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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Digital competencies for Singapore’s national medical school curriculum: a qualitative study	253
Novel COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance, and associated factors, amongst medical students: a scoping review	139
Characterizing the initial effects of the single accreditation system merge on the ophthalmology residency match	93
Advancing health professions education: a review of holistic admissions and competency-based admissions practices	75
Multi-institutional exploration of pediatric residents’ perspectives on anti-racism curricula: a qualitative study	57
Trainee perspectives on diversity, equity, and inclusion: a group concept mapping study	54
Near-peer mentorship for newly qualified doctors; what are the benefits, and what methods can be used to overcome the pitfalls?	51
Development of clinical teaching competency framework and scale for physician teachers in China: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study	51
Ambiguous motivations in medical school applicants: a retrospective study from Japan	44
‘Early identification of struggling pre-clerkship learners using formative clinical skills OSCEs: an assessment for learning program.’	43
Impact of COVID-19 on medical education in different income countries: a scoping review of the literature	39
Faculty knowledge, actions, and perceptions of sponsorship: an institutional survey study	38
COVID-19 related disruptions to medical education and perceived clinical capability of new resident physicians: a nationwide study of over 1200 first-year residents	35
Development and evaluation of a pre-clerkship spiral curriculum: data from three medical school classes	32
Feedback, fairness, and validity: effects of disclosing and reusing multiple-choice questions in medical schools	31
COVID-19 vaccination telephone outreach: an analysis of the medical student experience	31
Social justice in medical education: a student-led approach to addressing COVID-19 vaccine equity in the Hispanic/Latinx community	31
The impact of teacher’s presence on learning basic surgical tasks with virtual reality headset among medical students	29
The influencing factors of stigma towards people with mental illness among nursing students: a mixed‐method systematic review	28
A critical narrative review of the experiences of Latinas, Hispanic, or Spanish origin (LHS+) women in medical field using Latina/Chicana feminist perspective	27
Progress or stagnation? Is neurosurgery remaining a men’s world?	27
Students’ learning in clinical practice – a scoping review of characteristics of research in the Nordic countries	26
The impact of exposure to scientific research and inclusive mentoring style on medical undergraduates’ perceptions of critical thinking, communication, and passion	26
Optimizing cost-effectiveness in remote objective structured clinical examinations through targeted double scoring methodologies	26
Analyzing diversity, equity, and inclusion content on dermatology fellowship program websites	25

Considering medical students’ perception, concerns and needs for e-exam during COVID-19: a promising approach to improve subject specific e-exams	25
Strategies to foster stakeholder engagement in residency coaching: a CFIR-Informed qualitative study across diverse stakeholder groups	25
Communication skills of residents: are they as good as they think?	24
The Pittman Scholar Program for junior faculty recognition at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine	24
A critical qualitative study to understand current black women medical student perspectives on anti-racist reform in US medical education	24
Students’ motivation and engagement in interprofessional education: the mediating role of peer relatedness	24
Digital health competences and AI beliefs as conditions for the practice of evidence-based medicine: a study of prospective physicians in Canada	23
Assessing LLM-generated vs. expert-created clinical anatomy MCQs: a student perception-based comparative study in medical education	23
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	23
Chatbots for future docs: exploring medical students’ attitudes and knowledge towards artificial intelligence and medical chatbots	21
A KSA system for competency-based assessment of clinicians’ professional development in China and quality gap analysis	21
Can patient-physician interview skills be implemented with peer simulated patients?	21
Large language models for generating key-feature questions in medical education	21
Clicks for credit: an analysis of healthcare professionals’ social media use and potential for continuing professional development activities	20
Collaborative 360° virtual reality training of medical students in clinical examinations	20
The emergence of academic pediatric acute and urgent care fellowships: entrustable professional activities	20
Integrating Oral Health into Health Professions School Curricula	19
A step-by-step guide for mentors to facilitate team building and communication in virtual teams	19
Association between grit and depressive symptoms among medical students, moderated by academic performance	18
Brief online implicit bias education increases bias awareness among clinical teaching faculty	18
Factors associated with infectious diseases fellowship academic success	18
Rapid implementation of a medical student rotation in health systems operations and remote patient care in response to COVID-19	18
Exploring the impact of postponing core clerkships on future performance	18
Participation in Project ECHO to advance rural primary care providers’ ability to address patient mental health needs	17
Applying North American medical education accreditation standards internationally in the United Arab Emirates	17
Leveraging learning science to improve student outcomes in asynchronous online medical terminology education	17
Teaching cognitive and affective empathy in medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	16
Who needs education on LGBTQIA+ healthcare inclusion?	16
Enhancing team development in an internal medicine resident continuity clinic	16
MOOC-virtual simulation integration enhances surgical clinical skills: a quasi-experimental study	16
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	16
Understanding burnout in Pediatric residency through the lens of the ‘Areas of worklife’	16
Emotions and team communication in the operating room: a scoping review	16
Advancements in artificial intelligence transforming medical education: a comprehensive overview	15
Matching into competitive surgical residencies: predictors of success	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
Challenges and opportunities in cultivating medical students’ competencies: Participatory action research from a hierarchical cultural setting	14
Exploring effective video-review strategies of patient encounters for medical students: precepted review versus peer discussion	14
Unpacking the perceptions and experiences of student facilitators in interprofessional education: a qualitative study	14
A structured multimodal teaching approach enhancing musculoskeletal physical examination skills among undergraduate medical students	14
Comparison of internal medicine applicant and resident characteristics with performance on ACGME milestones	14
COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on medical interns’ mental health of public and private hospitals in Guadalajara	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	13
Correction	13
Gamification in medical education: identifying and prioritizing key elements through Delphi method	13
How much do Latin American medical students know about radiology? Latin-American multicenter cross-sectional study	12
‘Involve me and I learn’: an experiential teaching approach to improve dyspnea awareness in medical residents	12
Trauma-informed care in the emergency department: concepts and recommendations for integrating practices into emergency medicine	12
Medical student non-modifiable risk factors and USMLE Step 1 exam score	12

Risky business: medical students’ feedback-seeking behaviours: a mixed methods study	12
How much time do internal medicine residents spend on self-directed learning and on which resources: a multi-center study	12
Top-tier ranking university bring worse perception of medical learning environment to students: a cross-sectional study across 12 universities	11
A scoping review on the use of virtual patients for enhancing empathy in medical students	11
No difference in subsequent trainee satisfaction associated with in-person exposure prior to remote interviews	11
Building a program of research in medical education: recommendations from the professional literature	11
A smartphone-based online platform for clinical skills training and assessment with standardized patients: platform development and pilot study outcomes	11
Identity and uncertainty: art-mediated medical student reflections in a time of transition	11
The pipeline starts in medical school: characterizing clinician-educator training programs for U.S. medical students	11
Academic burnout and coping strategies in healthcare students: a scoping review	11
Correction	11
The future of medical education and research: Is ChatGPT a blessing or blight in disguise?	10
A podcast to teach medical humanities at medical school: a text-mining study of students’ lived experience	10
Do they speak like me? Exploring how perceptions of linguistic difference may influence patient perceptions of healthcare providers	10
Simulation training in suicide risk assessment and intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Observation tool to measure patient-centered behaviors on rounds in an academic medical center	10
The Relationship between Burnout and Sense of School Belonging among the Resident Physicians in the Standardization Training in China	10
Awareness of endocrine-disrupting chemicals among medical students and physicians: a cross-sectional study	10
Looking beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: the recalibration of student-teacher relationships in teaching and learning process	10
The effect of e-learning on point-of-care ultrasound education in novices	10
A Medical Education Research Library: key research topics and associated experts	9
“Ego massaging that helps”: a framework analysis study of internal medicine trainees’ interprofessional collaboration approaches	9
Radiologist preferences for faculty development initiatives to improve resident feedback in the era of competency-based medical education	9
A Literature Review of Barriers and Opportunities Presented by Digitally Enhanced Practical Skill Teaching and Learning in Health Science Education	9
Utilizing Instagram Stories to deliver educational content to medical students in pediatrics: curricular design and evaluation	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
Self-assessment, and not continuous training, improves basic open suturing skills	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
Socio-culturally responsive medical professionalism and ethics education: A curriculum co-creation approach	9
Peer-assisted learning in critical care: a simulation-based approach for postgraduate medical training	9
Narrative medicine and humanities for health professions education: an experimental study	9