This is a follow-up study of the 20 junior students admitted into an occupational therapy educational program under a selection process described in a previous article in AJOT in 1974. It reports the outcome resulting from the use of the selection process and t test findings between the upper ten ranked students and the remaining lower ranked students. Academic achievements and employment patte...

We have shown that healthcare professional students attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration improve in association with their work together on interdisciplinary teams in single courses (Van Winkle et al., 2012, 2013). Anecdotally, however, a few students complained that at least one team member from another healthcare professions program did not contribute their share to the success of...

The fi rst goal of this article is to discuss the role of n o nverbal ability te sts in the identification of acad e m i c a l ly gifted ch i l d ren. I note that most nonve r b a l te sts measure ve r b a l ly mediated cognitive pro c e s s e s , that th ey are neither “culture free” nor “culture fa i r,” and that we have known these facts for a ve ry long time. I show that selecting students ...

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular zoonotic parasite, infecting warm-blood animals including humans. Previous serological surveys of T. gondii infection have focused on people of different occupations and special groups, such as slaughterhouse workers, AIDS patients and pregnant women. To investigate the potential impact of T. gondii infection on the health of young students, the pr...

background nowadays, it is essential to appreciate the mental health status of all people specially students because they experience different kinds of emotional stress. mental health status of students who work in different sections of the hospital, like operation rooms is affected by stressful factors. the aim of the investigation was to study the mental health within the operation rooms stud...

introduction: the most important change in medical education is a shift from didactic teacher-centered and subject-based teaching to the use of interactive, problem-based, student-centered learning. student-centered approach is a teaching approach t that encompasses replacing lectures with active learning, integrating self-paced learning programs and cooperative group situations, ultimately hol...