The training of physician in the art and science of clinical medicine presents several challenges that are well suited to simulation based medical education (SBME). Modern patient centered medical education seeks to provide comprehensive "hands-on" clinical exposure for physicians in training, while simultaneously providing maximum individual patient comfort and safety. The ethical conundrum is...

As educational institutions throughout the world increasingly offer courses via the Internet, a global lifelong learning economy is emerging in which institutions must compete for students worldwide. This competition is especially noticeable in the offering of postgraduate courses aimed at satisfying the continuing professional development needs of practitioners in a wide range of disciplines. ...

Post graduate medical education was started in Nepal in 1982 in General Practice and in Ophthalmology in 1987 by Institute of Medicine (IOM), Tribhuvan University (TU). Kathmandu University (KU) started its first postgraduate program in Orthopaedics in 1999. BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) and National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) started in 1999 and in 2003 respectively....

Natural killer (NK) cells are regulated through the coordinated functions of activating and inhibitory receptors. These receptors can act during the initial engagement of an NK cell with a target cell, or in subsequent NK cell engagements to maintain tolerance. Notably, each individual possesses a sizable minority-population of NK cells that are devoid of inhibitory receptors that recognize the...

Development and wide availability of computer networks generated development of software systems for automation in higher education environments especially to replace conventional distance learning. The authors of this paper studied one of the model based approaches and methodologies in this area and analyzed the possibilities and difficulties of introduction of model based distance learning in...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Robotic-assisted walking training after stroke aims to enhance the odd of regaining independent gait. Recent studies have suggested that this approach is more effective than conventional therapy alone only in severely affected patients. We determined whether these results persist at long-term follow-up. METHODS Forty-eight nonambulant participants after subacute stroke ...

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Since virtual education has been considered as an alternative for conventional education and it is in progress in M. A. levels in Payam-e Noor University (PNU) the feasibility assessment of B.A. levels has been studied for the present study. In this study, the facilities and equipment needed for virtual education and the shortcomings of it in PNU is studied. The research is of practical ones an...