OBJECTIVE To determine the performance of direct funduscopy (DF) as part of the initial clinical assessment among different faculty physicians and residents from internal medicine, emergency medicine, and neurology (N). METHODS Retrospective study of 163 randomly reviewed charts of patients (>18 years) presenting either to the ED, inpatient units, or outpatient clinics from January 2001 to Ju...

despite the fact that ophthalmology is one of the foremost branches of medicine, conceptualization of the structure and function of the eye barely advanced in ancient western civilizations. at the early recovery of persian civilization (9th century ad) after the extinction of the sassanid empire (7th century ad), translations of greek medical textbooks played an important role in the developmen...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study examines relationships among election to the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) and election to Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), class rank, and residency selection to determine if GHHS members are more likely to select primary care residencies than students not elected to GHHS membership. METHODS We evaluated five graduating classes (2006--2010) at 10 medical sch...

aim and background: “need assessment” is considered the process of evaluation of needs in a specific domain, which is fundamental for quality improvement of health education and research. as suicide is one the most important problem in public health, it would be expected that all psychiatric residents should have adequate knowledge and skills and play in different roles in this field. this stud...

OBJECTIVES To examine otolaryngology resident interest in subspecialty fellowship training and factors affecting interest over time and over the course of residency training STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study of anonymous online survey data. SETTING Residents and fellows registered as members-in-training through the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. SUBJECTS AND ME...

Most medical students apply for residency training upon completion of medical school. The choice of specialty is one of a student's first major career decisions, and the application process often results in considerable anxiety, as it is competitive, unpredictable, and requires a significant investment of time and money. This article, which addresses several important facets of the residency ap...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the advanced systems of urology residency in the developed world, to compare them to a system in the developing world, and thereby identify the shortcomings and make recommendations to improve residency programmes for urology in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. METHODS A survey was conducted amongst the urology Residents (55) in the three governorates of the Kurdistan Region...