Shabih Zaidi – författare

This book provides a comprehensive overview of how medical education is likely to develop over the coming years. The landscape of professional medical education is poised for transformation, driven by the evolving demands of healthcare systems and technological advancements. This forward and visionary look into the future of medical education provides medical educators with the tools and strategies to begin the process of transforming their current practices. This vision is essential to begin the process of change in how medical education is provided across the world.Modern Medical Education prepares the doctors of the future for the challenges of modern medicine, who can then respond to future global healthcare developments using the lessons learned within. An essential component of each chapter is a clear vision of the possible future and a discussion of both the potential enabling factors and also the potential barriers, including suggestions on how they can be successfully overcome. This book significantly contributes to the discourse on the future of health professions education and provides valuable insights for directors of medical education institutions and medical education practitioners, as well as medical education policy-makers and funders.

This book considers the evolution of medical education over the centuries, presents various theories and principles of learning (pedagogical and andragogical) and discusses different forms of medical curriculum and the strategies employed to develop them, citing examples from medical schools in developed and developing nations. Instructional methodologies and tools for assessment and evaluation are discussed at length and additional elements of modern medical teaching, such as writing skills, communication skills, evidence-based medicine, medical ethics, skill labs and webinars, are fully considered. In discussing these topics, the authors draw upon the personal experience that they have gained in learning, teaching and disseminating knowledge in many parts of the world over the past four decades. Medical Education in Modern Times will be of interest for medical students, doctors, teachers, nurses, paramedics and health and education planners.

This book considers the evolution of medical education over the centuries, presents various theories and principles of learning (pedagogical and andragogical) and discusses different forms of medical curriculum and the strategies employed to develop them, citing examples from medical schools in developed and developing nations. Instructional methodologies and tools for assessment and evaluation are discussed at length and additional elements of modern medical teaching, such as writing skills, communication skills, evidence-based medicine, medical ethics, skill labs and webinars, are fully considered. In discussing these topics, the authors draw upon the personal experience that they have gained in learning, teaching and disseminating knowledge in many parts of the world over the past four decades. Medical Education in Modern Times will be of interest for medical students, doctors, teachers, nurses, paramedics and health and education planners.