Papers by Carol Lancaster
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1999
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Advances in Health Sciences Education, May 1, 2008
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Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education, 2011
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Journal of Medical Education, 1988
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The Journal of Urology
At the request of the Society of University Urologists a survey of urological teaching at 113 Uni... more At the request of the Society of University Urologists a survey of urological teaching at 113 United States medical schools was done. The most distressing finding was that more than two-thirds (68 per cent) of the schools do not require any clinical exposure to urology before graduation. In view of the fact that urology is rarely, if ever, taught in any of the primary care disciplines after graduation, it is suggested that patient care may well suffer for this shortcoming in our medical education curriculum.
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The Family practice research journal
Family physicians often experience a continuing relationship with the terminally-ill patient. Lik... more Family physicians often experience a continuing relationship with the terminally-ill patient. Like other physicians, they may experience difficulty in these relationships. We surveyed 441 family physicians practicing in South Carolina to determine their personal attitudes toward death, and their feelings and reactions toward terminally-ill patients and their families. Physicians aged 50 years and older had a significantly more positive attitude toward death than did physicians aged 25-34 years (p less than .05). In addition, more positive attitudes were present in physicians who had a strong religious orientation (p less than .002) or had received some death education instruction in medical school (p less than .002). The study suggests that the basic concepts of death and dying should be included in medical school curricula. In addition, a medical education series offering practitioners an opportunity to express their feelings about this topic might also be beneficial.
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Proceedings of the ... annual Conference on Research in Medical Education. Conference on Research in Medical Education
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Family medicine
Family medicine residents are evaluated to ensure mastery of required practice skills by a variet... more Family medicine residents are evaluated to ensure mastery of required practice skills by a variety of methods. The objective of this paper is to report the results of a sample of the 394 accredited family practice residencies to determine the evaluation methods used and their corresponding value to the program. Questionnaires were sent to program directors and chief residents of all accredited family practice residency programs. Responses were received from the director or chief resident of 354 (90%) programs. For 195 programs, both the chief resident and program director responded. The five most common evaluation methods were the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination, formative review sessions, resident chart review, list of procedures performed, and family medicine conference attendance. Of 195 programs for which directors and chief residents both responded, directors and chief residents differed significantly in the reported number of evaluation methods but not in perceived value of those evaluation methods. Neither geographic region, community or university affiliation, class size, nor age of program was associated with differences in numbers of evaluation methods or perceived value of those methods. Many highly rated resident evaluation methods are being utilized by less than one-third of the programs. The most prevalent forms of evaluation appear to be auditing medical practices and behaviors.
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Journal of the American Medical Women's Association (1972)
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Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association (1975)
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Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association (1975)
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The Journal of reproductive medicine
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Endocrinologia experimentalis
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Journal of allied health
The purpose of this inquiry was to examine preferences between presentation methods among graduat... more The purpose of this inquiry was to examine preferences between presentation methods among graduate students enrolled in a research seminar course. Participants consisted of 34 second year students enrolled in the Master of Science degree program in physical therapy in the College of Health Professions at the Medical University of South Carolina. All were required to present a published research article on the general topic of exercise in elderly individuals. However, before the student presentations took place, the instructor presented two different published research papers, both of which were done in sequential time segments during a single class period. For Time Segment 1, the instructor/author used a formal, "lecture," or "platform" type presentation, embellished by power point slides with textual information and graphs. For Time Segment 2, the instructor conducted an informal discussion of the background, methods, and findings of the research paper. After the presentations were completed, students were assigned to focus groups for the purpose of providing verbal and written feedback. Examination of the findings using content analysis revealed a variety of opinions regarding presentation techniques, but showed a general preference for the method employed in Time Segment 1. Among the reasons cited were the structure, the visual aids, and past familiarity and comfort with formal, "lecture" type presentations. Also noted was the predominant view that presenter style was a major factor in judging effectiveness. These findings merit further exploration of presentation styles and teaching methodologies for augmenting teaching effectiveness and enhancing the scholarship of teaching.
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Journal of dental education, 2008
The recent intense attention given to the existence of racial and ethnic health care disparities ... more The recent intense attention given to the existence of racial and ethnic health care disparities in the United States has resulted in an enhanced focus on the problem and a call to integrate cultural competence training into health professions curricula. While most dental schools have formally integrated cultural competence into their curricula, the professional literature contains little information regarding the specific types of curriculum modifications necessary to prepare culturally competent dentists. The purpose of this article is to communicate the process and materials used to develop and present didactic curriculum content incorporating cultural competence and to report early data regarding its effectiveness in improving students' knowledge and self-awareness regarding cultural competence. The preliminary observation of differences between pre-test and post-test scores suggests that the curriculum content may have contributed to developing students' cultural knowle...
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Family medicine, 1995
Insufficient attention has been paid to the role that modern information systems can play in impr... more Insufficient attention has been paid to the role that modern information systems can play in improving the delivery of and education about preventive services in family medicine training and practice sites. From September 1990-September 1993, the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina conducted a demonstration project designed to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive, computer-based preventive services delivery and educational system, based on the recommendations in the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Report. A computer-based patient record (CPR) system was implemented. The system had sophisticated preventive services tracking and reminder, physician, and patient education features. Twenty-nine basic USPSTF recommendations were incorporated in the system. An extensive physician education series was also implemented. A multi-method evaluation system, including patient exit surveys, physician interviews, and practice audits was ...
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Journal of Research in …, 2011
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Tertiary Education and Management, 2004
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New England Journal of Medicine, 1994
Despite considerable public interest in legalizing physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, lit... more Despite considerable public interest in legalizing physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, little is known about physicians' attitudes toward these practices. We sent questionnaires to 1355 randomly selected physicians in the state of Washington, including all hematologists and oncologists and a disproportionately high number of internists, family practitioners, psychiatrists, and general surgeons. To avoid ambiguity in our survey, instead of "physician-assisted suicide," we used the phrase "prescription of medication [e.g., narcotics or barbiturates] or the counseling of an ill patient so he or she may use an overdose to end his or her own life." Instead of "euthanasia," we used the phrase "deliberate administration of an overdose of medication to an ill patient at his or her request with the primary intent to end his or her life." Of the 1355 eligible physicians who received our questionnaire, 938 (69 percent) responded. Forty-eight percent of the respondents agreed with the statement that euthanasia is never ethically justified, and 42 percent disagreed. Fifty-four percent thought euthanasia should be legal in some situations, but only 33 percent stated that they would be willing to perform euthanasia. Thirty-nine percent of respondents agreed with the statement that physician-assisted suicide is never ethically justified, and 50 percent disagreed. Fifty-three percent thought assisted suicide should be legal in some situations, but only 40 percent stated that they would be willing to assist a patient in committing suicide. Of the groups surveyed, hematologists and oncologists were most likely to oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide, and psychiatrists were most likely to support these practices. The attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia of physicians in Washington State are polarized. A slight majority favors legalizing physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in at least some situations, but most would be unwilling to participate in these practices themselves.
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