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    Anatomy education and clinical practice: students’ views
    (Grupa Via Medica, 2025-10-16)
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    Background and objectives: This study was aimed at evaluating students’ per spectives on the relevance of anatomy education to clinical practice throughout their studies at the Faculty of Medicine in Skopje. Materials and methods: The study was designed as a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based investigation and took place at the Faculty of Medicine in Skopje at the University of “Ss Cyril and Methodius”, R. North Macedonia. The questionnaire form included demographics, five-point Likert items, and open-ended questions. Questionnaire data was collected from volunteer student participants, currently and not currently involved in anatomy education, consisting of 134 first-year and 87 fourth- and fifth-year students during March and April 2024. Results: Junior students agreed that their anatomy education helped them achieve some important goals for clinical practice, such as adopting and applying medical terminology and the ability to visualise a three-dimensional human body map. Senior students were less convinced that the structures and concepts acquired during anatomy education were relevant to clinical practice, or that they helped them acquire clinical knowledge and skills effectively, or to understand the principles of evidence-based medicine. Junior students and their senior colleagues disagreed as to whether anatomy education succeeded in developing their self-confidence, teamwork, and communication skills. Conclusions: Both groups of students had similar preferences and suggestions for redesigning anatomy courses to focus on essential elements that are functionally and clinically relevant. This can be achieved through traditional and modern teaching methods, small group work, and the establishment of learning outcomes within clinically relevant contexts.
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    HIV/AIDS KNOWLEDGE AND STIGMATISING ATTITUDE TOWARDS PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AMONG STUDENTS OF MEDICAL SCIENCES IN THE REUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
    (Uniunea Medicala Balcanica - Balkan Medical Union, 2023-12-18)
    KARADZINOVA, Mina
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    RADEVSKA, Ana Marija
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    KARADJINOV, Leonid-Rene-Tomas
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    GJORGOVA, Gloria
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    BRAVA, Edmond
    Introduction. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have been significant global health issues for almost 40 years. However, stigma and discrimination against individuals with HIV/AIDS hinder testing, disclosure, and adherence to prevention and treatment strategies. Future healthcare workers’ knowledge and attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are important for better care and prevention, necessitating appropriate education and training. The objective of the study was to examine the general HIV/AIDS knowledge among students of health sciences in the Republic of North Macedonia and to assess medical students’ overall stigmatising attitude towards PLWHA. Materials and methods. A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted during November-December 2022, surveying 743 medical sciences students in the Republic of North Macedonia with a 4-item questionnaire. The questionnaire collected demographic data, assessed knowledge, and explored stigmatizing attitudes toward PLWHA. Data underwent accuracy checks using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and reliability analysis used Cronbach’s α coefficient. Results. Among participants (77.7% female, median age 22 years), understanding of HIV/AIDS features related to contagiosity, prevention, and therapy was evident. No significant differences were observed between genders, age, ethnicity, and religion. However, approximately half were unaware of preventing vertical HIV transmission, and over half were unaware of timely postexposure prophylaxis importance. Over half of the participants rejected statements indicating HIV stigma and discrimination. Conclusion. Students showed a good knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission, diagnosis, and prevention but lacked understanding of treatment. Continuous education and training are essential. Encouragingly, no evidence of stigmatizing attitudes toward PLWHA was found among medical sciences students.
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    WOMEN TEACHING ANATOMY IN R. NORTH MACEDONIA-HISTORICAL:BACKGROUND AND CURRENT TRENDS
    (Argentina Association of Clinical Anatomy, 2023-04)
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    The establishment of the Faculty of Medicine in 1947 as an educational, medical and research institution enabled rapid development of the health care, health service and health system in the R. North Macedonia. Short overview of the role and participation of women in the process of medical education and scientific research work in the field of anatomy in the country provides insight into the constant rise of women with a continuous upward trend of their participation in the period from the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine until today. Women participation in medicine is of crucial importance for the further development of educational, scientific and highly specialized health care activities in our country.