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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Nutrition education for Cambodian refugees: Evaluating a health intervention media project

Poremba, Barbara Ann 01 January 1991 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to test the video education tool, Choosing Cambodian Foods Wisely, to determine if Cambodian refugees would respond to this intervention as culturally appropriate and nutritionally educational. An evaluation study consisting of a pretest, posttest 1 and posttest 2 was introduced to a cluster sample of 20 Cambodian refugees; however, due to attrition, the analysis of the data was based on 17 cases. An ANOVA test revealed a significant difference between the means of the test scores. These results supported the hypothesis that the video education tool was effective in increasing the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of the subjects in regard to the nutritional elements iron, calcium, cholesterol, sugar, and salt. The research further suggested that these increases were sustained over a one month period. Ninety percent of the subjects reported that the video provided at least some culturally appropriate, accurate, and useful nutrition information and that they would recommend the video to others. These study results suggest that health educators focus their attention on media methods to achieve health interventions for cultural groups.
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Establishing validity evidence for the use of VIMEDIX-AR automated metrics in assessment of FAST exam skills

Ward, Mellissa January 2021 (has links)
Introduction: Simulation has an increasing role in medical education. It offers the ability to learn and practice in a safe environment. Ultrasound is a key tool for many clinicians; however, it requires significant experience to gain expertise. The most common method to gain experience is by training courses with volunteers, where experts are present for one-on-one teaching. This is time and labour intensive. Commercial ultrasound simulators are increasingly available with software capable of generating automated metrics. We sought validity evidence to support the use of automated metrics as a tool for assessment of learners completing a Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam. Methods: Three groups with differing expertise were recruited to participate: novices with no ultrasound training, intermediates who had completed a formal course within six months, and experts with at least five years of clinical experience. All participants were recorded while completing a FAST exam. Automated metrics of time, path length, angular movement, and percent area viewed were obtained. This video was then scored using the Quality of Ultrasound Imaging and Competence (QUICk) by two expert assessors. Participants were also asked to complete ten find fluid exercises, where automated metrics were generated. Automated metrics from the recorded FAST and QUICk were compared using Kruskall-Wallis to assess for differences in expertise. Correlations between QUICk score and the automated metrics were assessed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Find fluid exercises were also assessed using repeated measures one-way ANOVA models. Results: Time, angular movement, and percent area viewed left upper quadrant (LUQ) were significantly different with novices requiring more time and angular movement, and higher percent area viewed LUQ than experts. The QUICk scores were significantly higher for the experts and intermediates compared to the novices. The scores from the QUICk overall and checklist did not correlate with any automated metrics. Individual components of positioning and handling, probe handling, and image scrolling were negatively correlated with percent area viewed LUQ. Overall, the QUICk tool could differentiate novices from both intermediates and experts when using the VIMEDIX-AR simulator. Several automated metrics could differentiate expertise. Further work should develop a composite score of automated metrics to assess learners. / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc) / Simulation has become ubiquitous in medical education, offering a safe environment to learn and practice new skills. With the increasing availability of point of care ultrasound and the need for significant training to generate and interpret images, simulation is becoming ever more important. We sought to assess an expert assessment tool for use with an ultrasound simulator and to validate automated metrics associated with the VIMEDIX-AR simulator. The expert assessment tool could reliably differentiate different expertise levels. Three of our automated metrics could discern different levels of expertise. Further work is needed to assess if a composite score of automated metrics could better differentiate skill.
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Undergraduate speech-language therapy students’ perceived competence to treat persons who stutter following an additional training component using a simulated patient

Vermeulen, Carianne 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil (Centre for Health Sciences Education)--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Doel: Te min spraak-taalterapeute (STT’e) wêreldwyd spreek vlotheidsversteurings aan. Dit mag aan hul gevoelens van onbevoegdheid in die hantering van persone wat hakkel toegeskryf word. Nuut-gegradueerde STT’e, in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks, het dikwels nie toegang tot ondersteuning en leiding van ervare klinici om hul vaardighede en bevoegdheid in die hantering van persone wat hakkel, te ontwikkel nie. Die doel van hierdie studie was om voorgraadse STTstudente se persepsies van hul eie bevoegdheid om persone wat hakkel te hanteer, te ondersoek en beskryf 1) direk na die voltooiing van hul teoretiese module en voor kliniese plasing, en 2) na blootstelling aan ‘n bykomende opleidingskomponent waar hulle waargeneem het hoe intervensieprosedures op ‘n gesimuleerde pasiënt toegepas word. Metodes: ‘n Beskrywende opnameontwerp, met pre- en post-intervensie-vraelyste is gebruik om die andragogiese benadering se impak op studente, voor en nadat hulle die bykomende opleidingsgeleentheid ontvang het, te evalueer. Resultate: Voor die intervensie het die meeste studente hulself nie as bevoegd geag om persone wat hakkel te evalueer of behandel nie. Na die intervensie is statisties beduidende veranderinge in die studente se self-ervare bevoegdheid vir die meeste aspekte verwant aan die evaluering en behandeling van mense wat hakkel, gerapporteer. Opsomming: Daar is tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat die studente hierdie tipe innoverende opleidingsmetodologie hoog op prys stel en dat dit ‘n nodige aanvulling tot studente se bestaande kliniese plasings is.
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Preceptors’ and faculty’s opinions about the implementation of preceptorship in the diploma nursing curriculum in Botswana

Madisa, Montlenyane 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / Background: Preceptorship refers to a teaching and learning approach through which a well experienced clinician is contracted to provide clinical teaching, supervision, role‐modeling of professional and clinical practice skills and assessment of students in a clinical setting. This approach often involves three groups of people, namely: faculty, students, and clinicians (preceptors). The preceptor in this study refers to a registered nurse who supervises and conducts clinical assessment of students in a clinical area, while at the same time is responsible for patient care. The focus of this study was to explore preceptors’ opinions regarding the implementation of preceptorship in the diploma in the nursing curriculum diploma in the nursing curriculum in Botswana. Emphasis was placed on seeking information on how preceptorship is implemented, the strengths and challenges regarding its implementation and suggestions as to how it should be strengthened to contribute positively towards teaching and learning of students. Methodology: A mixed cross‐sectional descriptive design, using a survey was used. . The design was adopted because of its ability to provide a broad understanding of the concept under study by allowing participants to share their experiences and opinions about a specified situation. Both the qualitative and quantitative data were collected simultaneously. A standardized self‐developed structured questionnaire using both closed ended and few open ended questions and consisting of scaled self‐report items and checklists was used to collect data from forty‐four (44) preceptors and three (3) third year level coordinators from the three (3) health training institutions. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS, while the qualitative data were analyzed for frequency of common themes. Descriptive statistics in the form of frequency tables and charts, as well as measures of central tendencies, were used in the analysis of quantitative data. Results: The findings revealed that preceptorship program was not well coordinated as there were no preceptorship manuals to guide the implementation of preceptorship program. On the positive side, however, preceptors felt comfortable and competent to supervise and assess students, despite the fact that most of them had not received preceptorship training or orientation. With regard to preceptor support, it was evident that there was need for major support in regard to improved communication between preceptor and faculty, improved support by the health facility manager and the need for strengthening preceptor training and orientation. The majority of the respondents have recommended for preceptorship orientation /training targeted at addressing some of the following topics: Student and preceptor roles, curriculum requirements, clinical teaching and assessment skills, leadership skills and how to access resources from the health training institutions. A significant number of preceptors felt that it was important to receive feedback about students’ progress from faculty and to receive feedback from students regarding their experiences in the clinical internship sites. Lastly, preceptors also felt that there was need for introducing incentives into the preceptorship program Conclusion The key areas that emerged from the study indicated an uncoordinated and unstructured preceptorship program in the diploma nursing curriculum. Preceptor support is limited as evidenced by report of lack of training or orientation of preceptors to their preceptorship role. To ensure sustainability of preceptorship program there is need to improve the following areas: preceptorship training and orientation, and preceptorship support by both the health training institution and the health facility managers. Key words: Preceptors, preceptorship, orientation, socialization, student assessment, and faculty support, clinical teaching, mentor, clinical supervisor.
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Students perceptions regarding the third year nursing ethics module at Shifa College of Nursing, Islamabad, Pakistan

Khan, Farida Himat 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Aim: This study aimed to explore the perceptions of third year nursing students regarding the ethics module at Shifa College of Nursing, Islamabad, Pakistan. Methods: Third year nursing students (n=26) completed a retrospective pre/post survey rating their knowledge before and after the ethics module. Focus group discussions (FGDs) addressed the importance of ethics teaching in nursing, the content, teaching and learning strategies of the module as well as whether the application of the concepts learned in the classroom were practiced in the clinical setting. Results: Participants rated their knowledge higher in the post-test (4.00) than the pretest questionnaire (2.26) (p=0.003). The main themes identified during the focus group discussions were: understanding their responsibilities towards the patient; an appreciation of the patient as a human being; applicability of the module to the clinical setting; the role of student nurses in ethical decision making in the clinical setting; and the teaching and learning strategies. The context of the nurse’s practice was also identified as being important. Conclusion: The participants valued the ethics module and its applicability to the clinical setting, but changes in the content of the module and the teaching and learning strategies were suggested.
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The perceptions of final year physiotherapy students and their clients regarding their experiences of home visits : an exploratory case study

Parris, Dianne 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Home-based rehabilitation (HBR) in under-resourced areas in a primary health care context exposes students to the real life situations of clients. The educational experience of HBR, underpinned by the theory of situated learning, promotes experiential and transformative learning. HBR leads not only to academic learning and personal development, but also to an understanding of social accountability and responsibility. Physiotherapy students and their clients frequently have diverse lingual, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds which may hinder the provision of appropriate treatment to clients in their residences. Increased knowledge of HBR in the physiotherapy context could result in an enhanced experience for both student and client. This study sought to explore the perceptions of physiotherapy students and their clients regarding HBR as part of clinical training in resource-constrained settings. Whether the students felt adequately prepared to perform HBR was also explored. A qualitative research design in the interpretivist paradigm was used. An exploratory case study was performed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with clients (N=7) living in an under-resourced setting who had received HBR from physiotherapy students. Paired interviews were conducted with final year physiotherapy students (N=6) after their HBR placement. The data were subjected to inductive thematic analysis and themes developed. The findings showed that while clients appreciated the students’ services, there were communication barriers and unmet expectations. Students reported difficulty in adapting to the unfamiliar context, resulting in interventions not being sufficiently client-centred. They voiced a need for language competency to assist in communication. Earlier facilitated exposure to under-resourced contexts in the early clinical phase was suggested to reduce culture shock. An awareness of home environments in under-resourced areas influenced the students’ interventions in other contexts. To gain maximum benefit from the learning opportunities available through HBR, students require support for client management and client-centred problem solving in an under-resourced setting. Guided reflection should form part of the HBR placement to facilitate the construction of new knowledge, to promote deep transformative learning and to increase the students’ awareness of their role as change agents. Exposure to real life situations in under-resourced settings in the form of HBR provides valuable situated and authentic learning opportunities for physiotherapy students. The experience can be useful in preparing graduates to address the needs of the populations they will serve during community service. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Tuisgebaseerde rehabilitasie (TBR) in ondervoorsiende gebiede in die primêre gesondheidsorg-konteks stel studente bloot aan die werklike lewensomstandighede van kliënte. Die opvoedkundige ondervinding van TBR, gerugsteun deur die teorie van gesitueerde leer, bevorder ervarings- en transformasionele leer. TBR lei nie net tot akademiese leer en persoonlike ontwikkeling nie, maar bevorder ook insig in maatskaplike verantwoordbaarheid en verantwoordelikheid. Fisioterapie-studente en hul kliënte het dikwels verskillende taal-, sosio-ekonomiese en kulturele agtergronde wat kan verhinder dat die toepaslike behandeling vir kliënte tuis verskaf word. ’n Toename in kennis van TBR in die fisioterapie-konteks kan lei tot ’n beter ondervinding vir beide die student en die kliënt. Die doel van die studie is om die persepsies van die fisioterapie-studente en hul kliënte met betrekking tot TBR, as deel van die kliniese opleiding in omgewings waar daar beperkte hulpbronne is, na te vors. Daar is ook nagegaan of die studente gevoel het dat hulle genoegsaam voorberei is om die TBR toe te pas. ’n Kwalitatiewe navorsingsontwerp in die interpreterende paradigma is gebruik. ’n Verkennende gevalle-studie is gedoen. Semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude is met die kliënte (N=7) wat in ondervoorsiende omstandighede leef en wat TBR van fisioterapie-studente ontvang het, gevoer. Onderhoude is in pare met fisioterapiestudente in hul finale jaar (N=6) gevoer nadat hulle hul TBR-plasing voltooi het. ’n Induktiewe tematiese analise van die data is gedoen en temas is ontwikkel. Die resultate het getoon dat, alhoewel die kliënte waardering gehad het vir die dienste wat deur die studente gelewer is, daar kommunikasiegapings en onvervulde verwagtinge was. Die studente het gerapporteer dat hulle gesukkel het om aan te pas by die onbekende omgewing met die gevolg dat die intervensies nie genoegsaam kliëntgerig was nie. Hulle het ook aangedui dat daar ’n behoefte is om die nodige taalvaardigheid te ontwikkel om kommunikasie te verbeter. Die kultuurskok wat beleef is, kan moontlik in die vroeë kliniese fase reeds gefasiliteer word deur die studente aan ondervoorsiende kontekste bloot te stel. Die kennis van die tuisomgewings in ondervoorsiende areas het ’n invloed gehad op die studente se intervensies in ander kontekste. Studente benodig ondersteuning in kliëntebestuur en kliëntgesentreerde probleemoplossing in ondervoorsiende omgewings ten einde maksimum voordeel te verkry uit leergeleenthede wat beskikbaar is deur TBR. Begeleide refleksie behoort deel te vorm van die TBR-plasing om die opbou van nuwe kennis te fasilliteer, diepgaande transformatiewe leer te bevorder en die student se bewustheid van hul rol om verandering teweeg te bring, op te skerp. TBR voorsien nie net waardevolle, outentieke leergeleenthede ter plaatse nie, maar gee ook die fisioterapie-studente blootstelling aan die werklike situasies waarin mense hulle in ondervoorsiende omgewings bevind. Hierdie ondervinding kan waardevol wees om graduandi voor te berei om die behoeftes aan te spreek van die bevolkingsgroepe wat hulle tydens hul gemeenskapsdiensjaar sal bedien.
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Evaluation of the learning environment of teaching hospitals of twin cities in Pakistan

Khan, Muhammad Nasir Ayub 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background - The College of Phycians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) was established in 1962 and its role is to oversee the postgraduate medical education within Pakistan. At present, various specialties belonging to the CPSP carry out quality assurance visits including evaluation of the learning environment of the teaching hospitals by asking the supervisors and doctors in training about the qualification and experience of supervisors, equipment, library, infrastructure and type of work load. The CPSP do not make use of a valid and reliable method when performing these assessments and therefore there is a need for the CPSP to develop a standardized method of assessing the learning environments of the teaching hospitals in Pakistan. This method needs not only to be valid and reliable but also reproducible and transferable so that it can be used to measure the learning environments in various departments and teaching hospitals .It can further be used to compare the learning environments across different teaching hospitals and specialties with in Pakistan. The learning environment of teaching hospitals of Pakistan have not been studied before therefore the purpose of this study was to measure the postgraduate learning environment of private and public sector teaching hospitals of twin cities in Pakistan Islamabad and Rawalpindi .Public sector hospitals are fully funded by the government of Pakistan and patients receive free treatment, while private hospitals are commercial hospitals where everything is paid by patients. Following the postgraduate educational environment measurement results between house officers and residents working in the above mentioned environments was then compared. These results can inform supervisors and institutions about short comings as well as strong points with regards to the learning environment. Materials and Methods After approval from the Shifa International Hospital`s Ethical committee and Health Research Ethical committee of the University of Stellenbosch, and informed consent were obtained from research participants. The Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measurement questionnaire (PHEEM) was administered to the house officers and residents of six public and one private sector teaching hospital of twin cities (Islamabad and Rawalpindi) in Pakistan with the help of the supervisors of CPSP based at these hospitals. The PHEEM was completed during their respective teaching sessions at the various hospitals .The supervisors was asked to encourage students to complete the PHEEM questionnaire .Supervisors were instructed to collect the completed questionnaires the from doctors in training at their individual hospitals and then send it back using the enclosed envelope The PHEEM contains of 40 items covering a range of issues directly related to the clinical learning environment of house officers and residents1. These statements make up 3 subscales of the clinical learning environment namely autonomy, social support and teaching. Autonomy (such as the quality of supervision) is represented by 14 statements teaching (the qualities of teachers by 15 statements and social support (such as facilities and atmosphere) by 11statements. Each of the 40 statements can be rated from 0-4 .The respondents are asked to indicate their agreement using a 5 point Likert scale .These range from strongly agree(4) ,agree(3), unsure(2), disagree(1) to strongly disagree (0). Agreement with the items indicates a positive learning environment and will result in high scores. The maximum possible scores are 56 for autonomy, 60 for teaching, 44 for social support and an overall score of 160.It is essential that each junior doctor applies the items to their own current learning place1. - Statistical analysis - The statistical analysis was conducted by using SPSS 16.0 and the four negative items were scored in reverse (question 7, 8, 11, 13). The scores for the total as well as the sub-scales were described by using means and standard deviations (SD). Comparisons of the perception of the educational environments between house officers and residents were expressed as a mean and ± SD and its statistical significance was determined by student t- tests. A p value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The results from the three construct of the PHEEM survey were compared among the house officers and residents from surgery, medicine, pediatrics and Obstetrics’ and Gynecology by ANNOVA and post hoc sidak test. A p value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. - Results - The internal reliability of the questionnaire was good with a total Cronbach`s Alpha value of 0.92 (a Cronbach`s alpha of more than 0.7 or 0.8 is accepted as being good). The questionnaire further revealed Crobach`s alpha value of 0.78, 0.89 and 0.70 for the various subscales of autonomy, teaching and social supports .When this was analyzed to exclude each question in turn, using the alpha if deleted there was no significant improvement in the score, thus confirming all questions were relevant and should be included. A total of 286 out of 300 (95.33% response rates) house officers and residents belonging to the seven different teaching hospitals of twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan participated in the study. The PHEEM questionnaire was completed by all the participating doctors composing of 51% house officers and 49 % residents .Both genders were almost equally represented in the two groups comprising of 52% male and 48% female doctors. The distribution of male and female gender is different among respondents from various specialties. There was 23.60% male and 15.03% females in surgery, 22.20% males and 18.30% females in medicines, 6.20% males and 4.32% females in Pediatrics and 10.33% females in obstetrics. House officers and residents belonging to all major specialties took part in the study with the distribution looking as follows, Medicine 44.8%, Surgery 33.6% Obstetrics and Gynecology11.2% and Pedriatics10.50%. The mean score (M) and the standard deviation (SD) for each of the subscale namely the perceptions of autonomy, teaching and social support of house officers and residents are shown Table number 1 (Autonomy), Table number 2 (Teaching) and Table number 3 (Social support) respectively. These tables also show the mean of the total scores of each subscale. The lowest recorded score was 1.37 for question number 4.Question number 1, 4,5,9,11,17 and 32 with in the autonomy section were found to have a relatively low rating as shown in table number 1. Teaching quality questions 3, 21 and 33 showed a low rating as demonstrated in table number 2. Social support showed a low rating for question number 19, 20, 25, 26, 36 and 38 again shown in table number 3. The results from the three subscales of the PHEEM survey were compared between residents and house officers from the teaching hospitals of the twin cities are shown in Table number 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The perception of autonomy was higher amongst residents with a mean of 28.74 compared to house officers 28.27. The difference, however, was not statistically significant between the two groups but there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups in question number 32, where the residents perceived that work load for them was better than house officers. It seems as the residents have better opportunities to access and participate in educational events and programs compared to the house officers seeing that there was a statistically significant difference in question numbers 12 and 21 respectively as shown in table number 1. The perceived level of quality of teaching was higher for residents with mean of 32.02 as compared to the house officers with a mean of 31.12. However this difference was not statistically significant as shown in table 2. The perception of social support was high amongst house officers with a mean of 19.66 compared to residents with a mean of 19.06. There was statistically no difference between the two groups regarding the social support provided at these teaching hospitals; however the house officers felt physically more save compared to residents as shown in table 3 Regarding the difference between private and public sector hospitals, the mean score of the three subscales of the PHEEM, namely the mean score for the perception of autonomy (28.71 vs. 27.14, p=0.24) teaching (33.08 vs. 32.37, p=0.25) and social support (21.94 vs. 21.22, p=0.24) were not statistically significant. The results from the three subscales of the PHEEM survey were compared amongst the junior doctors from Surgery, Medicine, Pediatrics and Obstetrics’ and Gynecology by ANNOVA and post hoc sidak test. There was no statistically significant difference among these junior doctors in the majority of the PHEEM questions. For question number 4, I had an informative induction programme, there was statistically significant difference between the junior doctors of medicine and obstetrics & gynecology .Regarding the question number 5, I had appropriate level of responsibility in this post, and there was statistically significant difference between junior doctors of surgery & pediatrics and surgery and obstetrics & gynecology. There was significant difference between the junior doctors of medicine and Obstetrics and gynecology for question number 29, I feel part of the team working here. Regarding perception of question number 30, I have opportunity to acquire the appropriate practical procedures for my grade; there was significant difference between the junior doctors of obstetrics & gynecology and surgery. For perception of teaching, there was a significant difference between the junior doctors of medicine and obstetrics & gynecology in the following questions. Question number 10: my clinical teachers have good communication skills; Question number 23: my clinical teachers are well organized; and question number 27: I have enough clinical learning opportunity of my needs. In the subscale of social support there was a significant difference for item number 13 which states that there is sex discrimination in this post between the junior doctors of surgery and pediatrics .The junior doctors from medicine perceive that there was more calibration among the doctors of medicine as compared to pediatrics. - Discussion and conclusion - This study shows that the PHEEM questionnaire consists of a practical, reliable and simple set of questions to measure the learning environment of doctors in training at teaching hospitals of Pakistan; a country which is socially, culturally and economically different from the country where this questionnaire was originally constructed. This could imply that the perceptions of doctors in training are similar regardless of geographical boundaries and economic conditions of the country where they live. . Other studies that employed PHEEM in different parts of the world show similar scores. This study does not show a statistically significant difference between house officers and residents in terms of teaching, role of autonomy and social support. The reasons for this may be that house officers and residents share the same infrastructure for accommodation, catering and social support. Furthermore, there is no practically organized structured training programme with a specified job description for doctors at different levels of training. This study therefore does not confirm results of the studies performed in United Kingdom and Australia, where house officers experienced a better learning environment than residents in many respects. This study was completed by house officers and residents from private as well as public sector teaching hospitals. We did not find a statistical difference in the level of perceptions between doctors in training working in these two different set up of hospitals. This goes against the common notion present amongst junior doctors that training at public sector hospitals have a higher level of satisfaction due to better and more learning opportunities than at private sector hospitals because in these hospitals independent work is not allowed. The result off this study indicates that the perception level of house officers and residents in training in various specialties was different regarding the learning environment. This difference was even more marked for the specialty of Gynecology and obstetrics where the PHEEM items were scored lessened compared to the other specialties. The reason for this could be due to better training opportunities, more structured and availability of mentors in Surgery, Medicine and Pediatrics compared to the female dominated specialty of Gynecology and obstetrics. The female work and learn in different way because they score three items directly related to perception of teaching lower compare to male dominated specialities. The PHEEM questionnaire results have been taken from seven teaching hospitals of the twin cities, and therefore provide a good overall picture of the learning environments of teaching hospitals in Pakistan seeing that the teaching hospitals of Pakistan almost have similar infrastructure and faculties with few individual variations. This sample represents all major specialties thus provide a good picture of the learning environment for all doctors in training. It is clear that in order to ensure high standards in education and training of junior doctors, the importance of the learning environment cannot be ignored. The following are recommendations for the CPSP so that they take steps in collaboration with administrative and medical staff to improve the learning environments where needed. 1. A meeting between the CPSP and administrative staff should held every year to overcome the weakness pointed out in this study 2. Teaching hospitals should publish an informative junior doctors hand book , with a job description, responsibilities, expectation and information about working hours 3. The junior doctors should have protected time for educational activities 4. The attendance at educational sessions must be supported by the Supervisors of CPSP 5. Career advice and counseling opportunities should be avaible at each regional center of CPSP 6. Accommodation should meet the appropriate standards 7. Good quality hygienic catering facilities should be present around the clock for junior doctors. 8. Each teaching hospital should administer the PHEEM ever year to measure their quality and potentially improve their standards. In conclusion this study shows a great need for the creation of a supportive environment as well as designing and implementing interventions to remedy unsatisfactory elements of the educational environment if effective and successful learning is to be realized by the CPSP.
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A suggested program of training for fields of interest involved in rural health problems a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment ... for the degree of Master of Science in Public Health ... /

Barnwell, F. Rivers. January 1937 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.P.H.)--University of Michigan, 1937.
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Community examination of San Juan in view of organizing a health program for the high school a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment ... Master of Public Health ... /

Le Zotte, Emilia S. January 1945 (has links)
Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Michigan, 1945.
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Community examination of San Juan in view of organizing a health program for the high school a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment ... Master of Public Health ... /

Le Zotte, Emilia S. January 1945 (has links)
Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Michigan, 1945.

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