Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Stuart McBain"
- Stuart McBain's research primarily focuses on the intersection of medical education and biomedical engineering, particularly the assessment of examiners' influences in clinical evaluations and innovative methods for gene delivery using nanoparticle technology.
- In a recent article, he developed the Video-based Examiner Score Comparison and Adjustment (VESCA) method to ensure fairness in scoring across distributed Objective Structured Clinical Exams, highlighting the need for reliable and standardized assessments in medical training.
- McBain also has a significant background in nanotechnology, exploring magnetite-silica nanocomposites for targeted drug delivery, as well as the functional mechanisms of ion channels and pancreatic beta-cell activity related to diabetes, indicating a broad scope of interdisciplinary research.