROUND: There has been declining interest in surgery among medical students and
one reason might be the third-year clerkship experience. The aim of this study was to clarify …

Results: The results showed that the students' perception, in most areas of education,
performance of clinical faculty, clinical facilities, clinical assessment, evaluation of students' …

BACKGROUND: Interest in general surgical residencies has decreased significantly.
Because medical student clerkship experiences may affect specialty preferences, we …

Background and purpose Role models in the medical field are professional and
experienced persons whose actions unconsciously inspire juniors to strive to be like them …

Rationale and Objectives To investigate whether there is a bias in the residency selection
process that influences the proportion of females entering diagnostic radiology residencies …

Abstract Introduction The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) requires that
residents are trained to fulfill their educational duties toward medical students. This study …