All Outputs (11)

Does current provision of undergraduate education prepare UK medical students in ENT? A systematic literature review (2016)
Journal Article
Ferguson, G., Bacila, I., & Swamy, M. (2016). Does current provision of undergraduate education prepare UK medical students in ENT? A systematic literature review. BMJ Open, 6(4), Article e010054. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010054

Objective To systematically identify and analyse all published literature relating to the provision of undergraduate education for preparedness in ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery, as perceived by medical students and clinicians in the UK. Design S... Read More about Does current provision of undergraduate education prepare UK medical students in ENT? A systematic literature review.

A study to investigate the effectiveness of SimMan® as an adjunct in teaching preclinical skills to medical students (2014)
Journal Article
Swamy, M., Sawdon, M., Chaytor, A., Barbaro-Brown, J., & McLachlan, J. (2014). A study to investigate the effectiveness of SimMan® as an adjunct in teaching preclinical skills to medical students. BMC Medical Education, 14, https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-14-231

Background: Following the GMC’s report on Tomorrow’s Doctors, greater emphasis has been placed on training in clinical skills, and the integration of clinical and basic sciences within the curriculum to promote the development of effective doctors. T... Read More about A study to investigate the effectiveness of SimMan® as an adjunct in teaching preclinical skills to medical students.

A Delphi consensus study to identify current clinically most valuable orthopaedic anatomy components for teaching medical students (2014)
Journal Article
Swamy, M., Venkatachalam, S., & McLachlan, J. (2014). A Delphi consensus study to identify current clinically most valuable orthopaedic anatomy components for teaching medical students. BMC Medical Education, 14(1), Article 230. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-14-230

Background: Over recent years, wide ranging changes have occurred in undergraduate medical curricula with reduction of hours allocated for teaching anatomy. Anatomy forms the foundation of clinical practice. However, the challenge of acquiring suffic... Read More about A Delphi consensus study to identify current clinically most valuable orthopaedic anatomy components for teaching medical students.

Role of SimMan in teaching clinical skills to preclinical medical students (2013)
Journal Article
Swamy, M., Bloomfield, T., Thomas, R., Singh, H., & Searle, R. (2013). Role of SimMan in teaching clinical skills to preclinical medical students. BMC Medical Education, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-13-20

Background: Simulation training has potential in developing clinical skills in pre-clinical medical students, but there is little evidence on its effectiveness. Methods: Twenty four first year graduate entry preclinical medical students participated... Read More about Role of SimMan in teaching clinical skills to preclinical medical students.

Anatomy teaching with portable ultrasound to medical students (2012)
Journal Article
Swamy, M., & Searle, R. (2012). Anatomy teaching with portable ultrasound to medical students. BMC Medical Education, 12, https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-12-99

Background: Medical students as future clinicians will apply their anatomy knowledge in medical imaging. There are various radiological resources available for the medical students to learn anatomy and contextualise it to the clinical setting. Ultras... Read More about Anatomy teaching with portable ultrasound to medical students.

Role of Sim-Man in teaching clinical skills to preclinical medical students (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sadanandaswamy, M., Bloomfield, T., Thomas, R., Singh, H., Almeer, G., & Searle, R. (2010, November). Role of Sim-Man in teaching clinical skills to preclinical medical students. Presented at Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) 2010, Newcastle

Introduction: After a GMC report on Tomorrow’s Doctors (2003) was published, there has been more emphasis on clinical skills training in undergraduate medical education1. It is challenging for pre-clinical medical students to learn and develop clinic... Read More about Role of Sim-Man in teaching clinical skills to preclinical medical students.

Analysis of ultrasound in teaching gross anatomy to medical students (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sadanandaswamy, M., & Searle, R. (2010, May). Analysis of ultrasound in teaching gross anatomy to medical students. Presented at 14th Ottawa Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions., Miami, Florida

Background: Ultrasound is used as a supplement in undergraduate anatomy teaching. Summary of work: Ultrasound was incorporated into practical session of upper/ lower limb natomy. Questionnaires were distributed to 30 first year graduate entry (A101)... Read More about Analysis of ultrasound in teaching gross anatomy to medical students.

The tendinous intersections of rectus abdominis muscle (2008)
Journal Article
Swamy, M., & Manjunath, K. (2008). The tendinous intersections of rectus abdominis muscle. Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 13(1), 34-39

Aim of the study : To identify the variations of the location and patterns of the tendinous intersections of rectus abdominins muscle in the cadavers as a guide to the surgical procedures. Material and Methods : The number of the tendinous intersecti... Read More about The tendinous intersections of rectus abdominis muscle.

Dermatoglyphics in Amenorrhea - qualitative analysis (2006)
Journal Article
Swamy, M., Balasubramanyam, V., & Sayee, R. (2006). Dermatoglyphics in Amenorrhea - qualitative analysis. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India, 56(3), 250-254

OBJECTIVE(S): To determine whether any specific dermatoglyphic (DG) features would emerge as markers in amenorrheic subjects. METHOD(S): The study was done on 100 amenorrheic patients and 100 eumenorrheic controls with normal karyotype. Their finger... Read More about Dermatoglyphics in Amenorrhea - qualitative analysis.

The occurrence of pyramidalis muscle in South Indians (2004)
Journal Article
Meenakshi, S., Manjunath, K., Balasubramanyam, V., & Swamy, M. (2004). The occurrence of pyramidalis muscle in South Indians. Anatomica Karnataka, 1(5), 45-48

Morphological variations of the lung fissures and lobes (2004)
Journal Article
Swamy, M., Manjunath, K., & Balasubramanyam, V. (2004). Morphological variations of the lung fissures and lobes. Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences, 46(3), 179-182

BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the position of fissures of the lungs is necessary for the appreciation of lobar anatomy and thus locating the bronchopulmonary segments.METHODS: Morphological variations of fissures and lobes of the lungs were studied in 30... Read More about Morphological variations of the lung fissures and lobes.