Editorial: Developing Human Resources: Where Are the Black Males?

Guest editorial. Developing human resources for health in the Pacific.

Abstracts from the Pasifika Medical Association Annual Conference – Tonga 2005 266-283s from the Pasifika Medical Association Annual Conference – Tonga 2005 266-283 EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE 284 Developing Human ResouRces FoR HealtH in tHe paciFic vol 14. no 1. 2007 Developing Human ResouRces FoR HealtH in tHe paciFic vol 14. no 1. 2007 G U E S T E D IT O R IA L Guest Editorial As we write this intr...

Editorial: Presence: Where Are We?

179 IN 1978, THE PHILOSOPHER DANIEL DENNETT presented us with an interesting and entertaining thought experiment entitled “Where am I?” as the last chapter of his Brainstorms book.1 Dennett recounts the story of a “curious episode” in his life where his brain got surgically separated from his body, with each connection between them restored by placing two “microminiaturized radio transceivers” ...

Reflection for the undergraduate on writing in the portfolio: where are we now and where are we going?

Introduction: The portfolio can be seen as a tool for assessmentof a variety of learning activities that differ in content, usage, andassessment. The portfolio not only meets the learner’s educationalneeds but also the political and public reassurance demand thatthe health professional has achieved the required competency ofthe curriculum that allows him or her to practice safely with orwithout...

Global Water Resources: Where are the Vulnerable?

Although human society’s success depends on water availability, little has been done to recognize its value within modern socio-political and environmental management systems. The challenge of valuing water as a commodity for production still remains due to theoretical and methodological difficulties as well as theological and philosophical objections. As a way of addressing this issue, this pa...

Where are the males? Diversity, proportionality and Health Sciences admissions.