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1 as “critically unwell,” yet the APACHE II score is primarily validated for use in critically …

Introduction Due to increased cognitive and social congruence with their tutees, near peer
teachers (NPTs) may be capable of more effectively delivering course material. This study …

It is important that clinicians are able to adequately assess their level of knowledge and
competence in order to be safe practitioners of medicine. The medical literature contains …

Purpose Near-peer teaching (NPT) is a highly valuable resource for the education of medical
undergraduates with benefits to the students, teachers themselves, and the faculty. To …

Within medical education a reduction in curriculum time for subjects, such as anatomy puts
pressure on educators to ensure the same learning outcomes are conveyed in less time. This …

Background Neurosurgery is a notoriously difficult career to enter and requires medical
students to engage in extracurricular activities to demonstrate their commitment to the specialty. …

Craniofacial trauma involving the anterior skull base produces a heterogenous injury with
variance in fracture pattern, complexity and outcome. Variance is influenced by the …

Aims The National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition (NUNC) is a student-led
annual event, which is composed of two examinations–a specimen-based gross …

… The right of Samuel Hall and Jonny Stephens to be identified as the authors of this work
has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. …

Anatomy education research has identified neuroanatomy and pelvic anatomy as particularly
challenging to medical students. However, perceptions of the whole undergraduate …