of higher education into focus in the past few years. they have tried to improve the quality of their own higher education. the studies show that iranian universities are not at an accepted level in terms of quality. they have encountered several problems which have diminished their quality level. this study aimed at assessing the quality of medical education program as viewed by general practi...

B y 2020, 7 of 10 deaths in developing countries are predicted to be due to noncommunicable diseases—the majority of which would be due to preventable cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) (1). Section IV.A.5 (a) of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Program requirements for graduate medical education (GME) in cardiovascular disease recommends that fellows-in-training (FITs) mu...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Academic nephrology faces increasing challenges in faculty hiring and development. However, it is unknown how these pressures have affected the number and demographics of academic nephrologists. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Using the Association of American Medical Colleges Faculty Roster database, changes were analyzed in MD nephrology, as well as o...

BACKGROUND A significant number of Lebanese medical graduates have emigrated from Lebanon. The objective of this study was to evaluate the hypothesis that the repatriation of Lebanese physicians educated abroad has contributed to the international emigration of recent Lebanese medical graduates. METHODS We analyzed the demographic and educational characteristics and the year of registration o...

Small numbers of graduates from few medical schools, and emigration of graduates to other countries, contribute to low physician presence in sub-Saharan Africa. The Sub-Saharan African Medical School Study examined the challenges, innovations, and emerging trends in medical education in the region. We identified 168 medical schools; of the 146 surveyed, 105 (72%) responded. Findings from the st...

my interest in the department of medical education started in the year 1955 when about 900 high school graduates in shiraz, participated in the “konkoor”, an iranian university entrance exam. of these 900 graduates, 42 passed and gained admissions into shiraz university medical school and six years later, 32 graduated and received a medical degree from shiraz university medical school. i was on...