PhD PROGRAM. The initiative at the Institute of Health and Care Sciences for research teaching assistants has paid off handsomely. Sara Wallström, who was among the first nursing students to enroll in the teaching assistant program, has obtained her PhD. Dr. Wallström caught sight of a note on the bulletin board one day seven years ago when was in her last semester of the nursing program. The department had never…
Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset först ut med nya karriärvägar för akademiska vårdyrken
Sahlgrenska University Hospital leads the way in developing new career opportunities in academic healthcare professions CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. Sahlgrenska University Hospital is opening up new career opportunities for healthcare professionals. Employees with PhD’s will soon be able to take on new titles, such as chief nurse, chief midwife, and chief physiotherapist. The idea behind this change is that more people will be able to carry out their research in close proximity…
VIL – Learning from, and with, Others
TRAINING. For the past year, the Institute of Health and Care Sciences has been working in close collaboration with healthcare services to deliver five “VIL” projects. “VIL” refers to integrated workplace learning, a pedagogical model that develops students’ knowledge that brings together targets, existing knowledge and the experience they gain during clinical work with patients, others in the health and care team, and close relatives and sees them “interacting.” For…
Now you can check your information in the preliminary electoral roll
ELECTION OF NEW DEAN. As a preparation for the election of a new dean and vice dean at the Sahlgrenska Academy, the Faculty Office has now compiled a preliminary electoral roll. The Institutions, Core Facilities and the Faculty Office must submit any comments regarding the electoral roll by no later than February 9. The goal of the drafting group is that the election can be carried out during the month…
Attitudes among professionals influences the amount of Caesarean sections performed in different countries
RESEARCH. Caesarian sections (CS) are becoming more common in Europe, but how common they are depends greatly on which country the woman is in. Research indicates that it is not women’s own wishes that are behind this increase, but rather the attitudes of the professionals that pregnant women encounter – something that has been confirmed by a new study that interviewed midwives and obstetricians from Ireland, Germany and Italy. The…