emergency medicine is a relatively new specialty in iran. therefore, the general public and the medical community do not have enough information on its duties, capabilities, its nature, and its work schedule or its degree of occupational difficulty compared to other specialties. hence, an insight from the early group of residents who selected this specialty can help identify the strengths and w...

objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the current factors affecting the choice of ‎psychiatry as a specialty and to detect the main factors in their choice.‎ method: this descriptive study included 75 first year psychiatry residents in the academic year of ‎‎2014/2015. a likert-type anonymous questionnaire consisting of academic and ‎demographic data with 43 questions, which evalu...

background: for medical students, the selection of a specialty is one of the most critical decisions to be made. on a personal level, it determines lifetime career achievements and, for the community, it directly affects the outcome of public health programs. the aim of this study was to investigate which factors were more important among iranian residents when considering a specialty. methods:...

background: owing to the growing importance of medicines in treatment of diseases, as well as their role as alternatives for expensive and often unsafe procedures; economic examination of factors associated with their demand is necessary. hence, this study aimed at exploring factors affecting the demand of specialty medicines.   methods: in this descriptive-analytic study, data was collected fr...