There is limited theory or knowledge regarding dietitians' practice philosophies and how these philosophies are generated and incorporated into their professional practices. For the purposes of this study, a conceptual framework will explain and define the 'philosophies' as three different types of knowledge; episteme, techne, and phronesis. This study aimed to develop an explanatory theory of ...

TO THE EDITOR: This letter of lament was prompted by a recently overheard complaint by a first-year intern to her colleagues that radiologists were not “obeying” her! Her comment led us to review her last five imaging requests (“orders”). After discussion with other radiologists, three of these requests were considered inappropriate. Major reasons for inappropriate imaging investigations are la...

QUESTION How do physiotherapists working in private practice understand and interpret the meaning and significance of informed consent in everyday clinical practice? DESIGN Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. PARTICIPANTS Seventeen physiotherapists purposefully recruited from metropolitan private practices where treatment was on a one-on-one basis. RESULTS Therapists defin...

PURPOSE This survey's purpose was to: (1) assess the status of the pediatric dentistry academic workforce; (2) determine if the current workforce is sufficient for pediatric and general dentistry education requirements; (3) address other workforce issues; and (4) explore factors influencing this faculty shortage, thereby narrowing the focus of other surveys. METHODS In 2004, 130 pediatric den...

Catter Matil, 2253 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2253 Ph: (979)845-2142 • Fax: (979) 862-6842 [email protected] • nfs.tamu.edu Optometrists are concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of abnormalities associated with the visual system. Doctors of Optometry (O.D.) evaluate the refractive status of the eye, as well as the selection, design, provision, and adaptation of corrective mea...

The portion of US physicians who practice primary care has been declining, and there is general agreement that the United States has a shortage of primary care physicians. In spite of this shortage, both the number of first-year residency positions in family practice residencies1,2 and the match rate for the existing family practice first-year residency positions have declined.3 In the past, ru...

An applicant for admission to a medical school who was asked why he wanted to be a doctor, replied: "It's an interesting job and the money's good". Tired of applicants who said they "felt it was a vocation", "wanted to help people" or "do good", the committee instantly accepted him, for he was a realist. Doctors in Britain may grumble that they are overworked or hate the new market-oriented Nat...

BACKGROUND In Australia, training for general practice (GP) occurs within private practices and their involvement in teaching can have significant financial costs. At the same time there are growing demands for clinical places for all disciplines and for GP there is concern that there are insufficient teaching practices to meet the demand at the medical student, prevocational and vocational tra...

BACKGROUND Existing research about the influence of educational debt on students' decision to enter general practice immediately after graduation is conflicting. Other potential factors that could affect this decision include the influence of a spouse or other family member, the importance of a mentoring dentist, and how students perceive the burden of their debt. The goal of this study was to ...

INTRODUCTION Medical publication continues to be important to academicians, physicians in private practice, researchers and corporate sponsors. This article provides valuable dos and don'ts for authors. MATERIALS AND METHODS Literature review and personal experience of the author. RESULTS Advice is provided for understanding the publishing world, the peer-review process, duplicate publicati...