Background: Lack and inequitable distribution of human resources for health (HRH) is a major health systems challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. '.2 The Partnership for Innovative Medical Education for Kenya (PRIME-Kenya) is an innovative approach that seeks to strengthen health systems by increasing linkages and collaborations in health care, health education, and health research. This approach wa...

background & aim: fear of death can cause death anxiety for everyone. in health care professions, death anxiety becomes a routine source of stress and may lead to unwanted consequences. coping strategies of nurses and different approaches to death can affect the quality of health care services. the aim of this study was to determine attitudes toward death in nursing staff in hospitals of rafsan...

The Singapore Medical School celebrates its Centenary in 2005. This historical review is presented on Singapore's postgraduate medical education and specialist training programmes. The special informal role of the Alumni Association and its members during the early years and soon after World War II is highlighted. Postgraduate education and specialist training was more formalised only during th...

Occupational therapists working in facilities with burn units were surveyed to obtain information on their use of education programs with burn patients. Respondents indicated that verbal instruction and written materials that focus on exercise, splint wearing, skin care, and scarring were used most often with patients and families. Almost all 75 respondents indicated that they felt responsible ...

this paper presents participation of faculties and heads of department (hods) in environmental education. for this purpose 60 hods/faculties from polytechnic colleges of tamilnadu, india and 100 hods/ faculties from associate degree level technical institutions in iran from civil engineering branch were selected. several hypotheses were formulated to achieve certain objectives of the study. th...