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Modeling solutions to Tanzania's physician workforce challenge. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND:There is a great need for physicians in Tanzania. In 2012, there were approximately 0.31 physicians per 10,000 individuals nationwide, with a lower ratio in the rural areas, where the majority of the population resides.
Goodell, Alex J, Kaale, Eliangiringa, Kaaya, Ephata E, Kahn, James G, Macfarlane, Sarah BJ, Ndeki, Sidney S   +5 more
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Superhuman? Perceptions of accelerated students and graduates working in health care [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Accelerated university courses were developed in response to consumer demand and educational advances, yet a lack of research exists related to the impact of accelerated health care courses in the United Kingdom.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Bentley, Blythe, Caldwell, Cangelosi, Cangelosi, Cangelosi, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Craik, Glasgow Caledonian University, Grounds, Halkett, Health Professions Council, Howkins, Husson, James Milligan, Kasworm, Kohn, Meyer, Miklancie, Neill, Neill, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Oermann, Ouellet, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Scott, Seifert, Seldomridge, Smith, Stewart, Swenson, Traub, Wilcock, Wilkinson, Wlodkowski, Wu, Youssef   +38 more
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Are the General Medical Council's Tests of Competence fair to long standing doctors? A retrospective cohort study. [PDF]

, 2015
The General Medical Council's Fitness to Practise investigations may involve a test of competence for doctors with performance concerns. Concern has been raised about the suitability of the test format for doctors who qualified before the introduction of
Dacre, J, Mehdizadeh, L, Sturrock, A
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Educating Enough Competent Health Professionals: Advancing Educational Innovation at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
Sarah MacFarlane and colleagues share their lessons engaging in educational reform and faculty development with the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania and the University of California San ...
Debas, Haile, Debas, HT, Freeman, P, Kaaya, EE, Kirumira, EK, Loeser, Helen, Lyamuya, EF, Macfarlane, SB, Mkony, CA, Pallangyo, K   +9 more
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

“We have been forced to move away from home”: print news coverage of Canadians studying abroad at Caribbean offshore medical schools

BMC Medical Education, 2017
Background Canadian international medical graduates are Canadian-citizens who have graduated from a medical school outside of Canada or the United States.
Jeffrey Morgan, Valorie A. Crooks, Jeremy Snyder   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical school origins of award-winning surgeons; analysis of a complete national dataset

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background Britain attracts doctors from all over the world to work in the National Health Service. Elucidating the educational backgrounds of award-winning doctors working in the country is potentially an important medical education issue and merit ...
S. Steele, G. Andrade, N. Sambandan
doaj   +1 more source

Why human connection is the true metric of research success

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Human‐centred mentorship can be shaped by mentor attributes, actions, intrinsic drive and career ambition. Drawing on reflections across Singapore and France, as well as workshop insights from FEBS‐IUBMB ENABLE 2024, this article shows that human‐centred mentorship creates the conditions for sustainable growth, well‐being and retention in research ...
Timothy Lin Yun Tan, Mattias Wei Ren Kon, Xavier Coumoul, Fun Man Fung   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Posterior Cortical Atrophy in the Asia‐Pacific: A Report From the PCA Asian Workgroup

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA) is a distinct dementia syndrome primarily affecting spatial abilities and visual processing. It is associated with degeneration in the posterior part of the brain. PCA is subclassified into PCA‐pure and PCA‐plus syndromes based on consensus criteria.
Yuttachai Likitjaroen, Ya‐Ting Chang, Levinia Lim, Pai‐Yi Chiu, Jung‐Lung Hsu, SangYun Kim, Wataru Narita, Na Young Ryoo, Kyoko Suzuki, Nagaendran Kandiah, Sebastian Crutch, Ming‐Chyi Pai   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

SPG4 and Dementia: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a group of disorders characterized by progressive spasticity and lower limb weakness, with mutations in SPG4/SPAST being the most common cause. Detailed studies and clinical and molecular comparisons across different populations are missing.
Emanuele Panza, Arun Meyyazhagan, Eliseo Picchi, Gustavo Ribas, Ingrid Faber, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Preethi Basavaraju, Paolo Eusebi, Haripriya Kuchi Bhotla, Mario Stasi, Fabrizio Gaudiello, Francesco Patti, Filippo Maria Santorelli, Marcondes Cavalcante França Jr, José Luiz Pedroso, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive, Peter Henry St George‐Hyslop, Toshitaka Kawarai, Antonio Orlacchio   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source