Objectives A teaching curriculum in health policy may be well established in medical school; however, an emphasis on applying taught principles via participation in health policy roles is less defined. We undertook a study to explore medical student participation in health policy roles. Design and setting An anonymous online survey via convenience sampling was conducted in the UK. Participa...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES While oral health is an important topic for medical education, it is often not covered in medical school. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has recently set guidelines for oral health training in medical education. Our objective was to demonstrate how a mandatory interclerkship (half-day workshops taught between third-year clerkships) that covers pedi...

BACKGROUND Primary care medical staffs' knowledge, attitude and behavior about health emergency and the response capacity are directly related to the control and prevention of public health emergencies. Therefore, it is of great significance for improving primary care to gain in-depth knowledge about knowledge, attitude and behavior and the response capacity of primary care medical staffs. The ...

introduction: integration of public health and medical education has been thought to have an important role in medical students’ training. shiraz university of medical sciences has developed an md/mph dual degree educational program for the talented volunteer students. the aim of this study was to assess the students’ viewpoints about various aspects of shiraz md/mph program. methods: this cros...

introduction: increasing pressure on available funds in health care section especially hospitals, enhances the need of analyzing different strategies in economic terms. one of the solutions for the optimal use of financial resources and potentials in hospitals and health care centers is using elements of the marketing mix. in this way we could make the best use of the resources and cause a retu...

introduction: equitable access to a basic set of health services at minimum quality and   affordable price is the right of every citizen and in all countries the governments have the duty to deliver these services to the population. international trade in health services influences the balance between equitable distribution of these services, creating incentives to improve the efficiency of hea...