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Fulltext An investigation into the learning styles, English proficiency and assessment performance of medical students

Yeow TP, Tan MKM, Loh LC, Blitz J

International e-Journal of Science, Medicine & Education, 2010;4(1):7-13.
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Appreciation of learning styles can be of use to help both educators and students to enhance the effectiveness of an educational experience. It has been noticed that some students at this College are not very good at expressing themselves in either written or spoken English. Our study aimed to identify the student’s learning styles; assess whether there is any correlation between learning style, baseline demographic data and self rated proficiency in English language; and assess their associations with the assessment performance.
A group of third year medical students voluntarily participated in a questionnaire study to provide us with their learning styles, demographic information and self-rated proficiency in English language. This data was compared to the students’ performance in the assessment at the end of their junior clinical rotations.
This cohort of students (60% Malay, 35% Chinese and 5% Indian) who were mostly visual learners, considered themselves proficient in English. Students with predominantly Visual learning styles and those with poorer English, score significantly lower during their clinical long case examinations. These two predictors appear to be independent of each other.
These results may suggest that our current teaching modalities may disadvantage students with predominant visual learning styles. It also suggests that the long case clinical examination may favour those with more verbal learning styles.
Fulltext Recommendations From the International Consensus Conference on Anemia Management in Surgical Patients (ICCAMS)

Shander A, Corwin HL, Meier J, Auerbach M, Bisbe E, Blitz J, et al.

Ann Surg, 2023 Apr 01;277(4):581-590.
PMID: 36134567 DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005721

BACKGROUND: Perioperative anemia has been associated with increased risk of red blood cell transfusion and increased morbidity and mortality after surgery. The optimal approach to the diagnosis and management of perioperative anemia is not fully established.
OBJECTIVE: To develop consensus recommendations for anemia management in surgical patients.
METHODS: An international expert panel reviewed the current evidence and developed recommendations using modified RAND Delphi methodology.
RESULTS: The panel recommends that all patients except those undergoing minor procedures be screened for anemia before surgery. Appropriate therapy for anemia should be guided by an accurate diagnosis of the etiology. The need to proceed with surgery in some patients with anemia is expected to persist. However, early identification and effective treatment of anemia has the potential to reduce the risks associated with surgery and improve clinical outcomes. As with preoperative anemia, postoperative anemia should be treated in the perioperative period.
CONCLUSIONS: Early identification and effective treatment of anemia has the potential to improve clinical outcomes in surgical patients.

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