Written progress tests in postgraduate psychiatry

Postgraduate training in psychiatry in India

This review traces the evolution of modern medical education in India on the one hand and the formation of the Indian Psychiatric Society and the progress of postgraduate psychiatric education on the other hand, all in the context of Indian psychiatry. The topic is covered under the headings standard of psychiatric education, the goals, competencies required, impact of psychiatric disorders, re...

Psychiatry in a postgraduate teaching hospital.

Postgraduate diploma courses in geriatric psychiatry.

BACKGROUND Training in geriatric psychiatry constitutes a fundamental element toward further development of this relatively new branch of medicine. However, it varies both in quantity and quality among different countries, healthcare providers and medical schools. OBJECTIVES To describe the demographic and professional characteristics of participants in postgraduate diploma courses in geriatr...

Progress testing in postgraduate medical education.

BACKGROUND The role of knowledge in postgraduate medical education has often been discussed. However, recent insights from cognitive psychology and the study of deliberate practice recognize that expert problem solving requires a well-organized knowledge database. This implies that postgraduate assessment should include knowledge testing. Longitudinal assessment, like progress testing, seems a ...

Annual Postgraduate Progress Report Nikolaos Papanikolaou

This paper discusses the use of computer–aided verification as a practical means for analysing quantum information systems; specifically, the BB84 protocol for quantum key distribution is examined using this method. This protocol has been shown to be unconditionally secure against all attacks in an information– theoretic setting, but the relevant security proof requires a thorough understanding...