Search Results - "Maroun, Nancy"

Post-graduation migration intentions of students of Lebanese medical schools: a survey study by Akl, Elie A, Maroun, Nancy, Major, Stella, Afif, Claude, Abdo, Abir, Choucair, Jacques, Sakr, Mazen, Li, Carl K, Grant, Brydon Jb, Schünemann, Holger J

“…The international migration of physicians is a global public health problem. Lebanon is a source country with the highest emigration factor in the Middle East…”
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An emigration versus a globalization perspective of the Lebanese physician workforce: a qualitative study by Akl, Elie A, Maroun, Nancy, Rahbany, Aline, Hagopian, Amy

“…Lebanon is witnessing an increased emigration of physicians. The objective of this study was to understand the perceptions of Lebanese policymakers of this…”
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Graduates of Lebanese medical schools in the United States: an observational study of international migration of physicians by Akl, Elie A, Maroun, Nancy, Major, Stella, Chahoud, Bechara, Schünemann, Holger J

“…As healthcare systems around the world are facing increasing physician shortages, more physicians are migrating from low to high income countries. As an…”
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Willingness of Lebanese physicians in the United States to relocate to Lebanon by Akl, Elie A, Maroun, Nancy, El-Asmar, Khalil, Jaoude, Eliane Abou, Irani, Jihad, Badr, Kamal

“…We recently proposed that Lebanon could become a regional 'academic hub' through the repatriation of emigrated Lebanese physicians who would then provide…”
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Did the post war repatriation of Lebanese physicians drive recent Lebanese medical graduates to emigrate? An observational study by Akl, Elie A, El-Asmar, Khalil, Maroun, Nancy, Adib, Salim M, Khater-Menassa, Beatrice

“…A significant number of Lebanese medical graduates have emigrated from Lebanon. The objective of this study was to evaluate the hypothesis that the…”
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Electronic mail was not better than postal mail for surveying residents and faculty by Akl, Elie A., Maroun, Nancy, Klocke, Robert A., Montori, Victor, Schünemann, Holger J.

“…To compare response rate, time to response, and data quality of electronic and postal surveys in the setting of postgraduate medical education. A randomized…”
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Why are you draining your brain? Factors underlying decisions of graduating Lebanese medical students to migrate by Akl, Elie A., Maroun, Nancy, Major, Stella, Afif, Claude, Chahoud, Bechara, Choucair, Jacques, Sakr, Mazen, Schünemann, Holger J.

“…In the context of a worldwide physician brain drain phenomenon, Lebanon has the highest emigration factor in the Middle East and North Africa. In this…”
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Symbols were superior to numbers for presenting strength of recommendations to health care consumers: a randomized trial by Akl, Elie A, Maroun, Nancy, Guyatt, Gordon, Oxman, Andrew D, Alonso-Coello, Pablo, Vist, Gunn E, Devereaux, P.J, Montori, Victor M, Schünemann, Holger J

“…Abstract Objective To compare health care consumers' understanding, evaluations, and preferences for symbols vs. numbers and letters for the representation of…”
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The meaning of community participation in post-conflict societies: Ethnography of the challenges of inter-religious reconciliation in Lebanon by Maroun, Nancy

“…The Lebanese civil war (1975-1990) witnessed military conflicts between the major religious communities, including Christians and Druze. It resulted in the…”
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Financial characteristics and satisfaction of physicians practicing in Lebanon: a survey study by Akl, Elie A, El-Asmar, Khalil, Maroun, Nancy, Khater-Menassa, Beatrice, Adibs, Salim

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the financial characteristics and level of satisfaction of physicians practicing in Lebanon. We conducted an…”
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EBM user and practitioner models for graduate medical education: what do residents prefer? by Akl, Elie A., Maroun, Nancy, Neagoe, Gabriela, Guyatt, Gordon, Schünemann, Holger J.

“…The objective of the study reported in this article was to assess and explain medical residents' preferences for the evidence based medicine (EBM) practitioner…”
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A Survey of Internal Medicine Residents and Faculty About the Duration of Attendings’ Inpatient Rotations by Akl, Elie A., Maroun, Nancy, Klocke, Robert A., Schünemann, Holger J.

“…OBJECTIVE:  Some training programs are shortening the duration of attendings’ rotations from 4 weeks to 2 weeks. Our objective was to determine the effect of…”
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The meaning of community participation in post-conflict societies: Ethnography of the challenges of inter-religious reconciliation in Lebanon by Maroun, Nancy

“…The Lebanese civil war (1975-1990) witnessed military conflicts between the major religious communities, including Christians and Druze. It resulted in the…”
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