Editorial
It is with pride and joy that we take this opportunity to communicate with the readership of our online journal The Asia Pacific Scholar (TAPS). Of course we greatly appreciate the professional advice provided by our Board of Advisers as well as the patience of Reviewers of manuscripts submitted to TAPS for publication. To one and all we say a big thank you to you. We would also like to convey special thanks to our home team who have worked so conscientiously to ensure the success of our humble contribution to medical education; our educational venture would not have been able to reach this milestone without the hardwork of our home team. A very special thank you to everyone in the team.
In this issue of TAPS (Volume 2, Number 2, May 2017) we have published several interesting aspects that relate to medical education, not only in our region, but also globally, namely:
- ORIGINAL ARTICLES
- Sleep, fatigue and burnout in postgraduate year 1 residents have been studied: the authors conclude that faculty are more likely than residents to “possess protective mechanisms” against “burnout”.
- The authors of this investigation concluded that research studies should have clear study aims that would contribute to “clarification research purpose”.
- A highly illuminating and global view of ‘leadership theories’ that contribute to ‘identity formation’ in the health professions.
- A useful investigation into the educational value of the ‘Flipped Classroom Model’ with an interesting conclusion by the authors.
- SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
The perceptions of medical and physiotherapy undergraduates on the important ‘roles and qualities of a medical teacher’ were investigated: the authors applied the 12-role model of the teacher proposed by Harden and Crosby (2000) and concluded that “Students perceived that good communication skills, professional skills, knowledge and respect for patients as most important qualities in an educator.”
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The author specifically draws attention to the educational value of ‘Brainstorming Activity in Class’ and the likely impact of ‘technology’.
We wish you pleasant reading and learning. Please provide feedback should you wish to communicate with us or any of our authors directly. Thank you.
Dujeepa D Samarasekera & Matthew C E Gwee
Centre for Medical Education (CenMED), NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,
National University Health System, Singapore
Announcements
- Fourth Thematic Issue: Call for Submissions
The Asia Pacific Scholar is now calling for submissions for its Fourth Thematic Publication on “Developing a Holistic Healthcare Practitioner for a Sustainable Future”!
The Guest Editors for this Thematic Issue are A/Prof Marcus Henning and Adj A/Prof Mabel Yap. For more information on paper submissions, check out here! - Best Reviewer Awards 2023
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2023.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2023
The Most Accessed Article of 2023 goes to Small, sustainable, steps to success as a scholar in Health Professions Education – Micro (macro and meta) matters.
Congratulations, A/Prof Goh Poh-Sun & Dr Elisabeth Schlegel! - Best Article Award 2023
The Best Article Award of 2023 goes to Increasing the value of Community-Based Education through Interprofessional Education.
Congratulations, Dr Tri Nur Kristina and co-authors! - Volume 9 Number 1 of TAPS is out now! Click on the Current Issue to view our digital edition.
- Best Reviewer Awards 2022
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2022.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2022
The Most Accessed Article of 2022 goes to An urgent need to teach complexity science to health science students.
Congratulations, Dr Bhuvan KC and Dr Ravi Shankar. - Best Article Award 2022
The Best Article Award of 2022 goes to From clinician to educator: A scoping review of professional identity and the influence of impostor phenomenon.
Congratulations, Ms Freeman and co-authors. - Volume 8 Number 3 of TAPS is out now! Click on the Current Issue to view our digital edition.
- Best Reviewer Awards 2021
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2021.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2021
The Most Accessed Article of 2021 goes to Professional identity formation-oriented mentoring technique as a method to improve self-regulated learning: A mixed-method study.
Congratulations, Assoc/Prof Matsuyama and co-authors. - Best Reviewer Awards 2020
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2020.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2020
The Most Accessed Article of 2020 goes to Inter-related issues that impact motivation in biomedical sciences graduate education. Congratulations, Dr Chen Zhi Xiong and co-authors.
