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Westacott R, Badger K, Kluth D, Gurnell M, Reed M, Sam A
BMC Med Educ . 2023 Sep; 23(1):659. PMID: 37697275
Background: Automated Item Generation (AIG) uses computer software to create multiple items from a single question model. There is currently a lack of data looking at whether item variants to...
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Brown C, Badger K, Reid M, Westacott R, Gurnell M, Reed M, et al.
Med Teach . 2022 Jul; 44(11):1277-1282. PMID: 35820076
Background: We have previously shown that clinical examiners' scoring is not negatively impacted when a candidate has a tattoo, unnatural hair colour, or a regional accent. We investigated whether these...
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Davies D, McLean P, Kemp P, Liddle A, Morrell M, Halse O, et al.
Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract . 2021 Oct; 27(1):147-165. PMID: 34687383
Open-book examinations (OBEs) will likely become increasingly important assessment tools. We investigated how access to open-book resources affected questions testing factual recall, which might be easy to look-up, versus questions...
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Tekkis N, Rafi D, Brown S, Courtney A, Kawka M, Howell A, et al.
Med Teach . 2021 Aug; 44(5):574-575. PMID: 34428109
No abstract available.
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Sam A, Reid M, Thakerar V, Gurnell M, Westacott R, Yeates P, et al.
Med Teach . 2021 Feb; 43(5):554-559. PMID: 33569973
Background: Assessments of physician competence in the work-place are common and often contribute to high-stakes assessments. Previous research suggests that assessors' judgements can be influenced by candidates' physical attributes. We...
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Ali S, Jayasena C, Sam A
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) . 2017 Dec; 88(3):360-363. PMID: 29193251
Gynaecomastia may be due to medication, chronic liver or kidney disease, hypogonadism (primary or secondary to pituitary disease) or hyperthyroidism. Having excluded these aetiologies, it is imperative to be vigilant...
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Hu M, Li X, McCausland B, Li S, Gresham R, Kinsey-Jones J, et al.
Endocrinology . 2015 Apr; 156(7):2619-31. PMID: 25875299
Kisspeptin plays a critical role in pubertal timing and reproductive function. In rodents, kisspeptin perikarya within the hypothalamic arcuate (ARC) and anteroventral periventricular (AVPV) nuclei are thought to be involved...
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Adams G, Brown A, Burnside A, Tanday R, Lowe D, Li K, et al.
QJM . 2014 May; 108(4):335-6. PMID: 24865260
No abstract available.
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Beale K, Kinsey-Jones J, Gardiner J, Harrison E, Thompson E, Hu M, et al.
Endocrinology . 2014 Jan; 155(3):1091-8. PMID: 24424033
Kisspeptin plays a pivotal role in pubertal onset and reproductive function. In rodents, kisspeptin perikarya are located in 2 major populations: the anteroventral periventricular nucleus and the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus...
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Sam A, Busbridge M, Amin A, Webber L, White D, Franks S, et al.
Diabet Med . 2013 Jun; 30(12):1495-9. PMID: 23796160
Aim: Increased body iron is associated with insulin resistance. Hepcidin is the key hormone that negatively regulates iron homeostasis. We hypothesized that individuals with insulin resistance have inadequate hepcidin levels...