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Medical Educators Working Abroad: Who Are They?, Michelle Mclean, Anna Da Silva, Judy Mckimm, Stella Major
Medical Educators Working Abroad: Who Are They?, Michelle Mclean, Anna Da Silva, Judy Mckimm, Stella Major
Michelle McLean
Background: Medical education is an international activity. As students and educators travel across the globe to study and teach, both medical student populations and academic staff profiles are becoming increasingly multinational. Little is, however, known about medical educators who chose to work and live abroad. Methods: Following a pilot study in the Middle East, an online survey was adapted for an international audience. In addition to demographic data, information was collected about international medical educators’ countries of birth, where they had studied, their work history as well as their roles and responsibilities as medical educators. Results: The survey, completed by …
Evaluation Of Faculty: Are Medical Students And Faculty On The Same Page?, Elhadi Aburawi, Michelle Mclean, Sami Shaban
Evaluation Of Faculty: Are Medical Students And Faculty On The Same Page?, Elhadi Aburawi, Michelle Mclean, Sami Shaban
Michelle McLean
Objectives: Student evaluation of individual teachers is important in the quality improvement cycle. The aim of this study was to explore medical student and faculty perceptions of teacher evaluation in the light of dwindling participation in online evaluations. Methods: This study was conducted at the United Arab Emirates University College of Medicine & Health Sciences between September 2010 and June 2011. A 21-item questionnaire was used to investigate learner and faculty perceptions of teacher evaluation in terms of purpose, etiquette, confidentiality and outcome on a five-point Likert scale. Results: The questionnaire was completed by 54% of faculty and 23% of …
Medical Professionalism Across Cultures: A Challenge For Medicine And Medical Education, Vikram Jha, Michelle Mclean, Trevor Gibbs, John Sanders
Medical Professionalism Across Cultures: A Challenge For Medicine And Medical Education, Vikram Jha, Michelle Mclean, Trevor Gibbs, John Sanders
Michelle McLean
Background: The recognition of medical professionalism as a complex social construct makes context, geographical location and culture important considerations in any discussion of professional behaviour. Medical students, medical educators and practitioners are now much more on the move globally, exposing them to cultural and social attitudes, values and beliefs that may differ from their own traditional perceptions of professionalism. Aims and Methods: This paper uses the model of the intercultural development continuum and the concept of ‘‘cultural fit’’ to discuss what might transpire when a student, teacher or doctor is faced with a new cultural environment. Using our own experiences …