OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Medical Education Online is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Ambiguous motivations in medical school applicants: a retrospective study from Japan	245
Multi-institutional exploration of pediatric residents’ perspectives on anti-racism curricula: a qualitative study	128
Digital competencies for Singapore’s national medical school curriculum: a qualitative study	82
Novel COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, and associated factors, amongst medical students: a scoping review	61
‘Early identification of struggling pre-clerkship learners using formative clinical skills OSCEs: an assessment for learning program.’	54
Characterizing the initial effects of the single accreditation system merge on the ophthalmology residency match	52
Trainee perspectives on diversity, equity, and inclusion: a group concept mapping study	47
Advancing health professions education: a review of holistic admissions and competency-based admissions practices	45
Impact of COVID-19 on medical education in different income countries: a scoping review of the literature	43
Faculty knowledge, actions, and perceptions of sponsorship: an institutional survey study	40
COVID-19 vaccination telephone outreach: an analysis of the medical student experience	39
Optimizing cost-effectiveness in remote objective structured clinical examinations through targeted double scoring methodologies	37
Feedback, fairness, and validity: effects of disclosing and reusing multiple-choice questions in medical schools	34
The impact of teacher’s presence on learning basic surgical tasks with virtual reality headset among medical students	34
Progress or stagnation? Is neurosurgery remaining a men’s world?	32
A critical narrative review of the experiences of Latinas, Hispanic, or Spanish origin (LHS+) women in medical field using Latina/Chicana feminist perspective	31
The impact of exposure to scientific research and inclusive mentoring style on medical undergraduates’ perceptions of critical thinking, communication, and passion	29
First-generation and continuing-generation college graduates’ application, acceptance, and matriculation to U.S. medical schools: a national cohort study	28
Development and evaluation of a pre-clerkship spiral curriculum: data from three medical school classes	27
Implementing a graduate medical education anti-racism workshop at an academic university in the Southern USA	27
COVID-19 related disruptions to medical education and perceived clinical capability of new resident physicians: a nationwide study of over 1200 first-year residents	27
Social justice in medical education: a student-led approach to addressing COVID-19 vaccine equity in the Hispanic/Latinx community	25
The influencing factors of stigma towards people with mental illness among nursing students: a mixed‐method systematic review	25
Students’ learning in clinical practice – a scoping review of characteristics of research in the Nordic countries	25
The Pittman Scholar Program for junior faculty recognition at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine	24

Preparing fourth year medical students to care for patients with opioid use disorder: how this training affects their intention to seek addiction care opportunities during residency	24
Analyzing diversity, equity, and inclusion content on dermatology fellowship program websites	23
A critical qualitative study to understand current black women medical student perspectives on anti-racist reform in US medical education	23
Communication skills of residents: are they as good as they think?	23
Considering medical students’ perception, concerns and needs for e-exam during COVID-19: a promising approach to improve subject specific e-exams	23
Students’ motivation and engagement in interprofessional education: the mediating role of peer relatedness	22
Digital health competences and AI beliefs as conditions for the practice of evidence-based medicine: a study of prospective physicians in Canada	22
Assessing LLM-generated vs. expert-created clinical anatomy MCQs: a student perception-based comparative study in medical education	22
Strategies to foster stakeholder engagement in residency coaching: a CFIR-Informed qualitative study across diverse stakeholder groups	22
Chatbots for future docs: exploring medical students’ attitudes and knowledge towards artificial intelligence and medical chatbots	21
The emergence of academic pediatric acute and urgent care fellowships: entrustable professional activities	21
Collaborative 360° virtual reality training of medical students in clinical examinations	21
A KSA system for competency-based assessment of clinicians’ professional development in China and quality gap analysis	20
Clicks for credit: an analysis of healthcare professionals’ social media use and potential for continuing professional development activities	20
Can patient-physician interview skills be implemented with peer simulated patients?	20
Integrating Oral Health into Health Professions School Curricula	18
Large language models for generating key-feature questions in medical education	18
Enhancing team development in an internal medicine resident continuity clinic	17
Understanding burnout in Pediatric residency through the lens of the ‘Areas of worklife’	17
Brief online implicit bias education increases bias awareness among clinical teaching faculty	17
Factors associated with infectious diseases fellowship academic success	17
Exploring the impact of postponing core clerkships on future performance	17
Participation in Project ECHO to advance rural primary care providers’ ability to address patient mental health needs	17
A step-by-step guide for mentors to facilitate team building and communication in virtual teams	17
Advancements in artificial intelligence transforming medical education: a comprehensive overview	16
Matching into competitive surgical residencies: predictors of success	16
Association between grit and depressive symptoms among medical students, moderated by academic performance	16
Applying North American medical education accreditation standards internationally in the United Arab Emirates	16
Rapid implementation of a medical student rotation in health systems operations and remote patient care in response to COVID-19	16
Teaching cognitive and affective empathy in medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	16
Leveraging learning science to improve student outcomes in asynchronous online medical terminology education	16
Correction	15
Who needs education on LGBTQIA+ healthcare inclusion?	15
Emotions and team communication in the operating room: a scoping review	15
Effectiveness of endotracheal intubation and mask ventilation procedural skills training on second-year student using modified Peyton’s Four-Step approach during COVID-19 pandemic	15
Literature review of the research on nursing students’ professional self-concept	15
Nourish : A pilot program to support self-Efficacy, learning, and wellness during USMLE step 1 preparation	14
The family medicine accelerated track at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: results from a 10-year program to bend the primary care curve	14
COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on medical interns’ mental health of public and private hospitals in Guadalajara	13
Unpacking the perceptions and experiences of student facilitators in interprofessional education: a qualitative study	13
Exploring effective video-review strategies of patient encounters for medical students: precepted review versus peer discussion	13
Gamification in medical education: identifying and prioritizing key elements through Delphi method	13
Challenges and opportunities in cultivating medical students’ competencies: Participatory action research from a hierarchical cultural setting	13
A structured multimodal teaching approach enhancing musculoskeletal physical examination skills among undergraduate medical students	12
Trauma-informed care in the emergency department: concepts and recommendations for integrating practices into emergency medicine	12
Comparison of internal medicine applicant and resident characteristics with performance on ACGME milestones	12
Resources for clinical learning environment orientation	11
Building a program of research in medical education: recommendations from the professional literature	11
Risky business: medical students’ feedback-seeking behaviours: a mixed methods study	11
How much time do internal medicine residents spend on self-directed learning and on which resources: a multi-center study	11

Looking beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: the recalibration of student-teacher relationships in teaching and learning process	11
A smartphone-based online platform for clinical skills training and assessment with standardized patients: platform development and pilot study outcomes	11
The effect of e-learning on point-of-care ultrasound education in novices	11
Top-tier ranking university bring worse perception of medical learning environment to students: a cross-sectional study across 12 universities	11
Medical student non-modifiable risk factors and USMLE Step 1 exam score	11
‘Involve me and I learn’: an experiential teaching approach to improve dyspnea awareness in medical residents	11
Correction	11
Observation tool to measure patient-centered behaviors on rounds in an academic medical center	11
The pipeline starts in medical school: characterizing clinician-educator training programs for U.S. medical students	11
Identity and uncertainty: art-mediated medical student reflections in a time of transition	11
How much do Latin American medical students know about radiology? Latin-American multicenter cross-sectional study	11
The Relationship between Burnout and Sense of School Belonging among the Resident Physicians in the Standardization Training in China	11
No difference in subsequent trainee satisfaction associated with in-person exposure prior to remote interviews	11
Simulation training in suicide risk assessment and intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
The future of medical education and research: Is ChatGPT a blessing or blight in disguise?	10
“Ego massaging that helps”: a framework analysis study of internal medicine trainees’ interprofessional collaboration approaches	10
A podcast to teach medical humanities at medical school: a text-mining study of students’ lived experience	10
Peer-assisted learning in critical care: a simulation-based approach for postgraduate medical training	10
Mapping health, social and health system issues and applying a social accountability inventory to a problem based learning medical curriculum	10
Utilizing Instagram Stories to deliver educational content to medical students in pediatrics: curricular design and evaluation	10
A Medical Education Research Library: key research topics and associated experts	9
Integrating artificial intelligence into medical education: a roadmap informed by a survey of faculty and students	9
Do they speak like me? Exploring how perceptions of linguistic difference may influence patient perceptions of healthcare providers	9
The needs, barriers, and opportunities perceived by health professionals for an online competency-based interprofessional course to enhance the care of older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain	9
Radiologist preferences for faculty development initiatives to improve resident feedback in the era of competency-based medical education	9
Socio-culturally responsive medical professionalism and ethics education: A curriculum co-creation approach	9
A Literature Review of Barriers and Opportunities Presented by Digitally Enhanced Practical Skill Teaching and Learning in Health Science Education	9
Voices of the accelerated: key themes when considering implementation of an accelerated medical school program	9
Underground nursing students’ experiences in a face-to-face, hybrid, and online escape room model: a comparative analysis in Serbian context	9