S ince 1997, international medical graduates (IMGs) have been a growing population within the entering classes of US family medicine residency programs. In 1997, IMGs made up approximately 14.5% of first-year family medicine residents. In 2009, that percentage had increased to 42.4%.1 Without a doubt there exists a diversity of perspectives regarding the relative advantages and disadvantages of...

Phillips and Duffrin • Medical education In 1994, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-COM) and osteopathic medical educators forged a new partnership that changed the fundamental delivery of osteopathic undergraduate and graduate education across Ohio. This partnership resulted in the establishment of the Centers for Osteopathic Regional Education (CORE) system, which began oper...

There is now a new pathway and examination for sleep medicine, sponsored by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a number of accredited sleep medicine fellowship programs through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. This review takes an historical approach to discuss the process of education for sleep physiology and disorders not only in the postgraduate period but ...

holistic educational approach was an educational movement which appeared in the domain of education in the mid- 1980s in north america. in fact it was a result of mental and cultural anxiety during the 60th and 70th centuries and was a reaction to the educational mainstream of the world. holistic educational approach is essentially an educational paradigm that tries to join educational theories...

traditional training which also is called (foreman-peupite) is the eldest training systems in the world. although this system, can not be used as a modern engineering education but it has several factors which could be modified for engineering education and training factor such as occupational goals, on job training and how a turnyman to be come a foman. the paper is dealt with districts and ad...

self-instructional publications designed to increase the primary care provider’s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially exposed patients. This course is also available on the ATSDR Web site, www.atsdr.cdc. gov/HEC/CSEM/. See page 3 for more information about continuing medical education credits, continuing nursing education units, contin...

This paper describes an alternative view of the internationalization process in higher education by comparing the traditional and non-traditional indicators on how the level of internationalization is measured; additionally, barriers that exist on both sides are reviewed and discussed. As higher education institutions are very accustomed to and focused on the number of international students, i...