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.

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.

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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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

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: Peer teaching ultrasound

PhD project: Peer teaching ultrasound

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

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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:  Web-Basierte Lernmodule zum Kommunikationstraning

DocCom.Deutsch: Web-Basierte Lernmodule zum Kommunikationstraning

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.

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.

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?

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.

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?

 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.

Evaluation to accompany the “Steigbügel” project

Evaluation to accompany the “Steigbügel” project

Supporting professional reintegration following parental leave.

Assessment in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training

Assessment in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training

PhD regarding “Assessment in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training”.

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