Despite progress in developing more effective training methodologies, training initiatives for health workers continue to experience common pitfalls that have beset the overall success and cost-effectiveness of these programs for decades. These include lack of country-level coordination of health training, inequitable access to training, interrupted services, and failure to reinforce skills and...

introduction: today, human resources are the most important competitive advantage of organizations. therefore, university administrators should be aware of how to effectively use this strategic factor and advantage. however, innovation is also a valuable tool in confronting uncertainty, and responding to and impacting the external environment. the aim of the present study was to determine the s...

background and objectives:job burnout is a major source of healthcare human resources inefficiency with severe negative impact on patient care, physical-psychological health of staff, and healthcare costs. psychological empowerment is a relatively new concept showing promise in boosting different aspect of human resources management. in this study, we pursued the question of whether psychologic...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is a large country with a population approaching 20 million people. It is a relatively young country, only united in 1932. The health services started with limited resources and very small clinics, and gradually reached highly sophisticated modern hospitals, medical centers and cities. The rapid growth of health services has also been accompanied by a well-plan...

It has been well documented that arthritis is a major health problem in the United States, and it is estimated that the costs of health care for persons with rheumatic diseases and of their lost time from work will approach 1% of the gross national product by the year 2000 (1). Most patients with rheumatic diseases are not cared for by rheumatologists, and the situation will probably worsen if ...

Facilities existing and planned in the University of the West Indies for training the medical manpower requirements of the Caribbean Commonwealth are adequate and can be extended to meet additional future needs. No valid justification exists, therefore, for the development in the area of off-shore medical schools promoted by profit-oriented entrepreneurs who have little or no experience in medi...