background: medical professionalism is a set of attitudes and behaviors that cause the physicians to prioritize the advantages of patients to theirs . the primary objective of this study was to assess the attitudes and behaviors of medicalprofessionalism among residentsof guilan university of medical sciences, in the educational year of 2011-2012. methods:  this descriptive study was conducted ...

A n ideal healthcare system aims to provide care that is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely and patientcentered. Translation of these aims into practice for patients suffering from ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) could result in an ideal primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) system of care. In this ideal PCI system of care, PCI centers would be equitably distrib...

phytohemagglutinin (pha) is a lectin, obtained from the red kidney bean that binds to the membranes of t-cells and stimulates metabolic activity, cell division, etc. the object of this research was the comparison between self made pha (indigenous) and imported commercial one, following conventional and high resolution cell synchronization technique (hrcs) .from each blood sample of healthy indi...

age related skin disorders due to structural and functional changes in the skin of the elderly may increase health care costs. as a result of an increase in the number of aging population in iran, provision of dermatology services to the elderly group due to the limitation of resources and the high cost of those services will be a challenge for the health care system. moreover, by increasing th...

traffic fatalities are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in iran. occupational sleep medicine field needs more cost-effective and applicable tests for screening purposes. this study reports on a pilot screening study for drowsy drivers in an urban iranian sample of commercial drivers. the maintenance of wakefulness test (mwt) measures the ability to remain awake objectively. sleep latenc...

healthcare waste is a by-product of healthcare. poor management of these wastes exposes the community to infections, toxic effects and injuries. the purpose of this study was to investigation the qualities and quantities characteristics of infectious and domestic wastes of dehgolan clinics in kurdistan province. for this purpose health care centers was identify including hospitals, clinics, inf...

Today I would like to speak to you about the remarkable successes of academic medical centers to date, the significant problems that we are now facing, and the need for us to evolve into the next generation of academic medical centers. Academic medical centers have been remarkably successful in fulfilling our three missions of clinical care, research, and education. We graduate 17,000 physician...