abstract poupuse: this study investigated the relationship between quality of work life and job involvement among librarians of shahid chamran university and jondishapoor university of medical sciences of ahvaz. methodology: this is a descriptive study. all librarians of the two universities (60 persons) were surveyed by using quality of work life and job involvement questionnaires. finding: da...

Effective implementation and sustainability of quality laboratory programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa relies on the development of appropriate staff retention strategies. Assessing the factors responsible for job satisfaction and retention is key for tailoring specific interventions aiming at improving the overall impact of health programmes. A survey was developed to assess these factors among 22...

PURPOSE Burnout is a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors on the job. The purpose of our cross-sectional study was to estimate the burnout rates among medical residents in the largest Greek hospital in 2012 and identify factors associated with it, based on the job demands-resources model (JD-R). METHOD Job demands were examined via a 17-item questionnaire assess...

Greetings all, and welcome to another AC TG newsletter! We‟re looking forward to exciting year with new opportunities and lots of growth. First off, I‟d like to say thank you to Leah Reeves for all her hard work forming this technical group and creating the newsletters. With new officers and opportunities, we have the ability to grow as a technical group. Feel free to e-mail the AugCog listserv...

Selection into GP speciality training is based on results of a multi-method job analysis study. Six key competency domains were identified as priorities to assess through the current national selection process, including empathy, communication, integrity, clinical expertise, problem-solving, and resilience. Each applicant is assessed using clinical problem-solving and situational judgement mach...

BACKGROUND This study examined associations between psychosocial factors and the perception that adequate employment opportunities might not be provided for people with limited work capacity due to psychiatric disorders. METHODS We conducted an online, cross-sectional survey of 3,710 employed individuals aged 20 to 69 years in Japan. Our survey included the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire and ...

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn – individuals have more opportunities than ever before to present themselves in public using social networking sites (SNSs). However, individuals tend to live segmented lives and often develop different selfpresentations depending on the audience. The combination of opportunities to present publicly and presenting different selfpresentations can have unforeseen impac...

The career path in academic medicine is full of exciting opportunities as well as great achievements and discoveries. In this review, we discuss various obstacles that fellows face as they explore career opportunities in academic hematology/oncology. We also share thoughts on what might be considered steps for success in maneuvering through a search for the "right" position. We discuss several ...

In recent years the National Health Service (NHS) in Britain has experienced an acute shortage of qualified nurses. This has placed issues of recruitment and retention in the profession high on the political agenda. In this paper we investigate the determinants of job satisfaction for nurses, and establish the importance of job satisfaction in determining nurses’ intentions to quit the NHS. We ...