Supporting medical science educators: A matter of self-esteem, identity, and promotion opportunities

Clinican Scientists? Medical Scientists? Clinician and Medical Science Educators!

The university medicine in Germany is indispensable. There is no doubt about that. In its statement on the “Perspective of University Medicine” [1] published on October 21, 2016, the Science Council (“Wissenschaftsrat”) rightly stated that university medicine is the interface between the science and health system "with its singular task of research, teaching and healthcare ( p. 17). Patients sh...

A Comparative Study of Self-efficacy and Self-esteem among Students of Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Branch

Background: the main purpose of medical education system is that the students achieve the highest levels of learning and professional competency. Training of skilled physicians is based on three domains including educational planning, environment, and psychological situation. Methods: Our study is a descriptive-analysis, conducted on 119 students including medical, nursing and midwifery groups ...

Racial Identity, Africentric Values, and Self-Esteem in Jamaican Children

a comparative study of the relationship between self-, peer-, and teacher-assessments in productive skills

تمایل به ارزیابی جایگزین و تعویض آن با آزمون سنتی مداد و کاغذ در سالهای اخیر افزایش یافته است. اکثر زبان آموزان در کلاس های زبان از نمره نهایی که استاد تعیین میکند ناراضی اند. این تحقیق جهت بررسی ارزیابی در کلاس های زبان انگلیسی به هدف رضایتمندی زبان آموزان از نمره هایشان انجام گرفته است که در آن نمرات ارائه شده توسط سه گروه ارزیاب (ارزیابی خود دانشجو، همسالان واستاد) در مهارت های تولید (تکل...

Beyond self-esteem: influence of multiple motives on identity construction.

Diverse theories suggest that people are motivated to maintain or enhance feelings of self-esteem, continuity, distinctiveness, belonging, efficacy, and meaning in their identities. Four studies tested the influence of these motives on identity construction, by using a multilevel regression design. Participants perceived as more central those identity elements that provided a greater sense of s...