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The latest edition of the CaHRU Newsletter (Autumn 2019) was published in December 2019. The newsletter presents the work of the research centre over the past three months and includes articles from the CaHRU blog covering publications, conferences and funding. Continue reading CaHRU Newsletter (Autumn 2019)
A recent study from a team at CaHRU and the RCGP, published in Medical Education, ‘Performance in candidates declaring vs not declaring dyslexia in a licensing clinical exam’ showed that trainee doctors with dyslexia were less likely to pass the Continue reading Dyslexia associated with reduced pass rates in MRCGP Clinical Skills Exam but not Applied Knowledge Test
The latest edition of the CaHRU Newsletter (Summer 2019) was published in November 2019. The newsletter presents the work of the research centre over the previous three months and includes articles from the CaHRU blog covering publications, conferences and funding. Continue reading CaHRU Newsletter (Summer 2019)
A team from CaHRU, the School of Pharmacy and the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Lincoln in collaboration with the Universities of Surrey and Oxford, have published an observational study investigating potential risks of stroke Continue reading ‘Saving bones without risking brain’ published in Osteoporosis International
A team from the University of Lincoln and the Royal College of General Practitioners, with lead author Dr Julie Pattinson and corresponding author, Prof Niro Siriwardena, have published the first cognitive interview study, exploring reasons for differences in performance between Continue reading Cognitive interview study of medical licensing knowledge test published in BMJ Open