Developing an evaluation approach for the in-depth review of a new undergraduate medical programme as a complex system.

Background: A new undergraduate medical programme was instituted at the University of Botswana in 2009. In 2016, the Faculty of Medicine decided to conduct a comprehensive review of the programme. Participants at a planning workshop decided the review had to lead to an in-depth understanding of the programme.

Sociocultural factors affecting first-year medical students' adjustment to a PBL program at an African medical school.

Background: Besides regulatory learning skills, learning also requires students to relate to their social context and negotiate it as they transition and adjust to medical training. As such, there is a need to consider and explore the role of social and cultural aspects in student learning, particularly in problem-based learning, where the learning paradigm differs from what most students have previously experienced. In this article, we report on the findings of a study exploring first-year medical students' experiences during the first semester of an undergraduate problem-based learning medical program at an African medical school.

Design of a Learning Development Program to Support First-Year Undergraduate Medical Students in the Transition to a PBL Curriculum.

Unlabelled: While the evaluation of learning development interventions needs to be considered carefully and included at the curriculum design stage, there is limited literature on the actual design of interventions, especially on how these designs evolve and improve over time. This paper describes the evolution of a learning development program intended to support first-year medical students adjusting to a problem-based learning curriculum. We used a design-based research approach, articulating our theoretical grounding and incorporating students' voices to develop an "optimal" intervention for the specific challenges in our context.

A country-specific FRAX model for Botswana.

Introduction: Hip fracture rates in Botswana were used to create a FRAX® model for fracture risk assessment.

Objective: This paper describes the development and characteristics of a country-specific FRAX model for Botswana.

Methods: Age-specific and sex-specific incidence of hip fracture and national mortality rates was incorporated into a FRAX model for Botswana.

Epidemiology of hip fracture in Botswana.

Unlabelled: A retrospective population-based survey in the Republic of Botswana determined the incidence of fractures at the hip over 3 years. The estimated number of such fractures nationwide for 2020 was 103 and is predicted to increase.

Objective: This article describes the epidemiology of hip fractures in the Republic of Botswana.