Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the midwifery curriculum in Iran according to ICM Global Standards for Midwifery Education. Methods: In this comparative study the Iranian midwifery education curriculum in the part of ‘Competency in provision of care during pregnancy was compared against ICM Global Standards for Midwifery Education (2010) by thre...

INTRODUCTION Accreditation assesses performance, or capacity to perform, against predetermined standards. It typically combines external quality assurance, through a process of peers review, with elements of self-regulation through internal and self-directed assessment. This study is an attempt to identify the quality of pediatrics residency educational programs regarding predetermined standard...

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Although non-stationarity in the level of a time series is always tested (and there variety tests for this purpose), variance sometimes neglected applied research. In work, consequences neglecting economic series, and conceptual difference between conditional are discussed. An ad hoc method testing correcting suggested. It shown that presence leads to misspecified univariate ARIMA models it, nu...

This contribution addresses the questions:  Why International Standards?  What is ISO?  How does ISO develop standards? The focus are the Key principles in standard development: 1. ISO standards respond to a need in the market 2. ISO standards are based on global expert opinion 3. ISO standards are developed through a multi-stakeholder process 4. ISO standards are based on a consensus Finall...