A clinical nursing rotation transforms medical students' interprofessional attitudes.

This study explores the extent to which a one-week nursing rotation for medical students changed the interprofessional attitudes of the participating nurses and students. Third-year medical students worked with nurses before starting clinical rotations. Pre- and post-experience surveys assessing perceptions of mutual respect, nurse-doctor roles, and interprofessional communication and teamwork were given to 55 nurses and 57 students.

Developing self-assessment skills amongst doctors in Nepal.

Background: Accurate self-assessment is essential to direct life-long learning. Most research on self-assessment is from the West. This study takes place in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Retention of general practitioners in rural Nepal: a qualitative study.

Objectives: To explore the key issues that influence GP retention in rural areas of Nepal.

Design: A qualitative study using triangulation of data from one postal questionnaire, one hand-delivered questionnaire with semistructured interview and focus group discussions. Data from a small community survey from 13 rural districts also included.