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District Hospital Based Injury Data-Are They An Option In A Developing Country?, Junaid Abdul Razzak, David Marsh, S. Stansfield Dec 2002

District Hospital Based Injury Data-Are They An Option In A Developing Country?, Junaid Abdul Razzak, David Marsh, S. Stansfield

Department of Emergency Medicine

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Defining The Cultural Milieu For Implementing Faculty Practice In Pakistan, Michele J. Upvall, Zeenatkhanu Kanji, Salma Jaffer, Khurshid Khowaja, Rubina Barolia, Yasmin Amarsi Jan 2002

Defining The Cultural Milieu For Implementing Faculty Practice In Pakistan, Michele J. Upvall, Zeenatkhanu Kanji, Salma Jaffer, Khurshid Khowaja, Rubina Barolia, Yasmin Amarsi

School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa

Faculty practice can promote a collaborative partnership mutually beneficial to both nursing education and service. However, little is known about its implementation in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to explore the potential for introducing faculty practice within the cultural milieu of Karachi, Pakistan. Focus groups of nursing faculty, staff and students were conducted in various settings: government, semi government and private institutions to elicit the data. Data analysis revealed that a more comprehensive definition of faculty practice is needed that will provide the foundation for a culturally acceptable model of faculty practice in Pakistan. Hierarchy dominates the …