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Ten tips to harnessing generative AI for high-quality MCQS in medical education assessment. Open

M. Magzoub, Imran Zafar, Fadi Munshi, Fouzia Shersad · 2025

Generating high quality MCQs is time consuming and expensive. Many strategies are applied to produce high quality items including sharing of item banks, training of item writers and automatic item generation (AIG). Generative AI, when used…

A Novel Online System Implementation to Enhance Team-Based Learning at a Medical School Open

Sami Shaban, Imran Zafar, Muhammad Usman Tariq, M. Magzoub · 2025

The system has demonstrated its value in enhancing the learning experience for medical students and has received positive feedback from both facilitators and students. By continuing to innovate, TBL has the potential to play an even greate…

Protocol for conducting a scoping review on the influence of low-stakes assessment on student learning in medical education Open

Imran Zafar, Lambert Schuwirth, Susan Waller, Carvalho Filho, M. Magzoub · 2024

Rationale and Background Low-stakes assessments enhance student learning outcomes by providing a comprehensive view of performance and promoting competency-based education. Multiple low-stakes assessments encourage continuous learning and …

Impact of psychological wellbeing and academic readiness on early medical student attrition: educators’ perspective Open

Ashraf F. Hefny, M. Magzoub, Nirmin A. Mansour, Sherif A. Fathi, Omran Bakoush · 2024

Protocol for Conducting Scoping Review on Reliability and Validity of Low-Stakes Assessments in Medical Education Open

Imran Zafar, Susan Waller, Lambert Schuwirth, Carvalho Filho, M. Magzoub · 2024

Low-stakes assessments (LSAs) are widely used in medical education to promote continuous learning by providing formative feedback and minimizing the high-stress environment associated with high-stakes assessments. While LSAs are recognized…

Tutor assessment of medical students in problem-based learning sessions Open

Bader Khawaji, Emad Masuadi, Abdulrahman Alraddadi, Muhammad Anwar Khan, Syed Sameer Aga , et al. · 2024

BACKGROUND: Problem-based learning (PBL) is a method of learning that has been adopted in different curricula of different disciplines for more than 30 years; the assessment of the students in PBL sessions in medical schools is fundamental…

The influence of context on diagnostic reasoning: A narrative synthesis of experimental findings Open

Henk G. Schmidt, Geoff Norman, Sílvia Mamede, M. Magzoub · 2024

Aims and Objectives Contextual information which is implicitly available to physicians during clinical encounters has been shown to influence diagnostic reasoning. To better understand the psychological mechanisms underlying the influence …

Relationship between admission selection tools and student attrition in the early years of medical school Open

Ashraf F. Hefny, Taleb M. Almansoori, Margaret Elzubeir, Alia Albawardi, Sami Shaban , et al. · 2024

The cause of early attrition is complex and cannot be attributed to a single factor.Undergraduate high school score and written admission examination results were statistically significant factors in relation to student attrition rate and …

Overconfidence, Time-on-Task, and Medical Errors: Is There a Relationship? Open

Mohsin Al-Maghrabi, Sílvia Mamede, Henk G. Schmidt, Aamir Omair, Sami Al-Nasser , et al. · 2024

In the literature, high confidence as one of common cognitive biases has a strong association with medical error. Even though the high-confidence group spent somewhat less time on the cases, suggesting potential premature decision-making, …

A Scoping Review of the Application of Entrustable Professional Activities in the Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum Open

Awad Al Essa, Susan Waller, Ali Al Fazari, M. Magzoub · 2023

Practical Guide to Undergraduate Medical Curriculum Alignment and Mapping Open

Moeber Mahzari, Taghreed Alnahedh, Altayeb Abdalla Ahmed, Ahmed Al Rumyyan, Sami Shaban , et al. · 2023

This guide could be utilized by newly developed and existing programs for curriculum alignment and mapping. It fills a gap in academic literature through stepwise workflow which has been tested and implemented.

Assessing relational coordination and its impact on perceived mental health of students, teachers and staff in a clinical skills program during the COVID-19 pandemic Open

Ali S Alfazari, Hebatallah Naim Ali, Awad Alessa, M. Magzoub · 2022

The Wicked Role of the Medical Education Department Open

Mona Hmoud AlSheikh, Rania Zaini, Mohamed Elhassan Abdalla, M. Magzoub · 2022

Purpose: This paper aims to describe the role of the Medical Education unit/department (MED) from a world-wide perspective, how it qualifies as a wicked issue, and provide tips on how to tame it. Methods: The authors reviewed the regional …

Assessing Relational Coordination in a Clinical Skills Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open

Ali S Alfazari, Hebatallah Naim Ali, Awad Alessa, M. Magzoub · 2022

Background.The global spread of the COVID-19 virus caused unprecedented interruptions in medical education. This paper evaluates Relational Coordination: communicating and relating for task integration; between the distinct roles responsib…

Failure to demonstrate effects of interruptions on diagnostic reasoning: three experiments Open

Mai Alajaji, Nada Saleh, Ali Hassan AlKhulaif, Sílvia Mamede, Jerome I. Rotgans , et al. · 2022

Background Diagnostic error is a major source of patient suffering. Researchshows that physicians experience frequent interruptions while being engaged with patients and indicate that diagnostic accuracy may be impaired as a result. Since …

Conducting online OSCEs aided by a novel time management web-based system Open

Sami Shaban, Irfan Tariq, Margaret Elzubeir, Ahmed R. Alsuwaidi, Alsajir Basheer , et al. · 2021

Do poor patients suffer from inaccurate diagnoses more than well-to-do patients? A randomized control trial Open

Ibrahim Al Alwan, M. Magzoub, Ali Al Haqwi, Motasin Badri, Sarah Yousif , et al. · 2019

Do Poor Patients Suffer from Inaccurate Diagnoses More than Well-to-do Patients? A Randomized Control Trial Open

Ibrahim Alwan Al Alwan, M. Magzoub, Ali Al Haqwi, Motasim Badri, Sarah Al Yousif , et al. · 2019

Abstract Background. Poor patients have greater morbidity and die up to ten years earlier than patients who have higher socio-economic status. These findings are often attributed to differences in life-style between groups. The present stu…

Do Poor Patients Suffer from Inaccurate Diagnoses More than Well-to-do Patients? A Randomized Control Trial Open

Ibrahim Alwan Al Alwan, M. Magzoub, Ali Al Haqwi, Motasim Badri, Sarah Al Yousif , et al. · 2019

Background Poor patients have greater morbidity and die up to ten years earlier than patients who have higher socio-economic status. These findings are often attributed to differences in life-style between groups. The present study aimed a…

Do community-based Medical Schools Produce More Community-based Research? A Review of Four Medical Schools in Sudan and Saudi Arabia Open

Abdelrahim Mutwakel Gaffar, M. Magzoub, Ibrahim Mahmoud · 2019

Purpose: Despite several publications comparing the educational outcomes of Community-Based Education (CBE) to non-CBE Medical schools, evidence on utilization of community-based research (CBR) is largely lacking. Therefore, the objective …

2018 Ottawa consensus statement: Selection and recruitment to the healthcare professions Open

Fiona Patterson, Chris Roberts, Mark D. Hanson, Wolfgang Hampe, Kevin W. Eva , et al. · 2018

Selection and recruitment into healthcare education and practice is a key area of interest for educators with significant developments in research, policy, and practice in recent years. This updated consensus statement, developed through a…

Medical professionalism frameworks across non-Western cultures: A narrative overview Open

Ahmad Alrumayyan, Walther van Mook, M. Magzoub, Mohamed M. Al‐Eraky, Mazen Ferwana , et al. · 2017

The three frameworks provided culture-specific elements in a unique conceptual framework of medical professionalism according to the region they originated from. There is no single framework on professionalism that can be globally acknowle…

Development and Initial Testing of an Instrument for Evaluating Needs and Inferring Readiness of Research Supervisors: A Mixed Methods Approach Open

Amani Al-Muallem, Margaret Elzubeir, C Michael Roberts, M. Magzoub · 2016

Purpose: Skilled supervisors are crucial to the development of new researchers. A variety of institutional perspectives exist regarding prerequisites for effective research supervision, yet little is known about this subject from perspecti…

The Influence of Time Pressure and Case Complexity on Physicians׳ Diagnostic Performance Open

Dalal Abdullah Alqahtani, Jerome I. Rotgans, Nasr Eldin Ahmed, Ibrahim Al-Alwan, M. Magzoub · 2016

Purpose: Practicing medicine is a cognitively demanding task that consists of the ability to assess the patient, judge the nature of his or her complaints, and make an appropriate diagnosis. A number of factors have the potential to affect…

The Effect of Patients׳ Appearance on Doctors’ Diagnostic Decision Making: Do Poor People Get Poorer Medical Care? Open

Fathia Zaky Mohamed, Sílvia Mamede, Manahil Mohamedani, Ibrahim Al Alwan, M. Magzoub , et al. · 2016

Purpose Health inequalities are of great concern to health providers. Studies on the influence of social class on diagnostic performance are rare and inconclusive. We investigated whether patients’ appearance (poor versus rich) affects phy…

Time for an Adolescent Health Surveillance System in Saudi Arabia: Findings From “Jeeluna” Open

Fadia AlBuhairan, Hani Tamim, Mohammad Al Dubayee, Shahla AlDhukair, Sulieman Al Shehri , et al. · 2015

Behaviors and conditions known to persist into adulthood and result in morbidity and premature mortality are prevalent among adolescents in Saudi Arabia. Preventive measures and local health policies are urgently needed and can impact adol…

Does faculty motivation effect students achievement: results from five curriculum blocks of two undergraduate student cohorts at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences (KSAU-HS). Open

Ibrahim Al-Alwan, Lubna Baig, Motasim Badri, M. Magzoub, Sarah M. Alyousif · 2015

Block coordinator's motivation and commitment affects quality of block organization and student`s success. Faculty training programs should include block management competencies and components identified through self-determination theory f…

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