Publications by authors named "J D Modi"
Introduction of an Online Mentoring Program for Final Professional MBBS Students.
Int J Appl Basic Med Res
November 2024
Background: Mentoring helps in the personal and professional development of mentees and helps them develop self-confidence in their work. Final-year undergraduate medical students face many challenges but they also have to gain the confidence to start working independently and plan their careers in the near future. In the coronavirus disease scenario, many of these challenges were amplified, and final-year students were in greater need of mentoring.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCinemeducation improves early clinical exposure to inborn errors of metabolism.
Biochem Mol Biol Educ
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- Cinemeducation, a method that uses film to enhance learning, showed potential for improving students' humanistic skills and engagement, particularly in the context of rare diseases like inborn errors of metabolism.
- A study involving 100 first-year MBBS students used film clips from "Lorenzo's Oil" and "Extraordinary Measures" to teach about lipid metabolism and lysosomal storage disease, respectively.
- Results indicated that while academic performance improved with "Extraordinary Measures," no similar benefit was observed with "Lorenzo's Oil," although both students and instructors expressed satisfaction with the cinemeducation approach.
Introduction: A core outcome set (COS) helps standardize outcome measurements across clinical trials. Although lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, research exploring COS implementation across lung cancer trials remains limited. We aim to analyze the uptake of the lung cancer COS and identify potential gaps in COS adherence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMain Problem: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition that affects millions of people worldwide. A standardized core outcome set (COS) was developed for CKD by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes and Measurements in 2019. This study aims to evaluate the frequency of measurement for these outcomes before and after the publication of the COS.
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