Previous studies showed the existence of general factors in cognitive abilities, personality traits, and psychopathology symptoms. We hypothesized a similar factor on apex social attitudes? hierarchy; furthermore, we assumed that this reflects conservatism-liberalism dimension. This hypothesis is tested by factorizing space ?isms? - broad comprehensive model attitudes obtained lexical paradigm,...

AIMS Planning a career in general practice depends on positive attitudes towards primary care. The aim of this study was to compare attitudes of medical students of a Modern Curriculum at Hannover Medical School with those of the Traditional Curriculum before (pre) and after (post) a three-week clerkship in general practice. In parallel, we aimed to analyse several other variables such as age a...

in order to achieve success in today's competitive world, organizations should adapt to environmental changes. on the other hand, managers should have a set of values and ethical guidelines for their administrative and organizational functions. this study aimed to investigate the association between work ethics and attitudes towards organizational changes among the administrative, financial and...

OBJECTIVE Positive attitudes towards General Practice can be understood as a prerequisite for becoming a General Practitioner (GP) and for collaboration with GPs later on. This study aimed to assess attitudes of medical students at the beginning and the end of medical school. METHODS A total of 160 1(st) year students at Hannover Medical School were surveyed. Their attitudes were compared to ...

Health care workers especially medical students are at risk of acquiring infection through occupational exposure. Few studies have reported on medical students’ knowledge of standard precautions and sharp injuries and noted lack of adequate knowledge of standard precautions. To identify deficiencies which could be addressed by education and training, it is useful to measure KAP of medical stude...