Biomedical subjects
R M Caplan
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Winter thoughts about Sumer.
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Efficacy of traditional continuing medical education in changing physician knowledge and behavior in the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction.
In a controlled study, we assessed the effectiveness of a 2 hour traditional CME program in changing the knowledge and behavior of 23 family physicians caring for 123 patients with acute myocardial infarction. Although significant immediate gains in knowledge occurred, these gains were not translated into significant improvements on 33 patient care practices as assessed by a special medical audit instrument.
Increase the benefit.
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Whatever became of young Stamford? - A contribution to the Holmesian corpus.
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Learning styles and instructional preferences of family practice physicians.
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Effective cardiovascular health education in the young: an elusive goal.
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Can you flunk a CME course?
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Relating undergraduate medical education to continuing medical education.
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The status of cardiovascular health knowledge among sixth, seventh, and eighth grade children.
The goals of this study were to develop and standardize a test of cardiovascular health knowledge to determine its status among primary school children, to ascertain the rate at which cardiovascular health knowledge increases as compared to other subject areas, and to demonstrate the feasibility of the use of standardized achievement tests for assessing the results of health education curricula. The Iowa Cardiovascular Health Knowledge Test (ICVHT) was developed and administered in conjunction with a standardized educational testing program, the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS), to a stratified sample of 2,675 Iowa Students from grades six, seven, and eight. The average student in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades answered 37.9 +/- 0.4, 41.2 +/- 0.3, and 43.7 +/- 0.4 (SEM) percent of the items correctly. ICVHT scores increased minimally (less than 1 item/grade) as grade levels increased, but at a 75% slower rate than scores in other subjects tested. The results document a deficiency in cardiovascular health knowledge and provide a model for use in educational assessment programs in other health disciplines.
Learning style and instructional preformances of family physicians.
The learning styles and instructional preferences of two groups of family physicians were compared. One group of physicians attended a refresher course sponsored by a medical school; the other group did not attend the course.
Artistic involvement of Physicians.
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Choosing dermatologic instruction for students in family practice.
Sixty-three family practitioners responded to a special questionnaire designed to determine their judgment of what is most important to teach medical students and those residents headed toward careers in family practice. The ranking of emphases and specific diseases should be helpful to dermatologists responsible for the instruction.
On becoming a student again.
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Repaying a debt.
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