PRECLINICAL STUDENTS' VIEWS ON MEDICAL ETHICS EDUCATION: A FOCUS GROUP STUDY IN TURKEY.

Aim: We aimed to receive the opinions of the preclinical medical students on medical ethics education, and to present some suggestions for the education program.

Methods: Focus group discussions were held with third-grade medical students. The analyses were implemented using Creswell's six-step qualitative data analysis.

Sexual attitudes, behaviour changes and opinions of interns in Izmir, Turkey.

Objectives: To evaluate sexual attitudes, behaviour and opinions of students at the end of their medical education studies in Izmir, Turkey, and compare findings with the results of the study carried out when they were first-year students.

Methods: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study, with data collected via a questionnaire.

Results: 'Friends' were most often mentioned as the source of their personal sexual information by students on both occasions.

The association of job strain with coronary heart disease and metabolic syndrome in municipal workers in Turkey.

To explore the association of job strain with CHD and metabolic syndrome in municipal workers. A cross-sectional study was completed of 450 male workers. Coronary heart disease was defined as: physician diagnosed ischemic heart disease; and/or, ischemic findings in the ECG.