Medical research

Medical research

Basic, applied or translational research conducted to aid and support the study in the field of medicine.

Contributors in Medical research

Medical research

A form of instruction where trainees learn professional competencies in a community setting focusing on population groups and also individuals and their everyday problems. The amount of time students ...

Communication skills

Medical; Medical research

Proficiency in the interchange of information. These are essential skills for clinical practitioners because of the large and varied number of people they must communicate with every day. The idea ...

Communication

Medical; Medical research

The process by which information and feelings are shared by people through an exchange of verbal and non-verbal messages. In the context of medical education, its primary function is to establish ...

Community medicine

Medical; Medical research

The specialty that deals with the health and disease of a population or of a specified community. The goal is to identify health problems and needs, to identify means by which these needs may be met, ...

Community diagnosis

Medical; Medical research

Appraisal of the health status of a community in general or limited to specific health conditions, determinants or subgroups.

Clinical oral examination (COE)

Medical; Medical research

Unstructured clinical and oral examination which is the traditional form of clinical examination and continues to be popular in many parts of the world. With face-to-face contact, examiners explore ...

Clinical competence

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The mastery of relevant knowledge and the acquisition of a range of relevant skills at a satisfactory level including interpersonal, clinical and technical components at a certain point of education, ...