Relationship between prostate-specific antigen, alkaline phosphatase levels, and time-to-tumor shrinkage: understanding the progression of prostate cancer in a longitudinal study.

Background: This study delves into the complex interplay among prostate-specific antigen, alkaline phosphatase, and the temporal dynamics of tumor shrinkage in prostate cancer. By investigating the longitudinal trajectories and time-to-prostate cancer tumor shrinkage, we aim to untangle the intricate patterns of these biomarkers. This understanding is pivotal for gaining profound insights into the multifaceted aspects of prostate cancer progression.

Factors necessary for entrustment decision-making in surgical operating rooms: A modified Delphi study.

Objective: Resident autonomy in an operation theatre has been directly linked with patient safety in healthcare. The objective of this study was to identify the factors necessary for making resident-entrustment decisions from the perspective of a supervisor/consultant viewpoint. The second objective was to develop a checklist for assessing resident readiness for independent work.

Evaluation of Different Techniques of Working Length Determination in Comparison with CBCT.

Aim: To estimate the working length of teeth using conventional tactile technique, radiovisiography technique, Apex locator, and confirmation of working length by cone beam computed tomography technique.

Materials And Methods: Forty patients with the age group between 20 and 50 years with irreversible pulpitis were included in this study. After taking a preoperative radiograph, the procedure was started.

Virtual patients versus standardized patients for improving clinical reasoning skills in ophthalmology residents. A randomized controlled trial.

Background: History taking and clinical reasoning are important skills that require knowledge, cognition and meta-cognition. It is important that a trainee must experience multiple encounters with different patients to practice these skills. However, patient safety is also important, and trainees are not allowed to handle critically ill patients.

Evaluation of the Efficacy of LASER, Desensitizing Agents, and their Combined Effect on Dentinal Hypersensitivity in Bicuspids: Study.

Aim: This study aimed to know the potential of diode light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (LASER) and desensitizing agents on blocking the dentinal tubules, which may further help in reducing the most common dental problem named dentinal hypersensitivity (DH).

Materials And Methods: Sixty human permanent bicuspids were selected, and preparation was performed in the cervical region measuring 2.5 mm × 2.

Resilience and academic performance: Exploring the link in dental students.

This study aims to assess the correl ation between t he resilience level of dental students (preclinical and clinical years) and its effects on their academic performance. It is a correlational research study that was carried out on second, third, and final-yea r denta l students at Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore. Academic resilience was judged by using the academic resilience scale (ARS-30).

Impact of emotional intelligence in resolving clinical conflicts among postgraduate residents of surgery.

Background & Objective: Emotional intelligence (EI) can become a vital tool for resolving clinical conflicts (CC) in surgery. The postgraduate residents focus on the technical skills and undermine the soft skills required for their better training. Our aim was to determine the EI of postgraduate resident (PGR) years one & two in General and Orthopedic Surgery.

Digital teaching: Developing a structured digital teaching competency framework for medical teachers.

Aim: To explore the core competencies needed on part of the medical and dental teachers to carry out effective digital teaching for their students.

Methods: It was a qualitative study which employed phenomenological approach. The data were collected from 12 teachers who were purposively selected for semi-structured interviews.

Curriculum implementation challenges: Development and validation of an integrated curriculum implementation challenges tool.

Objective: To develop an instrument to identify the challenges faced by faculty while implementing an integrated curriculum in an undergraduate dentistry program.

Methods: The study was conducted between September 2020 and October 2021 at the University College of Medicine and Dentistry (UCMD), University of Lahore (UOL). A preliminary questionnaire, developed through literature review and faculty interviews was sent to 10 medical education experts for content validation via the Delphi technique.

Reliability and validity of Urdu PARENTS for assessing non-technical skills of paediatric residents in a teaching hospital in Pakistan.

Purpose: The primary objective of our study is twofold. First, we assessed nontechnical skills (NTSs), such as the cognitive, social, and personal skills of postgraduate residents (PGRs), from paediatric caregivers' perspectives in a paediatric emergency department (PED) of a tertiary care hospital. Second, we evaluated the reliability and validity of the 'Parents' Assessment of Residents Enacting Non-Technical Skills' (PARENTS) instrument in its Urdu-translated version, ensuring its applicability and accuracy in the Pakistani context.

Emotional regulation strategies (ER) used by trainees to overcome negative emotions.

Objective: To identify the use of different emotion regulation strategies by medical trainees, and to determine the frequency and the predominant pattern of emotional response in emotion-triggering situations.

Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at 2 public and 1 private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan, from March to September 2019, and comprised postgraduate medical trainees of either gender from all clinical disciplines from years 1-4. Data was collected using a questionnaire based on the Gross theory of emotional regulation and the Situational model of emotion.

Dimensions of challenges in transformation from traditional to integrated modular curriculum - Experiences from Pakistan.

Objective: The scarcity of successful implementation of integrated modular curriculum in Pakistan created a lack of evidence-based insight into the process of curriculum transformation. We explored the issue by exploring challenges faced by faculty in implementing integrated modular curriculum.

Methods: An exploratory qualitative study was conducted in 2019-2020, data collected from November 2019 to August 2020, at undergraduate medical colleges in Lahore and Rawalpindi, with semi-structured online interviews of well experienced 11 faculty members.

Post-graduate educational environment of two parallel programs in Pediatric Medicine.

Objective: To compare the trainees' perception of the Educational Environment (EE) of the two parallel post-graduate training programs (MD & FCPS) in Pediatric Medicine.

Methods: This quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out by Department of Medical Education UOL and Department of Pediatric Medicine KEMU from February to December 2021. Data about the perception of EE was collected from the Pediatric Medicine trainees by purposive sampling using the 40 items PHEEM inventory.

Assessment Of Workplace Related Factors Affecting Tolerance Of Ambiguity Among Trainee Doctors.

Objective: To assess workplace factorsinfluencing the tolerance of ambiguity among trainee doctors.

Methods: The sequential mixed-method study was conducted from June 2021 to February 2022 at the Fauji Foundation Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan, and comprised postgraduate trainee doctors of either gender associated with various specialties.Thebaseline toleranceof ambiguity scorewas establishedusingtheToleranceofAmbiguity in Medical Students and Doctors scale.

A Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Various Obturating Techniques for the Presence of Voids.

Aim: Evaluation of the efficacy of different obturating techniques and assessment of the presence of voids in different regions of the canal.

Materials And Methods: Sixty permanent single-rooted teeth with complete, mature root apices without any anatomic variation having straight patent root canals were included in the present study. Access cavity preparation followed by biomechanical preparation was done.

Barriers and Facilitators for Female Healthcare Professionals to Be Leaders in Pakistan: A Qualitative Exploratory Study.

Purpose: Despite being in high numbers in medical colleges, only a small proportion of women join the workforce and even fewer reach leadership positions in Pakistan. Organizations like United Nations and Women Global Health are working towards closing the gender gap. The study aims to explore the enablers and barriers for women in healthcare leadership and to explore the strategies to promote women in leadership positions in Pakistan's specific societal culture.

Development and validation of an instrument to measure the Micro-Learning Environment of Students (MLEM).

Background: There are multiple instruments to measure different learning environments but no valid and reliable instrument is present for measuring the micro-learning environment. This study aimed to develop and validate an instrument to measure the micro-learning environment of students. Measuring the micro-learning environment can give insight into the real-life experiences of students and enlighten us about the disparity between taught, delivered, and learned curricula.

Effects of informal learner handover in clinical dental education.

Background: It is currently under discussion whether Learner Handovers (LH) are beneficial, disadvantageous, or useful in Health Professions Education. Research has not been conducted to determine the extent of existing informal learner handover (ILH) through faculty discussions. In addition to providing stakeholders with added context, examining the nature of ILH may also provide insight into the bias associated with Learner Handover.

ChatGPT - Reshaping medical education and clinical management.

Artificial Intelligence is no more the talk of the fiction read in novels or seen in movies. It has been making inroads slowly and gradually in medical education and clinical management of patients apart from all other walks of life. Recently, chatbots particularly ChatGPT, were developed and trained, using a huge amount of textual data from the internet.

Impact of Language Barriers in Doctor - Patient Relationship: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: To explore the problems faced by recent medical graduates in communication with their patients due to language barriers and the influence of these language barriers on the doctor-patient relationship.

Methods: A basic qualitative study was conducted at Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital Sialkot, Services Hospital Lahore and Mayo Hospital Lahore over eight months after receiving approval from the Ethical Review Board of the University of Lahore. Twelve recent medical graduates from different departments were selected via a purposive sampling technique.

Design and implementation of real-time object detection system based on single-shoot detector and OpenCV.

Computer vision (CV) and human-computer interaction (HCI) are essential in many technological fields. Researchers in CV are particularly interested in real-time object detection techniques, which have a wide range of applications, including inspection systems. In this study, we design and implement real-time object detection and recognition systems using the single-shoot detector (SSD) algorithm and deep learning techniques with pre-trained models.

Enriching operating room based student learning experience: exploration of factors and development of curricular guidelines.

Background: Operating Room (OR) is a high-pressure setting where multiple complex surgical, educational, and administrative facets interplay. Contrary to resident training, the dynamics of undergraduate medical students' learning process is highly demanding, opportunistic, unstandardized, and suboptimal owing to many reasons. Upon reviewing the existing published literature regarding the medical students' experience in the OR setting, it was clear that this field is still to date, unstructured, and ambiguous, with many grey areas that need to be worked on.

The Drudgery of a Doctor's Disciple: Exploring the effects of Negative Role Modelling on medical students' professional development.

Introduction: Role modelling is considered an essential component of teaching in various educational settings and impact students' professional development. Most studies found in the literature have explored the influence of positive role models and limited data is available about the negative role modelling. This study explores the effects of negative role modelling of teachers on the professional development of future doctors.

Use of situational judgment tests for assessing non-cognitive attributes of final year dental students.

Objective: Situational judgment tests (SJT) have been previously used in the admission process of medical and dental undergraduate programs, but their utilization as an assessment tool is fairly new. The objective of this study was to explore essential non-cognitive attributes of dental graduates. We also aimed to assess the attributes of final year dental students utilizing SJT and later collected participants' reactions on the test.