Journal ArticleMedical professionalism: teaching, learning, and assessment Gominda Ponnamperuma, Jean Ker & Margery Davis December 2007 South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education, Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 42 – 48 Abstract Professionalism has been variously termed a philosophy, behavioural disposition, skill set, habit, concept having its roots in social justice or social contract. Project Professionalism’s…
Journal ArticleWhat is the Evidence for the Efficacy of Treatments for Somatoform Disorders? A Critical Review of Previous Intervention Studies. Athula Sumathipala December 2007 Psychosomatic Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 9, Pages 889 – 900 doi:10.1097/PSY.0b013e31815b5cf6 Abstract Objective: To review published literature for the highest level of evidence on the efficacy of treatment for patients with…
Journal ArticleEducation in surgery: competency-based training Margery H. Davis & Gominda G. Ponnamperuma November 2007 The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Volume 89, Issue 10, Pages 342 – 345 doi:10.1308/147363507X238443 Abstract Competence-based training flourished in the 1980s in several spheres of education. The approach, however, was seen as focusing on units…
Journal ArticleOphthalmology and trends in medical education Margery H. Davis & Gominda G. Ponnamperuma May 2007 Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Volume 35, Issue 4, Pages 301 – 302 doi:10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01507.x Excerpt When Tomorrow’s Doctors was published it signalled a massive change in undergraduate medical education in the UK. One of the most significant recommendations of this…
Journal ArticleRCT of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in active suicidal ideation-as feasibility study in Sri Lanka Sudath Samaraweera, S. Sivayogan, Athula Sumathipala, Dinesh Bhugra & Sisira Siribaddana May 2007 The European Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 175 – 178 http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0213-61632007000300001 Abstract Background and Objectives: With one of the highest rates of suicide in…
Journal ArticleDesign, implementation and evaluation of a medical education programme using the ambulatory diagnostic and treatment centre John Dent, Susan Skene, Dilip Nathwani, Martin Pippard, Gominda Ponnamperuma & Margery Davis 2007 Medical Teacher, Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 341 – 345 doi:10.1080/01421590701509720 Abstract Background: In the UK a central government initiative is seeking to transfer…