BACKGROUND Patient care order sets are increasingly being used to optimize care. While studies have evaluated the impact of order sets on provider performance and patient outcomes, their impact on postgraduate medical trainee knowledge remains unknown. We sought to evaluate the impact of order sets on respirology knowledge, order-writing skills, and self-reported learning. METHODS We conducte...

The medical writings of early medieval western Europe c. 700 – c. 1000 have often been derided for their disorganised appearance, poor Latin, nebulous conceptual framework, admixtures of magic and folklore, and general lack of those positive features that historians attribute to ancient or later medieval medicine. This paper attempts to rescue the period from its negative image. It examines a n...

This study attempted to address academics’ general concern about the steady decline in students’ academic writing abilities and impact this has on ability demonstrate their learning negotiate written tasks respective disciplines. The focused what can be done within a higher education institution terms of instruction develop literacy required enable students cope with demands tertiary studies sp...

Motivational theories highlight the importance of students’ confidence, where lower confidence can be limiting, and also beliefs about academic writing, which may reflect goals as well practices to achieve them. Nevertheless, relatively few studies have considered these areas across students with English a first language (L1 students) languages other than (L2 students). In order gain new insigh...

Dear Editor, Many years ago unprofessional supervisors were identified as one of the main reasons for the withdrawal of a student’s study. Recently in some universities, unethical supervision has become an increasing concern of students and ethic committees. The last few years has witnessed an increase in the withdrawal rate of students who quit their study because of the poor guidance of their...