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    • DePaola, Dominick; Howell, Howard; Baker, Charles G.; Boy-Lefevre, Marie Laure; Hull, Peter; Holmstrup, Palle; Jerolimov, Vjekoslav; Hardwick, Kevin; Lamster, Ira B.; Lopez, Nestor J.; Rifkin, Barry (2002)
      There has been significant concern that the dental curriculum and system of clinical education, in particular, is not designed to take advantage of the explosion in knowledge in biomedical science and its application to ...
    • Letelier S, Letelier M.; Andrés Valdivieso, D.; Raimundo Gazitúa, P.; Sylvia Echávarri, V.; Rodolfo Armas, M. (2011)
      Internal Medicine is a basic clinical specialty in Medicine, but due to it's vast field of action it is quite difficult to define. This consensus article analyzes different definitions and proposes a current definition ...
    • Mejía Díaz, Vilma; González, Carlos; Delfino, Alejandro; Altermatt, Fernando; Corvetto, Marcia (Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2018)
      Introduction: The primary purpose of this study was to compare the effect of high fidelity simulation versus a computer-based case solving self-study, in skills acquisition about malignant hyperthermia on first year ...
    • Lara, Macarena; Amigo Cartagena, Hugo (BIOMED Central Ltd., 2018)
      Background: Cardiovascular risk factors have increased along with economic development, but it is not clear if this tendency differs by education. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of education on blood lipid ...
    • Rodríguez Cabello, Jonathan; Ortiz López, Nicolás; Olea Gangas, Carolina; Cortés Chau, Felipe; Jerez Yáñez, Óscar (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2020)
      Knowing what characterizes an excellent teacher is relevant to guide training, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the clinical teacher. We performed a systematic review using the PRISMA protocol, aiming to identify ...
    • Montero, Luz; Trivino, Ximena; Sol, Mari; Moore, Philippa; Leiva, Loreto (2012)
      Background: Since 2000, the medical school of the Catholic University of Chile (EMUC) has offered courses for its faculty as part of a Diploma in Medical Education (DEM). However by 2009, 41% of faculty had never taken any ...
    • Ivanovic, Daniza M.; Leiva, Boris P.; Castro, Carmen G.; Olivares, Manuel G.; Jansana, Joan Manuel M.; Castro, Verónica G.; Almagià, Atillo Aldo F.; Toro, Triana D.; Urrutia, María Soledad C.; Miller, Patricio T.; Bosch, Enrique O.; Larraín, Cristián G.; Pérez, Herná (2004)
      The hypothesis that independently of sex, brain volume (BV) and head circumference (HC) are positively and significantly associated with intellectual quotient (IQ) was examined in a sample of 96 high school graduates of ...
    • Castillo, Manuel; Hawes, Gustavo; Castillo, Silvana; Romero, Luis; Rojas, Ana María; Espinoza, Mónica; Oyarzo, Sandra (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2014)
      This paper reports the reflections of a group of members of the University of Chile Faculty of Medicine, about the changes in teaching methods that medical schools should incorporate. In a complex scenario, not only new ...
    • Olivares, Luis Villanueva (Cancer Intelligence, 2016)
      © 2017 the authors; licensee ecancermedicalscience. Chile has the world's highest rate of incidence as well as death from cancer of the gallbladder and biliary ducts. The problem is most acute in the southern provinces. ...
    • Marín Catalán, Rigoberto; Martínez, Pablo; Cornejo Diez de Medina, Juan; Díaz Vargas, Berta; Peralta, José; Tala Tajmuch, Álvaro; Rojas Castillo, María Graciela (Frontiers Media, 2016)
      Background: In Chile, there are inconsistencies in the management of depression in primary care settings, and the National Depression Program, currently in effect, was implemented without a standardized training program. ...
    • Sotomayor Campos, Camilo Germán; Mendoza, Marcelo; Castañeda Zeman, Víctor Antonio; Farías, Humberto; Molina, Gabriel; Pereira Retamales, Gonzalo Leopoldo; Hartel, Steffen; Solar, Mauricio; Araya, Mauricio (MDPI, 2021)
      Medical imaging is essential nowadays throughout medical education, research, and care. Accordingly, international efforts have been made to set large-scale image repositories for these purposes. Yet, to date, browsing of ...
    • Bozzo Navarrete, Sergio; Arancibia Salvo, Claudia; Contreras Reyes, Daniel Ignacio; Pérez González, Leonardo (Sociedad Médica Santiago, 2020)
      Background: Practice is essential in clinical training and can be carried out with simulations. The medical school of the University of Chile performs Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) using standardized ...
    • Koch, Elard; Romero, Tomás; Romero, Camila X.; Aguilera, Hernán; Paredes, Mario; Vargas, Miguel; Ahumada, Carlos (2010)
      Purpose: The inverse relationship between early life and adult socioeconomic measures and mortality risk has been well established in developed countries, but remains practically unexplored in Latin American societies. The ...
    • Goldin, Andrea Paula; Calero, Cecilia Inés; Boada Peña, Marcela Paz; Ribeiro, Sidarta; Sigman, Mariano (2013)
      In March 2012, 30 faculty and 49 students from all over the world met in El Calafate, Argentina, during two intense weeks. It was the second Latin American School for Education, Cognitive, and Neural Sciences (LASchool), ...
    • Ampuero, David; Miranda, Christian E.; Delgado, Luisa E.; Goyen, Samantha; Weaver, Sean (Routledge, 2015)
      The present study explores the outcomes of teaching empathy and critical thinking to solve environmental problems. This investigation was done throughout the duration of an environmental education course within a primary ...
    • Ivanovic M, Daniza; Castro G, Carmen Gloria; Ivanovic M, Rodolfo (1996)
      Background: In Chile there is scarce food and nutrition knowledge among school age children. Aim: To determine the degree of food and nutrition knowledge of elementary and high school children and its relationship to ...
    • Ciocca Gómez, Luis; Bórquez V., Pamela; Burgos S., Raúl (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2008-05)
      The outstanding work of professors of the chair of Forensic Medicine at the School of Medicine of the University of Chile is highlighted. This chair is divided in three periods, that are paralell to the history of Chilean ...
    • Moore, Philippa; Montero, Luz; Triviño, Ximena; Sirhan, Marisol; Leiva, Loreto (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2014)
      Background: In medical education there has been increasing emphasis on faculty development programs aimed at the professionalization of teaching and increasing students' learning. However, these programs have been shown ...
    • Maza León, Verónica de la; Manríquez, Macarena; Castro, Magdalena; Viveros, Paola; Fernández, María; Vogel, Evelyn; Peña, Erica; Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena; Villarroel, Milena; Torres Torretti, Juan Pablo (Wiley, 2020)
      Objective To assess the impact of a structured educational programme for caregivers of children with cancer on their level of knowledge about the disease and patient's clinical outcome. Methods This prospective, non-randomised, ...
    • Pacheco R, Daniel; Berdichevsky L, Raúl; Ballesteros J, Francisco; Fuentealba P, Carlos; Arinoviche S, Roberto; Jérez N, Juan (1996)
      Background: Education may induce voluntary behavioral changes in patients that lead to an improvement in health status. Aim: To assess the impact of the educational manual "Aches and Pain" on knowledge and attitudes of ...