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AMEE Education Guide no. 28: The development and role of departments of medical education

Davis, M.H.; Karunathilake, I.M.K.; Harden, Ronald M. (2005)

SUMMARY A department of medical education is becoming an essential requirement for a medical school. This publication is intended for those wishing to establish or develop a medical education department. It may also ...
Assessment of Psychometric Properties of a Modified PHEEM Questionnaire

Gooneratne, I.K.; Munasinghe, S.R.; Siriwardena, C.; Olupeliyawa, A.M.; Karunathilake, I.M.K. (2008)

Background: An effective tool in analysing the learning environment, customised to the Sri Lankan setting, is vital for the assessment and delivery of quality healthcare training of preregistration house officers. Such ...
Educational environment in traditional and innovative medical schools: a study in four undergraduate medical schools

Al-Hazimi A, Zaini R.; Al-Hyiani A, Hassan N; Ponnamperuma, Gunaid A.; Karunathilake, I.M.K.; McAleer S, Roff S.; Davis, M.H. (2004)

Introduction: The undergraduate curricula of medical schools in King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia and Sana’a University, Republic of Yemen are traditional, like most of the ...
Effectiveness of mind maps as a learning tool for medical students

Wickramasinghe, Amila; Widanapathirana, Nimali; Kuruppu, Osuka; Liyanage, Isurujith; Karunathilake, I.M.K. (2011)

Background The Mind Map is an expression of Radiant Thinking, the associative thought processes that proceed from or connect to a central point, and is therefore a natural function of the human mind. It is a powerful ...
Effectiveness of mind maps as a learning tool for medical students

Wickramasinghe, Amila; Widanapathirana, Nimali; Kuruppu, Osuka; Liyanage, Isurujith; Karunathilake, I.M.K. (2011)

Background The Mind Map is an expression of Radiant Thinking, the associative thought processes that proceed from or connect to a central point, and is therefore a natural function of the human mind. It is a powerful ...
The long case and its modifications: a literature review

Ponnamperuma, G.G.; Karunathilake, I.M.K.; McAleer, Sean; Davis, M.H. (2009)

CONTEXT This review provides a summary of the published literature on the suitability of the long case and its modifications for high-stakes assessment. METHODS Databases related to medicine were searched for articles ...
Outcome-based Approach in Development of a Disaster Management Course for Healthcare Workers

Wickramasinghe, Kremlin Khamarj; Ishara, Mohamed Hassim; Liyanage, P.; Karunathilake, I.M.K.; Samarasekera, Dujeepa (2007)

Introduction: The Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka provided voluntary healthcare services during the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. At that time the faculty recognised the need to prepare the healthcare ...
The place of the oral examination in today's assessment systems

Davis, M.H.; Karunathilake, I.M.K. (2005)

The oral examination or viva is a traditional form of assessment in which one or more examiners fire questions at the candidate. It typically takes the form of an interview or discussion between the examiners and candidate ...
Student Academic Committees: An Approach to Obtain Students’ Feedback

Samarasekera, Dujeepa; Karunathilake, I.M.K.; Dias, Ranjan (2006)

In 1995, the Colombo Medical Faculty changed its curriculum from a traditional model to an integrated one. The major challenge to the Faculty was obtaining students’ feedback on their learning activities. To overcome ...
The students' voice: Strengths and weaknesses of an undergraduate medical curriculum in a developing country, a qualitative study

Ranasinghe, Priyanga; Wickramasinghe, Sashimali A .; Wickramasinghe, Ruwan; Olupeliyawa, A.M.; Karunathilake, I.M.K. (2011)

Background: In medical education, feedback from students’ is essential in course evaluation and development. Students at Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka complete a five year medical curriculum comprising ...
Students’ Perception of Problem-based Learning in the Medical Curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Seneviratne, R De A.; Samarasekera, D.D.; Karunathilake, I.M.K.; Ponnamperuma, G.G. (2001)

Introduction: Problem-based learning (PBL) is used as an instructional method in the system-based modules of the new innovative curriculum of the Colombo Medical Faculty in Sri Lanka. This study was undertaken to assess ...

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