Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients.

Instructional materials used in teaching.

The period of medical education in a medical school. In the United States it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the M.D.

Systematic discussions and teaching relating to patient care.

Use for general articles concerning medical education.

A self-learning technique, usually online, involving interaction of the student with programmed instructional materials.

The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a medical school.

The biological science concerned with the life-supporting properties, functions, and processes of living organisms or their parts.

Individuals enrolled in a school of medicine or a formal educational program in medicine.

The assessing of academic or educational achievement. It includes all aspects of testing and test construction.

Persons living in the United States of Mexican descent.

Programs of training in medicine and medical specialties offered by hospitals for graduates of medicine to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities.

The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.

Theoretical models which propose methods of learning or teaching as a basis or adjunct to changes in attitude or behavior. These educational interventions are usually applied in the fields of health and patient education but are not restricted to patient care.

Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of medicine.

The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in an educational institution.

Educational programs for medical graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic medical sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced medical degree.

Auditory and visual instructional materials.

A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja.

Undergraduate education programs for second- , third- , and fourth-year students in health sciences in which the students receive clinical training and experience in teaching hospitals or affiliated health centers.

Use for articles concerning dental education in general.

A branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms.

Studies beyond the bachelor's degree at an institution having graduate programs for the purpose of preparing for entrance into a specific field, and obtaining a higher degree.

One of the BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES concerned with the origin, structure, development, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of animals, plants, and microorganisms.

Relatively permanent change in behavior that is the result of past experience or practice. The concept includes the acquisition of knowledge.

Practical experience in medical and health-related services that occurs as part of an educational program wherein the professionally-trained student works outside the academic environment under the supervision of an established professional in the particular field.

Professional medical personnel approved to provide care to patients in a hospital.

Studies designed to assess the efficacy of programs. They may include the evaluation of cost-effectiveness, the extent to which objectives are met, or impact.

City in Orleans Parish (county), largest city in state of LOUISIANA. It is located between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain.

The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a dental school.

A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the internal organ systems of adults.

Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.

The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.

Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.

Use for general articles concerning nursing education.

A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of radiant energy in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research.

Educational programs designed to inform physicians of recent advances in their field.

Formal instruction, learning, or training in the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of drugs in the field of medicine.

Specialized instruction for students deviating from the expected norm.

The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a nursing school.

Individuals enrolled a school of dentistry or a formal educational program in leading to a degree in dentistry.

Systematic identification, development, organization, or utilization of educational resources and the management of these processes. It is occasionally used also in a more limited sense to describe the use of equipment-oriented techniques or audiovisual aids in educational settings. (Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, December 1993, p132)

The principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the physician in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families.

The branch of pharmacology that deals directly with the effectiveness and safety of drugs in humans.

Materials, frequently computer applications, that combine some or all of text, sound, graphics, animation, and video into integrated packages. (Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, 1994)

The phenomenon of an organism's responding to all situations similar to one in which it has been conditioned.

A mechanism of communication within a system in that the input signal generates an output response which returns to influence the continued activity or productivity of that system.

Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of dentistry.

Senior professionals who provide guidance, direction and support to those persons desirous of improvement in academic positions, administrative positions or other career development situations.

The study of the structure of various TISSUES of organisms on a microscopic level.

The branch of medicine concerned with the evaluation and initial treatment of urgent and emergent medical problems, such as those caused by accidents, trauma, sudden illness, poisoning, or disasters. Emergency medical care can be provided at the hospital or at sites outside the medical facility.

That phase of clinical dentistry concerned with the restoration of parts of existing teeth that are defective through disease, trauma, or abnormal development, to the state of normal function, health, and esthetics, including preventive, diagnostic, biological, mechanical, and therapeutic techniques, as well as material and instrument science and application. (Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 2d ed, p237)

A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.

The response of cells in sensing a difference in OSMOTIC PRESSURE between the inside and outside of the cell. This response includes signaling from osmotic sensors to activate transcription factors, which in turn regulate the expression of osmocompensatory genes, all functioning to maintain CELL VOLUME and the water concentration inside the cells.

The use of persons coached to feign symptoms or conditions of real diseases in a life-like manner in order to teach or evaluate medical personnel.

Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.

A branch of medicine concerned with the total health of the individual within the home environment and in the community, and with the application of comprehensive care to the prevention and treatment of illness in the entire community.

Use for general articles concerning veterinary medical education.

The process of formulating, improving, and expanding educational, managerial, or service-oriented work plans (excluding computer program development).

Individuals enrolled in a school of pharmacy or a formal educational program leading to a degree in pharmacy.

A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.

Acquisition of knowledge as a result of instruction in a formal course of study.

Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of pharmacy.

The study of natural phenomena by observation, measurement, and experimentation.

A specialty concerned with the study of anesthetics and anesthesia.

Individuals enrolled in a school or formal educational program.

Educational programs designed to ensure that students attain prespecified levels of competence in a given field or training activity. Emphasis is on achievement or specified objectives.

Medical complexes consisting of medical school, hospitals, clinics, libraries, administrative facilities, etc.

The adopting or performing the role of another significant individual in order to gain insight into the behavior of that person.

All of the divisions of the natural sciences dealing with the various aspects of the phenomena of life and vital processes. The concept includes anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and biophysics, and the biology of animals, plants, and microorganisms. It should be differentiated from BIOLOGY, one of its subdivisions, concerned specifically with the origin and life processes of living organisms.

Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.

Instruction in which learners progress at their own rate using workbooks, textbooks, or electromechanical devices that provide information in discrete steps, test learning at each step, and provide immediate feedback about achievement. (ERIC, Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, 1996).

Persons trained in philosophical or theological ethics who work in clinical, research, public policy, or other settings where they bring their expertise to bear on the analysis of ethical dilemmas in policies or cases. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.

The exchange or transmission of ideas, attitudes, or beliefs between individuals or groups.

Recording of visual and sometimes sound signals on magnetic tape.

A loose confederation of computer communication networks around the world. The networks that make up the Internet are connected through several backbone networks. The Internet grew out of the US Government ARPAnet project and was designed to facilitate information exchange.

Act of listening for sounds within the heart.

The largest country in North America, comprising 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital is Ottawa.

The process by which individuals internalize standards of right and wrong conduct.

Programs of study which span the traditional boundaries of academic scholarship.

The study and practice of medicine by direct examination of the patient.

Institutions with permanent facilities and organized medical staff which provide the full range of hospital services primarily to a neighborhood area.

An enduring, learned predisposition to behave in a consistent way toward a given class of objects, or a persistent mental and/or neural state of readiness to react to a certain class of objects, not as they are but as they are conceived to be.

An ethical system which emphasizes human values and the personal worth of each individual, as well as concern for the dignity and freedom of humankind.

A dental specialty concerned with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing TEETH and related structures by artificial devices or DENTAL PROSTHESES.

Information systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of radiology services and facilities.

The act or practice of literary composition, the occupation of writer, or producing or engaging in literary work as a profession.

A medical specialty concerned with maintaining health and providing medical care to children from birth to adolescence.

Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).

Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work.

Time period from 1901 through 2000 of the common era.

A specialty concerned with the nature and cause of disease as expressed by changes in cellular or tissue structure and function caused by the disease process.

Mental activity, not predominantly perceptual, by which one apprehends some aspect of an object or situation based on past learning and experience.

A medical-surgical specialty concerned with the physiology and disorders primarily of the female genital tract, as well as female endocrinology and reproductive physiology.

The interactions between physician and patient.

A dental specialty concerned with the maintenance of the dental pulp in a state of health and the treatment of the pulp cavity (pulp chamber and pulp canal).

Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)

A highly fatal, acute hemorrhagic fever, clinically very similar to MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE, caused by EBOLAVIRUS, first occurring in the Sudan and adjacent northwestern (what was then) Zaire.

Educational programs designed to inform dentists of recent advances in their fields.

Educational programs structured in such a manner that the participating professionals, physicians, or students develop an increased awareness of their performance, usually on the basis of self-evaluation questionnaires.

A philosophically coherent set of propositions (for example, utilitarianism) which attempts to provide general norms for the guidance and evaluation of moral conduct. (from Beauchamp and Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 4th ed)

The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.

The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.

An optical disk storage system for computers on which data can be read or from which data can be retrieved but not entered or modified. A CD-ROM unit is almost identical to the compact disk playback device for home use.

Individuals licensed to practice medicine.

The remuneration paid or benefits granted to an employee.

A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel for evaluating quality of medical care.

Systems where the input data enter the computer directly from the point of origin (usually a terminal or workstation) and/or in which output data are transmitted directly to that terminal point of origin. (Sippl, Computer Dictionary, 4th ed)

Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.

An approach of practicing medicine with the goal to improve and evaluate patient care. It requires the judicious integration of best research evidence with the patient's values to make decisions about medical care. This method is to help physicians make proper diagnosis, devise best testing plan, choose best treatment and methods of disease prevention, as well as develop guidelines for large groups of patients with the same disease. (from JAMA 296 (9), 2006)

The use of systematic methods of ethical examination, such as CASUISTRY or ETHICAL THEORY, in reasoning about moral problems.

The ability to generate new ideas or images.

Books used in the study of a subject that contain a systematic presentation of the principles and vocabulary of a subject.

A four-year program in nursing education in a college or university leading to a B.S.N. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as RN (Registered Nurse).

Hospital department which administers and provides pathology services.

A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of inflammatory or degenerative processes and metabolic derangement of connective tissue structures which pertain to a variety of musculoskeletal disorders, such as arthritis.

Small computers using LSI (large-scale integration) microprocessor chips as the CPU (central processing unit) and semiconductor memories for compact, inexpensive storage of program instructions and data. They are smaller and less expensive than minicomputers and are usually built into a dedicated system where they are optimized for a particular application. "Microprocessor" may refer to just the CPU or the entire microcomputer.

Substernal pain or burning sensation, usually associated with regurgitation of gastric juice into the esophagus.

A surgical specialty which utilizes medical, surgical, and physical methods to treat and correct deformities, diseases, and injuries to the skeletal system, its articulations, and associated structures.

Educational programs for pharmacists who have a bachelor's degree or a Doctor of Pharmacy degree entering a specific field of pharmacy. They may lead to an advanced degree.

The individuals employed by the hospital.

The reciprocal interaction of two or more professional individuals.

The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the dentist, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the dentist in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families. (From Stedman, 25th ed)

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility.

Systematic and thorough inspection of the patient for physical signs of disease or abnormality.

The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms.

A medical facility which provides a high degree of subspecialty expertise for patients from centers where they received SECONDARY CARE.

Major administrative divisions of the hospital.

The portion of an interactive computer program that issues messages to and receives commands from a user.

A province of Canada lying between the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec. Its capital is Toronto. It takes its name from Lake Ontario which is said to represent the Iroquois oniatariio, beautiful lake. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p892 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)

Group composed of associates of same species, approximately the same age, and usually of similar rank or social status.

Educational programs designed to inform individuals of recent advances in their particular field of interest. They do not lead to any formal advanced standing.

Certification as complying with a standard set by non-governmental organizations, applied for by institutions, programs, and facilities on a voluntary basis.

The art, technique, or business of producing motion pictures for entertainment, propaganda, or instruction.

A learning situation involving more than one alternative from which a selection is made in order to attain a specific goal.

A medical-surgical specialty concerned with management and care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium.

Individuals enrolled in a school of nursing or a formal educational program leading to a degree in nursing.

The interaction of two or more persons or organizations directed toward a common goal which is mutually beneficial. An act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit, i.e., joint action. (From Random House Dictionary Unabridged, 2d ed)

A love or pursuit of wisdom. A search for the underlying causes and principles of reality. (Webster, 3d ed)

Errors in prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication with the result that the patient fails to receive the correct drug or the indicated proper drug dosage.

A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain eudesmane and elemane SESQUITERPENES.

The selection, appointing, and scheduling of personnel.

Spectroscopic method of measuring the magnetic moment of elementary particles such as atomic nuclei, protons or electrons. It is employed in clinical applications such as NMR Tomography (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING).

Facilities where dental care is provided to patients.

Selection of a type of occupation or profession.

Persons admitted to health facilities which provide board and room, for the purpose of observation, care, diagnosis or treatment.

Investigations into the problems of integrating research findings into nursing curricula, developing problem solving skills, finding approaches to clinical teaching, determining the level of practice by graduates from different basic preparations, etc.

Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient.

A dental specialty concerned with the histology, physiology, and pathology of the tissues that support, attach, and surround the teeth, and of the treatment and prevention of disease affecting these tissues.

Providing for the full range of dental health services for diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation of patients.

The study of the development of an organism during the embryonic and fetal stages of life.

A disorder beginning in childhood. It is marked by the presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interest. Manifestations of the disorder vary greatly depending on the developmental level and chronological age of the individual. (DSM-V)

Hospitals located in metropolitan areas.

Stipends or grants-in-aid granted by foundations or institutions to individuals for study.

Organized services in a hospital which provide medical care on an outpatient basis.

Rapid and excessive rise of temperature accompanied by muscular rigidity following general anesthesia.

The total amount of work to be performed by an individual, a department, or other group of workers in a period of time.

Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital.

Advanced programs of training to meet certain professional requirements in fields other than medicine or dentistry, e.g., pharmacology, nutrition, nursing, etc.

Written or other literary works whose subject matter is medical or about the profession of medicine and related areas.

A plant genus of the family BERBERIDACEAE which is used in DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL. Members contain flavonol glycosides including epimedins, icariin and noricariin.

The application of modern theories of learning and conditioning in the treatment of behavior disorders.

Those educational activities engaged in by holders of a bachelor's degree in nursing, which are primarily designed to prepare them for entrance into a specific field of nursing, and may lead to board certification or a more advanced degree.

The storing or preserving of video signals for television to be played back later via a transmitter or receiver. Recordings may be made on magnetic tape or discs (VIDEODISC RECORDING).

Clusters of topics that fall within the domain of BIOETHICS, the field of study concerned with value questions that arise in biomedicine and health care delivery.

An approach or process of practicing oral health care that requires the judicious integration of systematic assessments of clinical relevant scientific evidence, relating to the patient's oral and medical condition and history, with the dentist's clinical expertise and the patient's treatment needs and preferences. (from J Am Dent Assoc 134: 689, 2003)

The storing of visual and usually sound signals on discs for later reproduction on a television screen or monitor.

Studies determining the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies. For drugs and devices, CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG EVALUATION; and DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL are available.

Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.

On the job training programs for personnel carried out within an institution or agency. It includes orientation programs.

Customer satisfaction or dissatisfaction with a benefit or service received.

The branch of psychology concerned with psychological aspects of teaching and the formal learning process in school.

Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients.

Benign proliferation of the ENDOMETRIUM in the UTERUS. Endometrial hyperplasia is classified by its cytology and glandular tissue. There are simple, complex (adenomatous without atypia), and atypical hyperplasia representing also the ascending risk of becoming malignant.

The strengthening of a response with a social reward such as a nod of approval, a parent's love or attention.

Facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures.

The practice of dentistry concerned with the dental problems of children, proper maintenance, and treatment. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists.

Process of teaching a person to interact and communicate with a computer.

Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.

The body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time, the cumulated sum of information, its volume and nature, in any civilization, period, or country.

An occupation limited in scope to a subsection of a broader field.

Patterns of practice related to diagnosis and treatment as especially influenced by cost of the service requested and provided.

A branch of applied ethics that studies the value implications of practices and developments in life sciences, medicine, and health care.

The art and science of studying, performing research on, preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health.

Familiarity and comfort in using computers efficiently.

The study of NUTRITION PROCESSES as well as the components of food, their actions, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease.

Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual has an intellectual disability. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline range. Scores below 67 are in the disabled range. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28)

Tumor suppressor genes located in the 5q21 region on the long arm of human chromosome 5. The mutation of these genes is associated with the formation of colorectal cancer (MCC stands for mutated in colorectal cancer).