1. Adult Learning, Objectivity and other Self-Evident Untruths

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 81 - 83

2. Assessing the Comparability of Standardized Patient and Physician Evaluations of Clinical Skills

   • John R. Boulet
   • Danette W. McKinley
   • Gerald P. Whelan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 97

3. Medical Students' Ratings of Faculty Teaching in a Multi-Instructor Setting: An Examination of Monotonic Response Patterns

   • Terry D. Stratton
   • Donald B. Witzke
   • Amy Murphy-Spencer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 116

4. Learning to Use Minimal Access Surgical Instruments and 2-Dimensional Remote Visual Feedback: How Difficult is the Task for Novices?

   • Natalie Perkins
   • Janet L. Starkes
   • Carol Hutchison

   OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 131

5. Optimising the Reproducibility of a Performance-Based Assessment Test in Midwifery Education

   • Marjan J.B. Govaerts
   • Cees P.M. Van der Vleuten
   • Lambert W.T. Schuwirth

   OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 145

6. Systematic Reviews: What Are They and Why Should We Care?

   • Mark Albanese
   • John Norcini

   OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 151

7. Andragogy and Medical Education: Are Medical Students Internally Motivated to Learn?

   • Donald A. Misch

   OriginalPaper Pages: 153 - 160