background and purpose: the problematic reduction of civic engagement in local communities of khuzestan province in the southwest of iran has became a serious issue for research in social planning and policy making. efforts have been made to study the risk factors as the deterrents to engaging in the society. methods: this study aims to investigate the factors influencing civic engagement among...

In 1988, a handful of idealists led by Prof. Dr. Henrique Walter Pinotti then Head Professor of Digestive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo founded an prestigious organization that today all know, which is the BRAZILIAN COLLEGE OF DIGESTIVE SURGERY CBCD. These selfless whose naes can be seen in Figure 1, are or were university professors committed to the teaching of General ...