the higher national council of medical sciences planning (hncmsp) in iran compile and approve educational programs by using expert academic staff, considering the country , s needs and studying the background of establishment of each major in other countries. since the employment of graduates in occupations related to their majors is of utmost importance in educational planning, this survey has...

One-quarter of practicing physicians in the United States are graduates of international medical schools. The quality of care provided by doctors educated abroad has been the subject of ongoing concern. Our analysis of 244,153 hospitalizations in Pennsylvania found that patients of doctors who graduated from international medical schools and were not U.S. citizens at the time they entered medic...

OBJECTIVES To asses the knowledge, opinion and attitude of medical graduates regarding selected reproductive tract infections, diagnosis of sexual dysfunction, identification of sexual abuse and other sexual health issues in Fatima Baqai Hospital Gadap Town. METHODS A cross sectional study conducted from January 2009 to July 2009 in Fatima Baqai Hospital Karachi. An anonymous, self administra...

The purpose of this study was to identify the number of medical graduates registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) between 1990 and 2005, whose initial training was in Eastern Europe and who came from universities which have subsequently developed an "English Parallel" course and are now within the European Union (EU). A similar exercise was undertaken with graduates registered with th...

the rate of azad university medical graduates entrance to residency programs

Mean starting salary among graduates of U.S. veterinary medical schools and colleges during 2008 was $51,321 for males and $47,330 for females. Mean debt for male graduates with debt was $115,059, whereas mean debt for female graduates with debt was $121,006.

NY), accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), became approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The first class completed osteopathic medical training in 1998. This combined osteopathic and allopathic family medicine residency is used here to illustrate key issues and trends facing dually accredited family practice residency programs and osteo...

Career choice of medical graduates is dependent on a number of factors as identified in literature across the globe. This article presents an overview of contemporary research on career choices of medical graduates and the generalisation of findings in Pakistan. A number of issues are highlighted which include lack of standardised instruments, classification of specialties and mixed evidence re...

OBJECTIVE To survey medical graduates from the University of Hong Kong on how well they perceived their learning needs had been fulfilled by the old (before 1997) and the new (after 1997) curricula. DESIGN Retrospective questionnaire survey. SETTING The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS Medical graduates from the University of Hong Kong who graduated between 1997 and 2006 w...