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Best practices of basic life support training in undergraduate medical education: A guide to medical teachers.

Kodikara, K.G. (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2022)

Basic life support (BLS) is an essential clinical skill that needs to be mastered by graduating medical officers as potential first responders in clinical settings. Inadequate resuscitation skills of healthcare professionals ...
Burden of mental illness and the need for better undergraduate education in psychiatry

Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A.; de Silva, N.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2014)

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Effectiveness of teaching clinical skills in improving simple wound suturing among medical undergraduates

Abeysuriya, V.; de Silva, P.; Pathirana, A. (The Kandy Society of Medicine, 2005)
Evaluation of the Family Medicine Programme at the Faculty of Medicine,University of Kelaniya by Students and GP Teachers

de Silva, N*. (College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka, 1995)

This paper reports the findings of the course evaluation carried out at the termination of the family medicine programme in 1995. Evaluation was through 2 questionnaires - one students and the other to GP teachers. The ...
Evaluation of the undergraduate family medicine programme of Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya: quantitative and qualitative student feedback.

Perera, D.P.; Withana, S.S.; Mendis, K.; Kasunjith, D.V.T.; Jayathilaka, W.T.S.; Wickramasuriya, S. (BioMed Central, 2019)

BACKGROUND:Worldwide there is an increasing emphasis on the importance of primary care. The ministry of health Sri Lanka issued a directive in 2016 that training of doctors in primary care should be strengthened. Medical ...
Family medicine in the undergraduate curriculum

de Silva, N*. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1995)

Describes family medicine and its relevance. Two universities established family medicine departments.The introduction of family medicine to the curriculum is particularly opportune in Sri Lanka with medical schools turning ...
Family medicine in the undergraduate curriculum : teaching and learning

de Silva, N*. (College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka, 1997)

Recognizes the importance of family medicine in the undergraduate curriculum in UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Looks at newer methods of teaching and the teaching potential of family medicine. Provides a very ...
Geneder differences in undergraduate medical examination results in Sri Lanka

de Silva, N.R.; Thabrew, M.I.; Saparamadu, P.A.M.; Jayawardena, D.R.K.C.; Arachchige, A.A.; Weerawardhane, M.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2000)

OBJECTIVE: To identify possible gender related differences in performance at undergraduate medical examinations in Sri Lanka. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Results of examinations conducted by the faculty of medicine, University ...
High fidelity simulation in undergraduate medical curricula: experience of fourth year medical students

Kodikara, K.G.; Karunaratne, W.C.D.; Chandratilake, M.N. (South East Asia Regional Association for Medical Education -SEARAME, 2020)

INTRODUCTION: Application of theoretical knowledge to management of critically ill patients is a challenging task for medical undergraduates where opportunities to learn clinical skills with regard to management of emergencies ...
Identifying poor concordance between the 'planned' and the 'hidden' curricula at a time of curriculum change in a Sri Lankan medical school using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure

Chandratilake, M.; de Silva, N.R. (South-East Asian Association for Medical Education, 2009)

INTRODUCTION: Often there is a ‘hidden’ curriculum running alongside the planned curriculum as published in official statements of a medical school. The two aspects of the curriculum may not be in concordance, especially ...
Intermediate fidelity simulation to educate emergency management skills

Kodikara, K.G.; Karunaratne, W.C.D.; Chandratilake, M.N. (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2020)

Medical students learn clinical skills related to the management of emergencies during their clerkships, mainly via peripheral participation and observation. Simulation-based training is identified as an adjunct to clinical ...
Medical students experiences of learning communication skills during a family medicine clerkship in Sri Lanka

de Silva, N*. (Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University Pakistan, 2005)

INTRODUCTION: The teaching of communication skills to medical students was introduced for the first time in Sri Lanka in 1996, during a clinical attachment in family medicine. Setting: The University Family Medicine Clinic ...
Medical student’s experiences of training on simulated and real patients in education: A qualitative exploration

Kodikara, K.; Senaviratne, T.; Premaratna, R. (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2023)

Patient interaction is a key learning experience in undergraduate medical education. An actual or simulated/standardised patient (SP) can be used for this purpose. Although both real patients and SPs have inherent advantages ...
Role models and teachers: medical students perception of teaching-learning methods in clinical settings, a qualitative study from Sri Lanka

Jayasuriya-Illesinghe, V.; Nazeer, I.; Athauda, L.; Perera, J. (Biomed Central, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Medical education research in general, and those focusing on clinical settings in particular, have been a low priority in South Asia. This explorative study from 3 medical schools in Sri Lanka, a South Asian ...

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