BACKGROUND The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research houses two reference laboratories: the virology and tuberculosis laboratories. Both were enrolled in the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme. OBJECTIVE To describe the impact of SLMTA and discuss factors affecting the results, with an emphasis on mentorship. METHODS The SLMTA programme was implement...

This report summarizes the results of the seventh workshop in a series of workshops on learning object-oriented concepts. The focus of this workshop was on (computer-aided) support for the teaching and learning of basic object-oriented concepts.

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The samples below are donated by UCSF students, residents and alumni to offer you ideas to format and present your skills and experience. Note: Please do not copy the text verbatim. It is unethical and unwise, as several residency directors recognize our samples. Instead, for extra help, attend on one our monthly Application Materials Clinics or watch our Application Materials Online Workshops ...

BACKGROUND To decrease the gulf between academic and community perspectives, there has been an increased call among stakeholder groups to collaborate in solving complex urban health problems. Despite these recent shifts, however, community partners face barriers to participate in conferences, ultimately limiting exchange of ideas and uptake of research data. This paper reports on the evaluation...

Systems mapping workshops have been applied to the problem of medication errors in healthcare. The workshops were designed using experiential group work principles. They involved a range of stakeholders from within the health service as well as those who supply the health sector, including designers who may be able to enhance the safety of products and systems used in healthcare. Research has s...

This paper is a report of the impact of an externally funded, multiyear systemic reform project on students’ science achievement on a modified version of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) test in 33 small, rural school districts in two Midwest states. The systemic reform effort utilized a cascading leadership strategy of professional development delivered at summer w...

In this paper, we describe a series of workshops which were carried out in homes of five families in Scotland. The aim of the workshops was to explore the requirements that people have for new technologies in a household environment. The workshops were video-taped, transcribed and analysed from a number of perspectives. In this paper we concentrate on an analysis of the transcripts from the per...

BACKGROUND Dissatisfaction with uniprofessional education structures as a means of improving the quality of healthcare has led to proposals to develop ways of integrating professional learning and organisational development. AIMS Test the feasibility of introducing practice and professional development plans using a centrally sponsored project in Wales. DESIGN Qualitative observational stud...