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GMS Journal for Medical Education

Gesellschaft für Medizinische Ausbildung (GMA)

ISSN 2366-5017

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GMS Journal for Medical Education (GMS J Med Educ) – formerly GMS Zeitschrift für Medizinische Ausbildung – publishes scientific articles on all aspects of undergraduate and graduate education in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy and other health professions. Research and review articles, project reports, short communications as well as discussion papers and comments may be submitted. Manuscripts may be submitted in English or German. Each Articles will be translated into the other language respectively. GMS Journal for Medical Education is published regularly as an unrestricted open access journal with at least four issues per year. In addition, special issues on current topics in medical education research are also published.

The journal is the organ of the German Association for Medical Education (GMA) (http://www.gma-dach.org). Until 2015 the journal was published under its German name GMS Zeitschrift für Medizinische Ausbildung.

Published articles are available worldwide to anyone who is interested: Without any delay, permanently, searchable and without costs. We cordially invite you to use our journal as a reader or as an author for the benefit of medical education.

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Recent Publications
GMS Journal for Medical Education Volume 36

Issue 2: Patient safety/Patientensicherheit

editorial Patient safety

Patient Safety Education in German speaking countries: first successes and blind spots

Kiesewetter J, Drossard S, Manser T
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc22 (20190315)
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editorial Patient safety

Patient safety: a new basic science for professional education

Wu AW, Busch IM
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc21 (20190315)
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article Curriculum development

Concept and contents of a voluntary course for medical students' achievement of a basic qualification in patient safety during the practical year of medical studies

Opitz E, Heinis S, Jerrentrup A
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc20 (20190315)
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article Teamwork

Patient handover – the poor relation of medical training?

Hinding B, Deis N, Gornostayeva M, Götz C, Jünger J
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc19 (20190315)
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article Final-Year

Patient safety during final-year clerkships: A qualitative study of possible error sources and of the potential of Entrustable Professional Activities

Czeskleba A, Holzhausen Y, Peters H
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc18 (20190315)
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article Simulation-based training

“Hopefully, I will never forget that again” – sensitizing medical students for drug safety by working on cases and simulating doctor-patient communication

Kirsch V, Johannsen W, Thrien C, Herzig S, Matthes J
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc17 (20190315)
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article Media-supported education

Practice makes perfect! Patient safety starts in medical school: Do instructional videos improve clinical skills and hygiene procedures in undergraduate medical students?

Bäwert A, Holzinger A
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc16 (20190315)
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article Simulation-based training

Hygiene in medical education – Increasing patient safety through the implementation of practical training in infection prevention

Richter A, Chaberny IF, Surikow A, Schock B
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc15 (20190315)
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article Safety culture

Patient safety culture in a university hospital emergency department in Switzerland – a survey study

Ricklin ME, Hess F, Hautz WE
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc14 (20190315)
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article Interprofessional education

Patient safety – Development, implementation and evaluation of an interprofessional teaching concept

Wipfler K, Hoffmann JE, Mitzkat A, Mahler C, Frankenhauser S
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc13 (20190315)
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article Curriculum development

Patient safety in undergraduate medical education: Implementation of the topic in the anaesthesiology core curriculum at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hoffmann N, Kubitz JC, Goetz AE, Beckers SK
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc12 (20190315)
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article Interprofessional education

Impact of interprofessional education for medical and nursing students on the nutritional management of in-patients

Braun B, Grünewald M, Adam-Paffrath R, Wesselborg B, Wilm S, Schendel L, Hoenen M, Müssig K, Rotthoff T
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(2):Doc11 (20190315)
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Issue 1

editorial Medical student admission

Who is allowed to study medicine? – regulations and evidence

Hampe W, Kadmon M
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(1):Doc10 (20190215)
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article Family Medicine

What influence do courses at medical school and personal experience have on interest in practicing family medicine? – Results of a student survey in Hessia

Bien A, Ravens-Taeuber G, Stefanescu MC, Gerlach FM, Güthlin C
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(1):Doc9 (20190215)
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article Emergency Medicine

Instructors for on-the-job training of advanced paramedics – definition of competencies and development of a quality management tool for a "High Responsibility Organization"

Flentje M, Böhmelt D, Sieg L, Eismann H
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(1):Doc8 (20190215)
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article Reproductive Medicine

Is the clinician an independent variable in embryo transfer outcomes under standardized direct and indirect supervision? A 5-year observational cohort study

Mittal M, Supramaniam PR, Lim LN, Hamoda H, Savvas M, Narvekar N
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(1):Doc7 (20190215)
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article Motivation

Motivation as an important criterion for graduation among medical students admitted from the waiting list

Herbst CV, Müller-Hilke B
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(1):Doc6 (20190215)
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article Competency Based Assessment

Development of Entrustable Professional Activities for entry into residency at the Charité Berlin

Holzhausen Y, Maaz A, Renz A, Bosch J, Peters H
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(1):Doc5 (20190215)
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article Interprofessional Learning

Suggestions for interprofessional educational courses from a students' perspective – a qualitative study

Schwarzbeck V, Hundertmark J, Wipfler K, Mahler C, Frankenhauser S, Schultz JH
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(1):Doc4 (20190215)
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article Student Selection

Qualitative Studies on Implicit Criteria during the Individualized Selection Procedure for Medical Studies at Witten/Herdecke University (UW/H)

Zupanic M, Ehlers JP, Fricke J, Gerken RM, Hofmann M, Nitsche J, Fischer MR, Bauer D
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(1):Doc3 (20190215)
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article Language Tests

Language Matters: Development of an Objective Structured Language Test for Foreign Physicians – Results of a Pilot Study in Germany

Lenz H, Opitz A, Huber D, Jacobs F, Paik WG, Roche J, Fischer MR
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(1):Doc2 (20190215)
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thanks Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement to the Reviewers of GMS Journal for Medical Education

Fischer MR, Fabry G
GMS J Med Educ 2019; 36(1):Doc1 (20190215)
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