ABSTRACTGlobally, lives of seven billion people lie in the hands of 59 million health workers for care throughout their lifespan. This study purposed to establish the influence of cognitive learning objective domain on clinical competence development among clinical officer interns in Meru and Tharaka-Nithi Counties. The study used a descriptive longitudinal research design, which was nece...

BACKGROUND Medical students learn and practice various clinical skills during clinical clerkship. Patient encounters are important for developing clinical thinking, communication skills, and professional attitude. We investigated whether the amount of clinical experience during clerkship correlated with students' clinical competency and students' perception of effectiveness of their clerkship o...

Sr. Editor. El desarrollo de una tesis es una modalidad para obtener el grado académico de bachiller o el título profesional de médico cirujano en las universidades peruanas. En su desarrollo, los estudiantes suelen presentar dificultades originadas por deficiencias en sus conocimientos acerca de metodología de la investigación, lectura crítica y redacción científica (1). Por este motivo, se ha...

background: medical education and training can directly contribute to the development of psychological distress in medical students. this can lead to catastrophic consequences such as impaired academic performance, impaired competency, medical errors and attrition from medical school. this study aimed to assess the prevalence of psychological morbidity among iranian medical students. methods: t...

Cyanocobalamin occurs as dark red crystals or orthorhombic needles or crystalline red powder. It is very hygroscopic in the anhydrous form, and sparingly to moderately soluble in water (1:80). Its pharmacologic activity is destroyed by heavy metals (iron) and strong oxidizing or reducing agents (vitamin C), but not by autoclaving for short periods of time (15-20 minutes) at 121°C. The vitamin B...

BACKGROUND Clerkship performance is commonly evaluated by consultant surgeons who seldom supervise medical students directly. In contrast, surgical residents and interns frequently supervise students and provide essential teaching but are not tasked with evaluating them. AIM To prospectively investigate and compare the accuracy of general surgery clerkship performance evaluations by clinical ...

OBJECTIVE To determine if performance differences exist between male and female students on a 6-week obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn) clerkship and to evaluate potential variables that might underlie any observed variations. STUDY DESIGN Final clerkship grades and component scores (clinical evaluations, objective structured clinical examination [OSCE], oral examination, and National Board o...