Train the trainers!

With the introduction of training programmes and logbooks for basic postgraduate training and subspecialty training, the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has given impulses to harmonise training in obstetrics and gynecology in the European Union. Current changes in the practice of medicine, among which the European Working Time Directive, numbers of surgical procedures decreasing, more demanding patients and a change in work ethos, challenge both trainers and trainees to optimise postgraduate training. For training to be effective and efficient, it is necessary to clearly define learning goals and outcomes and to create a stimulating educational environment. This requires trainers who (a) have knowledge of adult learning and educational theory and (b) will act as facilitators of the learning process of postgraduate trainees. Most of the doctors involved in postgraduate training have not had any formal formation to be a trainer. Teacher professionalisation offers the medical professional a framework to increase efficiency as a trainer. In this article, an introduction to educational practice for the medical professional is given. Several aspects of adult learning, such as the learning cycle, appraisal and assessment, and giving feedback, are discussed.     

基于核心能力的临床医学专业研究生课程体系建设研究

临床医学专业研究生课程体系是培养研究生过程中极为重要的环节，课程是实现教育教学目标的关键载体和平台。目前，我国对于临床医学教育提出了创新改革课程体系的具体要求。2019年我国教育部发布了《教育部卫生部关于加强医学教育工作提高医学教育质量的若干意见》，表示各大医学高校要“积极全面开展课程体系革新，使得医学知识与自然科学和人文科学知识的融合”。突出学生的教学主体性，创建学生为中心的专业教学模式，大力促进教学方法的创新和实践，强化学生综合知识能力、创新意识以及批判性思维的培养和锻炼。本文对基于核心能力的临床医学专业研究生课程体系建设进行研究，并提出具体的建设策略，以期为我国临床医学专业研究生培养提供有价值的参考建议。     

神经外科硕士研究生临床带教方法的探讨

神经外科硕士研究生的临床教学是研究生教育的重要组成部分,规范的临床教学能够提高硕士研究生的医疗综合素质和临床技能。在教学和培养过程中应重注培养学生树立良好的医德医风,夯实临床基本理论知识,提高专科临床诊疗操作技能,规范病历的书写并锻炼维系和谐医疗人际关系的能力,才能提高硕士研究生的临床素质。     

多元智力理论视阈下的医学信息学本硕博连读培养模式

［］本硕博连读研究生培养模式旨在培养具有原创精神和能力的研究型人才。本文从多元智力理论出发,从理论层面对本硕博连读培养模式进行阐述;结合研究生教育改革实践,从选拔标准、培养模式、过程管理、质量监控、分流淘汰机制、论文答辩以及学术成果要求等几个方面对医学信息学本硕博连读培养中的关键环节进行了分析。     

介入放射学研究生参与论文撰写小组教学模式的效果分析

目的初步探讨导师引导下介入放射学研究生参与期刊论文撰写小组的教学模式效果。 方法8名介入放射学研究生（4名硕士研究生、4名博士研究生）作为培养对象,另纳入2名具有丰富科研经验的医师作为培训老师,建立论文撰写小组,每两周组织一次论文撰写小组会议,针对研究生目前撰写的论文进行讨论分析,同时不定期组织研究生学习文献检索、统计学方法等论文撰写必备的相关理论知识。入组1年后分析培训结束时学术论文完成情况及质量。 结果经过论文撰写小组培训,所有研究生均可以熟练应用PubMed等数据库进行文献检索,均掌握了常见的统计学方法。1年中8名研究生均完成学术论文的撰写,3篇论文被SCI收录期刊录用,5篇论文被核心期刊录用。 结论介入放射学研究生参与论文撰写小组的教学模式有助于提高研究生论文设计、文献检索和论文撰写等科研能力,具有良好的教学效果。     

Normalization of urinary oxalate by taurine in glycolate-fed rats

Oral feeding of sodium glycolate (50 mg/d/rat for ten days) caused a significant (P less than 0.001) increase in oxalate and taurine excretion and a decrease in liver protein content (P less than 0.05), glycolic acid oxidase levels (P less than 0.01), and glycolic acid dehydrogenase levels (P less than 0.01) as compared to normal untreated rats. Taurine (100 mg/d/rat), when administered along with glycolate, prevented these effects of glycolate as evident from normal urinary excretion of oxalate, liver protein content, glycolic acid oxidase, and glycolic acid dehydrogenase levels in glycolate- plus taurine-fed animals.     

Evaluation of the effects of catheter sampling for the study of platelet behavior in the pulmonary and coronary circulation

To study the effects of sampling through cardiac catheters on indices of platelet function, we measured the levels of platelet factor 4 (PF₄), beta thromboglobulin (BTG), and platelet aggregate ratio (PAR) in 10 patients with atrioventricular accessory pathway (AVNAP), six patients with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), and six patients with critical narrowing of the left anterior descending artery (LAD). In AVNAP and LAD patients samples were drawn simultaneously from a peripheral vein, coronary sinus, and brachial artery; in AVNAP patients samples were also obtained from the axillary vein before the coronary sinus was entered. In PPH patients samples were drawn from pulmonary artery, aorta, and a peripheral vein; in these patients the effects of an intravenous infusion of prostacyclin (PGl₂) (2 to 8 ng/kg/min) on PF₄, BTG, and PAR were also studied at all sampling sites. In all patients arterial, coronary sinus, pulmonary arterial, and axillary venous levels of PF₄, BTG, and PAR significantly exceeded those measured in the peripheral vein. PGl₂ infusion resulted in a significant decrease of PF₄ at all sampling sites, while no consistent BTG changes were observed and PAR levels did not decrease in the peripheral vein. Although a considerable interpatient variability in PF₄ levels was observed, a significant (r = 0.91) correlation was found in patients with AVNAP between simultaneous coronary sinus and arterial PF₄ levels. The value of PF₄ coronary sinus-arterial difference in LAD patients was consistently higher than that calculated in AVNAP patients (54.5 ± 28.9 vs 4.2 ± 3.8 ng/ml). In conclusion: (1) a considerable and variable degree of platelet activation occurs with catheter sampling, preventing the measurement of absolute levels of platelet metabolites; (2) among the indices examined PF₄ appears the most sensitive for detecting changes in platelet activity; and (3) the measurement of coronary sinus-arterial PF₄ differences may provide information on directional changes in transcardiac platelet behavior.     

Creating global health leaders in pharmacy by evolving postgraduate training

There has been a push for increasing global health education and training opportunities within the pharmacy profession. Global health postgraduate learning opportunities are necessary to define pharmacy career paths in global health and develop global health leaders. There are many challenges to starting a global health postgraduate training program including economic burden, logistics of extramural rotations, local and international resources, and program sustainability. In the face of barriers inhibiting formal program establishment, different strategies can be used to incorporate global health topics into existing postgraduate training opportunities. Possible solutions include relating local health to global health to develop a global mindset, expanding upon existing partnerships to provide international global health experiences, use of technology and simulation for virtual global health interaction, and emphasis of implementation science principles to connect and translate local health interventions to a global scale.