INTRODUCTION: Increasing attention is being paid to educating practicing and future physicians about end-of-life care. Since 1994, the University of California, San Diego has provided a mandatory 16 hour rotation for third-year medical students in hospice and palliative medicine at…

WITH BASE IN CRITERIA SUSTAINED BY JUDICIARY IN BRAZIL, THE AUTHOR EXPOSES THREE MOMENTS OF LEGAL PERSONS JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITY EVOLUTION IN CONFLICTS EMERGED FROM LABOR RELATIONS. THUS, THIS SITUATION PREVIOUS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF 1988 IS ANALYZED FIRST, CHARACTERIZED BY…

Drawing upon Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives as a theoretical framework, this study examines attitudes toward communication skills training, knowledge of appropriate pro­vider-patient communication, and confidence communicating with patients between first-year and fourth-year medical students at a large medical school…

Ninety-five students participated in a qualitative study examining pre-medical and firstyear medical students’ knowledge, understanding, and attitudes surrounding HIV. Participants were given a questionnaire to assess general knowledge and to assess students’ ability to identify and discern psychosocial and ethical…

Introduction: The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of tutors and students about the effectiveness of Problem-based Learning in Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine. Methods: A questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale, with 1:minimum, 5;maximum, rating…

Background: In view of the increasing popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), it is imperative that medical students, the health professionals of tomorrow, possess ad­equate knowledge on the topic. Objectives: This is a descriptive study designed to assess the…

ESTE TRABAJO CONSIDERA AL SOFTWARE LIBRE Y SOFTWARE DE FUENTE ABIERTA (SL/SFA) COMO FORMAS DE PRODUCCIÓN QUE SE HAN VENIDO DESARROLLANDO EN EL SENO DEL CAPITALISMO DEL CONOCIMIENTO, EL CUAL CONSTITUYE UNA NUEVA FASE DE DESARROLLO DEL CAPITALISMO. PERO EL…

Objective: To assess in pediatric residents the effects of a case-based educational exercise about child neglect and parental alcoholism on their knowledge and attitudes. Design: Quasi-experimental controlled trial of a standardized educational intervention and qualitative analysis of residents’ reactions. Setting:…

IN THIS PAPER WE DISCUSS OUR APROACH TO LEARNING CLASSIFICATION RULES FROM DATA. WE STETCH OUT TWO MODULES OF OUR ARCHITECTURE, NAMELY LINNEO AND GAR.LINNEO, WICH IS A KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION TOOL FOR ILL - STRUCTURED DOMAINS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING CLASSES FROM…

LEARNING AND ACCUMULATING TECHNOLOGICAL ABILITY HELP TO SHAPE THE WORLD OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, THUS BEING FUNDAMENTAL FOR COMPETITIVENESS BETWEEN COUNTRIES, REGIONS AND COMPANIES. SUCH LEARNING AND ACCUMULATION OF ABILITY IMPLIES CONSTRUCTING INTERNAL ABILITY THROUGH THE EFFORTS AND AVAILABLE EXPERIENCE AND…