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Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Subject guide for all QUB Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences students and staff. Features guides to planning and running database searches, finding grey literature, and using EndNote for reference management.

QUB Medical Education current awareness bulletin

This bulletin lists some of the latest papers on medical/clinical education. These might help to trigger research ideas in students who are unsure of topics to pursue for their medical/clinical education essays, dissertations etc.

To receive new issues of this bulletin via email, please contact Richard Fallis, Subject Librarian for Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences.

December 2025

Artificial intelligence in medical education: potential and pitfalls

Assessing medical student competency in community-engaged service learning: development and validity evidence of a multisource feedback tool

Association among professional identity, burnout, and mental health in medical students

Between patients and populations: teaching the social determinants of health at medical school

ChatGPT: a useful tool for medical students in radiology education?

Competency-based education and programmatic assessment in undergraduate medical education: describing the gateway experience of successful design and implementation

Diversity of CPR manikins for basic life support education: use of manikin sex, race and body shape — a scoping review

An educational evaluation of medical students' attitudes towards intellectual disability

Educational strategies to prepare trainees for clinical uncertainty

Emotions and clinical reasoning in medical education and clinical practice: a scoping review

Exploring medical students' learning through interprofessional interactions in clinical clerkships: a qualitative analysis

From suppression to integration: a self-determination theory perspective on emotion regulation in medical education

Futureproofing medicine: why geriatric medicine student societies are a must

Learning through oral case presentations and impact on medical students' clinical training and career development: a mixed-method study

A national survey of communication skills topics taught in medical school clinical skills courses

Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery boot camp in preclinical undergraduate medical education: a pilot study

Parenting in medical school: an exploration into the dual identities of medical student parents

Peer mentoring as a community of practice in medical education

Prospects for the use of objective assessment indicators of surgical skills in medical education: a twenty-year scoping review

Redrawing the surgical line: the role of female surgeon mentorship in shaping female medical students’ perceptions of surgery

A state-of-the-art review of the historical evolution of the graduate medical educator role

Well-being, work environment, and control over workload accounting for burnout among medical school staff

When patients say no: rethinking refusal in bedside medical education

Sources

Academic Medicine (Nov); American Journal of Surgery (Nov); Australian Journal of General Practice (Oct); BMJ (Oct-Nov); Clinical Teacher (Dec); Ear, Nose & Throat Journal (Dec); Emergency Medicine Journal (Nov); NEJM (Oct)

November 2025

Advancing diagnostic excellence through medical education in diagnostic equity

Advancing disability equity and inclusion in undergraduate medical education: proceedings from the Access in Medicine Summit

Association of private equity investment in health care with medical education disruptions

Centering a justice-based approach to disability inclusion in medical education

Compounded challenges: the impact of race and disability on leave of absence and time to graduation during undergraduate medical education

The critical nature of belonging in academic medicine for medical students with disabilities

Disability in undergraduate medical education in the United States: a scoping review

Dismantling barriers in the medical curriculum for learners with hearing loss: a case study

Elements of core anatomy competency in a preclinical undergraduate medical program: a Best Evidence in Medical Education (BEME) scoping review

Fellows and medical students as tutors: facilitating beginning medical students’ clinical reasoning abilities

From understanding to embracing: a guide on emotions in medical education research

From policy to practice: building the disability inclusion infrastructure in graduate medical education

The intersection of disability, race, ethnicity, and financial background on food insecurity among medical students

Measuring the impact of medical education in resource limited settings: a scoping review

Negotiating the dual role of performer and learner: medical students’ impression management in the clinical learning environment

A novel surgical education course for preclinical undergraduate medical students

Perceptions of the learning environment among medical students with disabilities and the impact of program access

Preparing medical students and physicians to cope with their medical errors: a scoping review

Preparing to thrive: supporting learners with disabilities through the undergraduate-to-graduate medical education transition

Revitalizing scientific poster sessions: a gamification approach at an academic conference

Standardized language for clinical accommodations in U.S. undergraduate medical training: results from a national modified Delphi consensus study

Strengthening disability inclusion in medical education: the role of disability resource professionals through Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Framework

Sustaining the biomedical research workforce: medical school leadership in supporting research learners

Timing of disability diagnosis and accommodations during medical school by first-generation status, race, ethnicity, and gender

Twelve tips: using generative AI to create and optimize content for virtual patient simulations

Sources

Academic Medicine (Oct); American Journal of Surgery (Oct); Medical Teacher (#11); NEJM (Sep); PLOS Global Public Health (Aug)

October 2025

Adverse childhood experiences, psychological distress, and resilience in health professions students

AGE-PAIRS: Pilot of an aging education mentorship program between older medical school alumni and medical students

AI-enhanced rural medical education: bridging gaps and building trust

Aspiration to admission: widening access to medical education

An authentic learning experience for medical students on conducting a family meeting

Barriers and facilitators to the cultivation of communities of practice for faculty development in medical education: a scoping review

Coaching learners during medical school training: faculty reflections on the coaching experience

Economic value of resilience training for medical students: a cohort state-transition model

Educational interventions to develop and enhance clinical documentation skills in health professional students: a systematic review

Effective engagement with AI is the only path forward for clinician-educators

Ethical obligations to inform patients about use of AI tools

Experiences of introducing planetary health topics to medical school curricula: a meta-ethnography

Foundations of AI for future physicians: a practical, accessible curriculum

From the world wide web to AI: why we must learn from our past to transform the future of medical education

How to codesign infographics to teach clinical skills

It takes more than enthusiasm: the missing infrastructure to unlock AI's potential in medical education

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education

  1. Proceedings and recommendations

  2. Innovation Report Part I: Current Landscape of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education

  3. Innovation Report Part II: From Hype to Reality: Innovators' Visions for Navigating AI Integration Challenges in Medical Education

Marathon without a finish line: a learner's perspective on AI in medical education

A novel approach for quantifying the carbon footprint of different medical education teaching modalities in an NHS hospital trust

Structuring palliative care education for medical students: impact of a novel framework and pocket card

Teaching physical examination techniques for medical trainees with hearing and mobility disabilities: guidelines for medical educators

Twelve tips to optimize group decision-making in medical education: ‘tipping’ the scales toward wisdom of the crowd and minimizing groupthink

Sources

Academic Medicine (Sep); American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Sep/Nov); Clinical Teacher, The (Oct); JAMA (Sep); Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Aug); Medical Teacher (#10)

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