BACKGROUND The students' perception of the learning environment is an important aspect for evaluation and improvement of the educational program. The College of Medicine at King Saud University (KSU) reformed its curriculum in 2009 from a traditional to a system-oriented hybrid curriculum. OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to determine the perception of the second batch (reform...

BACKGROUND Previous research addressed the development of a classification scheme for quality improvement systems in European hospitals. In this study we explore associations between the 'maturity' of the hospitals' quality improvement system and clinical outcomes. METHODS The maturity classification scheme was developed based on survey results from 389 hospitals in eight European countries. ...

Digital application marketplaces are increasingly relevant for digital platform owners seeking to reap the benefits of distributing, brokering, and operating applications by third-party developers. Owners of such marketplaces have two vital goals: address the needs of heterogeneous end-users and attract third-party developers. A key element in simultaneously accommodating these goals is value c...

BACKGROUND/AIM This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Amblyopia and Strabismus Questionnaire (AandSQ) that is translated into Turkish. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a methodological study. A total of 149 patients took part in the survey research between December 2012 and June 2014 in an university hospital, and 37 were retested. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used f...

Text We feel that it is our ethical responsibility to add the following acknowledgment to the article titled "Investiga-tion of Staphylococcus strains with heterogeneous resistance to glycopeptides in a Turkish university' [1]: 'We greatly thank Dr. for their collaboration in confirming of the population analysis. which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, pro...

1 Department of Dental anthropology, School of Dental medicine, university of Zagreb, Zagreb, croatia; 2 Department of Dental medicine, university hospital centre Zagreb, Zagreb, croatia; 3 School of medicine, university of Split, Split, croatia; 4 Faculty of medicine, university of prishtina, prishtina, Kosova; 5 Department of conservative Dentistry and endodontics, medical university of lubli...

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the main purpose of this research was to study the variables and factors that affect adaptation of university to external environment and to develop a model for assessment of tehran public universities adaptation to external environment. a mixed method research approach involving a three-round delphi study was used to record responses to the closed-questions and open-ended-questions. other data...