OBJECTIVE This survey was performed to examine the inclusion and extent of abortion education in US medical schools. STUDY DESIGN A 3-item confidential survey requesting information about abortion education throughout the 4 years of medical school was mailed to the OB-GYN clerkship directors of the 126 accredited US medical schools. RESULTS Seventy-eight surveys were returned, for a respons...

background and purpose: problem based medical education had been useful in education of medical sciences students. the objective is the determination of effects of problem based medical education on occupational health students' learning. methods: this study was a semi-experimental study. by using the curriculum of ministry of health, occupational toxicology course had been taught based on a pr...

Over the last few years more and more and more emphasis is being given on the mental health tart services and efforts arc being made to improve these. However, education regarding mental health has been in the background. For better mental health services it is imperative that psychiatric education should also receive its due attention. Various aspects of psychiatric education need to be unders...

abstract background: medical malpractices in obstetrics are one of the main health concerns since in addition to the mortalities and morbidities caused for the two susceptible groups of mothers and neonates, they may lead to difficulties for the accused gynecologists and midwives in returning to their routine medical career and giving services to the patients. hence, this study was conducted to...

medical education & medical profession are among the most challenging and most stressful ones. anxiety and depression represents an escalating public health problem among medical students. the objective of the study was to determine the prevalence & predictors of anxiety and depression among female medical students in king abdulaziz university, jeddah, saudi arabia.a cross-sectional study was c...

The preceptorship model is a cornerstone of clinical undergraduate nursing education in Canadian nursing programs. Their extensive use means that nursing programs depend heavily on the availability and willingness of Registered Nurses to take on the preceptor role. However, both the health service and education industries are faced with challenges that seem to undermine the effectiveness of the...

Nepal is a low-income, landlocked country located on the Indian subcontinent between China and India. The challenge of finding human resources for rural community health care settings is not unique to Nepal. In spite of the challenges, the health sector has made significant improvement in national health indices over the past half century. However, in terms of access to and quality of health se...

The NHS is now in its third year of contracting. We are repeatedly told by the Department of Health that purchasing is "the main vehicle for achieving better health and better health services."' To what extent are health authorities in a position to ensure more equitable distribution of health by commissioning the most appropriate package of high quality and value for money services?"2 Below I ...