Indonesian Medical Interns' Intention to Practise in Rural Areas.

The maldistribution of physicians, especially in rural areas, remains a global public health challenge. The internship programme for medical doctors is one of the efforts undertaken to address this issue. However, evidence aiming to disentangle this persistent challenge in the Indonesian context has been scant.

Transforming healthcare with integrated inter-professional education in a research-driven medical school.

Singapore, located strategically at the meeting point of the Malacca Strait and the South China Sea, has established itself as a global financial and economic hub. Despite its small geographical size, Singapore is home to over 5 million people from diverse cultural backgrounds. The city-state's medical education landscape has evolved significantly over the past century.

Managing assessment during curriculum change: Ottawa Consensus Statement.

Curriculum change is relatively frequent in health professional education. Formal, planned curriculum review must be conducted periodically to incorporate new knowledge and skills, changing teaching and learning methods or changing roles and expectations of graduates. Unplanned curriculum evolution arguably happens continually, usually taking the form of "minor" changes that in combination over time may produce a substantially different programme.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease in Sri Lanka: An island-wide epidemiological survey assessing the prevalence and associated factors.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is commonly encountered in clinical practice in Sri Lanka. However, its prevalence in Sri Lanka is unknown. Our objective was to study the island-wide prevalence of GERD symptoms in Sri Lanka and its associated factors.

Mentorship in health professions education - an AMEE guide for mentors and mentees: AMEE Guide No. 167.

This AMEE guide discusses theoretical principles and practical strategies for health professions educators to promote impactful mentoring relationships. Traditional definitions are challenged, distinctions are made between roles such as mentor, advisor, coach and sponsor. As educational environments change and options for professional development expand, we argue that the traditional dyadic format of mentoring alone will not help mentees to maximise their professional growth.

Characteristics and post-operative outcomes of surgery for fistula-in-ano managed at a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka: a retrospective study.

Objectives: Management of fistula-in-ano is associated with recurrence and, occasionally, with anal incontinence. We investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of fistula-in-ano.

Methods: We included patients with fistula-in-ano managed at a tertiary care center (2016-2021).

Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 gene expression positivity determined by silver in situ hybridization/immunohistochemistry methods and associated factors in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients with gastric adenocarcinoma: a prospective study.

Objective: Positive human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) expression and its predictive clinicopathological features remain unclear in Sri Lankan gastric cancer (GC) patients. Here, we aimed to determine GC HER2 status predictors by analyzing associations between clinicopathological features and HER2 expression using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and silver in situ hybridization (SISH).

Methods: During this 4-year prospective study, clinicopathological data were collected from participants in the National Hospital of Sri Lanka.

Engineered Platforms for Maturing Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Liver Cells for Disease Modeling.

Several liver diseases (eg, hepatitis B/C viruses, alcoholic/nonalcoholic fatty liver, malaria, monogenic diseases, and drug-induced liver injury) significantly impact global mortality and morbidity. Species-specific differences in liver functions limit the use of animals to fully elucidate/predict human outcomes; therefore, in vitro human liver models are used for basic and translational research to complement animal studies. However, primary human liver cells are in short supply and display donor-to-donor variability in viability/quality.

Training infectious diseases senior residents during COVID-19: The impact and the lessons learnt.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had major impact on the training of Infectious Diseases (ID) residents across the globe. They were part of the frontline staff, while at the same time training to be ID physicians. This study focused on identifying their capability, i.

Incidence and Patterns of Liver Cancers in Sri Lanka from 2001 to 2010: Analysis of National Cancer Registry Data.

Sanjeewa Seneviratne  Varying trends in the incidence of liver cancer have been observed in many Asian countries. We conducted this study to examine trends in liver cancer incidence and histological patterns in Sri Lanka.  All newly diagnosed patients with liver cancer included in Sri Lanka National Cancer Registry during 2001 to 2010 were analyzed.

Navigating nursing curriculum change during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.

Aim: To consolidate the evidence around the experiences of nursing undergraduates and faculty members navigating through remote and online education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus (COVID-19) has placed massive pressure on healthcare, economic and education systems globally. Restrictive social distancing policies and public health measures necessitated educational institutions to switch from face-to-face to remote and online education to sustain the learning process.

Empathy in health professions education: What works, gaps and areas for improvement.

Introduction: Developing a physician equipped with both technical and affective skills is crucial in ensuring quality patient care. Of these skills, nurturing empathy is a key skill that has been studied in great detail, particularly among medical undergraduates. Despite numerous studies trending the changes in empathy, the results are often contradictory or confusing.

Entrustable professional activities in undergraduate dental education: A practical model for development and validation.

Objective: Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are tasks that a person who is qualified or is in the process to be credentialed are allowed to engage. There are several levels of entrustment based on degrees of supervision assigned to each EPA. This paper aims to describe the process and outcome of creating EPAs; validate EPAs relevant to undergraduate dental training.

Development of student empathy during medical education: changes and the influence of context and training.

Purpose: Empathy levels have been observed to often decrease when medical undergraduates move to the clinical years, particularly in the Western countries. However, empathy either remains similar or increases in many Asian medical schools. This study investigated the longitudinal empathy profile of medical students in Singapore.

Mobile learning in clinical settings: unveiling the paradox.

Purpose: The use of mobile devices among medical students and residents to access online material in real-time has become more prevalent. Most literature focused on the technical/functional aspects of mobile use. This study, on the other hands, explored students, doctors and patients' preferences and reasons towards the use of mobile devices in clinical settings underpinned by the Technology Acceptance Model 2 (TAM 2).

Advancing the science of health professions education through a shared understanding of terminology: a content analysis of terms for "faculty".

Introduction: Health professions educators risk misunderstandings where terms and concepts are not clearly defined, hampering the field's progress. This risk is especially pronounced with ambiguity in describing roles. This study explores the variety of terms used by researchers and educators to describe "faculty", with the aim to facilitate definitional clarity, and create a shared terminology and approach to describing this term.

The perspectives of health professionals and patients on racism in healthcare: A qualitative systematic review.

Objective: To understand racial bias in clinical settings from the perspectives of minority patients and healthcare providers to inspire changes in the way healthcare providers interact with their patients.

Methods: Articles on racial bias were searched on Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science. Full text review and quality appraisal was conducted, before data was synthesized and analytically themed using the Thomas and Harden methodology.

Teaching Medical Research to Medical Students: a Systematic Review.

Phenomenon: Research literacy remains important for equipping clinicians with the analytical skills to tackle an ever-evolving medical landscape and maintain an evidence-based approach when treating patients. While the role of research in medical education has been justified and established, the nuances involving modes of instruction and relevant outcomes for students have yet to be analyzed. Institutions acknowledge an increasing need to dedicate time and resources towards educating medical undergraduates on research but have individually implemented different pedagogies over differing lengths of time.

Professional identity formation of medical teachers in a non-Western setting.

Introduction: Understanding and supporting professional identity formation (PIF) among medical teachers has become increasingly important in faculty development programs. In this study, we explored medical teachers' PIF in Indonesia.

Methods: We conducted a qualitative descriptive study using focus group discussions (FGDs) at four medical schools in Indonesia.

The Worldwide Epidemiology of Acute Appendicitis: An Analysis of the Global Health Data Exchange Dataset.

Background: This study aims to describe the worldwide epidemiology and changing disease trends of acute appendicitis (AA).

Methods: Epidemiological data on the incidence of AA and deaths were collected from the Global Health Data Exchange repository from 1990 to 2019. Data were stratified by age, sex and Socio-Demographic Index (SDI).