Global Health Training in Graduate Medical Education is a guide to help medical schools, residency programs, students, residents, fellows, educators and allied health professionals create, expand and improve global health education. Investigate the history of global health work, learn from the experience of established programs and health care leaders, seek out new educational resources, and consider the ethical implications of health work in communities at home and abroad.

A comprehensive review for the Canadian Family Medicine Licensing ExaminationThis unique review provides everything needed to pass the Canadian Family Medicine Licensing Examination. You will find thorough coverage of all of the 99 priority topics included on the examination.Everything you need to pass the exam:Questions and answers are provided for every topicCall-outs to help remember important information include "Red Flags" (indi...

Fibromyalgia is a complex, multifaceted syndrome that presents a major challenge to clinicians in establishing a diagnosis and in evaluating the effects of treatment. However, current research and improved diagnostic criteria are helping clinicians improve their knowledge of the fibromyalgia patient population, and new drugs better targeted to the specific pathophysiology of the condition are being shown to improve and individualize the treatment of fibromyalgia patients. These advances ma...

This practical handbook provides readers with a quick but comprehensive overview of the major infectious disease topics and clinical approach to diagnosis and management. Covering the core areas of importance to students, residents, fellows, and practitioners in any discipline, the book presents a systematic method for understanding basic mechanisms, establishing a diagnosis, and implementing appropriate treatment for commonly encountered problems. Written in outline format with 46 short, ...

Get the book and get into medical school. Sound simple? Well, it isn’t. But Get into UK Medical School For Dummies contains the information you need to get ahead of the competition and give yourself the best possible shot at success. Doctors Chris Chopdar and Neel Burton guide you through the entire process from deciding whether a career in medicine is right for you to sitting for interviews. Along the way, they provide the proven advice and coaching that has resulted in hundreds ...

Courage and Hope gives voice to the real life experiences of 12 HIV-positive teachers, five of whom are women, from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania (both Mainland and Zanzibar) and Zambia. The teachers recount their experiences of discovering their HIV-positive status and how this has affected them in their families, their communities, and their professional lives. Their stories are documented by journalists, emphasizing the human dimension. The voi...

Qualitative research, once on the fringes, now plays a central part in advancing nursing and midwifery knowledge, contributing to the development of the evidence base for healthcare practice. Divided into four parts, this authoritative handbook contains over forty chapters on the state of the art and science of qualitative research in nursing.The first part begins by addressing the significance of qualitative inquiry to the development of nursing knowledge, and then goes on to expl...

The major recommendations and chapters of The Future of Moral Education can be divided into three categories: expansion of medical education's scope and responsibilities, basic conditions for progress in medical education, and medial education and the nation's health. The contributors all recognize their obligation to medical education's future as a societal endeavor to serve the nation's health needs.

As with most other industries, the healthcare field is taking hold of 21st century technology, and changing the way doctors care for their patients. Regulated by the government among healthcare professionals nationwide, electronic health record management is making it easier and more convenient for providers in all facets to improve the coordination of patient care because all healthcare providers can have access to the same information, at the tip of their fingers. Electronic health recor...

Thieme Test Prep for the USMLE®: Medical Histology and Embryology is the choice of medical students......The major test-prep resources do not focus on these subjects in detail. A question bank...would be beneficial to those who struggle with these as an additional resource for studying ... - Ethan Young (Fourth-year medical student, University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine)I especially like the clinical focus of the questions, whi...

In an effort to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) before it occurs, this handbook features state-of-the-art strategies for patients to help them avoid lifestyle choices that may put them at risk. Written by two leading experts in the prevention of CVD, the handbook uses the latest algorithms to help physicians plan their CVD therapies.

Despite recent advances in diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease, risk factors for CVD are still underrecognized in many special populations. Increased awareness is needed to better prevent, diagnose and manage CVD in women, Hispanics, African Americans, and other special populations in which CVD is a leading cause of death.