Medical research

Medical research

Basic, applied or translational research conducted to aid and support the study in the field of medicine.

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basic science years

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A term that usually refers to the initial two years of a medical school's program. However, in some schools, this may entail more or less than two years. With the introduction of new learning ...

A continuous process of acquiring new knowledge and skills throughout one's professional life. As undergraduate and postgraduate education is insufficient to ensure lifelong physicians' competencies, ...

cost-benefit analysis

Medical; Medical research

A comparison of all the costs and benefits of a given activity or program expressed in monetary terms. It is used for the allocation of funds in health care services. This form of analysis permits ...

cost-containment

Medical; Medical research

Measures taken to control or restrict medical care expenditures or to reduce the rate of their growth. This includes a broad range of cost control mechanisms e.g. limiting budgets, cost-sharing, ...

cost-effectiveness analysis

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A method for evaluating the relationship between the cost and the effectiveness of an activity or to compare similar or alternative activities to determine the relative degree to which they will ...

curriculum

Medical; Medical research

An educational plan that spells out which goals and objectives should be achieved, which topics should be covered and which methods are to be used for learning, teaching and evaluation.

demand

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A need or desire for a product or service. Price, availability and quality of the product all affect demand. Demand for health services is often difficult to assess and surveys of willingness to pay ...