name changed to the Association of University Departments of General Practice (AUDGP) and by 1994 there were 342 members compared with 80 in 1976. The recent rapid increase in members has largely resulted from additional National Health Service funding of posts via 'tasked money' from regional health authorities. Most departments now have non-clinical members, reflecting the widening remit of t...

OBJECTIVE To investigate differences between chiropractors' attitudes toward drug prescription rights based on chiropractic college of graduation. METHODS A secondary data analysis of a 2015 survey of chiropractors from Ontario, Canada was performed. The questionnaire included 14 items concerning chiropractors' knowledge and attitudes toward drug prescription including demographics. RESULTS...

Access to Public Schools and the Education of Migrant Children in China A significant proportion of migrant children in China are not able to attend public schools for lack of local household registration (HuKou), and turn to privately-operated migrant schools. This paper examines the consequences of such a partially involuntary school choice, using survey data and standardized test scores from...

BACKGROUND Undergraduate teaching in occupational medicine in UK medical schools is in decline. We developed a teaching programme for the new curriculum at our medical school, and then used student evaluation to tailor it to students' perceived learning needs. AIMS To examine medical students' perception of a teaching session in occupational medicine after changes made in the light of earlier...

This study assessed whether a current medical school curriculum is adequately preparing medical students to diagnose and treat common dermatologic conditions. A 15-item anonymous multiple choice quiz covering fifteen diseases was developed to test students' ability to diagnose and treat common dermatologic conditions. The quiz also contained five items that assessed students' confidence in thei...

CONTEXT The chiropractic profession is the largest, most established complementary and alternative medical (CAM) profession in the United States. The use of unconventional healthcare in the United States has increased in recent years, yet little is known about the market for specific CAM professions such as chiropractic. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the market for US chiropractors between 1996 and 2...

tice on curriculum planning needs to be expanded, and the contribution made by community-based general practice teachers needs to be continuously enhanced and supported. Academic departments of general practice need to redefine why they are in medical schools, and to take encouragement from the fact that their efforts are highly appreciated by the medical students, regardless of their ultimate ...

BACKGROUND Radiation-therapy is a complex process with multiple steps, each of which has an impact on the quality of treatment. Accurate dosimetry is a critical step during the radiotherapy of cancer patients.The aim of the present study was to measure and evaluate the doses of two cobalt- 60 (60Co) teletherapy units GWXJ80 of NPIC China and Theratron 780 of AECL Canada at various points within...

In West Africa, farmers face challenges to innovate and change their practices toward more sustainable cropping systems. Farmer Field Schools (FFS), an advisory service based on participatory principles, aim support farmers’ innovation. This study investigates innovation by characterizing trajectories of in agricultural after they participated FFS. Two contrasting types FFS for family the cotto...