BACKGROUND Worldwide, patients are the cornerstone of bedside teaching of medical students. In this study, the authors aimed to assess patients' acceptability toward medical students in teaching hospitals of the Faculty of Medicine of Kuwait University. METHODS Ninehundred and ninety five patients were approached in 14 teaching hospitals; 932 patients agreed to participate (refusal rate is 6....

Objectives To overcome challenges in the implementation of electronic dental record systems in a low-resource setting, it is crucial to know the level of users' satisfaction with the existing system of paper-based dental records and their perceptions of electronic dental records. Methods A cross-sectional paper-based questionnaire survey was conducted among Myanmar dental professionals who wo...

OBJECTIVES Reliable reconciliation of medicines at admission and discharge from hospital is key to reducing unintentional prescribing discrepancies at transitions of healthcare. We introduced a team approach to the reconciliation process at an acute hospital with the aim of improving the provision of information and documentation of reliable medication lists to enable clear, timely communicatio...

BACKGROUND Clinical education is a key component to learning in the health professions. AIMS This qualitative study investigated how physiotherapy students and clinical educators perceived their respective roles in learning and teaching clinical skills during students' first clinical placements. METHODS Separate physiotherapy student and educator focus groups were conducted in two major tea...

I recently visited a retired physician who practiced in Roma, Texas, population 10000. His family has lived and ranched in Roma for 6 generations, well before the border was moved and Roma became part of the United States. As the town's first and only physician for most of his 4-plus decades in practice, Dr Mario Ramirez did it all: deliveries, house calls, minor surgery, and seeing 60 people a...

This paper presents findings from a longitudinal study of patient refusals (as reported by graduating medical students) to take part in the teaching function of public hospitals. Results from a smaller study of non-patients' attitudes are also reported. Findings are discussed in terms of patients' rights, issues of personal privacy, medical education, and the public good.

Introduction: Improving quality of care is one of the challenges in health care services. In this regard, human factor is one of the important factors that affect the quality of care. The aim of this study was to assess nurses’ clinical performance in Critical Care Units (CCU) in teaching and non-teaching hospitals non-teaching hospitals of Qazvin city based on the Synergy Model. Materials & Me...