«Sport over lunch» - firmly established at the IML since 2022

«Sport over lunch» - firmly established at the IML since 2022

Last but not least, corona has made it clear to all of us how important health is and how physical activity has a positive influence on it.

PhD project: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)

PhD project: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)

Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in the Psychiatry Core Clerkship.

Supervisors in Multisource feedback: What do they need to best support residents?

Supervisors in Multisource feedback: What do they need to best support residents?

Dieses Projekt beschäftigt sich mit Feedback Gesprächen bei Multisource Feedback in der ärztlichen Weiterbildung.

Only available in German
«Assess-med-BERT»

«Assess-med-BERT»

«Assess-med-BERT» ist ein Algorithmus zur automatisierten Erstellung von Distraktoren in deutschsprachigen Multiple Choice-Fragen für Online Self-Assessments, um das Lernen effizient zu unterstützen.

Only available in German
CRASHPAED – Praxisnahes Lernen an interaktiven Fällen

CRASHPAED – Praxisnahes Lernen an interaktiven Fällen

CrashPaed ist eine Webapp, in welcher Fälle aus der Kinder- und Jugendmedizin schrittweise vom Symptom über die Diagnostik bis hin zur Therapie interaktiv aufgearbeitet werden.

Only available in German
MSFtoGo - das intelligente Multisource Feedback Tool

MSFtoGo - das intelligente Multisource Feedback Tool

Es soll eine App entwickelt werden, um die Durchführung von Multisource-Feedback zu vereinfachen.

Only available in German
Current vacancies

Current vacancies

The Institute for Medical Education (IML) is a centre of excellence in the field of medical education.

Berner longitudinales Curriculum Virtuelle Patient:innen Notfallmedizin (BelViP)

Berner longitudinales Curriculum Virtuelle Patient:innen Notfallmedizin (BelViP)

Unterstützung der Studierenden zum Erlernen der selbständigen Behandlung von pädiatrischen und erwachsenen Notfallpatienten durch Einsatz von Virtuellen Patient:innen.

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SNF (PhD project): Digital Learning and Teaching (DLT)

SNF (PhD project): Digital Learning and Teaching (DLT)

Implementing effective digital learning and teaching in higher education beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. Aligning key players’ needs, bringing distant communication close and supporting students’ individual learning.

SNF (PhD project): From threat to challenge

SNF (PhD project): From threat to challenge

Improving medical students’ stress response and communication skills performance through stress arousal reappraisal and preparatory worked example-based learning when breaking bad news to simulated patients

PhD project: Post-graduate medical education programs

PhD project: Post-graduate medical education programs

What makes post-graduate medical education programs (CME) at the University-level attractive?

PhD project: Peer teaching ultrasound

PhD project: Peer teaching ultrasound

«Understanding and Facilitating Near-Peer-Teaching in Ultrasound Education.»

PhD project: Online and blended learning in Precision Medicine

PhD project: Online and blended learning in Precision Medicine

Improving our understanding of teaching and learning methods acceptable and applicable for frontline healthcare professionals.

PhD project: Continuing Professional Development conferences

PhD project: Continuing Professional Development conferences

"Improving the outcome of conferences on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for healthcare professionals."

Precision Medicine for FRONTLINERS

Precision Medicine for FRONTLINERS

Is a multi-support learning platform on Precision Medicine for the daily practice of frontline care professionals.

Communication is a key competence

Communication is a key competence

Communication with cancer patients and their families about approaching death: schaffolding conceptual and practical learning for health professionals

eLearning for the Swiss National Foundation

eLearning for the Swiss National Foundation

eLearning is an efficient way of reaching out to experts and supporting them in their evaluation tasks.

IML has joined the IMEX Program

IML has joined the IMEX Program

IMEX, as the name suggests, aims to facilitate international exchanges and collaborations among medical educators.

My start at the IML

My start at the IML

Although studying medicine brings with it a wide range of career opportunities, including non-clinical ones, the decision to leave clinical work presented me with a major challenge.

 Symposium 50 years of the Institute for Medical Education

Symposium 50 years of the Institute for Medical Education

Half a century of the Institute for Medical Education (IML): We have recently analysed how it was founded, what the most important events and who the key figures were. A symposium with around 120 invited guests on 7 July 2023 marked the conclusion of the project.

IML Annual Report 2022

IML Annual Report 2022

In 2022 we surfaced out of the pandemic and needed to set priorities on many tasks and routines that suffered during the exceptional circumstances the last years.

IML Annual Report 2021

IML Annual Report 2021

For the IML, as probably for the colleagues at the university in general, 2021 was a year consolidating into the new normal.

IML Annual Report 2020

IML Annual Report 2020

For the Institute for Medical Education the pandemic year 2020 brought particular challenges. Although we all have learned how to cope well in the meantime – many challenges remain.

CST videos as a valuable resource for medical students

CST videos as a valuable resource for medical students

Learning medical examination techniques forms a central element of medical training alongside cognitive knowledge. Clinical Skills Training (CST) at the University of Bern has a long tradition dating back to group teaching in the 1970s.

Establishing Trust: Herangehensweise an das ängstliche Kind durch blended learning.

Establishing Trust: Herangehensweise an das ängstliche Kind durch blended learning.

Herangehensweise an das ängstliche Kind durch blended learning.

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Examic Valuatic

Examic Valuatic

A new system for oral and clinical examinations.

Examic EOSCE

Examic EOSCE

EOSCE is a simple and efficient system to enable practical medical examinations (especially OSCEs) to be carried out without resorting to paper forms.

Examic Measured

Examic Measured

Examic Measured is an innovative online platform designed to help educational institutions and organizations create and administer exams and assessments with ease.

Rassismus in der Medizin – Perspektiven für die medizinische Ausbildung

Rassismus in der Medizin – Perspektiven für die medizinische Ausbildung

Beitrag der GMA zur Sensibilisierung von Studierenden, Lehrenden und weiteren in der medizinischen Lehre tätigen Personen zum Thema rassistische Diskriminierung im Gesundheitswesen.

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Systematic approach to reviews, with a particular focus on Scoping Reviews

Systematic approach to reviews, with a particular focus on Scoping Reviews

By the example of implementing a systematic scoping review to develop a taxonomy of teaching methods, on 10th November 2022, with a small team of international experts, we delivered an interactive workshop on Secondary Research.

Increasing communication skills with the help of sample videos

Increasing communication skills with the help of sample videos

For medical students, it can be very challenging to communicate with patients in a goal-oriented and efficient way on the one hand and to convey empathy and appreciation on the other hand (at the same time).

Wissensaneignung von Hausärzt:innen in der COVID-19 Pandemie

Wissensaneignung von Hausärzt:innen in der COVID-19 Pandemie

Die COVID-19 Pandemie hat viele Berufsgruppen vor Herausforderungen gestellt.

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Building clinical competencies for tomorrow’s pharmacists

Building clinical competencies for tomorrow’s pharmacists

Two new courses co-designed and implemented by the IML, «patient-oriented pharmaceutical care» and «triage and clinical skills», prepare students in the best possible way for their future work in the pharmacy.

Compassion training for a better understanding of patients

Compassion training for a better understanding of patients

For this project, an interprofessional team designed and delivered a seminar on reintroducing compassion into medical practice, aimed at medical students in their final Master's year at the University of Bern.

Save the date: Symposium 50 years of IML

Save the date: Symposium 50 years of IML

7.7.2023: Quality in teaching for 50 years.

50th anniversary IML

50th anniversary IML

The Institute for Medical Education (IML) celebrates its 50th anniversary in the academic year 2021/22. Join us on a journey through time over five decades.

Save the date:  «Kurse in Präzisionsmedizin» für Hausärztinnen und Studierende

Save the date: «Kurse in Präzisionsmedizin» für Hausärztinnen und Studierende

Das IML bietet zwei aktuelle Kurse zur Präzisionsmedizin für Hausärzt:innen und Studierende an.

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Swiss Federal Licensing Exam in Human Medicine

Swiss Federal Licensing Exam in Human Medicine

More than 1200 prospective doctors from six faculties took the written part of the Federal Licensing Exam in Human Medicine electronically for the first time. The switch from paper to tablets went smoothly.

Usability and User Experience

Usability and User Experience

Two Challenging Disciplines as Drivers of Software Development

eLearning und Beratung für die Ärztekammer Niedersachsen

eLearning und Beratung für die Ärztekammer Niedersachsen

Beratung, Evaluation und Einbindung von eLearning für die Ärztekammer Niedersachsen (D).

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Symposium «Assessment And Professional Identity Development»

Symposium «Assessment And Professional Identity Development»

28. - 29.6.2022: There is a growing call to reframe medical education from «doing the work» towards «being a medical professional».

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E-Learning-Modul in «Scientific Literature Searching»

E-Learning-Modul in «Scientific Literature Searching»

Beratung zur Entwicklung eines E-Learning-Moduls in «Scientific Literature Searching» (Bibliothek Medizin Bern).

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Save the Date: Symposium «Vertrauensvolle Arzt:innen Patient:innen Beziehung»

Save the Date: Symposium «Vertrauensvolle Arzt:innen Patient:innen Beziehung»

14. - 15.07.2022: Wie wird der Aufbau einer vertrauensvollen Beziehung in den verschiedenen Gesundheitsprofessionen unterrichtet? Welche Elemente hiervon können auf die medizinische Aus- und Weiterbildung übertragen werden?

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 Good teaching and research go hand in hand

Good teaching and research go hand in hand

Educational research provides important building blocks to promote excellence in education. With two new, SNSF projects, each with a duration of 4 years, we are able to incorporate current themes in teaching and approach them with the necessary care and resources.

10 years of clinical skills exams with Examic EOSCE

10 years of clinical skills exams with Examic EOSCE

As a pioneer in the field of electronic OSCE assessments on tablet computers, the Institute for Medical Education (IML) started supporting clinical examinations with its own software Examic EOSCE 10 years ago.

Children as simulated patients in practical exams

Children as simulated patients in practical exams

Use of primary school children as simulated patients as part of a practical exam (OSCE) meets international criteria for good examinations.

DocCom.Deutsch

DocCom.Deutsch

Good communication between all stakeholders in the healthcare system can be learned.

IML-Kolloquium: Termine

IML-Kolloquium: Termine

Während der IML-Kolloquien präsentieren Expertinnen und Experten aktuelle Beiträge rund um das Thema Medical Education.

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Usability: Webbasierter Kataster-Auszug

Usability: Webbasierter Kataster-Auszug

Der dynamische Smart-Auszug könnte - als Ergänzung zum statischen Auszug - für den GIS-Laien die einfach bedienbare Variante des elektronischen Auszuges des ÖREB-Katasters werden.

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GMA-Tagung 2021

GMA-Tagung 2021

Die Konferenz findet on-line statt.

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Evidenzbasiert gute MC-Prüfungen erstellen: Das neue Handbuch

Evidenzbasiert gute MC-Prüfungen erstellen: Das neue Handbuch

Das Werk begleitet Prüfende und Ausbildende durch alle Phasen einer Multiple Choice (MC) Prüfung. Anregungen und praktische Beispiele verdeutlichen den ganzen Prozess.

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Medical Education during the pandemic

Medical Education during the pandemic

This project aims at identifying and describing the experiences made at the Swiss medical schools after having to suddenly switch from on-site to online teaching; in particular, the experienced issues, needs, and solution approaches shall be investigated.

Gender gap phenomenon

Gender gap phenomenon

Gender differences in the career motivations of health professionals.

PhD project: Entrustable Professional Activities in Old Age Psychiatry

PhD project: Entrustable Professional Activities in Old Age Psychiatry

Improving residency training with Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA’s) in Old Age Psychiatry.

Literature search and academic writing

Literature search and academic writing

Evaluation of workshops and lectures in literature search and academic writing.

Swiss interprofessional evaluation instrument SIPEI

Swiss interprofessional evaluation instrument SIPEI

Application and, if necessary, optimization of the Swiss interprofessional evaluation instrument SIPEI.

«BeFit» Project

«BeFit» Project

Evaluation of the «BeFit» Project.

Multisource feedback guideline

Multisource feedback guideline

Use of multisource feedback in medical training: Creation of an implementation guideline.

HemoSurf development

HemoSurf development

HemoSurf is educational software teaching morphological haematology that is known and used worldwide.

Communication courses for Sanacare group practices

Communication courses for Sanacare group practices

Communication courses for the medical staff of the 13 Sanacare group practices. Including role play among themselves and with simulated staff.

CST-Videos

CST-Videos

Videos to support 3rd year clinical skills training.

The pandemic is a chance for teaching innovation

The pandemic is a chance for teaching innovation

The pandemic uncovered a pressing need to implement digital learning and teaching in higher education more broadly. Research shows that previous implementation has progressed slowly and is not always aligned with the requirements and needs of the key players.

BiSS recognised as a «Certified Skills Lab» according to the APF standard

BiSS recognised as a «Certified Skills Lab» according to the APF standard

The Association for Medical Education GMA (Committee for Practical Skills APF) awards the Bern Interprofessional Skills and Simulation Personnel Center (BiSS), including its simulation person program, accreditation as a certified skills lab.

„did-act“ on clinical decision-making, EU project

„did-act“ on clinical decision-making, EU project

An adaptive curriculum for clinical reasoning for students and instructors is to be developed, implemented and disseminated in order to better prepare future doctors and to avoid mistakes.

Spiritual Care in Chronic Pain

Spiritual Care in Chronic Pain

Interdisciplinary Research for Interprofessional Practice in Medicine and Nursing.

Competencies of Attendings in GIM Departments in Swiss Hospitals

Competencies of Attendings in GIM Departments in Swiss Hospitals

In Switzerland, the competencies for attending physicians in General Internal Medicine (GIM) are not sufficiently defined, and additional non-medical tasks to successfully practice hospital medicine are not addressed.

DocCom.Deutsch: Webbasierte Lernmodule zur patientenzentrierten Kommunikation

DocCom.Deutsch: Webbasierte Lernmodule zur patientenzentrierten Kommunikation

DocCom.Deutsch ist eine Serie medienunterstützter Online Module für die Aus-, Weiter- und Fortbildung in der Kommunikation im Gesundheitswesen. Daran beteiligt sind Ärztinnen und Ärzte sowie Fachpersonen aus der Schweiz, Deutschland und Österreich.

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The challenge of holding examinations during the Covid-19 pandemic

The challenge of holding examinations during the Covid-19 pandemic

How can exams take place during the Covid-19 pandemic? As an internationally recognised competence centre, the IML has dealt with the challenges that arose suddenly.

Communication training in Corona times

Communication training in Corona times

When face-to-face classes at the University of Bern were discontinued in mid-March, several courses organized by the IML were also affected, including communication training with the simulated patients (SPs). Thanks to the University's video conferencing system, these were nevertheless still held.

Training of Contact Tracers

Training of Contact Tracers

The IML helped the Cantonal Medical Office of Bern to rapidly set up an online learning programme for contact tracers.

Successful use of peer tutors in a formative OSCE

Successful use of peer tutors in a formative OSCE

In January 2020, the Institute for Medical Education (IML), on behalf of the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern, held for the first time a formative OSCE event in the third year of academic study using peer experts in the fifth year. The feedback indicates this was a great success.

IML Annual Report 2019

IML Annual Report 2019

High quality medical education is a cornerstone for the work of health professionals.

Coronavirus: Contacting the IML

Coronavirus: Contacting the IML

Digitally optimize simulation in practical tests (OSCE)

Digitally optimize simulation in practical tests (OSCE)

High quality simulation in the OSCE: Optimization with digital workflows and 3D printing.

The IML joins an international network for the work with SP

The IML joins an international network for the work with SP

Dr. med. Beate Brem has been elected as Member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE).

The IML is participating in an EU project on clinical decision-making

The IML is participating in an EU project on clinical decision-making

As part of this EU project an adaptive curriculum for clinical reasoning for students and instructors is to be developed, implemented and disseminated in order to better prepare future doctors and to avoid mistakes.

The IML is committed to interprofessionalism

The IML is committed to interprofessionalism

Healthcare professionals face increasingly complex challenges. Can interprofessionalism in education address this?

Virtual reality now available in UniZiegler

Virtual reality now available in UniZiegler

As a media and technology expert, Dario Zaugg immersed himself in the topic of "virtual reality" for his thesis at the AUM. He shares his perspectives on the possible applications and considerations of this new technology in an interview.

IML Annual Report 2018

IML Annual Report 2018

Higher education institutions in general are now at the threshold of paperless teaching, learning and assessment. It is astonishing, that this shift has taken so many years, knowing that computers are a normal part of our lives since many decades. The IML has been preparing this shift intensively over the last years.

Digitalization of the SP database

Digitalization of the SP database

The database of standardized/simulated patients (SPs) will be brought up-to-date and will stay abreast of the developments of the program.

Accompanying research to support the “Mistake of the Week”

Accompanying research to support the “Mistake of the Week”

Since Spring 2018, we have been supporting the project “Mistake of the Week” of the Medical Clinics of the Klinikum Konstanz (Chief Physician Prof. H.-J. Kabitz and Prof. M. Schuchmann) through accompanying research.

PhD project: Fostering communication skills in health profession students

PhD project: Fostering communication skills in health profession students

Thesis about the effectiveness of worked examples and written reflections.

CAS  “Interprofessional specialized palliative care”

CAS “Interprofessional specialized palliative care”

Evaluate the teaching units of the Certificate of Advanced Studies “Interprofessional specialized palliative care”.

Interaction Design concept

Interaction Design concept

Create an Interaction Design concept for online reference guides.

Ilias Learning Management System

Ilias Learning Management System

Usability evaluation of the Ilias Learning Management System.

Interaction design for a Research Data Repository (RDR)

Interaction design for a Research Data Repository (RDR)

The library of the University of Bern is setting up a new Research Data Repository.

Video: Female breast examination

Video: Female breast examination

A video is used to support student learning.

Requirements engineering for new geodata infrastructure

Requirements engineering for new geodata infrastructure

Raise the needs with regard to renew the geodata infrastructure of AGI.

Anaesthesia-information-system

Anaesthesia-information-system

Task analysis of an anaesthesia-information-system at the university hospital Bern.

Acceptance of simulated physicians in communication training with SPs

Acceptance of simulated physicians in communication training with SPs

Change of sides in communication training: from standardized/simulated patient to physician.

Videos on carrying out sonographic examinations

Videos on carrying out sonographic examinations

Recording videos of ultrasound examinations for learning purposes.

Virtual spaces in 3D for video recordings with green screen

Virtual spaces in 3D for video recordings with green screen

With virtual 3D spaces, scenes recorded with green screen in the video studio can be placed into a suitable environment.

From student to team member

From student to team member

An Inverted Classroom Concept enables medical students to be integrated into interprofessional team simulation training.

PhD project: Measurement precision of written exams

PhD project: Measurement precision of written exams

The work examines the measurement precision at the cut-score of multiple choice exams and scoring algorithms for multiple true-false (MTF) questions.

SOREL – maintain and redesign

SOREL – maintain and redesign

SOREL is an online learning program funded by all five medical faculties in Switzerland and the Swiss Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

MedSurf

MedSurf

Numerous online learning programs like MorphoMed, RadioSurf or CliniSurf, which were developed at the Department for Education and Media AUM at the IML in conjunction with specialist representatives from the Faculty of Medicine, need to be updated.

Self-Directed Learning (SDL) in Clinical Work-Life

Self-Directed Learning (SDL) in Clinical Work-Life

How can specialists be supported in highly individualized learning processes with the help of modern tools?

 Presentation format with the greatest learning effect

Presentation format with the greatest learning effect

A randomized field study shows which presentation format of patient-centered communication examples has the greatest learning effect for medical students.

PhD project: Multisource feedback in postgraduate medical education

PhD project: Multisource feedback in postgraduate medical education

Which factors influence multisource feedback in postgraduate medical education?

Importance of sample sizes in multiple choice exams

Importance of sample sizes in multiple choice exams

The project examines the extent to which the psychometric properties and candidate performances in multiple choice exams depend on the sample sizes “items/candidates”.

Study trajectory analysis Human Medicine Bern

Study trajectory analysis Human Medicine Bern

Typical study trajectories are analyzed for the year groups 2010-2013, from the Matura [university-entrance level qualifications], via Numerus Clausus, to professional training examinations and the Federal Licensing Examinations.

Interprofessional Workplace-based Assessment in Diabetology

Interprofessional Workplace-based Assessment in Diabetology

A qualitative research study in medical education at the University Hospital of Bern.

Evaluation tools: Interprofessional undergraduate and postgraduate education

Evaluation tools: Interprofessional undergraduate and postgraduate education

Develop tools to evaluate interprofessional undergraduate and postgraduate education and professional practice on behalf of the Federal Office of Public Health.

Evaluation to accompany the “Steigbügel” project

Evaluation to accompany the “Steigbügel” project

Supporting professional reintegration following parental leave.

Quality of radiation protection training

Quality of radiation protection training

Evaluate the quality of radiation protection training at the MTR (medical-technical radiology) schools in Switzerland.

Teaching materials “Palliative Medicine Essentials”

Teaching materials “Palliative Medicine Essentials”

Evaluate the basic teaching materials “Palliative Medicine Essentials” – the fundamentals of palliative care.

Postgraduate education program "Praxisassistenz"

Postgraduate education program "Praxisassistenz"

Evaluate the postgraduate education program Praxisassistenz (expanded GP training module in GP practices).

Abdomen sonography

Abdomen sonography

Together with various partners, a foundation course on the theme of sonography of the abdomen is created. This is based on the Blended Learning method.

PhD project: Workplace-based assessment

PhD project: Workplace-based assessment

Mini-CEX and DOPS are two forms of workplace-based assessment which are used to support physicians’ learning in the workplace.

The impact of a masters program in Medical Education

The impact of a masters program in Medical Education

The impact on individuals, organizations and influencing factors: a qualitative study.

Microscopy versus Endoscopy

Microscopy versus Endoscopy

Assessment of middle ear anatomy teaching using microscopy versus endoscopy: A randomized comparative study.

PhD project: Assessment in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training

PhD project: Assessment in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training

PhD regarding “Assessment in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training”.

Improving the assessment of communication

Improving the assessment of communication

Improving the assessment of communication competencies in the Swiss Federal Licensing Examination in Human Medicine: A project with a mixed methods approach.

Enthusiastic medical student develops an app for CliniSurf

Enthusiastic medical student develops an app for CliniSurf

Learning program of the IML provides the impulse for a heart sounds app.

New location for the BiSS

New location for the BiSS

On behalf of the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern, the IML runs the Bern Interdisciplinary Skills and Simulated Patient Centre BiSS at the new location “UniZiegler”. Thanks to the addition of a new learning centre, the UniZiegler meets the needs that arose from the creation of 100 additional study places in human medicine.

Open day at Mittelstrasse

Open day at Mittelstrasse

As part of the open day at the Uni Mittelstrasse building on the 27th October, the IML showcased itself through various presentations and activities. Young and old were able to experience medical education firsthand and were amazed by the exciting work field of the IML.

Tag der offenen Tür Uni Mittelstrasse

Tag der offenen Tür Uni Mittelstrasse

Tauchen Sie am Samstag, 27. Oktober in die medizinische Ausbildung ein und erfahren Sie mehr über moderne Medizindidaktik und Prüfungsmethodik.

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AMEE 2018: Focus on Medical Education

AMEE 2018: Focus on Medical Education

From the 25th – 29th August 2018, the IML took part in the conference of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) in Basel. Among the 5000 participants from 150 nations, the institute was represented both with scientific contributions and as an exhibitor.

Annual report IML 2017

Annual report IML 2017

The main task of the Institute for Medical Education is to support medical education − through services, development of methods, infrastructure, and knowledge about teaching and assessment.

The IML is moving closer to the University

The IML is moving closer to the University

From the 14th May, the Institute for Medical Education (IML) will be located in the Länggass quarter.

Usability-Evaluation ÖREB Smart-Auszug

Usability-Evaluation ÖREB Smart-Auszug

Entwurf eines interaktiven, intuitiven Zugangs auf verschiedensten Endgeräten und Bildschirmgrössen.

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The future is digital

The future is digital

The IML has been training learners to become mediamaticians for over 10 years. With their finger on the pulse of medical education, these young people have a great deal to offer and can develop their professional skills in an optimal manner.

 Remembering a forgotten condition

Remembering a forgotten condition

The link between nutrition and health is undisputed – today, as in the past. Historical film material from the IML collection illustrates this with the example of endemic goiter (“cretinism”) through vivid images. The fact that the theme continues to be topical is demonstrated by an enquiry from French TV.

SAMS-Award 2017

SAMS-Award 2017

The IML once again receives the SAMS award for best practice in interprofessional teaching.

Kleine Patienten ganz gross

Kleine Patienten ganz gross

Das Projekt untersucht den Einsatz von Kindern als „standardisierte Patienten“ in praktischen Prüfungen (OSCE).

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Lessons learned: Schriftliche Prüfungen mit CBA

Lessons learned: Schriftliche Prüfungen mit CBA

Wie sind die Erfahrungen mit Computer-basiertem-Assessment (CBA)? Welche Empfehlungen leiten sich daraus für die Eidg. Prüfung Humanmedizin ab?

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Neue Ansätze

Neue Ansätze

Das Projekt zeigt neue Ansätze auf, um sich Kommunikationskompetenzen in der universitären Medizinausbildung anzueignen.

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Interprofessioneller Venenpunktionskurs

Interprofessioneller Venenpunktionskurs

Für Studierende der Humanmedizin, Pflege und Hebammengeburtshilfe soll ein interprofessioneller Kurs in "Punktion peripherer Venen" implementiert werden.

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Peer-tutorierter EKG-Kurs

Peer-tutorierter EKG-Kurs

Elektrokardiogramme (EKGs) korrekt interpretieren? Worauf es dabei ankommt, lernen Medizinstudierende von speziell geschulten Peers.

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Authentischere Patientenszenarien dank Hybridstationen

Authentischere Patientenszenarien dank Hybridstationen

Den Einsatz von Hybridstationen in der eidgenössischen Clinical Skills-Prüfung planen und pilotisieren.

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Virtuelle Patienten zum Erlernen des klinischen Denkens

Virtuelle Patienten zum Erlernen des klinischen Denkens

Klinisches Denken ist zentral für nahezu alle Aufgaben eines praktizierenden Arztes.

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Students teach students

Students teach students

Students support their colleagues in learning to report and evaluate electrocardiograms (ECGs).

Jahresbericht IML 2016

Jahresbericht IML 2016

Das Institut für Medizinische Lehre (IML) zwischen Wissensschaffung, Informationsaufbereitung und Austausch.

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ÖREB-Kataster

ÖREB-Kataster

Der «dynamische Smart-Auszug» ist ein webbasierter Kataster-Auszug für Desktop, Tablet und Phone, welcher für alle Kantone das gleiche Benutzerinterface zur Verfügung stellt.

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MIL-Office 5

MIL-Office 5

MIL Office ist die Fachapplikation, welche vom VBS in allen Schulen und Wiederholungskursen für hunderttausende von Militärangehörigen für administrative Belange eingesetzt wird.

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User-Experience Gutachten zum openOLAT LMS

User-Experience Gutachten zum openOLAT LMS

Der Umstieg auf ein neues Learning-Management-System (LMS) soll auch für die Benutzer Vorteile bringen - wie vergleicht sich die User-Experience des alten und neuen Systems?

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Usability Optimierungen für Ability.net

Usability Optimierungen für Ability.net

Ein Browser-basiertes System zur Sammlung von Wissen und zum Lernen dieses Wissens. Gibt es noch Usability Stolperfallen?

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Prototyp und Umsetzung eines interaktiven Registerauszugs

Prototyp und Umsetzung eines interaktiven Registerauszugs

Entwurf eines interaktiven, intuitiven Zugangs auf verschiedensten Endgeräten und Bildschirmgrössen.

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Usability-Optimierung eines elektronischen Patientendaten-Management-Systems (PDMS)

Usability-Optimierung eines elektronischen Patientendaten-Management-Systems (PDMS)

Durch Optimierung der Benutzerfreundlichkeit und der Ladezeiten von häufig benutzten Formularen werden deutliche Arbeitszeit-Einsparungen angestrebt.

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Online-Umfrage: Unibibliothek Bern weiterentwickeln

Online-Umfrage: Unibibliothek Bern weiterentwickeln

Im Rahmen der Neugestaltung des Bibliotheksangebots wurde eine umfassende Online-Evaluation durchgeführt.

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Targeted creation of exam questions – it’s better together

Targeted creation of exam questions – it’s better together

In March 2017, the new exam questions for the Federal licensing MC examination in human medicine were created, for the first time, in a two-day workshop. The quantitative output was very good. The authors’ satisfaction and the qualitative output were considerably better than in previous years, when the questions were devised individually or in smaller workshops.

Usability: Vollständiges Redesign einer Fachapplikation

Usability: Vollständiges Redesign einer Fachapplikation

Eine zentrale Applikation der Schweizer Armee wird mit einem benutzerzentrierten Vorgehen neu entwickelt.

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True-to-life examinations through hybrid simulation

True-to-life examinations through hybrid simulation

For quality assurance of the Federal Clinical Skills Examination, the Institute for Medical Education (IML) is working on the innovative concept of hybrid simulation in cooperation with the Universities of Lausanne and Zurich, on behalf of the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).

Interprofessional teaching with simulations and standardized patients

Interprofessional teaching with simulations and standardized patients

The conference “Standardized Patients and Simulation” (SPSim) on 16.-18.3.2017 fell under the motto “Curricular Integration of Simulation in Healthcare – from Concept to Reality”.

Research internship at the IML –  a personal experience

Research internship at the IML – a personal experience

Psychology students regularly undertake research internships at the Institute for Medical Education (IML). Simon Burkhalter reports on his own experience as an intern.

SAMW-Award 2016 für Interprofessionalität

SAMW-Award 2016 für Interprofessionalität

Am 8. Dezember 2016 verlieh die Schweizerische Akademie der Medizinischen Wissenschaften in Bern den «Interprofessionalität» Award. Unter den Preisträgern befindet sich auch das Institut für Medizinische Lehre.

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SPSIM Kongress 2017 in Bern

SPSIM Kongress 2017 in Bern

5th International Conference on Standardized Patients and Simulations (SPSIM).

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Die Examic Assessment Suite Down-Under

Die Examic Assessment Suite Down-Under

Ende März 2016 haben wir die Examic Assessment Suite einem internationalen Publikum an der Ottawa Konferenz in Perth präsentiert.

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Usability without users

Usability without users

How can one optimise interfaces in a time- and safety-critical context without knowledge about the users of the system?

Impressions of MME orientation days

Impressions of MME orientation days

The 13th MME programme cycle started at the beginning of February. 24 curious, open-minded, and highly motivated continuing education students arrived at the reading room of the learning centre in Bühlstrasse to discover the world of Medical Education.

Medical education up close and personal

Medical education up close and personal

The GMA conference took place from 13th to 17th September 2016 under the motto “innovative together”. Participants had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of medical education, get up to speed on scientific teaching opinions, and discuss burning issues directly with international experts.

Tradition meets innovation

Tradition meets innovation

The Institute for Medical Education (IML) has a long history as a national competence centre. A look back shows that the close tie between teaching, assessment and practice in Bern is a model with tradition and an international reach.

How MC questions become ready for examinations

How MC questions become ready for examinations

Not only the candidates feel challenged when preparing for a Federal medical examination

Tablet exam: Students are «positively surprised»

Tablet exam: Students are «positively surprised»

«Clearer and more practical»: Two out of three students prefer to solve multiple-choice exams on a tablet rather than on paper.

Unsere Poster aus Textil «fliegen» in alle Welt!

Unsere Poster aus Textil «fliegen» in alle Welt!

Packen Sie ab jetzt Ihr Poster in den Koffer und lassen Sie die Posterrolle zu Hause! Die Abteilung für Unterricht und Medien (AUM) druckt wissenschaftliche Poster auch auf Textil.

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Neue Version von «HemoSurf» verfügbar

Neue Version von «HemoSurf» verfügbar

In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Fraunhofer Institut wurde das Lernprogramm „HemoSurf – ein interaktiver Hämatologie-Atlas“ - einer kompletten Überarbeitung unterzogen.

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Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Medizinische Ausbildung GMA in Bern

Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Medizinische Ausbildung GMA in Bern

Die nächste Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Medizinische Ausbildung (GMA) findet vom 14.-17. September 2016 in Bern statt. Im Interview gibt die Tagungspräsidentin und IML-Direktorin, Prof. Sissel Guttormsen, Auskunft über den Grossanlass in der Schweiz.

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Assessment-Tools: Vorsprung durch Usability, Qualität und Forschung

Assessment-Tools: Vorsprung durch Usability, Qualität und Forschung

Wir konzipieren und evaluieren Assessment-Tools auf Basis jahrzehntelanger Erfahrung und leisten so einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Innovation, Forschung und Qualitätssicherung.

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Hollywood lässt grüssen

Hollywood lässt grüssen

Furchteinflössend, fantasievoll, ansprechend, in der Filmindustrie werden SchauspielerInnen ihrer Rolle entsprechend exakt geschminkt. Auch am Institut für Medizinische Lehre (IML) der Universität Bern wenden wir die Kunst des Schminkens an, jedoch für Lehrzwecke. So imitieren wir Krankheiten und Verletzungen für Simulationssituationen in der Lehre oder Prüfung.

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Datensicherheit früher und heute

Datensicherheit früher und heute

Für die sichere Abwicklung von Prüfungen in der Medizin, Umfragen und Forschungsprojekten ist ein hoher Standard beim Datenschutz unerlässlich.

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