The Reform of Russian Higher Education: We Had, We Lost, We Gained

we had a lift off!

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Would that we had the energy.

It was back in the early 1980s. My thoracic surgical colleague asked if I could help him with one of his patients who had developed breathing problems after a lobectomy. The man was on a respirator, the consequence (it turned out) of a post-operative attack of asthma. By the time he had recovered, the pathologist reported the resected lobe to have contained not cancer but pneumoconiotic massive...

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...

we say what we mean and we mean what we say

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Have we lost the war on obesity?