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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51843#.VHfRIWfHRK0 Author(s)   Kristina Ziegert 1 , Marianne Ahlner Elmqvist 2 , Unn-Britt Johanssons 3,4 , Maria Larsson 5 , Petra Lilja Andersson 2 Affiliation(s) 1 School of Social and Health Sciences, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden . 2 Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden . 3 Sophiahemmet University College, Stockholm, Sweden . 4 Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Karolinska Institute, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden . 5 Department of Nursing, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden . ABSTRACT The national clinical final examination (NCFE) plays an important role in order to measur...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51846#.VHfRGGfHRK0 Author(s) Patricia Katowa-Mukwato , Sekelani S. Banda Affiliation(s) Department of Medical Education Development, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia . ABSTRACT Clinical competence is an attribute expected of every practicing doctor while proficiency in procedural skills is a requirement by certifying bodies. To attain competency in the performance of procedural/psychomotor skills, possession of conceptual knowledge has been documented as a fundamental pre-requisite in reference to medical education literature. At the University Of Zambia School Of Medicine, the matter of cognitive knowled...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47019#.VGLvlWfHRK0 Author(s) Unn-Britt Johansson , Petra Lilja Andersson , Maria Larsson , Kristina Ziegert , Marianne Ahlner-Elmqvist Affiliation(s) Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden . Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden . Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden . School of Social and Health Sciences, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden . Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden . ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of students, lecturers, nurses and clinical ...