INTRODUCTION In Nepal, a number of private sector medical schools have opened recently; although sufficient numbers of doctors are graduating there continues to be a doctor shortage in rural areas. This article analysed the rural doctor shortage in Nepal and reviewed the international literature for strategies that may be suitable for use in Nepal. METHODS Original research articles, reviews,...

The first formal opening address was delivered on 3 June 1826 by Dr James McDonnell, the then senior physician at the Belfast General Hospital in Frederick Street, the forerunner of the Royal Victoria Hospital. His subject on that occasion was "Systematic Medicine". The opening oration is now an annual event and I am honoured in being asked to give it this year though I realise that its an hono...

Fast food is popular among children and adolescents; however, its consumption has often been associated with negative impacts on nutrition and health. This study examined current fast food consumption status among middle school students and explored factors influencing fast food consumption by applying Theory of Planned Behavior. A total of 354 (52.5% boys) students were recruited from a middle...

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of use web-based electrocardiography (ECG) simulation on paramedic students' rhythm diagnostic skills.
 Method: The as a single-group pretest-posttest design between 02.05.2021-01.09.2021. group research consisted students studying in last year paramedical department university Turkey. data were collected person-to-person using in...

BACKGROUND Research suggests that fixation disparity data are extremely useful in the assessment of the binocular and accommodative systems. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate fixation disparity curve (FDC) parameters with a modified near Mallett unit in symptomatic and asymptomatic students of Paramedical Sciences School of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2007. ...

In India, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a growing epidemic involving all sections of the society. Health care personnel are at increased risk of acquiring blood borne diseases like AIDS, hepatitis, etc. We aimed to assess the level of awareness of HIV infection among the paramedical staff working in a tertiary care hospital. A total number of 207 paramedical staff were asked to c...