Journal Review

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Anna Blenda

This month the IAMSE publications committee review is taken from the article titled Engaging My Gen Z Class: Teaching with Memes (09 September 2020) by Aniela Mendez-Reguera & Mildred Vanessa Lopez Cabrera. Characteristic features of Gen Z students include an incredible ability to navigate the internet and social networks, as well as immersion in video platforms from… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Anna Blenda

This month the IAMSE publications committee review is taken from the article titled ‘Precision Cancer Medicine: Dynamic Learning of Cancer Biology in a Clinically Meaningful Context’ (02 April 2021) by Catherine Zivanov, Xuanyi Li, Kaustav P. Shah, Lourdes Estrada, William B. Cutrer, Mary Hooks, Vicki Keedy, Kimberly Brown Dahlman.  The lack of national guidelines and absence of… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Jennifer Fischer

This month the IAMSE publications committee review is taken from the article titled Developing Comprehensive Strategies to Evaluate Medical School Curricula published in Medical Science Educator (30 October 2018) by Sally A. Santen, Moshe Feldman, Sara Wier, Courtney Blondino, Meagan Rawls, and Susan DiGiovanni.  For medical education, the ultimate goal of training students to be prepared for… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Alice Fornari

This month the IAMSE Publications Committee review is taken from the article titled “A Culinary Medicine Elective Course Incorporating Lifestyle Medicine for Medical Students, MSE (2021) 31, pages 1343-1349 (2021), by Shinichi Asano, Amy E. Jasperse, Dina C. Schaper, Robert W. Foster & Brian N. Griffith. Culinary Medicine (CM) programs have developed due to a… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Alice Fornari

This month the IAMSE Publications Committee review is taken from the article titled “Improving Nutrition Education with Second Year Medical Students: From Take-Home Assignments to Large Group Application Exercise, MSE (2021) 31, pages 1287–1290 (2021), by Julia Bisschops, Sabyasachi Moulik & Gregory W. Schneider. Introduction/RelevanceGap: medical schools lack curriculum focus on nutrition-related topics and therefore… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. John Szarek

This month the IAMSE Publications Committee review is taken from the article titled “The Impact of Educational Resources and Perceived Preparedness on Medical Education Performance,” published in Medical Science Educator, (MSE (2021) 31:1319–1326), by Bauzon J, Alver A, Ravikumar V, Devera A, Mikhael T, Nauman R, and Simanton E. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01306-x In his book, The World is Open: How… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Kurt Gilliland

This review was written by Kurt Gilliland, PhD, a member of the IAMSE Publications Committee. The article, “A Suggested Strategy to Integrate an Elective on Clinical Nutrition with Culinary Medicine,” was written by Lindsey Leggett, Kareem Ahmed, Cheryl Vanier, and Amina Sadik and was published in Medical Science Educator July 6, 2021 (31:1591-1600).   Nutrition… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Melanie Korndorffer

This review was written by Melanie L. Korndorffer, MD, FACS, a member of the IAMSE Publications Committee, and was published in April 2021 in Medical Science Educator. The article is titled “Supporting Self-Directed Learning: A National Needs Analysis” and was written by Youn Seon Lim, Virginia T. Lyons & Joanne M. Willey. As a physician and a… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Steven Crooks

This review was written by Steven Crooks, PhD, MHA, a member of the IAMSE Publications Committee, and was published in March 2021 in Medical Science Educator. The article is titled “Some Learning Theories for Medical Educators” and was written by Hongmei Dong, Jonathan Lio, Renslow Sherer & Ivy Jiang If you are confused about the connection between… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Carrie Elzie

This review was written by Carrie Elzie, PhD, a member of the IAMSE Publications Committee, and was published in May 2021 in Medical Science Educator. The article is titled “Leadership Training and Undergraduate Medical Education: a Scoping Review” and was written by Eric James, Mallory Evans & Misa Mi. The COVID-19 pandemic is one of… Read more »

A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Anna Blenda

This review was written by Anna Blenda, PhD, a member of the IAMSE Publications Committee, and is from the February 2021 issue of Medical Science Educator. The article is titled “A Novel USMLE Step 1 Projection Model Using a Single Comprehensive Basic Science Self-Assessment Taken During a Brief Intense Study Period” and was written by Stephen D…. Read more »

A Review from Medical Science Educator from Dr. Dani McBeth

This month the IAMSE Publications Committee review is taken from the article titled This Isn’t Being a Doctor.”—Qualitative Inquiry into the Existential Dimensions of Medical Student Burnout, published online in Medical Science Educator, (July 2020) by Ye Kyung Song. In a recent issue of Medical Science Educator I was drawn to an article about medical student burnout…. Read more »