Somaieh Mazroie; Mahmood Reza Dehghani; Nikoo Yamani; Sakineh Sabzevari
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Background: Accreditation is one of the most important ways of guaranteeing the quality of medical education.Objectives: T he aim of this study was to determine medical university deputies’ and managers’ perspectives on the outcomes of institutional accreditation in Iran.Methods: T his was ...
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Background: Accreditation is one of the most important ways of guaranteeing the quality of medical education.Objectives: T he aim of this study was to determine medical university deputies’ and managers’ perspectives on the outcomes of institutional accreditation in Iran.Methods: T his was a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study conducted as a census to assess the views of the deputies and managers of 65 medical universities in Iran on the outcomes of institutional accreditation. T he research tool was a questionnaire consisting of items about institutional accreditation standards in various fields, which was provided to deputies and managers via email or in person. After data collection, data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 22.Results: T he results showed that from the perspectives of medical university deputies and managers, the outcomes of institutional accreditation were satisfactory in the dimensions of mission, management and goals, resources and facilities, faculty members, and student and cultural activities. Also, the outcomes were reported relatively satisfactory in research and staff training dimensions. T he dimensions of staff training and resources and facilities had the lowest (60.34 ±17.22), and highest (73.83 ±15.12) mean scores, respectively.Conclusion: Deputies and managers believed that institutional accreditation had satisfactory impacts on some areas according to the available resources and facilities. Since these areas have a close relationship, the desirability of each area also boosts other dimensions, which ultimately upgrades university credit and qualification.
Amin Beigzadeh; Nikoo Yamani; Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy; Peyman Adibi
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Context In order to improve the quality of clinical education, it is necessary to investigate the current situation in clinical settings and identify its problems. This step is the most important part of modifying a clinical education program and meeting learning goals. The purpose of this study was ...
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Context In order to improve the quality of clinical education, it is necessary to investigate the current situation in clinical settings and identify its problems. This step is the most important part of modifying a clinical education program and meeting learning goals. The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges and problems of clinical medical education in Iran. Evidence Acquisition This systematic review was performed to determine the challenges and problems of clinical medical education in Iran in 2017. In order to retrieve articles, the following keywords: Clinical education, bedside teaching, clinical teaching, teaching round, ward round, ward round teaching, bedside round, teaching round, medical education, clinical round, ambulatory education, clinic education, grand round, and education in emergency were searched in reliable Persian and English databases. Then, the articles related to the research objective were carefully reviewed and key information was extracted. Data were analyzed using MAXQDA software version 10. Conclusions The problems of clinical education are in different areas. Identifying these areas and planning for them can improve clinical education status, achieve educational goals, and provide medical students with a more effective education.
Amin Beigzadeh; Shahnaz Kohan; Nikoo Yamani; Habibolah Rezaei
Volume 13, Issue 3 , September 2016, , Pages 220-234
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Background & Objective: Social networks are new technologies that have emerged in the past decade and are dramatically used in various areas such as education This new social media has changed the lifestyle of individuals and their communication Due to this fact and the increasing trend towards using ...
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Background & Objective: Social networks are new technologies that have emerged in the past decade and are dramatically used in various areas such as education This new social media has changed the lifestyle of individuals and their communication Due to this fact and the increasing trend towards using social networks in universities the present study was conducted with the purpose to explore graduate students perspectives regarding the use of social networks in education Methods: This study was conducted using qualitative content analysis method The participants were selected using purposive sampling (n = 13) Data were gathered through semistructured interviews recorded on audiotapes transcribed and then analyzed MaxQdata software was used for data analysis Results: Data analysis led to the extraction of 476 codes 59 subcodes 11 subcategories and 4 main categories The main categories included the advantages of social networks (3 subcategories) disadvantages of social networks (2 subcategories) required infrastructures for using social networks in education (3 subcategories) and the capabilities of social networks in education (3 subcategories) Conclusion: This study revealed the advantages disadvantages and the applications of social networks in education Due to the importance of social networks in education we suggest that by providing the required infrastructures such as high speed internet educational protocols and etcetera the uses of social networks in education be improved so that students can better use these networks in education
Soheila Ehsanpour; Nikoo Yamani; Shahnaz Kohan; Mahshid Abdishahshahani; Babak Hamidfar
Volume 12, Supplement , July 2015, , Pages 177-191
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Background & Objective: Owing to the fact that seven years has passed since the establishment of the PhD program in reproductive health in Iran, its evaluation is essential. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the PhD program in reproductive health in Iran based on the Context- Input-Product-Process ...
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Background & Objective: Owing to the fact that seven years has passed since the establishment of the PhD program in reproductive health in Iran, its evaluation is essential. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the PhD program in reproductive health in Iran based on the Context- Input-Product-Process (CIPP) evaluation model.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in 2013 in the nursing and midwifery schools of Iran in which a PhD program in reproductive health was being taught (Tehran, Shahid Beheshti, Isfahan, Shahroud, and Mashhad Universities). The study population consisted of all heads of departments of midwifery, faculty members of PhD programs in reproductive health, heads of libraries in nursing and midwifery schools, graduates and reproductive health PhD students of medical sciences universities in Iran. Data collection tools consisted of five researcher-made questionnaires based on the CIPP model and a checklist of educational facilities and equipment assessment. Content and face validity were evaluated based on expert opinion. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated in order to obtain the reliability of the questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and mean of groups were compared using One-way ANOVA. Results: The status of context indicators of PhD programs in reproductive health was evaluated as appropriate by 60% of department heads, 83.3% faculty members, 83.3% graduates, and 74.1% students. Managers, graduates, and students evaluated the status of input indicators of PhD programs in reproductive health as fairly appropriate. Moreover, faculty members, graduates, and students evaluated the status of process indicators of PhD program in reproductive health as fairly appropriate. In addition, in the product domain, managers, faculty members, and students evaluated the status of product indicators of PhD programs in reproductive health as fairly appropriate.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the status of PhD programs in reproductive health was fairly appropriate; therefore, it seems necessary to improve the indicators that cause the program status to be fairly appropriate.
Navid Omidifar; Nikoo Yamani; Alireza Yousefi
Volume 3, Issue 2 , January 2007, , Pages 118-125
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Background : The importance of adequate training of Medical students in regard to the reading and interpretation of ECG is obvious and there are various studies about new methods of teaching ECG interpretation Objective : This study was aimed to determine the effect of teaching ECG interpretation in ...
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Background : The importance of adequate training of Medical students in regard to the reading and interpretation of ECG is obvious and there are various studies about new methods of teaching ECG interpretation Objective : This study was aimed to determine the effect of teaching ECG interpretation in workshops and to compare it with current method of ECG training in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Methods: This experimental study was done on two groups of students using pretest/ posttest design For this purpose 88 Medical students of an academic semester admitted to the university in the same year were selected and randomly divided into two groups of experimental group (taught in the workshop) and control group (taught by the current method) during Internal Medicine Ward Results: In whole 88 students participated in the study of whom 45 were in the experimental group and 43 ones in the control group In the experimental group mean (±SD) scores of the pretest (6 ± 11) and posttest test (17 ± 7) showed a significant difference (p=00001) Mean difference of pre and posttest scores in experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P=00001) Eighty five percent of students in the control group believed on the inefficacy of ECG training in the current educational system while 8380% of participants in the experimental group believed on the efficacy of ECG workshop on their learning Conclusion: Using new educational methods to improve the quality of educational system and to provide some new opportunities for students to learn by more initiative ways are highly necessary The obtained results showed clearly the efficacy of the new method comparing to the current one
