Medical licensure in the United States demands a dynamic and current means to evaluate the competency of physicians seeking to practice medicine. A systematic measuring tool is required--one that is based on actual patient encounters and how physicians should apply their knowledge and skills to the clinical setting according to their level of training and professional development. Osteopathic p...

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) became the first organization to develop and implement two interstate compacts to reduce regulatory barriers to cross-border nursing practice for licensed practical/vocational nurses, registered nurses, and advanced practice registered nurses. The compacts were intended to move from the traditional single-state license to a state-of-reside...

In Canada, the shortage of health care professionals and the dependence on international medical graduates to fill gaps in the health care work force is expected to increase in the coming years. Over the last half century there has been a trend of the migration of medical graduates from low– and middle–income countries (LMICs) to the developed world. The recipient nation and the immigrating phy...

Emotion-provoking stimuli abound on modern roadways. Driving measures, of both longitudinal and lateral control of the vehicle, have been shown to vary based on affective influences. Research, however, has yet to address how drivers' individual techniques to mitigate emotional reactions influence driving performance. To address this issue, the present study featured a dual-task protocol involvi...