OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the satisfaction of members of an academic department who are funded by a Clinical Academic Service Contract (CASC), compared with those who are not. METHODS We mailed a satisfaction questionnaire designed to examine surgeons' perceived effect of CASCs on their participation in their division or department and on professional activities (re...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The primary study aim was to describe patient satisfaction regarding abortion experiences in urban academic family medicine centers (FMCs). METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 210 women obtaining a first trimester medication or aspiration abortion at four FMCs. The 32-item written survey consisted of multiple choice, open-ended questions and Likert scale...

a 20-year longitudinal study has traced the academic, social, and emotional development of 60 young australians with iQs of 160 and above. Significant differences have been noted in the young people’s educational status and direction, life satisfaction, social relationships, and self-esteem as a function of the degree of academic acceleration their schools permitted them in childhood and adoles...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pediatric procedural pain management (PPPM) is best practice but was inconsistent in our large multisite general academic medical center. We hypothesized that quality improvement (QI) methods would improve and standardize PPPM in our health system within inpatient pediatric units. We aimed to increase topical anesthetic use from 10% to 40%, improve nursing pediatric pa...

objectives: the aim of current research was the investigation of the role of classroom social psychosocial climate and shyness with academic performance of students. method: for this purpose, 370 students of third grade high schools of sabzevar city in iran, selected by clustering random sampling, and all of them filled the timidness and class social psychosocial climate questionnaires. results...