Journal of the Academy of Health Science Educators: A Pre-Print Repository
Abstract Background: Indigenous traditional midwives attend 60% of all births in Guatemala where maternal deaths are the highest in Central America at 95 deaths per 100,000 births, and 90% of births in rural areas where maternal deaths are as high as 290 deaths per 100,000 births. Understanding how low-literacy traditional midwives, called “comadronas” in Spanish, …
Published in Advances in Medical Education and Practice: https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S402352 Abstract Purpose: Shadowing is an important part of medical student education. The COVID-19 pandemic limited medical students’ hospital access. At the same time, virtual access to learning experiences has expanded greatly. In response, we implemented a novel virtual shadowing system to provide students with convenient and …
Abstract Problem Traditional assessment metrics (e.g., GPA, final exams, quizzes) do not adequately capture the breadth of knowledge and skillsets required to be successful in clinical settings. As students move from classroom-based curriculum to a more hands-on clinical curriculum, assessment methods and tools need to be developed to assess a student’s preparedness to enter these …