In a series of reports since 2000, the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK) confirmed a major expansion in the number of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals to be educated (Department of Health [DH] 2000a, 2000b, 2002). This increase in numbers included occupational therapists and augmented the more modest growth in the number of education places available in...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the level of awareness of the occupational therapy profession among final-year health sciences students at Kuwait University. METHODS This study utilized a survey targeting final-year students in the Health Sciences Center at Kuwait University schools of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and allied health sciences. The survey addressed awareness of occupational therapy, ...

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...

Purpose. Globalization is contributing to changes in health outcomes and healthcare use in many ways, including health professionals' practices. The objective of this study was to assess and compare global health competencies in rehabilitation students. Method. Online cross-sectional survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy students from five universities within Ontario. We used descrip...

Implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) is a complex task. This study, conducted in an acute geriatric setting, aims to compare self-reported capability beliefs on EBP between health professionals and students, and to compare the use of EBP between health professional groups. Occupational therapists, physicians, physiotherapists and registered nurses with three or more months' employmen...

Background: Anxiety disorders are among the most common types of psychological disorders in the world. Anxiety is an inseparable part of every person’s life and it seems that it is experienced more severely by university students. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety and its related factors among environmental and occupational health students. Materials and Me...

This national survey was designed to study selected characteristics of entry level occupational therapy students and to compare recruitment variables in technical and professional students. The survey encompassed 116 programs with 1,843 students responding. Major findings include the following: the median age of professional students was 1 to 2 years older than that of technical students; the t...

INTRODUCTION We describe how the curriculum of community, occupational and family medicine (COFM) has evolved in response to social and educational forces and local health needs. Challenges in the teaching of the curriculum are also discussed. CURRICULUM The COFM Department aims to produce medical undergraduates and graduates with the skills to critically appraise evidence, prevent and manage...