Physicians' Social Skills - Conceptualization, Taxonomy, and Behavioral Assessment.

Social skills (e.g., assertiveness, empathy, ability to accept criticism) are essential for the medical profession and therefore also for the selection and development of medical students.

Establishing TELLme - an online platform for self-directed, formative assessment of knowledge acquisition across an undergraduate medical curriculum.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report on the design, implementation, use and evaluation of TELLme, an online platform with annotated multiple-choice questions (MCQs) for formative assessment of knowledge acquisition covering an entire undergraduate medical curriculum.

Materials And Methods: We used the Educational Design Research (EDR) framework to develop TELLme as an online platform with 24/7 access for students in a co-creation process between educators, faculty and students. EDR cycle 1 focused on prototyping, while EDR cycle 2 focused on upscaling, usage analysis and evaluation.

Feeling the responsibility: Exploring the emotional experiences of final-year medical students when carrying out clinical tasks.

Purpose: The concept of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) is increasingly used to operationalize learning in the clinical workplace, yet little is known about the emotions of learners feeling the responsibility when carrying out professional tasks.

Methods: We explored the emotional experiences of medical students in their final clerkship year when performing clinical tasks. We used an online reflective diary.

Big five personality traits of medical students and workplace performance in the final clerkship year using an EPA framework.

Background: The qualities of trainees play a key role in entrustment decisions by clinical supervisors for the assignments of professional tasks and levels of supervision. A recent body of qualitative research has shown that in addition to knowledge and skills, a number of personality traits are relevant in the workplace; however, the relevance of these traits has not been investigated empirically. The aim of this study was to analyse the workplace performance of final-year medical students using an Entrustable Professional Activity (EPA) framework in relation to their personality traits.

Professional Social Media Use Among Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeons in Germany: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Study.

Background: Social media (SM) has been recognized as a professional communication tool in the field of orthopedic and trauma surgery that can enhance communication with patients and peers, and increase the visibility of research and offered services. The specific purposes of professional SM use and the benefits and concerns among orthopedic and trauma surgeons, however, remain unexplored.

Objective: This study aims to demonstrate the specific uses of different SM platforms among orthopedic and trauma surgeons in Germany as well as the advantages and concerns.

Social Media Use Among Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeons in Germany: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

Background: Social media (SM) has gained importance in the health care sector as a means of communication and a source of information for physicians and patients. However, the scope of professional SM use by orthopedic and trauma surgeons remains largely unknown.

Objective: This study presents an overview of professional SM use among orthopedic and trauma surgeons in Germany in terms of the platforms used, frequency of use, and SM content management.

Students' and lecturers' perspectives on the implementation of online learning in medical education due to COVID-19 in Germany: a cross-sectional pilot study.

Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, many things changed in universities around the world. In-person learning was not possible. Instead, courses were offered in digital form.

Medical studies in times of a pandemic - concepts of digital teaching for Orthopaedics and Trauma at german universities.

Background: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, on-site classroom teaching became limited at most German medical universities. This caused a sudden demand for digital teaching concepts. How the transfer from classroom to digital teaching or digitally assisted teaching was conducted was decided by each university and/or department individually.

Rare disease education in Europe and beyond: time to act.

People living with rare diseases (PLWRD) still face huge unmet needs, in part due to the fact that care systems are not sufficiently aligned with their needs and healthcare workforce (HWF) along their care pathways lacks competencies to efficiently tackle rare disease-specific challenges. Level of rare disease knowledge and awareness among the current and future HWF is insufficient. In recent years, many educational resources on rare diseases have been developed, however, awareness of these resources is still limited and rare disease education is still not sufficiently taken into account by some crucial stakeholders as academia and professional organizations.

Is student mentoring career-defining in surgical disciplines? A comparative survey among medical schools and medical students for mentoring programs.

Objective: Facing a shortage of young surgeons, this study aimed to examine the availability of mentoring programs and if this can counteract this lack.

Summary Background Data: Medical mentoring programs have proven to be decisive to influence students' later career decisions. Since their structure may depend on the medical school and the effort of single disciplines, the offers are often very heterogeneous.

The use of video consultations to support orthopedic patients' treatment at the interface of a clinic and general practitioners.

Introduction: Video consultations have proven to be a powerful support tool for patient-doctor interactions in general, not only during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study analyzed the feasibility and usefulness of orthopedic telemedical consultations (OTCs) for orthopedic patients at the interface of a clinic and general practitioners.

Methods: The study was carried out at an orthopedic department of a German hospital between April 2020 and October 2020.

Entrustable professional activities for Junior Brazilian Medical Students in community medicine.

Background: Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) have been defined to promote the workplace participation of undergraduate medical students, generally in the context of high-income countries with a focus on the secondary and tertiary health care sectors. These EPAs have limited applicability to training and health care contexts in low- to middle-income countries that have a focus on primary health care, for instance, the context of community medicine. The purpose of this article is to report the process and results of defining EPAs for undergraduate medical training in a community health care setting.

Digital adaptation of teaching disaster and deployment medicine under COVID-19 conditions: a comparative evaluation over 5 years.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has not only brought many aspects of disaster medicine into everyday awareness but also led to a massive change in medical teaching due to the necessity of contact restrictions. This study aimed to evaluate student acceptance of a curricular elective module on disaster and deployment medicine over a 5-year period and to present content adjustments due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Methods: Since 2016, 8 semesters of the curricular elective module took place in face-to-face teaching (pre-COVID-19 group).

Doctors on the move 2: a qualitative study on the social integration of middle eastern physicians following their migration to Germany.

Background: The integration of immigrating physicians has become a challenge for many societies and health care systems worldwide. Facilitating the integration process may benefit both the uptaking country and the immigrating physicians. Previous studies have approached this problem from a system integration perspective.

Implementation of a digital health module for undergraduate medical students: A comparative study on knowledge and attitudes.

Background: Digital competencies are more and more required in everyday work, and training future healthcare professionals in digital health is highly important.

Objective: Aim of this study was to assess medical students' gain of knowledge by participation in a teaching module "Digital Health", and to evaluate their attitudes towards digital health and its role in medical education.

Methods: Students of the module were asked to complete a questionnaire and a multiple-choice-test before and after completing the classes.

How far has the digitization of medical teaching progressed in times of COVID-19? A multinational survey among medical students and lecturers in German-speaking central Europe.

Background: To ensure successful medical education despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for online instruction has substantially increased. Fast and efficient teaching in a digital format poses a great challenge for medical students and lecturers as well as the universities.

Objective: The aim of this study is to capture the readiness of medical students and faculty members to participate in rapidly- evolving online education.

How do medical students learn conceptual knowledge? High-, moderate- and low-utility learning techniques and perceived learning difficulties.

Background: Acquiring medical knowledge is a key competency for medical students and a lifelong requirement for physicians. Learning techniques can improve academic success and help students cope with stressors. To support students' learning process medical faculties should know about learning techniques.

A qualitative study applying Bourdieu's concept of field to uncover social mechanisms underlying major curriculum reform.

Purpose: Planning committees play a key role in blueprinting major curriculum reform. In this qualitative study, we apply Bourdieu's sociological concept of field to the perceptions of committee members to identify the social mechanisms operating in major curriculum reform.

Method: A planning committee with 18 members developed a blueprint for major curriculum reform at the in its transition from a discipline-based programme to a fully integrated undergraduate medical programme.

Acceptance of Supportive Illustrations for Preparation of Patients for an Orthopedic Telemedical Consultation.

Telemedical video consultations are a powerful support for patient-doctor interactions. For optimal digital settings, explanatory illustrations may be helpful for patients. This study analyzed patients' the attitude of patients to illustrations preparing for an orthopedic telemedical consultation (OTC).

The use of online video consultations in the aftercare of orthopedic patients: a prospective case-control study.

Background: Video consultations have proven to be an efficient source of support for patient-doctor interactions and have become increasingly used in orthopedics, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study analyzed both patients' and doctors' acceptance of an orthopedic telemedical consultation (OTC) and compared the results of OTC examinations to the results of live consultation (LC) to identify discrepancies.

Methods: The study was carried out in an orthopedic department of a German hospital between 2019 and 2020.