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ReviewCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2021

Assessing undergraduate medical education through a generalist lens.

Melissa Nutik, Nicole N Woods, Azadeh Moaveni, James Owen, Jared Gleberzon, Ruby Alvi, Risa Freeman

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In one paragraph

Review in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Understanding of 'generalist medical practice' in South African medical schools.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Valuing our past, sustaining our future: Generalists of tomorrow.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2021
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Melissa NutikUndergraduate Education Lead in the Office of Education Scholarship and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Toronto in Ontario. Melissa.Nutik@sinaihealth.ca.
Nicole N WoodsRichard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research at the University Health Network and Associate Professor in the DFCM at the University of Toronto.
Azadeh MoaveniUndergraduate Director and Assistant Professor in the DFCM at the University of Toronto.
James OwenFamily physician at Unity Health Toronto and Assistant Professor in the DFCM at the University of Toronto.
Jared GleberzonCommunity family physician and Clinician Teacher in the DFCM at the University of Toronto.
Ruby AlviMedical Student Leadership and Engagement Lead and Assistant Professor in the DFCM at the University of Toronto.
Risa FreemanVice-Chair of Education and Associate Professor in the DFCM at the University of Toronto.
College of Family Physicians of Canada · CADivision of Undergraduate Education · USDystonia Medical Research Foundation Canada · CASinai Health System · CAUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

problem being addressedMedical schools aim to integrate the values of generalism into their undergraduate programs. However, currently no program has been described to measure the degree to which formal curricular materials represent generalist principles. OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM: To quantify the generalism principles present in undergraduate medical education learning materials and to provide recommendations to enhance generalism content. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: A review of the literature and accreditation documents was conducted to identify key elements of medical generalism. An evidence-informed tool, the Toronto Generalism Assessment Tool, was developed and applied to the new preclerkship undergraduate cases at the University of Toronto in Ontario. The findings regarding the presence of generalism principles and recommendations to enhance generalism content were provided to case developers. The recommendations were valued and were incorporated into subsequent iterations of the cases.

conclusionThis is the first report of a successful evidence-informed program to assess the degree of generalism reflected in undergraduate medical education curricular documents. This program can be used by other institutions wishing to review their curricula through a generalist lens.

Indexed as

Education, Medical, UndergraduateCurriculumHumansOntarioSchools, Medical

Identifiers

PMID33980631
PMCPMC8115970
OpenAlexW3160005136

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.