Student perspectives of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the curriculum of a UK medical school—A mixed-methods study by Amirmohammad Heidari, Shravani Joshi, Mohamed H. Ahmed, Ibrahim Mahmoud, Jacqueline O’Dowd, Joanne Selway, Oladipo Phillips, Mohamed H. Taha

“…Additionally, there is a need for a curriculum reflecting diverse dietary habits and including role models from various ethnic backgrounds. CONCLUSION: This study emphasizes the critical need for curricular reform in medical education to prepare students for a multicultural society. …”
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Conceptual Knowledge of Oral Health Among Primary School Teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Cross Sectional Survey by Sanjeev. B. Khanagar, Rayan Albar, Abdullah Alghamdi, Sultan Alshamrani, Yousif Alhussain

“…According to the World Health Organization, school teachers should include oral health promotion activities to evaluate students’ oral health, track injuries, illnesses, and absenteeism related to oral health, advocate oral health prevention, and serve as role models. The aim of this study was to evaluate the conceptual understanding of oral health among primary school teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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GHANAIAN CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION ON CHALLENGES TO FEMALE RETENTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by J Ayarkwa, K Agyekum, A Acheampong

“…Professional associations and regulatory bodies should use strategies such as mentoring, increase in role models, eliminating gender bias factors, giving career guidance, and increasing construction higher education to attract and retain professional women in the industry. …”
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The Impact of Disciplining Students on Their Performance in Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Twinomugisha, Innocent

“…Other respondents mentioned that students may be, expelled from school, or delayed in completion of the syllabus, The study results on the impacts of disciplining students on their performance in selected secondary school students in inKabale municipality Kabale district, the highest number of respondents mentioned that teachers tend to be role models to the learners, the lowest number of respondents mentioned that teachers are expected to have specific objectives which help them to choose a relevant content and that the teacher helps to identify appropriate teaching and learning resources, other respondents mentioned that they also contribute to the building of better characters among the students, that teachers help in the importation of knowledge to students and that they help to select suitable methods to help achieve the objectives and determine areas and methods of assessments. …”
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Relationship Between Attitudes, Academic Performance, Gender and Choice of Agricultural Careers Among Secondary School Students in Kanungu District Uganda. by Byaruhanga, Hillary

“…The role of mentorship and positive role models was also assessed, with a mean score of 2.47 (SD = 0.922). …”
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Affirmative Action on Women Education and Access of Employment Opportunities by Women in Northern Division Kabale Municipality. by Nasasira, Praise

“…The study findings on the causes of gender disparity in education and employment opportunities, the highest number of respondents mentioned a lack of school gender-friendly facilities to provide a favorable environment for students and the least number of respondents mentioned that lack of female teachers as role models is a key factor hindering girls experience quality education. …”
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Enhancing coastal community participation in mangrove rehabilitation through structural equation modeling by I. Listiana, D. Ariyanto

“…In this capacity, they serve as role models, inspiring others to participate in mangrove conservation activities. …”
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Intersection between individual, household, environmental and system level factors in defining risk and resilience for children in Kenya's ASAL: A qualitative study. by Esther Jebor Chongwo, Barack Aoko, Martha Kaniala, Moses Esala, Phillis Magoma, Eunice Njoroge, Susan Nyamanya, Joyce Marangu, Anil Khamis, John Ng'asike, Anja C Huizink, Amina Abubakar

“…Nonetheless, sources of resilience include breastfeeding, immunization, responsive caregiving, family and community support, higher socio-economic status (SES), cultural practices, self-motivation, hard work, community role models, religious activities and quality service provision.…”
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General practice residents’ perspectives on their professional identity formation: a qualitative study by Mattijs E Numans, Vera Nierkens, Yvonne Steinert, Pieter C Barnhoorn, Anneke WM Kramer, Walther NKA van Mook

“…Clinical supervisors are of utmost importance as role models and coaches in creating an environment that supports residents’ PIF. …”
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Motivations and perceptions for physical activity in women living with metastatic breast cancer: a qualitative interview study by Mark Liu, Sharon Kilbreath, Jasmine Yee, Jane Beith, Justin McNab, Elizabeth Dylke

“…Four categories, covering nine themes, were identified: (i) predispositions towards physical activity, incorporating themes on enjoyment and energy, and positivity and mental resilience; (ii) health-related motivations behind physical activity, incorporating themes on physical and mental health benefits; (iii) social motivations behind physical activity, incorporating themes on enjoying exercise with others, role models and social support, and others’ negative perceptions of metastatic breast cancer; and (iv) connections between physical activity and metastatic breast cancer, incorporating themes on prognosis uncertainty, and reframing limiting perceptions. …”
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Frequency of probable social media addiction and correlates of problematic social networking sites use in a sample of transgender adults by Katharina Grupp, Marco Blessmann, Hans-Helmut König, André Hajek

“…., awareness-raising, promotion of offline activities, using role models) could prove effective in this group, pending longitudinal research.…”
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Pupil Leadership and Discipline Maintenance Among Pupils’ in Primary Schools of Muko Sub-County Rubanda District. by Twegarukemu, Patrick

“…Provision of clear and consistent rules, ensuring better classroom management, teachers and staff should act as positive role models for the pupils, ensuring parental involvement in the education process, incorporating social and emotional learning programs into the school curriculum to help pupils develop emotional intelligence and implementing anti-bullying programs to create a safe and inclusive environment for all pupils are the measures of discipline maintenance among pupils’ in the selected primary schools that were mentioned. …”
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Factors influencing choice of residency program among medical intern doctors and medical students: a cross-sectional survey by Ali Al Ajmi, Masoud Kashoub, Ibrahim S. Al-Busaidi, Mohammed Al Rashdi, Moza AlHussaini, Arwa Alsaidi, Mohammed Al Rawahi, Abdullah M. Al Alawi

“…Gender differences showed that men prioritized factors such as aptitude for the specialty, attainable lifestyle, and risk of malpractice lawsuits, while women focused on the workplace environment. Role models played an important role in career decisions, with 25.7% of participants identifying a physician role model. …”
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Shaping the future of primary healthcare: Factors influencing medical students’ preference for family medicine specialty in Qatar by Maryam A. Al-Rashid, Muna T Abed Alah, Areej S. Al-Hamad, Michail Nomikos, Marwan F. Abu Hijleh

“…Information sought included sociodemographic characteristics, medical specialty preferences, and the impact of 31 factors on these choices such as interest in dealing with diverse patient issues, and the influence of physician role models among others. Statistical analysis performed using SPSS version 26.0 Descriptive statistics, including frequencies and percentages, were used to summarize participant demographics and medical specialty preferences. …”
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Overview of female healthcare providers’ outlooks on cervical cancer screening: a narrative review by Wubishet Gezimu, Ababo Demeke, Firomsa Bekele, Solomon Seyife Alemu, Lema Fikadu, Addisalem Workie Demsash, Geleta Nenko Dube, Gemeda Wakgari Kitil, Elias Ezo

“…Given that healthcare providers are on the frontlines (act as role models) in increasing the community’s cervical cancer screening uptake, we suggest concerned bodies increase screening access and implement staff training programs. …”
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Demographic and motivational factors affecting the whole-body donation programme in Nanjing, China: a cross-sectional survey by Li Yuan, Jiayi Jiang, Mingyi Zhang, Haojie Meng, Xiang Cui, Yuxin Yang, Chuan Su, Jinfan Wang, Luqing Zhang

“…Interviews of the 68 living donors revealed the following major motivations for the decision to donate: to support medical education; to reduce their children’s funeral burden; no longer holding traditional Chinese views on life and death; influence by role models and annoyance at complex funeral ceremonies.Conclusions Older people, people with an education level of college or above, labourers, teachers, government officials and farmers are the major groups that donate their bodies. …”
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Transitioning to residency: a qualitative study exploring residents’ perspectives on strategies for adapting to residency by Gerbrich Galema, Jasperina Brouwer, Tineke Bouwkamp-Timmer, Debbie A. D. C. Jaarsma, Götz J. K. G. Wietasch, Robbert R. J. Duvivier

“…Serial-disjunctive whether role models or experienced professionals were available for guidance or not. …”
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Job satisfaction amongst special education teachers by Z. S. Alkayed, S. M. Al Ali, M. M. Al Masa’deh

“…Positive and satisfied special education teachers serve as role models, inspiring and influencing student teachers in a positive way. …”
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Using peer narrative support to promote return to work for cancer survivors: a protocol study of action research by Wenqian Que, Xiaoyun Hu, Tingting Wu, Haiyin Zhang, Yue Shi, Jingyi Zhao, Xiaoqin Su, Benxin Kuai, Yujie Guo

“…This study aims to help patients cope with their suffering and eventually return to work by narrating the stories of role models. The narrative support covers three aspects: focusing on recovery, rebuilding effectiveness, and adjusting planning. …”
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Developing and testing the feasibility of a theory-based brief counseling intervention to promote physical activity in breast cancer survivors enrolled in the PAC-WOMAN trial by Sofia Franco, Eliana V. Carraça, Inês Nobre, Bruno Rodrigues, Vítor Ilharco, Lea Kahlert, Marlene N. Silva

“…Focus-group discussion suggested that weekly sessions would increase attendance, highlighted the helpfulness of self-monitoring and the importance of role models for PA, and identified the session on safely exercising at home as key in improving PA levels. …”
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