When becoming a specialist, learning-through-service plays a significant role. The workplace affords good opportunities for learning, but the service-learning period may also impose stress on phycisians in specialization training. In medical work, social support has proved to be a very important factor in managing stress. Social support may afford advantages also for learning and professional i...

ABSTRACT Ten occupational therapists employed in pediatric and adult rehabilitation settings participated in focus groups to discuss their perceptions of the benefits and drawbacks in working with occupational therapy students. Participants identified professional values, opportunities for continued professional development, recruitment of future employees, and pride in learning experiences ava...

background and purpose: professionalism refers to the professional character and manners of an individual, which encompasses different attributes and a lifestyle reflecting responsibility and commitment. effective communication between physicians and nurses enhances the quality of patient care, reduces medical errors. over the years, there have been repeated admonitions to improve nurse-physici...

We prove a version of the quantum de Finetti theorem: permutation-invariant quantum states are well approximated as a probabilistic mixture of multifold product states. The approximation is measured by distinguishability under measurements that are implementable by fully-one-way local operations and classical communication (LOCC). Our result strengthens Brandão and Harrow's de Finetti theorem w...

BACKGROUND It is important for physicians to recognize and address potential cross-cultural communication barriers with their patients. Several studies have demonstrated the importance of trained medical interpreters for ensuring effective patient-provider communication. Medical interpreters also represent an untapped source of insight into common communication problems. Such insights can contr...

systemized sabbatical leaves seem as an appropriate mechanism for fostering academic collaboration, improving academic capacities and developing professional capacity of faculty members in higher agricultural education system. this research was done with aim to identify and analysis expected outcomes and impacts of sabbatical leaves for professional development of agricultural faculty members. ...