The practice of psychiatry, perhaps more than any other specialty, is largely affected by culture. The medical student psychiatry curriculum often fails to incorporate this reality. In the Middle East currently, because of the endemic violence and warfare, the topic of the Psychological Effects of War should be an integral […]

By Dr. Gráinne Kearney, Dr. Michael K. Corman, and Prof. Gerry Gormley Institutional ethnography (IE), with its complex sociological roots, might not seem the obvious choice for a practicing doctor undertaking a PhD in medical education. Indeed, those involved in Health Professions Education (HPE) could be forgiven for considering IE’s […]

In this week’s IGHPE podcast, we’re looking at game-based learning, or gamification, and its use in medical education. Joining us to discuss this topic are Nicole Capdarest, Director of Blaisdell Medical Library, University of California, Davis, and Jamie Gray, Director of the Distributed eLibrary, Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar. Biographies […]

This IGHPE podcast learns more about VeinTrain, an organization dedicated to providing training solutions for Venepuncture, Cannulation, and Intravenous Therapy. We spoke to Sarah Phillips, Managing Director, Clinical Lead, and Founder of VeinTrain at WISH 2018 in Doha, Qatar. http://www.veintrain.ae/ VEINTRAIN Biography Sarah Phillips BA, MA, Dip N is VeinTrain […]

In this episode of our IGHPE podcast series, we talk to Dr. Julie Youm about the use of instructional technology in medical education. We discuss some of the projects she has been involved with during her tenure at UC Irvine, such as the use of Google Glass to provide simulated […]