A Modified Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MMERSQI) developed by Delphi consensus.

Background: The Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI) is widely used to appraise the methodological quality of medical education studies. However, the MERSQI lacks some criteria which could facilitate better quality assessment. The objective of this study is to achieve consensus among experts on: (1) the MERSQI scoring system and the relative importance of each domain (2) modifications of the MERSQI.

Effectiveness of technology-enhanced simulation in teaching digital rectal examination: a systematic review narrative synthesis.

Background: Digital rectal examination (DRE) is a challenging examination to learn.

Objective: To synthesise evidence regarding the effectiveness of technology-enhanced simulation (TES) for acquiring DRE skills.

Study Selection: EMBASE, Medline, CINAHL, Cochrane, Web of Knowledge (Science and Social Science), Scopus and IEEE Xplore were searched; the last search was performed on 3 April 2019.