The purpose of the article is to identify and substantiate socio-cultural functions nation's brand. research methodology based on an interdisciplinary synthesis cultural studies, management, communication, sociology, imageology, marketing, other sciences. Therefore, special approaches within these disciplines have been used, as well general scientific methods (generalisation, comparison, analys...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine outpatient precepting for international medical graduates (IMGs) in family medicine residencies. The education of IMGs in residency programs has been a subject of concern. Multiple obstacles in acculturation may negatively influence IMGs' thoughts/feelings and subsequently affect their learning in teacher-learner interaction especially during ...