background: anesthesiology residents are susceptible to different mood and anxiety disorders. the aim of this research was to determine and compare stress coping styles and clinical performances in anesthesiology residents with type d and non-d personality. methods: this is a causative – comparative research. anesthesiology residents at academic department of anesthesiology in tehran university...

The latest assessment of the Spanish resident in training (Médicos Internos Residentes, MIR) program in Endocrinology and Nutrition has just been published.1,2 This evaluation of the training program, which since 1997 has been conducted on a regular basis, must be considered very positive, given the importance of training for the development of the specialty.1,3 This current assessment is parti...

Purpose. The aim of this study is to understand the level of awareness and knowledge of plastic surgery in healthcare professionals in a tertiary health care facility in Pune, India. This study also aims to highlight the perception of the medical professionals about plastic surgery and what they think a plastic surgeon does. Materials and Methods. A questionnaire-based survey was done at B.J Me...

I am a second-year emergency medicine resident and I have been interested in ultrasonography since the beginning of my residency. During my internship, I realized that integrating this technology into my patient care helped my clinical practice. Because critical care emergency medicine is my primary interest, I wondered whether there was a way of distinguishing myself in terms of proficiency in...

ABSTRACT Introduction The otolaryngology (ORL) boot camp was designed to onboard ORL residents through a curriculum focusing on their needs as novice otolaryngologists. This provided systematic, specialty-wide training in core elements of knowledge, procedural skills, professionalism, supervision, and communications for entering ORL. present study aimed assess the effectiveness an resident indu...

OBJECTIVES With nationwide resident shortages and decreasing resident shifts, and legislation decreasing resident work hours, the nurse practitioners (NPs) have been called upon to expand their scope of practice to encompass patients with immediate and critical conditions and to perform quick procedures. Most pediatric NP (PNP) programs do not have formal training for NP students to work in a p...

With the growth of mobile health in recent years, learning through the use of mobile devices (mobile learning [mLearning]) has gained recognition as a potential method for increasing healthcare providers' access to medical information and resources in resource-limited settings. In partnership with the University of Botswana School of Medicine (SOM), we have been exploring the role of smartphone...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate clinical competence of a mexican resident physicians sample for diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cross-sectional and analytic study in 122 resident physicians of epidemiology, family medicine and internal medicine specialty, assigned to a third level medical unit from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, taking a sample for convenience. An instrument...