Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2004
Comparative StudyTeaching disability and rehabilitation medicine at the Medical School in Split, Croatia.
We describe the unsatisfactory situation of teaching disability and rehabilitation to medical students, focusing on countries of Central/Eastern Europe (CEE), sourcing a selection of relevant literature and reports of competent colleagues from these countries. Further, we present a model of teaching disability and rehabilitation medicine as it is now taught at the Medical School in Split, after the program for teaching Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to the 5th year medical undergraduates was reformed in the academic year 2001/2002 to make it a satisfying educational experience that focuses on rehabilitation medicine, allowing acquisition of the competence necessary for managing persons with disability in the community. In an anonymous evaluation questionnaire, 96% of students thought that the new program was very good, that it contributed significantly to their general medical education, and was useful for their future work as general practitioners. We believe that the new program, which is broad in scope and content, well received by students, and attains its objectives, deserves to be introduced to a wider medical community.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2004
Comparative StudyAcademic profile of students who transferred to Zagreb School of Medicine from other medical schools in Croatia.
To assess the academic performance of students who transferred to the Zagreb School of Medicine from other three medical schools in Croatia. ⋯ Transfer students had poorer academic performance than students who passed the admission test and were enrolled at the Zagreb School of Medicine from the first year of studies.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2004
Comparative StudyDaily caffeine intake among Osijek High School students: questionnaire study.
To assess caffeine intake habits of Osijek high school students and identify the most important sources of caffeine intake. ⋯ Soft drinks containing caffeine were the major source of caffeine intake in high school students. Large-scale public health measures are needed to inform the public on health issues related to excessive intake of caffeine-containing foodstuffs by children and adolescents.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2004
Medical students' opinions on physicians' strike: cross sectional questionnaire study.
To investigate what Zagreb Medical School students think about general physicians' strike in Croatia, which began in February 2003. ⋯ Zagreb Medical School students supported the physicians' strike and were undecided on its negative consequences. They thought that physicians' status in Croatia was poor. This trend was more obvious among students in clinical years whose one or both parents were physicians.