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Learning Research Ethics

through MOHRE

NISHAKANTHI GOPALAN NG CHIRK JENN
(Department of Medicine) (Department of Primary Care Medicine)

(left to right) Dr. Foong Chan Choong, Dr. Wong Kah Hui, Dr Amirah Amir

TThey have gradually gained experience Examples of rules include being punctual,
on how to overcome these challenges. limiting smartphone usage and listening
They decided to write a guidebook ‘8 Top when someone is speaking. Since these rules
Tips to Facilitate Problem-Based Learning are set by the student themselves, they will
Among Novice Medical Students’ to share feel more obliged to follow the rules. This The Curriculum Development Workshop presented by Dr Sean Tackett from Johns Hopkins University during his recent
their actual experiences. The eight top tips practical guide aims to boost the confidence visit to UM and was attended by MOHRE students and faculty members.
are icebreaking, understanding roles and of tutors and to assist them in mitigating
positions, ground rules, keeping discussion PBL among novice medical students. he recent COVID-19 pandemic has illness, are just a few of them. These are
on the right track, dealing with different Tshaken the world. While the front-liners what an expert with health research ethics
personalities and characters, teamwork, This innovative guidebook won a bronze battle the pandemic facing public health qualifications will be able to address.
gathering valid information, and giving medal at the Teaching and Learning challenges, there is a moral obligation for
feedback. In the guidebook, each tip is Congress and Innovation Competition the researchers to provide rapid answers The Master of Health Research Ethics
elaborated using actual scenario(s), its (kNovasi) 2020 which was held on to deal with this global emergency. There (MOHRE) is a unique programme that
possible solutions and corresponding 5-6 February 2020, organised by the are many ethical considerations involving focuses on building capacity in health
rationales. For instance, some students National University of Malaysia, UKM. research during a pandemic that are unique research ethics, particularly in the Southeast
might come late or may be engrossed in their ... and require careful examination and Asian region. The programme is taught by a
smartphones. At the start of the PBL sessions, documentation. The expedited clinical trials team of experienced and transdisciplinary
tutors should engage students to list rules using unproven investigational drugs with faculty members from the University of
that are achievable and deemed important. the rising mortality rate and the informed Malaya (UM) and Berman Institute of
Every student has to agree to these rules. consent of participants in isolation or Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University.
quarantine, including those suffering the

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