cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945732.v1
title: Electronic Health Record in medical education: perceptions of teachers and preceptors

description: Abstract: Introduction: The implementation of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) in hospital teaching units has promoted the integration of Health Information Technology (HIT) into medical education and clinical practice. Objective: The study analyzed teachers and preceptors’ perceptions about the integration of EHR in curricular practices at a public university. Method: A qualitative study, in which data was collected through semi-structured interviews with six medical professors and four preceptors. The study adopted as categories of analysis the domains of competences and learning results from the use of EHR, identified and improved in a British multicenter study (Digital Health, Data Access and Generation, Communication, Multiprofessional Work, Accompaniment and Monitoring). A new category entitled “Pedagogical Issues”, was included to stimulate subjects’ reflections on their pedagogical practices with the EHR. Thematic content analysis was used for data analysis. Results: Teachers and preceptors agree that students need formal guidance on how to use HIT in their educational and professional development, and to preserve the secrecy and confidentiality of information during patient care using the EHR. For them, the use of decision support systems associated with EHR contributes to the teaching-learning process, in addition to allowing greater visibility of information from other health professionals, and facilitates student access to patients’ clinical data. EHR is a support tool that has the potential to promote the use of active methodologies, to contextualize teaching, to provide student autonomy and authorship, and to instigate them in the search for knowledge. Conclusion: HIT curricular integration has been pointed out as a way for students to develop clinical competences and skills, when using EHR in their clinical practice units.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945734
title: Prevalence of consumption of psychoactive substances among medicine students in the interior of Northeastern Brazil

description: Abstract: Introduction: In the context of medical training, many students seek relief and emotional balance through the use of psychoactive substances. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the consumption of psychoactive substances among medical students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, with the aim of contributing to the formulation of prevention activities. Method: This cross-sectional study adopted a quantitative and descriptive approach. Standardized questionnaires were applied between October and December 2020 for first-year and internship students. Categorical variables were analyzed using frequencies and percentages and the relationship between these variables was performed using the chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. Associations and comparisons, in relation to the study periods, were considered significant in the case of p-value &lt; 0.05. Results: The lifetime prevalence of psychoactive substance use was 81.7% (n = 107). Tobacco and cannabis consumption was significantly higher in women compared to men, p = 0.019 and p = 0.05, respectively. Furthermore, 48.4% of the students who suffer from insomnia, 85.7% of those who reported being substance-dependant, and 39% of those who believe that studying medicine is a precursor for consumption, make use of anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics, p = 0.025, p = 0.004 and p = 0.01, respectively. Conclusion: A high use of psychoactive substances was found among medical students at the State University of Rio Grande do Norte and the use profile maintained throughout the course included atypical findings that diverged from other studies, demonstrating the heterogeneity of medical student populations, which points to the need for more studies to expand and analyze the results found.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945734.v1
title: Prevalence of consumption of psychoactive substances among medicine students in the interior of Northeastern Brazil

description: Abstract: Introduction: In the context of medical training, many students seek relief and emotional balance through the use of psychoactive substances. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the consumption of psychoactive substances among medical students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, with the aim of contributing to the formulation of prevention activities. Method: This cross-sectional study adopted a quantitative and descriptive approach. Standardized questionnaires were applied between October and December 2020 for first-year and internship students. Categorical variables were analyzed using frequencies and percentages and the relationship between these variables was performed using the chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. Associations and comparisons, in relation to the study periods, were considered significant in the case of p-value &lt; 0.05. Results: The lifetime prevalence of psychoactive substance use was 81.7% (n = 107). Tobacco and cannabis consumption was significantly higher in women compared to men, p = 0.019 and p = 0.05, respectively. Furthermore, 48.4% of the students who suffer from insomnia, 85.7% of those who reported being substance-dependant, and 39% of those who believe that studying medicine is a precursor for consumption, make use of anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics, p = 0.025, p = 0.004 and p = 0.01, respectively. Conclusion: A high use of psychoactive substances was found among medical students at the State University of Rio Grande do Norte and the use profile maintained throughout the course included atypical findings that diverged from other studies, demonstrating the heterogeneity of medical student populations, which points to the need for more studies to expand and analyze the results found.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945737
title: Quality of sleep among students at a medical school in Minas Gerais

description: Abstract: Introduction: Sleep is a physiological state that occurs cyclically in many living beings of the animal kingdom, and the behaviours of rest and activity, that form the sleep-wake cycle, have been the subject of studies. Undergraduate medical students are faced with a lack of time and exhaustion, since the course entails full time study, which fact means that the students put off basic activities more and more until the end of the day, and thus develop sleeping disorders. Objective: To analyze the quality of sleep and the incidence of sleeping disorders among medical students. Method: The research was conducted individually with medical students from a college in the south of Minas Gerais, via the Google Forms platform, whereby the student answered two self-administered questionnaires. The first encompassed questions about gender and year of undergraduate study and the second assessed quality of sleep, referring to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Bioestat 5 and Excel 365 programs were used for statistical analysis. Result: Analysis of the study found sleep disturbance among 20.5% of the students and poor or very poor quality of sleep among 40.2% of the students. Conclusion: The research showed that the quality of sleep among medical students is lower than that of the general population, and is directly related to the progression of the course. It was concluded that the students in this study have, on average, fewer hours of sleep than the rest of Brazilians.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945737.v1
title: Quality of sleep among students at a medical school in Minas Gerais

description: Abstract: Introduction: Sleep is a physiological state that occurs cyclically in many living beings of the animal kingdom, and the behaviours of rest and activity, that form the sleep-wake cycle, have been the subject of studies. Undergraduate medical students are faced with a lack of time and exhaustion, since the course entails full time study, which fact means that the students put off basic activities more and more until the end of the day, and thus develop sleeping disorders. Objective: To analyze the quality of sleep and the incidence of sleeping disorders among medical students. Method: The research was conducted individually with medical students from a college in the south of Minas Gerais, via the Google Forms platform, whereby the student answered two self-administered questionnaires. The first encompassed questions about gender and year of undergraduate study and the second assessed quality of sleep, referring to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Bioestat 5 and Excel 365 programs were used for statistical analysis. Result: Analysis of the study found sleep disturbance among 20.5% of the students and poor or very poor quality of sleep among 40.2% of the students. Conclusion: The research showed that the quality of sleep among medical students is lower than that of the general population, and is directly related to the progression of the course. It was concluded that the students in this study have, on average, fewer hours of sleep than the rest of Brazilians.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945738
title: Gender, sexuality and medical education: experiences in a federal school that uses active learning methodologies

description: Abstract: Introduction: Sexuality is characterized as a device of power and Medicine plays a key role as one of the main action institutions. Medical education tends to ratify the heteronormative discourse and diagnose deviant patterns as a pathology. It is based on the binary categorization of individuals as an implication of their sexuality. The assessed medical course assumes the methodological proposal of the constructivist spiral, which seeks to guarantee the protagonism of the students, as well as the dialogue with their previous knowledge, using the concept of Meaningful Learning. Objective: To analyze the students’ experiences in the development of the competence profile related to gender and sexuality during medical school. Method: It is a qualitative research using focus groups with students attending the sixth year of the medical course. Result: The study indicates the students’ perception of the importance of active methodologies, as well as the early inclusion in the fields of practice. However, the thematic of gender and sexuality needs to be proposed in the list of triggers for the use of the constructivist spiral. Conclusion: The active teaching-learning methodologies can constitute a counter-hegemonic strategy in the face of the device of sexuality in guaranteeing biopower, as there is a reorientation of these contents in the curriculum.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945738.v1
title: Gender, sexuality and medical education: experiences in a federal school that uses active learning methodologies

description: Abstract: Introduction: Sexuality is characterized as a device of power and Medicine plays a key role as one of the main action institutions. Medical education tends to ratify the heteronormative discourse and diagnose deviant patterns as a pathology. It is based on the binary categorization of individuals as an implication of their sexuality. The assessed medical course assumes the methodological proposal of the constructivist spiral, which seeks to guarantee the protagonism of the students, as well as the dialogue with their previous knowledge, using the concept of Meaningful Learning. Objective: To analyze the students’ experiences in the development of the competence profile related to gender and sexuality during medical school. Method: It is a qualitative research using focus groups with students attending the sixth year of the medical course. Result: The study indicates the students’ perception of the importance of active methodologies, as well as the early inclusion in the fields of practice. However, the thematic of gender and sexuality needs to be proposed in the list of triggers for the use of the constructivist spiral. Conclusion: The active teaching-learning methodologies can constitute a counter-hegemonic strategy in the face of the device of sexuality in guaranteeing biopower, as there is a reorientation of these contents in the curriculum.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945740
title: The decision to be a physician: a Brazil-Portugal multicultural study

description: Abstract: Introduction: The definition of a professional career represents the adolescent’s first major decision and, in general, it occurs in a context of indecision, conflicts and transformations, typical of this stage of life. Objective: To understand the motivations that lead adolescents to choose a medical career in Brazil and in Portugal. Method: Exploratory study with a qualitative approach, which used open interviews. The participants were 17 Portuguese and 14 Brazilian freshman medical students attending a public university in the north of Portugal and a private university in the northeast of Brazil in 2018. Bardin’s Content Analysis was used for the analysis and interpretation of the speeches, using the thematic modality. Result: Two thematic modalities were identified: intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and six cores of meaning: willingness to help others, natural tendency, Medicine as a science, interest in research, influence of models, professional stability/social status. Conclusion: Adolescent freshman medical students in Brazil and Portugal showed similar motivations for their professional choice. Intrinsic motivations predominated and the willingness to help others was the most frequent reason for choosing the medical course in both countries.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945740.v1
title: The decision to be a physician: a Brazil-Portugal multicultural study

description: Abstract: Introduction: The definition of a professional career represents the adolescent’s first major decision and, in general, it occurs in a context of indecision, conflicts and transformations, typical of this stage of life. Objective: To understand the motivations that lead adolescents to choose a medical career in Brazil and in Portugal. Method: Exploratory study with a qualitative approach, which used open interviews. The participants were 17 Portuguese and 14 Brazilian freshman medical students attending a public university in the north of Portugal and a private university in the northeast of Brazil in 2018. Bardin’s Content Analysis was used for the analysis and interpretation of the speeches, using the thematic modality. Result: Two thematic modalities were identified: intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and six cores of meaning: willingness to help others, natural tendency, Medicine as a science, interest in research, influence of models, professional stability/social status. Conclusion: Adolescent freshman medical students in Brazil and Portugal showed similar motivations for their professional choice. Intrinsic motivations predominated and the willingness to help others was the most frequent reason for choosing the medical course in both countries.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945756
title: A mentoring program for medicine students at a University inthe Midwest of Brazil

description: Abstract: Introduction: This article reports on the experience of implementing and running a mentoring program for medical school students at a Brazilian university in the Midwest region. It is widely accepted that the pressure at medical school is detrimental to the students and often leads to emotional overload. Therefore, supporting mechanisms must be implemented. Experience report: The mentoring program at the Federal University of Goiás had a logical beginning. It was created in early 2015, after psychotherapy services offered to the students led to an in loco research study, which in turn pointed out the need to provide support to students throughout their undergraduate studies. There are some key characteristic aspects of the program: it’s an elective course, which can be taken up to 5 times, and the students can choose the workshops they want to attend in addition to the monthly meeting with the mentor, which allows for diverse paths to be followed. After twelve semesters in existence, this article presents a summary of some of the results obtained and reflections on the future of this program. Discussion: The implementation of the program and its adaptations resulted from research, professional development, discussions among professors and regular assessments by the mentees. Changes were made according to the expectations and suggestions of participating students, aiming to effectively meet their needs and represent a desirable course. Since its inception, the program has attracted increasingly more students, and enjoyed a strong positive evaluation, mainly due to the various workshops to choose from and engagement with the mentor. Conclusion: Universities should support the creation of such mentoring programs. The program discussed in this article has been well received and points towards positive outcomes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945756.v1
title: A mentoring program for medicine students at a University inthe Midwest of Brazil

description: Abstract: Introduction: This article reports on the experience of implementing and running a mentoring program for medical school students at a Brazilian university in the Midwest region. It is widely accepted that the pressure at medical school is detrimental to the students and often leads to emotional overload. Therefore, supporting mechanisms must be implemented. Experience report: The mentoring program at the Federal University of Goiás had a logical beginning. It was created in early 2015, after psychotherapy services offered to the students led to an in loco research study, which in turn pointed out the need to provide support to students throughout their undergraduate studies. There are some key characteristic aspects of the program: it’s an elective course, which can be taken up to 5 times, and the students can choose the workshops they want to attend in addition to the monthly meeting with the mentor, which allows for diverse paths to be followed. After twelve semesters in existence, this article presents a summary of some of the results obtained and reflections on the future of this program. Discussion: The implementation of the program and its adaptations resulted from research, professional development, discussions among professors and regular assessments by the mentees. Changes were made according to the expectations and suggestions of participating students, aiming to effectively meet their needs and represent a desirable course. Since its inception, the program has attracted increasingly more students, and enjoyed a strong positive evaluation, mainly due to the various workshops to choose from and engagement with the mentor. Conclusion: Universities should support the creation of such mentoring programs. The program discussed in this article has been well received and points towards positive outcomes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945765
title: Challenges of the pandemic for mentoring: the role of junior mentors and social networks

description: Abstract: Introduction: Being accepted for medical school brings euphoria, and is sometimes associated to major changes in the student’s daily life. These changes pertain to moments of fear, suffering and adaptation. The mentoring programs, therefore, appear as essential care spaces, offering welcoming and support to students, in order to contribute to their personal and academic development. Experience Report: Faced with the need to adapt from face-to-face teaching to the remote model, to help control the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mentoring program of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte invested in conducting online activities led by junior mentors. These activities took advantage of the potential of social media, through video conferencing platforms, in addition to interactions on social networks, to hold the meetings and maintain the link, as well as providing a space for welcoming and integrating students and mentors. Discussion: In relation to the remote activities, students and mentors were found to be very participative and satisfied. The role of junior mentors in developing these virtual activities was an important differential, enabling the engagement of the most timid and those who had difficulty in meeting the face-to-face schedules. Conclusion: Through observation during the development of the program activities, and based on the evaluation of students and mentors on the performance of mentoring in the remote semester, the conclusion is drawn that it is important to invest in the potential of social media to boost mentoring group meetings, ensure that the students are offered reception and support, and to strengthen the bonds with the participants. In light of this, it is necessary to consider the possibility of adopting a mixed teaching model to improve the mentoring program.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945765.v1
title: Challenges of the pandemic for mentoring: the role of junior mentors and social networks

description: Abstract: Introduction: Being accepted for medical school brings euphoria, and is sometimes associated to major changes in the student’s daily life. These changes pertain to moments of fear, suffering and adaptation. The mentoring programs, therefore, appear as essential care spaces, offering welcoming and support to students, in order to contribute to their personal and academic development. Experience Report: Faced with the need to adapt from face-to-face teaching to the remote model, to help control the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mentoring program of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte invested in conducting online activities led by junior mentors. These activities took advantage of the potential of social media, through video conferencing platforms, in addition to interactions on social networks, to hold the meetings and maintain the link, as well as providing a space for welcoming and integrating students and mentors. Discussion: In relation to the remote activities, students and mentors were found to be very participative and satisfied. The role of junior mentors in developing these virtual activities was an important differential, enabling the engagement of the most timid and those who had difficulty in meeting the face-to-face schedules. Conclusion: Through observation during the development of the program activities, and based on the evaluation of students and mentors on the performance of mentoring in the remote semester, the conclusion is drawn that it is important to invest in the potential of social media to boost mentoring group meetings, ensure that the students are offered reception and support, and to strengthen the bonds with the participants. In light of this, it is necessary to consider the possibility of adopting a mixed teaching model to improve the mentoring program.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19656741.v1
title: DATASET: Metabolic profiling of mice with deletion of the orphan G protein-coupled receptor, GPR37L1

description: Full dataset for Mouat et al. 2022 "Metabolic profiling of mice with deletion of the orphan G protein-coupled receptor, GPR37L1".
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19656741
title: DATASET: Metabolic profiling of mice with deletion of the orphan G protein-coupled receptor, GPR37L1

description: Full dataset for Mouat et al. 2022 "Metabolic profiling of mice with deletion of the orphan G protein-coupled receptor, GPR37L1".
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945796
title: Full relative growth rate dataset - Census 2

description: Dataset of DBH, relative growth rates, and aboveground biomass for individual trees in Pālama Nui ForestGEO FDP.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19945796.v1
title: Full relative growth rate dataset - Census 2

description: Dataset of DBH, relative growth rates, and aboveground biomass for individual trees in Pālama Nui ForestGEO FDP.