Review
Medicine, General & Internal
James Ashcroft, Matthew H. Byrne, Peter A. Brennan, Richard Justin Davies
Summary: Training programmes focused on pandemic and disaster medicine for medical students have been shown to improve disaster preparedness, knowledge, and skills, as well as enhance attitudes. Studies suggest that properly trained medical students can play an essential role in pandemic management.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pamela Abi Khalil, Gladys Honein-Abou Haidar, Dina El Achi, Lara Al-Hakim, Hani Tamim, Elie A. Akl
Summary: This study explored the feedback of participants in the Fellowship and Residency Research Program (FRRP) at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) and discussed ways to enhance the program. The analysis revealed that participants had positive views on the coordination, mentorship, and capacity building aspects of the program, while suggesting some improvements such as evenly distributing deadlines and making the program mandatory.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Jennifer A. Reidy, Melissa A. Clark, Harris A. Berman, Stephanie H. Chan, Atul A. Gawande, Jocelyn Streid, Tamara Vesel, Megan E. Young, April Zehm, Kristen G. Schaefer
Summary: This study introduces an approach to building and scaling medical student training in serious illness communication through the creation of a statewide collaborative of medical schools. The authors share early lessons on the opportunities, challenges and sustainability of this approach.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Danielle Roselin, Jessica Lee, Reshma Jagsi, Mary Blair-Loy, Kim Ira, Priya Dahiya, Joan Williams, Christina Mangurian
Summary: This study analyzes parental leave policies in highly ranked medical schools in the United States and finds that only 14% of these schools have substantive policies. It suggests several best practices, including adopting formal parental policies, providing academic adjustment options, guaranteeing approval for leave and return, and continuing healthcare and financial aid benefits.
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Gabriella Pusztai, Zsuzsanna Demeter-Karaszi, Emese Alter, Rita Marincsak, Ilona Dora Dabney-Fekete
Summary: The study found that both local and international students in Hungarian medical training face attrition risks, primarily due to factors related to academic performance and individual characteristics.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Lucy Hammond
Summary: Student research plays a significant role in higher education, but the needs of different types of postgraduate students vary. Through exploring postgraduate taught student research from different perspectives, similarities, differences, tensions, and contradictions are revealed, calling for better ways to cater to the diverse needs of postgraduate students.
STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Jenny McDonald, Jane Graves, Neeshaan Abrahams, Ryan Thorneycroft, Iman Hegazi
Summary: The study explores the moral development of medical students during clinical training, revealing stages of confusion, defensiveness characterized by desensitization and justification, and eventually approaching self-authorship. It suggests that curriculum and support during clinical training should match and support students' progress in understanding and making moral decisions in clinical settings.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Jennifer Coventry, Jennifer May Hampton, Esther Muddiman, Alison Bullock
Summary: This study explores the perceptions of what makes a 'good' doctor among medical students and doctors. The findings suggest that a patient-centered approach and generalist skills are valued by the majority, aligning with the curricula adaptions made by Royal Colleges. However, the implications of a generalist approach on doctors' professional identities should be acknowledged.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Rachel Winter, Andy Ward, Robert Norman, Jeremy Howick
Summary: This study conducted a survey of empathy training offered to medical students in UK medical schools and found that most schools provide some form of empathy-focused training, but few specifically assess empathy skills. The majority of medical educators feel their school does not do enough to promote empathy and would like to offer more training.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sophie Roche, Soham Bandyopadhyay, Alexander Grassam-Rowe, Robin Andrew Brown, Poppy Iveson, Garry Mallett, Holly Eggington, Catherine Swales
Summary: This multicentre, cross-sectional study aims to investigate medical students' involvement and perceptions of research and research-orientated careers in UK medical schools. By using an online questionnaire and statistical analysis, the study will identify the extent of medical students' involvement in research and the factors that incentivize or deter them from participating in research activities.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Belinda W. C. Ommering, Floris M. Van Blankenstein, Merel van Diepen, Nelleke A. Gruis, Ada Kool, Friedo W. Dekker
Summary: This study compared ERP students with lower and higher previous academic performance on subsequent academic performance, ERP performance, and motivational factors. The results showed that while students with lower academic performance had lower third-year GPA and higher odds for ERP drop-out, they were not inferior to students with higher academic performance in terms of intrinsic motivation for research, perceptions of research, and curiosity.
Review
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Jonathan Koea, Jamie-Lee Rahiri, Maxine Ronald
Summary: This review aimed to identify and summarize literature on affirmative action programs for selection of ethnic minorities and Indigenous peoples into specialist medical and surgical training programs. Four main themes were identified, including the need for social responsiveness in clinical training organizations, justification and criticism of AAP, participation of clinical training agencies in AAP, and what constitutes an effective AAP for specialist medical and surgical training.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Flavia Freitas, Kathleen E. Leedham-Green, Susan F. Smith, Manuel Joao Costa
Summary: There is growing interest in fostering student engagement in medical schools, not just in learning but also in broader academic practices. This study analyzed successful applications for a student engagement award and interviewed key informants from different medical schools around the world. The findings revealed consensus on core practices and innovative strategies that enhance student engagement, including promoting a partnership culture between students and faculty, actively involving students in decision-making, and focusing on strategies with reciprocal benefits for all stakeholders.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Juan He, Hongli Yu, Man Jiang, Marcin Bialas
Summary: This review examines the status and types of successful educational practices (SEPs) in schools and finds that they have a positive impact on students, both directly and indirectly. The review also provides information on different types of impacts, a unified framework, and suggestions for future research.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Alaa Althubaiti, Suha M. Althubaiti
Summary: This study evaluates the expectations of medical students regarding the role of their research supervisors and finds that most students expect equal responsibility from their supervisors during the research project. Additionally, differences in expectations between junior and senior students were identified. Understanding students' expectations in the supervisor-student relationship is crucial for successful research and collaboration.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Aline Xavier Frota, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Marcelo Carvalho Vieira, Roberto Magalhaes Saraiva, Henrique Horta Veloso, Paula Simplicio da Silva, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa, Flavia Mazzoli-Rocha, Henrique Silveira Costa, Luiz Fernando Rodrigues Junior, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano
Summary: The study evaluated the hemodynamic responses and perception of effort in CCC patients under different IMT protocols. The results showed no differences in hemodynamic responses between the MIP60 and MIP30 protocols, despite a higher perception of effort in the MIP30 protocol.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Joao Bosco de Figueiredo Santos, Ilan Gottlieb, Eduardo Marinho Tassi, Gabriel Cordeiro Camargo, Jacob Atie, Sergio Salles Xavier, Roberto Coury Pedrosa, Roberto Magalhaes Saraiva
Summary: The study revealed that patients with CHD at an initial stage also exhibit an increase in myocardial fibrosis over time, and the presence of LV fibrosis at baseline is associated with a decrease in left ventricular systolic function.
ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CARDIOLOGIA
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Aline Maria Nunes Viana, Marcelo Carvalho Vieira, Flavia Mazzoli-Rocha, Rudson Santos Silva, Aline Xavier Frota, Henrique Silveira Costa, Juliana Pereira Borges, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Paula Simplicio da Silva, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Roberto Magalhaes Saraiva, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano
Summary: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of cardiovascular rehabilitation on the functional capacity of patients with chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy (CCC), and to compare the responses between CCC patients without and with heart failure (HF). The results showed that cardiovascular rehabilitation significantly improved the functional capacity of patients with CCC, and the responses were similar between patients without and with HF, indicating the importance of including it as a standard treatment strategy for CCC.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tania C. Araujo-Jorge, Maria Teresa Rivera, Jean Vanderpas, Luciana R. Garzoni, Anna Cristina C. Carvalho, Mariana C. Waghabi, Marcelo T. Holanda, Mauro F. F. Mediano, Alejandro M. Hasslocher-Moreno, Maria da Gloria Bonecini-Almeida, Roberto M. Saraiva, Roberto R. Ferreira
Summary: This review presents recent studies on the potential use of selenium as a complementary therapy for chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy (CCC), showing evidence of its benefits in preventing heart failure and improving heart function. The review also discusses the complex pathophysiology of CCC and the role of selenium in immune response and fibrosis regulation.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Luciana F. Portela, Maira B. Mesquita, Juliana M. Giraldes, Margareth C. Varela, Pedro Emmanuel A. A. Brasil, Andrea R. Costa, Mauro F. F. Mediano, Luiz Henrique C. Sangenis, Roberto C. Pedrosa, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Roberto M. Saraiva
Summary: This study analysed the association between socio-epidemiological factors and comorbidities with clinical manifestations of Chagas disease (CD). The results showed that age and Brazilian birth state were associated with the cardiac form of CD. Men and older individuals were more likely to have the digestive form, while patients with arterial hypertension and diabetes were less likely to have the digestive form. Men had a greater likelihood of having a more severe cardiac presentation.
TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Cleilton Sampaio Farias, Ricardo Antunes Dantas de Oliveira, Mauricio Roberto Motta Pinto Luz
Summary: This study presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a Problem-based Learning (PBL) course on Viral Hepatitis from a Health Geography perspective for undergraduate students. The course successfully facilitated the transition from a content-centered to a student-centered learning environment and resulted in students' improved problem-solving skills and knowledge of the subject.
JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
(2023)
Review
Parasitology
Flavia Mazzoli-Rocha, Clara Pinto Diniz, Daniel Pereira Redes de Rezende, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa, Roberto Magalhaes Saraiva, Audrey Borghi-Silva, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Dangelo Jose de Andrade Alexandre
Summary: This review analyzed the relationship between the increase in inflammatory markers associated with chronic fibrosing myocarditis and the reduction in inspiratory muscle strength in patients with chronic Chagas disease. However, there is limited literature in this field. More randomized clinical trials are needed to evaluate inspiratory muscle strength and the effects of training in order to better understand the prevalence and risk of inspiratory muscle weakness in patients with Chagas disease.
REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL
(2023)
Letter
Parasitology
Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Sergio Salles Xavier, Roberto Magalhaes Saraiva, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa
REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL
(2022)
Article
Parasitology
Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Roberto Magalhaes Saraiva, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Sergio Salles Xavier, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa, Andrea Rodrigues da Costa, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, mortality rates were higher in patients with Chagas disease, and comorbidities were associated with a poorer prognosis in Chagas disease and COVID-19.
REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL
(2022)
Review
Parasitology
Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Sergio Salles Xavier, Roberto Magalhaes Saraiva, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa
Summary: Chagas disease remains a serious endemic disease in Latin America and has spread to non-endemic areas in the northern hemisphere due to globalization. In the chronic phase, patients with the indeterminate form (IF) have a essentially benign clinical condition, and younger patients tend to have less progression to heart disease with etiological treatment.
REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL
(2021)
Correction
Biology
Ricardo Francisco Waizbort, Mauricio Roberto Motta Pinto da Luz, Flavio Coelho Edler, Helio Ricardo da Silva
JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Ricardo Francisco Waizbort, Mauricio Roberto Motta Pinto da Luz, Flavio Coelho Edler, Helio Ricardo da Silva
Summary: This work introduces Fausto's thesis, one of the first Brazilian academic works focused on evolution. The thesis discusses the relationship between the progressive evolution of the human species and the embryonic development of individuals in Brazil, using the concept of recapitulation. Fausto explicitly acknowledges the influence of Haeckel's recapitulation theory and this represents a concept of nation based on science and progress that was accepted in Brazil at the end of the nineteenth century.
JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Parasitology
Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Roberto Magalhaes Saraiva, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Luiz Henrique Conde Sangenis, Sergio Salles Xavier, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio-da-Silva, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Andrea Rodrigues da Costa, Marcelo Teixeira de Holanda, Henrique Horta Veloso, Flavia Mazzoli-Rocha, Fernanda Martins Carneiro, Luciana Fernandes Portela, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano
Summary: The study found that patients with CD were mainly white, with low levels of education, and presented with an indeterminate form of the disease. Over time, the age of patients seeking treatment gradually increased, reflecting an aging patient population. Additionally, there was a progressive decrease in the number of new patients.
REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL
(2021)
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Mauricio Roberto Motta Pinto da Luz, Ricardo Francisco Waizbort
HISTORIA CIENCIAS SAUDE-MANGUINHOS
(2020)
Article
Parasitology
Joao Bosco de Figueiredo Santos, Ilan Gottlieb, Eduardo Marinho Tassi, Gabriel Cordeiro Camargo, Jacob Atie, Sergio Salles Xavier, Roberto Coury Pedrosa, Josep Brugada, Roberto Magalhaes Saraiva
Summary: High-resolution contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance can identify border zone channels in patients with Chagas heart disease, and the extension of these channels is independently associated with clinical events.
REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL
(2022)