This study examines the pedagogical training process of medical professors at a Brazilian university, the meanings attributed to it, and the positive and negative aspects identified in it. This is a descriptive-exploratory study, using a qualitative approach with a questionnaire utilizing open-ended and closed questions and a semi-structured interview. The majority of queried individuals had no...

Dear Editor: Wang et al. should be congratulated for giving a comprehensive review of simulation training in healthcare. Whilst all the points they make are correct, they concentrate on the benefits of simulation whilst largely ignoring the downsides of this new modality of medical education. The advantages of simulation by and large outweigh the disadvantages; however, the disadvantages are wo...

The previous paper (Bailey, 1990) reported on the reasons for leaving occupational therapy in a sample of 696 therapists. This follow-up paper discusses the reasons given and suggests ways to retain or reactivate therapists. The issues addressed include child rearing; geographic location; feeling professionally out of date; excessive paperwork; lack of pay and promotional opportunities; returni...

The purpose of this study was to further evaluate the outcomes of a model program that was designed to train current teachers of children with autism. Nine certified special education teachers participating in an intensive 5-day summer training program were taught a relatively large number of specific skills in two areas (preference assessment and direct teaching). The teachers met the mastery ...

Objectives: Competency-based medical education (CBME) requires factual knowledge to be practically applied together with skills and attitudes. With the National Competence-Based Learning Objectives for Undergraduate Medical Education (NKLM) representing a strong official demand for competence-orientation, it is generally important to explicitly outline its characteristics and review its realisa...

abstract background: in‑service training of nursing personnel has a significant role in increasing the empowerment of nurses and promotion of the quality of health services. the objective of this study is to identify and explain the process of in-service training of nursing personnel in the hospitals affiliated with baqiyatallah university of medical sciences in tehran. materials and methods: t...

Research activity: Materials science of magnetic and ferroelectric oxides, semiconductor nanostructures, optoelectronic device design, and characterization of monolithically-integrated GaNand InP-based optoelectronic devices. Primary research interest is in the field of far-IR Ellipsometry, Transmission, and Raman Spectroscopy, Nanoscale High-Angular Resolution X-ray Diffraction, X-ray Standing...

EPIC Training PowerPoint Presentation [2] Includes pre-test. When clicking the link If asked: Save, don't just open, or right click on link and select save. That way you can pick where it is saved to. This is password protected, so choose the option to open in Read Only mode. This file is 145M so will take a while to download. Thanks! ** View the Recording of the Webinar'EPIC New Findings and G...

EPIC Training PowerPoint Presentation [2] Includes pre-test. When clicking the link If asked: Save, don't just open, or right click on link and select save. That way you can pick where it is saved to. This is password protected, so choose the option to open in Read Only mode. This file is 145M so will take a while to download. Thanks! ** View the Recording of the Webinar'EPIC New Findings and G...