We evaluated a program for training 4 support staff to embed instruction within the existing activities of 5 children with disabilities in an inclusive preschool. The program involved classroom-based instruction, role playing, and feedback regarding how to effectively prompt, correct, and reinforce child behavior. Descriptions of naturally occurring teaching opportunities in which to use the te...

OBJECTIVE The author investigated the educational needs of nurses in an American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet hospital to determine topics of interest, instruction time and delivery preferences, and interest in a research information skills certificate provided by the library. METHODS A 9-question survey was distributed to 1,500 nursing staff of the hospital through email. RESULTS Sur...

Purpose: To examine past and future predictions about academic libraries and identify the skills that librarians will need to survive in an increasingly digital environment. Methodology/approach: A review of relevant literature, including ephemeral material such as job advertisements, indicates a broad consensus about the skills required. The lifecycle of an academic librarian is considered fro...

OBJECTIVES To assess neonatology fellow training in guiding family decision making for high-risk newborns and in several critical communication skills for physicians in these scenarios. DESIGN A Web-based national survey. SETTING Neonatal-perinatal training programs in the United States. PARTICIPANTS Graduating fellows in their final month of fellowship. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Fellows' p...

Due to high levels of investment required in the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and considerable differences in ERP adoption results, substantial research attention has been devoted to exploring critical success factors (CSFs) concerning ERP implementation. Little attention, however, has been paid to the mechanisms of how these factors influence successful ERP im...

Internationally, medical education has increasingly been the subject of scrutiny and debate. This article represents a review of the burgeoning literature on medical education. The focus is on encouraging teachers to improve the quality of students' learning. The educational rationale for some of the major current developments is considered. Change imposes significant challenges for teachers an...

OBJECTIVE To improve the psychometric properties of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) and elevate staff motivation. METHODS The OSCE was conducted in May 2006 at the Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as a pilot study for 95 students split over 2 consecutive days lasting 120 minutes each day. There were 15 actual stations on each day consistin...

Background Task-shifting mental health into general medical care requires more than brief provider training. Generalists need long-term support to master new skills and changes to work context are required to sustain change in the face of competing priorities. We examined program and context factors promoting sustainability of a mental health task-shifting training for hospital-based HIV provid...

When epidemic cholera appeared in Haiti in October 2010, the medical community there had virtually no experience with the disease and needed rapid training as the epidemic spread throughout the country. We developed a set of training materials specific to Haiti and launched a cascading training effort. Through a training-of-trainers course in November 14-15, 2010, and department-level training ...