University of the twentyfirst century: Opportunities and challenges for medical education

March 2001 saw an important conference being held in Muscat, heralding signifi cant changes in higher education in Oman and in the Arabian Gulf region in general. With the theme The University of the 21st Century, the Co...

Laparoscopic Surgery Recording as an Adjunct to Conventional Modalities of Teaching Gross Anatomy

Objectives: In order to increase their effectiveness, methods of teaching morphological sciences need to be revised to incorporate the recent technological advances made in the feld of medicine. Teaching human structu...

Erratum Notice of Author Sequence Change Spousal concordance of diabetes mellitus among women in Ajman, United Arab Emirates

First Implementation of Transfusion Consent Policy in Oman Audit of compliance from a tertiary care university hospital

Objectives: Transfusions are a common medical intervention. Discussion of the benefts, risks and alternatives with the patient is mandated by many legislations prior to planned transfusions. At the Sultan Qaboos Univer...

A Rare Presentation of Attention Defcit/Hyperactivity Disorder A recommendation to be more alert!

We report the case of a 7 year-old Omani girl with tuberous sclerosis (TS), attention defcit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder (BD), at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH), Oman. For a year she ha...