Broad input was obtained through focus group discussions and unstructured interviews with critical stakeholders (medical postgraduate trainees, supervisors, specialists, faculty).
Sixteen persons [14 pediatricians (5 retired community generalists, 1 semi-retired pediatric specialist, 2 faculty specialists, 4 faculty generalists, and 2 community generalists) and 2 administrative pediatric nurses] took part in one of seven group interviews.
Most of the deliveries and evaluations are made by residents with a specialist or faculty supervision.
Three items examined the influence of mentoring dentists including a family dentist, dental specialist, or faculty member.
The planned dental schools that are currently stalled as a result of the lack of specialist dentist faculty could start by training MLPs.
Bland et al [ 12] in their meta-analysis of the specialty selection literature determined that most students enter medical school with an interest in primary care but that interest wanes as students are exposed mainly to specialist physician faculty.
Although very much a product of a specialist, single-faculty institution like the LSE, Bernard fitted easily into QMC's multi-faculty academic environment.
Instead, said Ben Melson, chief financial officer at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, the result will be cutting back on expansions needed to serve a growing population and on efforts to recruit and retain the best specialists and faculty.
The nutrition team consists of University of California, Cooperative Extension (UCCE) nutrition staff, advisors and specialists; UCD faculty and graduate students; and local staff based in Firebaugh.
Course content and the didactic concept underlying the online module were developed by the first author of this manuscript and subsequently discussed with respiratory specialists and faculty staff as recommended (Hudson 2004); During the online module, students were asked to diagnose a 64-year old man who presented to his general practitioner with chronic shortness of breath.
