introduction: the supervision of academic theses at the universities of medical sciences is one of the most important issues with several challenges. the aim of the present study is to discover the nature of problems and challenges of thesis supervision in iranian universities of medical sciences. methods: the study was conducted with a qualitative method using conventional content analysis app...

Supervision of professional practice is mandated in the training of clinical psychologists and consensually agreed to be central in such training. Supervision is intended to serve three related, but somewhat conflicting, functions: (1) normative functions of monitoring and ensuring client well-being, andmonitoring and evaluating supervisee competence; (2), restorative functions of supporting su...

n this exploratory phenomenological study, the authors researched experiences of doctoral level supervisors (N=5) who piloted a new supervision approach, Multi-Tiered Intensive Supervision (MTIS). MTIS is 13-week intervention that involves hierarchical supervisory which includes clinical with three different professionals. This approach applies an anti-racist framework and merges components tra...

PURPOSE Adherence to treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is a critical determinant of asthma control. The objective of this study was to assess factors that determine adherence to ICS therapy in children with asthma. METHODS Fifty-eight children with asthma, aged 5 to 16 years, used ICS with or without a spacer for 3 months. Adherence rates as measured from questionnaires and caniste...

BACKGROUND While most would agree that utilizing the literature to enhance individual educational practice and/or institutional success is the ideal method for improving medical education, methods to focus attention on the most relevant and valuable information have been heretofore lacking in the pediatric medical education literature. METHODS We performed a review of the medical education li...