A four-Axis-Method to Evaluate a Part of an Undergraduate Medical Students' Curriculum.

Introduction: The evaluation of programs in faculties of medicine enables them to adequately reach their mission objectives, and social responsibilities and to correct their potential lacune. Few publications have described the process of internal evaluation of a program performed by the organizational members. The authors aimed to describe a practical method called the four-axis method to assess curriculum using a practical example.

A qualitative study about critical appraisal of medical literature learning among medical students.

Introduction: Skills in critical appraisal of medical literature are compulsory to achieve in medical practice. This step is the third step of the evidence-based medicine process whose main role is to bridge a gap between scientific evidence and practice. Acquiring skills in critical appraisal of the literature has been reported to be challenging for the trainees with different limits according to their levels, backgrounds or specialties.

Is critical thinking potential correlated to critical appraisal skills of medical literature?

Introduction: Critical appraisal of medical literature is a mandatory skill to practice evidence-based medicine. The relation between the critical appraisal skills and the critical thinking potential has been rarely assessed in the literature.

Aim: To assess the relation of critical thinking potential to critical appraisal of medical literature competencies.

Multiscale investigation of pore structure heterogeneity in carbonate rocks using digital imaging and SCAL measurements: A case study from Upper Jurassic limestones, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of rock properties for a selected group of six carbonate reservoir rock samples revealing complex structures at various length scales. Experimental laboratory methods as well as image analysis techniques were conducted in this study to characterize the macro- and micro-pores in mud- and grain-dominated limestones samples from the Upper Jurassic Arab Formation (Arab D member). Mercury Injection Capillary Pressure (MICP), porosimeter, and permeameter lab measurements were employed to assess the pore network heterogeneity and complexity.