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Muslim Women's Physician Preference: Beyond Obstetrics And Gynecology, Michelle Mclean, Fatima Al Yahyaei, Muneera Al Mansoori, Mouza Al Ameri, Salma Al Ahbabi, Roos Bernsen
Muslim Women's Physician Preference: Beyond Obstetrics And Gynecology, Michelle Mclean, Fatima Al Yahyaei, Muneera Al Mansoori, Mouza Al Ameri, Salma Al Ahbabi, Roos Bernsen
Michelle McLean
When Emirati (Muslim) women (n = 218) were asked about their preferred physician (in terms of gender, religion, and nationality) for three personal clinical scenarios, a female was almost exclusively preferred for the gynecological (96.8%) and “stomach” (94.5%) scenarios, while ±46% of the women also preferred a female physician for the facial allergy scenario. Only 17% considered physician gender important for the prepubertal child scenario. Just over half of the women preferred a Muslim physician for personal examinations (vs. 37.6% for the child). Being less educated and having a lower literacy level were significant predictors of preferred physician religion for …
Poor English Language Proficiency Hinders Generic Skills Development: A Qualitative Study Of The Perspectives Of First-Year Medical Students, Michelle Mclean, Deborah Murdoch-Eaton, Sami Shaban
Poor English Language Proficiency Hinders Generic Skills Development: A Qualitative Study Of The Perspectives Of First-Year Medical Students, Michelle Mclean, Deborah Murdoch-Eaton, Sami Shaban
Michelle McLean
A number of generic skills have been identified as outcomes of higher education, largely to prepare graduates for the unpredictability of their professional practice. Generic skills include – but are not limited to – information-handling, managing learning, communication and presentation, computer literacy, critical thinking and problem-solving. After completing a quantitative validated skills audit, three cohorts of new medical students at a Gulf university (English second language learners) were surveyed for their self-identified strengths and deficiencies in terms of these generic skills. A year later, again, after completing the skills audit, they were provided with their skills list from the previous …
Bilateral Supernumerary Sternocleidomastoid Heads With Critical Narrowing Of The Minor And Major Supraclavicular Fossae: Clinical And Surgical Implications, Athanasios Raikos, George Paraskevas, Stefanos Triaridis, Panagiota Kordali, George Psillas, Beate Brand-Saberi
Bilateral Supernumerary Sternocleidomastoid Heads With Critical Narrowing Of The Minor And Major Supraclavicular Fossae: Clinical And Surgical Implications, Athanasios Raikos, George Paraskevas, Stefanos Triaridis, Panagiota Kordali, George Psillas, Beate Brand-Saberi
Athanasios Raikos
Extract: Anatomical variations of the sternocleidomastoid muscle are rare and concern its origin, insertion, and the number of heads. We report on a rare bilateral variant of the sternocleidomastoid muscle with aberrant and supernumerary muscular heads, observed in a cadaveric subject. On the right side of the neck, a typical sternomastoid head of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and three aberrant clavicular heads of variable thickness, origin, and termination were noticed. On the left side, two sternomastoid heads were present; the medial one was of typical pattern, while the lateral was supernumerary. The cleidomastoid portion of the left sternocleidomastoid muscle was fused …