Browsing by Subject "Medical"
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(2011)Internal Medicine is a basic clinical specialty in Medicine, but due to it's vast field of action it is quite difficult to define. This consensus article analyzes different definitions and proposes a current definition ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2020)Knowing what characterizes an excellent teacher is relevant to guide training, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the clinical teacher. We performed a systematic review using the PRISMA protocol, aiming to identify ...
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(2012)Background: Since 2000, the medical school of the Catholic University of Chile (EMUC) has offered courses for its faculty as part of a Diploma in Medical Education (DEM). However by 2009, 41% of faculty had never taken any ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2022)The mission of the University of Chile Clinical Hospital is to be the main University Hospital in the country. Along with training of health professionals in clinical practice and research, the Hospital provides comprehensive ...
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(2013)Providing information to patients and relatives (IPAR) is a clinical, ethical and legal need. IPAR is inherent to the medical team work as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are. In some cases, it is a key step for ...
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(Sociedad Médica Santiago, 2020)Background: Practice is essential in clinical training and can be carried out with simulations. The medical school of the University of Chile performs Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) using standardized ...
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(2011)Background: Portfolio is an innovative instrument that promotes refl ection, creativity and professionalism among students. Aim: To describe the development and validation process of a questionnaire to evaluate the use of ...
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(2011)Right to life -as the prohibition of intentionally and arbitrarily taking life, even with authorization of the concerned one- is an internationally recognized right. In many countries, debate regarding euthanasia is more ...
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(2005)Background: The Latin American Collaborative Study for Congenital Malformations (ECLAMC) has detected a higher incidence of Down syndrome in a zone of central Chile than in the rest of the country. Aim: To analyze the ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2013)The building of the Cañadilla School of Medicine of the University of Chile, inaugurated during the government of President Jose Manuel Balmaceda Fernández (1886-1891), was located northern to the meńs section of the San ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2014)Background: In medical education there has been increasing emphasis on faculty development programs aimed at the professionalization of teaching and increasing students' learning. However, these programs have been shown ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2016)Background: Teenage pregnancy is a psychosocial and multifactorial problem described as a lack of exercise of rights in sexual and reproductive health. There are important aspects in the doctor-patient relationship and ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2012)Background: The interests that motivate medical students to study this career are diverse and they may change during the seven years of study. In Chile, 22 universities offer medicine and the number of graduated students ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2016)© 2016, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All Rights Reserved.Background: To establish an educational environment that ensures the quality of the teaching-learning process is a challenge for any educational institution. The ...
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(2011)Master of Internal Medicine is the highest award granted by Sociedad Médica de Santiago-Chilean Society of Internal Medicine. Since this award was instituted (1981), the Society has given it periodically to the most ...
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(Soc Médica Santiago, 2016)Waiting lists for elective surgery are considered a major health policy concern in most countries of the world. The most common reason to explain this phenomenon is that demand exceeds supply. Traditionally, the management ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2018)© 2018, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. When prescribing a treatment, the physician should give truthful information about the likely benefits and the potential adverse effects, allowing the patient to ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)© 2015, Rev Med Chile. All rights reserved. Background: The frequency and features of malpractice lawsuits against dentists in Chile are not well known. Aim: To determine the magnitude and frequency of professional liability ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2018)Background: Title revalidation of foreign medical graduates to practice medicine in Chile is a complex and expensive process. According to the legislation they are required to approve the Unique National Exam of Medical ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2018-03)Semiotics and Semiology share a similar etymology and meaning: the study of signs. In Medicine, signs are objective manifestations of disease, as opposed to the subjective nature of symptoms. Medical semiology comprises ...