BACKGROUND Major differences exist in residency training, and the structure and quality of residency programs differ between different countries and teaching centers. It is of vital importance that a better understanding of the similarities and differences in plastic surgery training be ascertained as a means of initiating constructive discussion and commentary among training programs worldwide...

OBJECTIVE The authors mainly focus on the initial observations of the implementation phase of a health project that aims to integrate mental health into primary care. METHODS In the light of specific aims and objectives of both planning and curriculum development phases, 2- weeks of intensive psychiatric training consisting of basic theoretical and clinical concepts of psychiatry was imparted...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relative effectiveness of combining self-management and strength training for improving functional outcomes in patients with early knee osteoarthritis. METHODS We conducted a randomized intervention trial lasting 24 months at an academic medical center. Community-dwelling middle-aged adults (n = 273) ages 35-64 years with knee osteoarthritis, pain, and self-reported ph...

PURPOSE This study aimed to develop a job description for healthcare managers of metabolic syndrome management programs using task analysis. METHODS Exploratory research was performed by using the Developing a Curriculum method, the Intervention Wheel model, and focus group discussions. Subsequently, we conducted a survey of 215 healthcare workers from 25 community health centers to verify th...

Background. Movement disorders fellowships are an important source of future clinician-specialists and clinician-scientists for the field. Scant published information exists on the number and characteristics of North American movement disorders fellowship training programs. Methods. A 31-item internet-based survey was formulated and distributed to academic movement disorders listed in the Ameri...

In the mid-1960s, when the community mental health/mental retardation movement took shape, many child mental health professionals, especially those working in community services, welcomed it eagerly. Probably the majority of mental health professionals did not: they experienced serious misgivings, fearing that community mental health centers would have harmful effects on psychiatric and mental ...

A Critical Analysis of Iranian Training Programs forTechno-Vocational Teachers across Time   A. A. Khallaaghi, Ph.D.* A. Navidi, Ph.D.**   The Iranian educational system has been facing, not only a shortage of techno-vocational teachers across all such schools and over the past one hundred years, but inadequacies in the qualities of those who have served in this sector. An analysis of th...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the effectiveness of a clinical interviewing training program for third-year family practice trainees and determined which other factors influence residents' training in clinical communication. METHODS This was a randomized, multicenter, educational trial involving 193 third-year family practice residents from eight centers in Spain. Centers were...

Hundred Years of Teacher Training in Iran: Opportunities, Threats, and Future Outlook   A. Saafi*   The history of formal education in Iran shows that teacher training, in its contemporary meaning, started in 1918 when the first center for training male teachers (Daarolmo’allemin) along with Daarolmo’allemaat for female teachers was established. During the past one hundred years tremendous ...