Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2005
Research involvement, specialty choice, and emigration preferences of final year medical students in croatia.
To explore involvement in scientific research, choice of specialty, and readiness to emigrate among graduating medical students in Croatia. ⋯ There is a clear need for improvement in the management of students' research projects in Croatia, enabling enthusiastic medical students to publish the results of their work and retain their interest in science. The analysis of change of the desired specialties throughout the undergraduate study suggests an increased interest in the "controllable lifestyle" specialties. Failure to get the desired specialty would result in emigration for many students.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2005
Content of home pharmacies and self-medication practices in households of pharmacy and medical students in Zagreb, Croatia: findings in 2001 with a reference to 1977.
To evaluate the content of household drug supplies and self-medication practice among medical and pharmacy students at Zagreb University in 2001, and to relate the findings to a previous survey in 1977. ⋯ Accumulation of drugs was common in the surveyed households. Self-medication of over-the-counter drugs was a routine practice, and self-medication of prescription drugs was practiced in many households. No major difference in this respect was found between the 2001 and 1977 surveys.
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The Faculty of Medicine in Tirana, the only institution providing medical training in Albania, has currently developed three separate branches of study, General Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. Since the early 1990s, following the collapse of the communist regime, many faculty members have been trained abroad in different areas of medical sciences. Yet, little emphasis is placed on research work and teaching of evidence-based medicine in both, undergraduate and postgraduate studies. ⋯ Exposing medical students and young physicians to probabilistic thinking, the importance of communication, and levels of evidence in medical practice is what the academic medicine in Albania should strive for. To address this challenge, the Faculty of Medicine in Tirana needs to strengthen the mobility of its students and their training in Western schools. These young and well-trained faculty members will provide the critical mass of future academicians required to develop a modern medical school in Tirana.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2005
Depressive symptomatology among university students in Denizli, Turkey: prevalence and sociodemographic correlates.
To determine overall and subgroup prevalence of depressive symptomatology among university students in Denizli, Turkey during the 1999-2000 academic year, and to investigate whether sociodemographic factors were associated with depressive symptoms in university students. ⋯ Considering the high frequency of depressive symptoms among Turkish university students, a student counseling service offering mental health assistance is necessary. This service should especially find the way to reach out to poor students and students with poor school performance.