Phenomenon: Performance during the clinical phase of medical school is associated with
membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, competitiveness for highly …

Purpose To examine whether demographic differences exist in United States Medical
Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores and the extent to which any differences are …

Purpose The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is considered to be one of the
most robust methods of clinical assessment. One of its strengths lies in its ability to minimise …

Background Communication skills are essential in a patient-centred health service and
therefore in medical teaching. Although significant differences in communication behaviour …

Background Verbal and non-verbal communication, as well as empathy are central to
patient-doctor interactions and have been associated with patients' satisfaction. Non-verbal …

Purpose Clinical performance evaluations are major components of medical school
clerkship grades. But are they sufficiently objective? This study aimed to determine whether …

While the number of female medical students is increasing in Japan, gender differences in
medical school performance have not been studied extensively. This study aimed to …

Background Although little is known about why opioid prescribing practices differ between
physicians, clinical competence, specialty training and country of origin may play a role. We …

This paper reports the findings of a Canada based multi-institutional study designed to
investigate the relationships between admissions criteria, in-program assessments, and …

Objective To examine the characteristics of the communication skills of medical students, we
observed their performance during introductory medical interview training with simulated …