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P Sheldrake

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PubMed2000

Partial reduction of electron-deficient pyridines

The partial reduction of electron-deficient pyridines is described herein. Mono- and disubstituted pyridines can be transformed into functionalized dihydropyridines using either Birch reduction conditions or sodium/naphthalene in THF. The compounds formed by these high-yielding reductive alkylation protocols have potential as synthetic intermediates, and we have shown that bicyclo compounds containing 6,5, 6,6, and 6,7 ring systems can be prepared in one step via a base-promoted cylization.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1976

Trends in medical education in Great Britain.

In this paper the author examines the ways in which medical school curricula have been influenced in recent years. First, consideration is given to the factors that led to the basic curriculum adopted by British medical schools at the time the National Health Service was established in Britain. Then the author goes on to examine how the founding of the National Health Service itself about a further influence on patterns in medical education and considers the effects this has had. Finally, he considers likely future development in light of present trends and assesses their implications.

Curriculum↗
PubMed1976

Dream recall and the contraceptive pill.

Data collected on women students at Edinburgh University allowed a comparison to be made between those who were taking a contraceptive pill and those who were not. The evidence suggests that women taking a contraceptive pill are more likely to recall dreaming, and that it is the progestagenic component that is the more active one. However, the data collected do not exclude the possibility that the differences observed are the consequence of other psychosocial variables; further research is recommended.

Contraceptives, Oral↗
PubMed1976

Self-descriptions of applicants to medical school.

An analysis of self-descriptive essays by applicants who successfully gained entry to medical school shows that five sub-types of entrant can be differentiated. Medical schools have not yet deliberated on the sort, or sorts, of person most needed in the medical profession, but doubtless individual selectors exercise personal if undeclared preferences.

Career Choice↗
PubMed1975

How should we select? - A sociologist's VIEW.

The implications of recent studies of the selection process for entry to medical school are discussed. It is argued that there are two types of factors that need to be considered in selection; first, those that are essentially concerned with policy decisions in relation to entry, e.g. sex or nationality; and, second, those that are to do with individual characteristics. In relation to this second group, once minimal criteria are satisfied, random choice seems as fair as any method of selection, as a means of choosing among applicants: none appears to be sufficiently predictive of performance to be suitable as a means for selection in themselves.

Curriculum↗