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Scopus Author ID: 14627800000

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medical education, cognitive psychology, education research, health professions education

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Canada

Biography

Dr. Nicole Woods is an Education Scientist at The Wilson Centre, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, the University of Toronto at University Health Network. She is currently Director of The Insitute for Education Research (TIER) at UHN.

Her research program focuses on the mental representation of categories, the development of expertise and instructional design that supports cognitive integration of basic and clinical sciences. Dr. Woods has received international recognition for her work across the health professions.

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University Health Network: Toronto, ON, CA

2020-10-01 to present | Director (The Instititute for Education Research)
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Nicole N Woods

University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2005-09-01 to present
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Nicole N Woods

University Health Network: Toronto, ON, CA

2005-09-01 to present | Scientist (The Wilson Centre)
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Nicole N Woods

Education and qualifications (1)

McMaster University: Hamilton, ON, CA

PhD (Psychology)
Education
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Numeracy Education for Health Care Providers: A Scoping Review

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
2024-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000504
Contributors: Casey Goldstein; Nicole Woods; Rebecca MacKinnon; Rouhi Fazelzad; Bhajan Gill; Meredith Elana Giuliani; Tina Papadakos; Qinge Wei; Janet Papadakos
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The Future of Biomedical and Life Science Education: Evidence-Based Future Directions

2022 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95633-2_18
Contributors: Kristina Lisk; Maria Mylopoulos; Nicole N. Woods
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Assessing undergraduate medical education through a generalist lens,Évaluer l’éducation médicale prédoctorale sous l’angle du généralisme

Canadian Family Physician
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.46747/cfp.6705357
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2-s2.0-85105839964

Part of ISSN: 0008350X
Contributors: Nutik, M.; Woods, N.N.; Moaveni, A.; Owen, J.; Gleberzon, J.; Alvi, R.; Freeman, R.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Case Report: Defining Applicant Attributes to Be Prioritized in the Selection of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subspecialty Residents at the University of Toronto

Frontiers in Psychiatry
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.650317
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2-s2.0-85105223190

Part of ISSN: 16640640
Contributors: Kulkarni, C.A.; Rasasingham, R.; Woods, N.N.; Gorman, D.A.; Szatmari, P.; Hanson, M.D.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Defining the specialist generalist: The imperative for adaptive expertise in family medicine

Canadian Family Physician
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.46747/cfp.6705321
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2-s2.0-85105842959

Part of ISSN: 0008350X
Contributors: Woods, N.N.; Mylopoulos, M.; Nutik, M.; Freeman, R.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Defining the specialist generalist: The imperative for adaptive expertise in family medicine,Définir le généraliste spécialiste: L’impératif de l’expertise adaptative en médecine familiale

Canadian Family Physician
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.46747/cfp.6705326
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2-s2.0-85105840928

Part of ISSN: 0008350X
Contributors: Woods, N.N.; Mylopoulos, M.; Nutik, M.; Freeman, R.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Re-envisioning paradigms of education: towards awareness, alignment, and pluralism

Advances in Health Sciences Education
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-021-10036-z
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2-s2.0-85103199097

Part of ISSN: 15731677 13824996
Contributors: Baker, L.R.; Phelan, S.; Woods, N.N.; Boyd, V.A.; Rowland, P.; Ng, S.L.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

The myth of ivory tower versus practice‐oriented research: A systematic review of randomised studies in medical education

Medical Education
2021-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/medu.14373
Contributors: Martin G. Tolsgaard; Kulamakan Mahan Kulasegaram; Nicole N. Woods; Ryan Brydges; Charlotte Ringsted; Liv Dyre
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Developing experts in health professions education research: knowledge politics and adaptive expertise

Advances in Health Sciences Education
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-020-10014-x
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2-s2.0-85096003506

Part of ISSN: 15731677 13824996
Contributors: Martimianakis, M.A.; Mylopoulos, M.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Exploring why we learn from productive failure: insights from the cognitive and learning sciences

Advances in Health Sciences Education
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-020-10013-y
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2-s2.0-85095999443

Part of ISSN: 15731677 13824996
Contributors: Steenhof, N.; Woods, N.N.; Mylopoulos, M.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Celebrating 50 years of problem-based learning: progress, pitfalls and possibilities

Advances in Health Sciences Education
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-019-09947-9
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2-s2.0-85076374917

Part of ISSN: 15731677 13824996
Contributors: Servant-Miklos, V.F.C.; Woods, N.N.; Dolmans, D.H.J.M.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Critical Gaps in Understanding the Clinician-Scientist Workforce: Results of an International Expert Meeting

Academic Medicine
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002802
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2-s2.0-85072746229

Part of ISSN: 1938808X 10402446
Contributors: Weggemans, M.M.; Friesen, F.; Kluijtmans, M.; Prakken, B.; Ten Cate, O.; Woods, N.N.; Rosenblum, N.D.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Productive failure as an instructional approach to promote future learning

Advances in Health Sciences Education
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-019-09895-4
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2-s2.0-85065980379

Part of ISSN: 15731677 13824996
Contributors: Steenhof, N.; Woods, N.N.; Van Gerven, P.W.M.; Mylopoulos, M.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Reconsidering Basic: Integrating Social and Behavioral Sciences to Support Learning

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002907
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2-s2.0-85071967275

Part of ISSN: 1938808X
Contributors: Chaudhary, Z.K.; Mylopoulos, M.; Barnett, R.; Sockalingam, S.; Hawkins, M.; O'Brien, J.D.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Strategic Planning in Health Professions Education: Scholarship or Management?

Academic Medicine
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002852
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2-s2.0-85072746459

Part of ISSN: 1938808X 10402446
Contributors: Byrne, N.; Cole, D.C.; Woods, N.; Kulasegaram, K.; Martimianakis, M.A.; Richardson, L.; Whitehead, C.R.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Why Content and Cognition Matter: Integrating Conceptual Knowledge to Support Simulation-Based Procedural Skills Transfer

Journal of General Internal Medicine
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04959-y
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2-s2.0-85064505339

Part of ISSN: 15251497 08848734
Contributors: Cheung, J.J.H.; Kulasegaram, K.M.; Woods, N.N.; Brydges, R.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

A critical narrative review of transfer of basic science knowledge in health professions education

Medical Education
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/medu.13519
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2-s2.0-85041684338

Part of ISSN: 13652923 03080110
Contributors: Castillo, J.-M.; Park, Y.S.; Harris, I.; Cheung, J.J.H.; Sood, L.; Clark, M.D.; Kulasegaram, K.; Brydges, R.; Norman, G.; Woods, N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Back from basics: integration of science and practice in medical education

Medical Education
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/medu.13386
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2-s2.0-85031114220

Part of ISSN: 13652923 03080110
Contributors: Bandiera, G.; Kuper, A.; Mylopoulos, M.; Whitehead, C.; Ruetalo, M.; Kulasegaram, K.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Developing the experts we need: Fostering adaptive expertise through education

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12905
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2-s2.0-85043308442

Part of ISSN: 13652753 13561294
Contributors: Mylopoulos, M.; Kulasegaram, K.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Knowing How and Knowing Why: testing the effect of instruction designed for cognitive integration on procedural skills transfer

Advances in Health Sciences Education
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-017-9774-1
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2-s2.0-85018796410

Part of ISSN: 15731677 13824996
Contributors: Cheung, J.J.H.; Kulasegaram, K.M.; Woods, N.N.; Moulton, C.-A.; Ringsted, C.V.; Brydges, R.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Twelve tips for designing curricula that support the development of adaptive expertise

Medical Teacher
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2018.1484082
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2-s2.0-85049911782

Part of ISSN: 1466187X 0142159X
Contributors: Mylopoulos, M.; Steenhof, N.; Kaushal, A.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Contexts, concepts and cognition: principles for the transfer of basic science knowledge

Medical Education
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/medu.13145
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2-s2.0-85009193774

Part of ISSN: 13652923 03080110
Contributors: Kulasegaram, K.M.; Chaudhary, Z.; Woods, N.; Dore, K.; Neville, A.; Norman, G.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Examining the effect of self-explanation on cognitive integration of basic and clinical sciences in novices

Advances in Health Sciences Education
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-016-9743-0
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2-s2.0-85007189950

Part of ISSN: 15731677 13824996
Contributors: Lisk, K.; Agur, A.M.R.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Exploring Integration in Action: Competencies as Building Blocks of Expertise

Academic Medicine
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001772
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2-s2.0-85021061834

Part of ISSN: 1938808X 10402446
Contributors: Mylopoulos, M.; Borschel, D.; O'brien, T.; Martimianakis, S.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

When I say … adaptive expertise

Medical Education
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/medu.13247
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2-s2.0-85013665341

Part of ISSN: 13652923 03080110
Contributors: Mylopoulos, M.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Exploring cognitive integration of basic science and its effect on diagnostic reasoning in novices

Perspectives on Medical Education
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40037-016-0268-2
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2-s2.0-85065120882

Part of ISSN: 2212277X 22122761
Contributors: Lisk, K.; Agur, A.M.R.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Multiple independent sampling within medical school admission interviewing: an “intermediate approach”

Perspectives on Medical Education
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40037-016-0298-9
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2-s2.0-84992624216

Part of ISSN: 2212277X 22122761
Contributors: Hanson, M.D.; Woods, N.N.; Martimianakis, M.A.; Rasasingham, R.; Kulasegaram, K.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Preparation for future learning: A missing competency in health professions education?

Medical Education
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12893
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2-s2.0-84951208731

Part of ISSN: 13652923 03080110
Contributors: Mylopoulos, M.; Brydges, R.; Woods, N.N.; Manzone, J.; Schwartz, D.L.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Teaching the breast examination using critiques

Clinical Teacher
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/tct.12368
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2-s2.0-84930905288

Part of ISSN: 1743498X 17434971
Contributors: Kulasegaram, K.; Woods, N.; Knickle, K.; Wright, F.; Cil, T.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Thrive or overload? The effect of task complexity on novices’ simulation-based learning

Medical Education
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/medu.13086
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2-s2.0-84983652698

Part of ISSN: 13652923 03080110
Contributors: Haji, F.A.; Cheung, J.J.H.; Woods, N.; Regehr, G.; de Ribaupierre, S.; Dubrowski, A.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Validity of a new assessment rubric for a short-answer test of clinical reasoning

BMC Medical Education
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-016-0714-1
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2-s2.0-84984972748

Part of ISSN: 14726920
Contributors: Yeung, E.; Kulasagarem, K.; Woods, N.; Dubrowski, A.; Hodges, B.; Carnahan, H.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Access and Selection: Canadian Perspectives on Who Will Be Good Doctors and How to Identify Them

Academic Medicine
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000683
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2-s2.0-84943637752

Part of ISSN: 1938808X 10402446
Contributors: Bandiera, G.; Maniate, J.; Hanson, M.D.; Woods, N.; Hodges, B.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Cause and effect: Testing a mechanism and method for the cognitive integration of basic science

Academic Medicine
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000896
EID:

2-s2.0-84954320673

Part of ISSN: 1938808X 10402446
Contributors: Kulasegaram, K.; Manzone, J.C.; Ku, C.; Skye, A.; Wadey, V.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Establishing assessment criteria for clinical reasoning in orthopedic manual physical therapy: A consensus-building study

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1179/2042618613Y.0000000051
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2-s2.0-84923794085

Part of ISSN: 20426186 10669817
Contributors: Yeung, E.; Woods, N.; Dubrowski, A.; Hodges, B.; Carnahan, H.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

How to improve the teaching of clinical reasoning: From processing to preparation

Medical Education
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12823
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2-s2.0-84942045790

Part of ISSN: 13652923 03080110
Contributors: Woods, N.N.; Mylopoulos, M.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

On clinical reasoning research and applications: Redefining expertise

Medical Education
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12643
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2-s2.0-84929593646

Part of ISSN: 13652923 03080110
Contributors: Woods, N.N.; Mylopoulos, M.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Sensibility of a new instrument to assess clinical reasoning in post-graduate orthopaedic manual physical therapy education

Manual Therapy
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2014.10.001
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2-s2.0-84925255322

Part of ISSN: 15322769 1356689X
Contributors: Yeung, E.; Woods, N.; Dubrowski, A.; Hodges, B.; Carnahan, H.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

The mediating effect of context variation in mixed practice for transfer of basic science

Advances in Health Sciences Education
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-014-9574-9
EID:

2-s2.0-84941423914

Part of ISSN: 15731677 13824996
Contributors: Kulasegaram, K.; Min, C.; Howey, E.; Neville, A.; Woods, N.; Dore, K.; Norman, G.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Dental and dental hygiene students' diagnostic accuracy in oral radiology: Effect of diagnostic strategy and instructional method

Journal of Dental Education
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84906995986

Part of ISSN: 19307837 00220337
Contributors: Baghdady, M.T.; Carnahan, H.; Lam, E.W.N.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Determination of clinically relevant content for a musculoskeletal anatomy curriculum for physical medicine and rehabilitation residents

Anatomical Sciences Education
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1393
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2-s2.0-84894413748

Part of ISSN: 19359772 19359780
Contributors: Lisk, K.; Flannery, J.F.; Loh, E.Y.; Richardson, D.; Agur, A.M.R.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Development, implementation and evaluation of a pain management and palliative care educational seminar for medical students

Pain Research and Management
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1155/2014/240129
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2-s2.0-84907797111

Part of ISSN: 12036765
Contributors: Paneduro, D.; Pink, L.R.; Smith, A.J.; Chakraborty, A.; Kirshen, A.J.; Backstein, D.; Woods, N.N.; Gordon, A.S.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Is social sciences and humanities (SSH) premedical education marginalized in the medical school admission process? A review and contextualization of the literature

Academic Medicine
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000284
EID:

2-s2.0-84903819300

Part of ISSN: 1938808X 10402446
Contributors: Hall, J.N.; Woods, N.; Hanson, M.D.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Preparing medical students for future learning using basic science instruction

Medical Education
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12426
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2-s2.0-84902120390

Part of ISSN: 13652923 03080110
Contributors: Mylopoulos, M.; Woods, N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Quality of randomised controlled trials in medical education reported between 2012 and 2013: A systematic review protocol

BMJ Open
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005155
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2-s2.0-84905060044

Part of ISSN: 20446055
Contributors: Tolsgaard, M.G.; Ku, C.; Woods, N.N.; Kulasegaram, K.M.; Brydges, R.; Ringsted, C.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Test-enhanced learning and its effect on comprehension and diagnostic accuracy

Medical Education
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12302
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2-s2.0-84892452710

Part of ISSN: 03080110 13652923
Contributors: Baghdady, M.; Carnahan, H.; Lam, E.W.N.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Cognition before curriculum: Rethinking the integration of basic science and clinical learning

Academic Medicine
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182a45def
EID:

2-s2.0-84885179224

Part of ISSN: 1938808X 10402446
Contributors: Kulasegaram, K.M.; Martimianakis, M.A.; Mylopoulos, M.; Whitehead, C.R.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Integration of basic sciences and clinical sciences in oral radiology education for dental students

Journal of Dental Education
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84881162076

Part of ISSN: 00220337 19307837
Contributors: Baghdady, M.T.; Carnahan, H.; Lam, E.W.N.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Expanding the basic science debate: The role of physics knowledge in interpreting clinical findings

Advances in Health Sciences Education
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-011-9331-2
EID:

2-s2.0-84866079867

Part of ISSN: 13824996
Contributors: Goldszmidt, M.; Minda, J.P.; Devantier, S.L.; Skye, A.L.; Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Modified personal interviews: Resurrecting reliable personal interviews for admissions?

Academic Medicine
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318267630f
EID:

2-s2.0-84866994405

Part of ISSN: 10402446
Contributors: Hanson, M.D.; Kulasegaram, K.M.; Woods, N.N.; Fechtig, L.; Anderson, G.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier

Evaluation matters: Lessons learned on the evaluation of surgical teaching

Surgeon
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.11.016
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2-s2.0-79955662449

Part of ISSN: 1479666X
Contributors: Woods, N.N.
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Nicole N Woods via Scopus - Elsevier
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