Advances in Medical Education / Edition 1

by A.J.J.A. Scherpbier, Cees P.M. van der Vleuten, J.J. Rethans, A.F.W. van der Steeg

Overview

About 550 registrants from 51 different countries attended the Seventh Ottawa Conference on Medical Education and Assessment in Maastricht. We received 525 abstracts for the conference, divided in thematic poster sessions and platform presentations. Organising the conference was an honour and we tried to meet the high standards of a friendly and relaxed atmosphere which has characterized previous Ottawa conferences. During and after the conference about 250 papers were submitted for publication in the conference proceedings, leaving us little time for a post-conference depression. Despite the large number of papers, the editors have attempted to review and edit the papers as carefully as possible. Occasionally, however, correspondence exceeded reasonable deadlines, preventing careful editing of a small number of the papers. Although we felt that our editorial task was not quite finished, we nevertheless decided to include these papers. We thank the many authors for their enthusiastic and prompt response to - occasionally tedious - editorial suggestions and requests. We are sure that this collective effort has resulted in a book that will make an important contribution to the field of medical education. The editors want to thank Jocelyn Flippo-Berger whose expertise with desk top publishing and perseverance was a great help.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792341499
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	11/30/1997
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	820
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 11.69(h) x 0.28(d)

Table of Contents

Key-Note Addresses. Aims and Objectives. Community Based Programmes. Continuing Medical Education. Curriculum Development. Examining Examinations. Faculty Development. Family Medicine. Information Technology. Innovations in Assessment. OSCE. Postgraduate Training and Assessment. Problem Based Learning. Programme Evaluation. Reasoning and Learning. Selection. Setting Standards. Skills Training. Standardized Patients. Teaching and Learning. Authors Index. Subject Index.

Editorial Reviews

Presents 249 contributions from the proceedings of the Seventh Ottawa Conference on Medical Education and Assessment in Maastricht (date of conference not noted). Papers were gathered from participants from 51 different countries and reflect recent practices in England, China, Japan, Switzerland, North America, and other places. Organization is in 20 sections which include the following topics: community based programs, continuing medical education, curriculum development, examining examinations, faculty development, family medicine, information technology, innovations in assessment, objective structured clinical examination, postgraduate training and assessment, problem based learning, program evaluation, reasoning and learning, setting standards, skills training, and standardized patients. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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