In this paper, a novel model of clinical teachers with social and emotional competency which is emphasized on the importance of clinical teacher's social and emotional competence is presented. In this model, we supposed that a teacher with social and emotional competence can manage her/his emotions and has the ability to personal development and well-being. Such teacher has the competency of em...

BACKGROUND Medical curricula should focus on the future of health care. Contemporary competency frameworks for curriculum design such as Canadian Medical Education Directions for Specialists (CanMEDS), ACGME and Tomorrow's Doctors share this vision by stressing generic competencies. AIM The objective of this study was to investigate how well a contemporary competency framework fits in with cl...

Abstract Background Competency based curricula across the globe stress on importance of effective physician patient communication. A variety courses have been used to train physicians for this purpose. However, few them link competencies with practice resulting in confusions implementation and assessment. This issue can be resolved by treating certain specific communication related tasks as act...

background: nurses’ clinical competency plays an important role in the care of preterm infants. on the other hand, burnout is one of the most important factors in reducing the nurses’ efficiency. with regard to the importance of the role of nurses, and the vulnerability of the infants, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between nurses’ burnout and clinical competency ...

Aim: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the patient-centered care competence of nurses working in surgical units. Material And Methods: The research with clinics university hospitals Turkey between January September 2021. data were collected using Descriptive Information Form Patient-Centered Care Competence Scale (PCCS). G-Power 3.0.10 package program used sa...

F aced with a serious medical condition, care at a highvolume center would be generally supported by research. Across the medical, surgical, and critical care literature, annual institutional and individual physician volumes have been associated with improved patient outcomes in observational studies. For surgical or invasive procedures where an operator’s skills and judgment are related clinic...

In family medicine we need heart, as well as content knowledge, to work with and apply the beauty of patient-centred care.1 To recognize the beauty of patient-centred care, every clinician must keep an open mind, which includes remembering that patients and their families can learn with us or be our teachers and mentors regardless of their age, appearance, culture, or ethnicity.2-4 Thus, within...

The emergency room (ER) psychiatrist confronts an increasingly diverse patient population that presents complex challenges to diagnosis and treatment in this acute setting. Such challenges include difficulties involving language barriers, interpretations of behaviors, prayer and fasting rituals, gender roles, attitudes about mental health, family issues, and other cultural issues. The Muslim pa...

Competency-based education prepares trainees to perform tasks occurring within the context of practice. There are currently no geriatrics-specific, competency-based consensus performance standards for medical students.The authors present the results of a systematic, multimethod process to identify and define the minimum geriatrics-specific competencies needed by a new intern to adequately care ...