The University has 3 active pension plans. Faculty, Excluded Faculty, Professional/Managerial staff, College Academic/Research Group and Ontario Nurses Association employees participate in the Professional Pension Plan [2]. UGFSEA Units 1 & 2 and OSSTF/TARA District 35 members enrolled on or after October 1, 2014 participate in the Non-Professional Pension Plan [3]. All other eligible employees...

Reduction of health disparities in the United States is a high priority. One means of effecting such a reduction is to enroll persons of groups that are subject to health disparities in clinical trials. One barrier to minorities enrolling in clinical research is distrust of the medical establishment based on past abuses and perceived discrimination. We hypothesized that another barrier is a lac...

Higher education has recently faced new challenges and responsibilities such as higher expectations to contribute to national and regional developments; considerable cuts in public funds, and the highly competitive educational markets. Previous research has suggested a positive association between development of human capitals in higher education institutions and their capacity to deal with the...

background: educational development center (edc) establishment is one of the procedures to improve quality of medical education. as positive knowledge and attitude of lecturers and students are essential factors to gain access to goals of these centers, the aim of this project was to assess knowledge and satisfaction of faculty members and students about edc activities, babol-2010. methods: thi...

OBJECTIVE To identify the prevalence, factors and obstacles affecting research productivity among academic staff at medical and health colleges in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS This cross-sectional survey employed self-administered questionnaires to collect data on faculty members' profile, research activities, and obstacles impeding research productivity. The questionnaires were distr...

background: electronic learning (e-learning), is the use of electronic technology in education via computer and the internet. despite its slow adoption by faculty members, e-learning provides several benefits to individuals and organizations. this study was conducted to determine the factors influencing the adoption of e-learning by faculty members in tabriz university of medical sciences.    m...

the available literature and accessible references show that the study on the role of “women in science” has been conducted in few countries. sociological studies focussing on the subject are scant and no such research has been found to investigate the professional status of the female faculty members of esfahan university. this research attempts to reduce such a scientific rarity. to this end,...

background : despite its inevitable significance, the effect of in-service english education on medical professionals has rarely been studied longitudinally. the reason can be issues such as physicians’ heavy workload, commuting problems, inappropriate class times, and inexperienced teaching staff. methods : a needs assessment worksheet was administered   to faculty members of shahid beheshti u...