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• Awareness among Parents of Beta Thalassemia Major and Intermedia Patients in Three Centers in Baghdad and Al-Nasiriyah, Iraq in 2017

  Mohammed Tareq Mutar, Mustafa Majid, Ammar Jaleel, Ali Saad, Ali Abdulmortafea, Hashim Talib

  6-10

• Assessment of Healthful Lifestyle Behaviors between Graduate Programs

  Erik Vincek, Dana Angelo White, Richard Feinn

  98-101

• Addressing the Enduring Primary Care Physician Shortage in The United States: The Direct and Indirect Effects of Gender on the Medical Specialty Decision-Making Process

  Kelly Rhea MacArthur, Emily Royer, Daniel N. Hawkins

  91-97

• Amoxicillin Morbilliform Drug Eruption in Pediatric Male with Poor Feeding Treated with Cyproheptadine: A Case Report

  Daniel Nguyen, Christina Vo

  71-74

• Impact of Family History on Acute Appendicitis – An Iraqi Study at Baghdad Teaching Hospital

  Tabarek Yaseen, Zahraa Qais, Zahraa Abass

  47-51

• Frequency and Correlation of Body Mass Index and Waist-Hip Ratio with Fasting Glycemia and Blood Pressure in High School Students from Mexico

  Lourdes Adriana Medina-Gaona, Nallely Enríquez-Sánchez, Carla Elizabeth Mejía- Ramírez, Nathalia de Jesús Orueta-Mondragón, Heriberto Medina-Franco, Yareri Sandoval-Morales, Tanya Plett-Torres

  38-46

• HLA-G in Preeclampsia: a Pilot Study to Propose a Tolerogenic Treatment

  César Lucio García, Cynthia Ayerim Lucio García, Arely Sarai Alonso Barreto, María del Socorro Camarillo Romero, Cristian Fabian Layton Tovar, Deisy Julieth Abril Riaño, Hugo Mendieta Zerón

  56-60

• Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Diabetes in Medical Students: Observational Study, Experience in Colombia

  Diego Mauricio Bados Enriquez, Karoll Vanessa Ladino Oyola, Juan Esteban Yucuma Ruiz

  61-65

• Prevalence of Impostor Phenomenon among Medical Students in a Malaysian Private Medical School

  Muhammad Yassin Ikbaal, Nurhazirah 'Aqilah Salim Musa

  66-70

• Self-medication among Undergraduate Medical Students of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine: Where do We Stand?

  Marwa Ramadan, Asmaa Eltaweel, Tamwe El Nakhal, Hanan Hemead, Abdelrahman Maraqa, Doha Abish, Rana Essam, Azza Baraka

  52-55

• Do Thai Medical Students Understand What Does ‘AEC’ Mean? A Cross-sectional Survey.

  Jathurong Kittrakulrat, Ravipol Jurjai, Witthawin Jongjatuporn, Nicha Jarupanich, Annabel Bhamani, Krit Pongpirul

  21-24

• Smoking habits among medical students: a survey at the University of Prishtina Faculty of Medicine

  Albina Fejza, Fatjeta Maraj, Hajrullah Fejza

  18-20

• Assessment of Medical Students’ Attitudes Towards Research and Perceived Barriers

  Alaa Althubaiti, Bashayer Al Muqbil, Doaa Al Buraikan

  95-98

• Sixth Class Students' Performance and Confidence Levels Before and After Training in Clinical Skills Laboratories

  Ali Mustafa Abualhayja'a, Handan Ankarali, Ramez Alyacoub,, Ala' Abudayeh, Sara Alsaoud,, Omar Majed Alsaeidi, Moaath Alsmady, Islam Massad, Orhan Alimoglu

  26-31

• Student Heart Failure Intervention Pilot (SHIP): A Study of Risk Factor Analytics and Population Outreach

  William Byron Reichert, Gerard Hoatam, Emily Schmidt, Michael Leher, Arathi Gorur, Anna Jones, Anantharam Kalya, Priya Radhakrishnan

  68-73

• Risk to Develop Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus according to FINDRISC tool in Guatemalan Physicians aged 40-60 years

  Estuardo Daniel Castro, Gamaliél Alejandro Velásquez,, Edgar Lineker Santos, Gustavo Adolfo Oliva, Clara Elizabeth Chang, Harry Francisco Soto

  20-25

• Double Inlet Left Ventricle with Eisenmenger Syndrome in an Adult – A Case Report

  Rahul Regi Abraham

  53-56

• Meloxicam Decreases the Formation of Peritoneal Adhesions in an Experimental Surgical Model in Rats

  Luis Alfredo Hernandez Villarroel, Henry Fernandez, Luisa Cesin

  6-13

• Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Obtained from Hemodialyzed Patients at the Hospital de Clínicas of Paraguay: A pilot study

  Rubén Arturo Silvero Isidre,, Fátima Rodríguez Acosta, César Rodrigo Cristaldo Vargas, Genaro Américo Velázquez Romero, José Félix Plans Perrota, Rosa María Guillén Fretes

  14-19

• Attitudes to and Understanding of Placebo Use: A Cross- Sectional Exploratory Study in a Malaysian Hospital

  Amanda Villiers Tuthill, Tay Zhuo Han, Chang Xian Chai, Ai Wen Chai, Chun Yiing Wong, Karen Morgan

  108-111

• Participatory Learning of Medical Students through Development of Innovative Training Modules for Community Health Workers

  Rahul Ramesh Bogam, Vivek Saoji, Ranjana Sahasrabudhe, Apoorva Saoji

  100-103

• Men’s Experiences with the Hockey Fans in Training Weight Loss and Healthy Lifestyle Program

  Stephanie Brianne Muise, Dawn P. Gill, Ashleigh De Cruz, Brendan Riggin, Roseanne Pulford, Shannon L. Sibbald, Robert J. Petrella

  91-95

• Association between Muscle Mass and Body Mass Index in Elderly Diabetic Patients Attending Tertiary Care Center in Bangalore, India

  Sowbarnika Palanisami, Vasudha Kulkarni

  96-99

• Clinical Audit: Paediatric Medical Team Attendance at Deliveries in an Outer Metropolitan Hospital in Western Australia

  Gelaye Tadesse Nadew

  104-107

• Near-peer Teaching in Histology Laboratory

  María de los Ángeles Cambrón-Carmona, Carmen Natalia Tallón de Lara, Ignacio Ruz Caracuel, Fernando Leiva Cepas, Rubén Giovanetti González, Soledad Zurita Lozano, Juan Cámara Pérez, Julia Casado Ruiz, José Peña

  14-18

• Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Infection among First-Time Blood Donors in Faridpur, Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study

  Tonmoy Biswas, Sunil Kumar Biswas

  9-13

• The Allele Distribution for the rs7250346 SNP in SLC5A5 among Saudis

  Abdullah T. Eissa

  127-130

• Attitudes and Perceptions among Dublin International Foundation College Students towards Taking Conventional Medications and Herbal Medicines

  Abdullah T. Eissa

  123-126

• Creating and Completing Service-Learning within Medical School Curricula: From the Learner’s Perspective

  Frini Makadia, Priya P. Mehta, Clayton E. Wisely, Juan E Santiago-Torres, Katherine Hartmann, Mary J. Welker

  88-91

• Exposure and Knowledge of Sharps Injuries among Medical Students in Seven States of Mexico

  Adrián Camacho-Ortiz, Xiomara Díaz-Rodríguez, Mayra Martínez-Palomares, Raúl Hernández-García,, Susana Chávez-Moreno, Elvira Garza-González, Rafael Valdez-Vázquez, Irlanda Díaz-Pino

  24-28

• Lifesaving Sonography Protocols: A Pilot Course Involving Undergraduate Medical Students

  Jakub Wisniewski, Hanna Garnier

  15-18

• Antimicrobial Sensitivity Pattern of Microorganisms Isolated from Vaginal Infections at a Tertiary Hospital in Bangalore, India

  Nagalakshmi Narayana-Swamy, Padmasri Ramalingappa, Urvashi Bhatara

  34-39

• A Pilot Study of the Effect of a Change in the Scheduling of Canadian Medical Licensing Examinations on Two Cohorts of Students Studying in Ireland

  Kate Niethammer, Pishoy Gouda, Edina Moylett

  40-44

• Health Literacy Levels among Outpatients at a Tertiary Hospital in Delhi, India

  Monika Sahoo, Charu Kohli, Jugal Kishore

  29-33

• Frequency of Congenital Anomalies in Newborns and Its Relation to Maternal Health in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan

  Adnan Khan, Muhammad Zuhaid, Maria Fayaz, Faryal Ali, Arsalan Khan, Raza Ullah, Javariya Zafar, Hakeem Ullah, Saiqa Baloch, Sanam Gandapur

  19-23

• Essential Heavy Metals in Renal Tumor Tissue and Its Possible Relation to Carcinogenesis: Applying the Scanning Electron Microscopy Coupled with X-Ray Microanalysis Technique

  Tânia Nogueira, Mariana Semedo, Elisabete Cunha

  10-14

• Common ECG Lead Placement Errors. Part II: Precordial Misplacements

  Allison V. Rosen, Sahil Koppikar, Catherine Shaw, Adrian Baranchuk

  99-103

• Feeding Practices among Infants in a Rural Community in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Rajat Das Gupta

  115-118

• Common ECG Lead Placement Errors. Part I: Limb lead Reversals

  Allison V. Rosen, Sahil Koppikar, Catherine Shaw, Adrian Baranchuk

  92-98

• Penile Cancer in Cali, Colombia: 10 Years of Casuistry in a Tertiary Referral Center of a Middle-Income Country

  Lina M. Rengifo, Maria del M. Herrera, Angie L. Rincon-Jimenez, Alberto J. Bermudez-Pupo, Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar

  109-114

• Correlation of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Histopathology Diagnosis in the Evaluation of Breast Lumps

  Adnan Khan, Raza Jamali, Muneeb Jan, Maria Tasneem

  40-43

• Sub-tenon Anaesthesia versus Intracameral Anaesthesia in Patients Undergoing Cataract Extraction: A Comparative Study of the Level of Pain, Visual Perception and Anxiety

  Mushawiahti Mustapha, Muhammad Hazzril Hamzah, Soon Ken Chow, Nur Syuhada Zulkifli, Zalikha Abdul Latiff, Diana Melissa Dualim, Su Gaik Cheah, Mae Lynn Catherine Bastion

  49-52

• Awareness and Practices of Non-Pharmacological Approaches for Management of Hypertension in a Geriatric Population

  Debalina Sahoo, Harshida Gosai, Ujjwal Sahoo, J.M. Harsoda

  53-55

• Attitude towards New Packaging to Reduce Condom-carrying Embarrassment among Thai Youth, A Cross-sectional Study

  Apinut Wongkietkachorn, Kunathip Nissaipan, Narin Hiransuthikul

  44-48

• Tobacco Usage among Males in Rural Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-sectional Study

  Kalaivani Annadurai, Geetha Mani, Raja Dhanasekaran

  18-21

• Gender Differences in Response to Experimental Pain among Medical Students from a Western State of India

  Pratik Akhani, Samir Mendpara, Bhupendra Palan, Jaman Harsoda

  13-17

• Should Research Thesis be a Prerequisite for Doctor of Medicine Degree? A Cross-sectional Study at Jordan University of Science and Technology

  Aisha Gharaibeh, Yazan S. Mousa

  8-12

• Bibliometric Studies in CIMEL: A Latin-American Medical Student Journal and the Future of Bibliometric Publications

  Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar, Johanna C. Rojas-Mírquez, Alvaro Mondragón-Cardona, Juliana Bonilla-Velez

  115-119

• Prevalence and Side Effects of Energy Drink Consumption among Medical Students at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia

  Naif A. Bawazeer, Najmah A. AlSobahi

  104-108

• Direction of Umbilical Cord Twist and its Characteristics – a Pilot Study

  Althea V. Pinto, Alex X. Chakiath, Prudhvi Dasari, Vilekith Reddy, Shirley George, Nachiket Shankar

  120-122

• Patient Perception of Physician Attire Before and After Disclosure of the Risks of Microbial Contamination

  Enoch C. T. So, Faraday H. F. Fung, Joshua K. H. Yeung, Lilian H. Y. Chow, Julio S. H. Kwok, Ruby L. Y. Lam, Tommy C. Y. So, Faye S. M. Yu, Dana Vackova, Gilberto K. K. Leung

  109-114

• Brugada ECG Sign & Chest Pain Mimicking ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

  Omar Mousa, Haroonur Rashid

  86-90

• Survival and Prognostic Factors in Adults Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Retrospective Analysis of 119 Cases

  Alina M Gridjac, Cristian Daniel Pirlog, Anca Simona Bojan

  70-73

• Training Future Scientists – Enhancing Research Capabilities in Developing Nations

  Emmanuel Coronel, Lorenzo Anez-Bustillos, Felipe Fregni

  64-65

• Health Care Expenditure of Rural Households in Pondicherry, India

  Poornima Varadarajan, Lopamudra Moharana, Murugan Venkatesan

  74-79

• Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards Medication Use among Health Care Students in King Saud University

  Abdullah T. Eissa

  66-69

• Hormone Replacement Therapy and Dry Eye in Post Menopausal Women: Study in a Tertiary Centre in Malaysia

  Norshamsiah M Din, Siti H. B. Sa’aid, Lam C. Shen, Yap S. Shu, Marina B. A. Rahman, Aini B. M. Azmi, Chang S. Thing, Mushawiahti Mustapha, Ropilah A. Rahman

  12-15

• Red Eye: Next Steps for Conducting Research in Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Ophthalmology

  Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar, Hugo H. Ocampo-Dominguez

  24-27

• Effect of an Educational Booklet on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Major Depressive Disorder in Medical Students in Delhi

  Medha Goyal, Charu Kohli, Jugal Kishore, Ram C. Jiloha

  16-23

• Developing a Protocol for Medical Student-Organized Community-Based Hypertension Screening Programs

  Vishal P. Varshney, Tyrone Harrison, Michal Szymczakowski, Matthew Grossi, Charlotte Jones

  8-11