Introduction Social scientists theorise about issues such as inequalities in health, educational achievement, criminal behaviour or the distribution of wealth. The starting point for theory should be a clear understanding of phenomena. Teaching social sciences at precollege level is a challenge in part because social phenomena almost always involve a number of categorisations in groups, such as...

Exposure to genetic and biochemical experiments typically occurs late in one's academic career. By the time students have the opportunity to select specialized courses in these areas, many have already developed negative attitudes toward the sciences. Given little or no direct experience with the fields of genetics and biochemistry, it is likely that many young people rule these out as potentia...

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary (UCVM) is a 4 year DVM program that was established in 2005. The curriculum has been developed as an outcomes-based, core-integrated model, meaning that approximately 60% of the curriculum is dedicated to basic veterinary sciences courses, and the remainder of the curriculum is assigned to three foundational “super” courses. The final year o...

background and purpose: considering the importance of comprehensive basic sciences exams in determining the academic level of medical students, this study was done to find the correlation between personal and academic characteristics of medical students entered the medical faculty of kermanshah university in 1379 and the results of the 28 th   comprehensive basic medical sciences exam. methods:...

The MUSC College of Medicine is engaged in a curricular renewal process that emphasizes increased integration of the basic and clinical sciences throughout all four years of the curriculum, more self-directed learning, and earlier patient contact for students. Several basic science courses have been modified and a new "Doctoring Curriculum" has been introduced to develop students' clinical skil...