Understanding Preclerkship Medical Students’ Poor Performance in Prescription Writing

Prescription Writing Errors of Midwifery Students in Common Gynecological problems

Background and aim: Giving improper prescriptions is common among medical practitioners, mostly graduates, in most communities even developed countries. So far, to our knowledge, no study has been conducted on prescription writing of graduate midwifery students. Therefore, this study aimed to detect prescription writing errors of midwifery students in common gynecological problems. Methods: In ...

prescription writing errors of midwifery students in common gynecological problems

background and aim: giving improper prescriptions is common among medical practitioners, mostly graduates, in most communities even developed countries. so far, to our knowledge, no study has been conducted on prescription writing of graduate midwifery students. therefore, this study aimed to detect prescription writing errors of midwifery students in common gynecological problems. methods: in ...

Hints on Prescription Writing

The status of Vitamin D in medical students in the preclerkship years of a Saudi medical school

BACKGROUND The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency has recently been recognized in different parts of the world, even affecting healthy populations. The deficiency of vitamin D can lead to rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Few studies have been done to evaluate the status of vitamin D in the medical community. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of low levels...

An approach to teaching interdisciplinary health care to preclerkship medical students.

The specialty of pediatrics is exemplary in interdisciplinary medical practice. Hospital pediatricians are often at the heart of such teams, and we are therefore well situated to be educational leaders preparing preclerkship medical students for interdisciplinary work. This essay explores the experience I had preparing and piloting an interdisciplinary session for students in their “Introductio...