Javaher Yari; Mahasti Alizadeh; Zhila Khamenian; Mehrangiz Ghasemie
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Background and Objectives The aim of the present study is to investigate the compatibility of public medicine internship and apprenticeship curricula with roles and responsibilities of general practitioners (GPs) from their personal perspectives at health centers, affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical ...
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Background and Objectives The aim of the present study is to investigate the compatibility of public medicine internship and apprenticeship curricula with roles and responsibilities of general practitioners (GPs) from their personal perspectives at health centers, affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Methods This cross sectional analytical survey was performed on 80 GPs in East Azerbaijan province, Iran in 2014 via simple random sampling. The data collection tool included a researcher-made questionnaire, based on the curricula of community medicine internship and apprenticeship programs and a focus group discussion about GPs’ responsibilities. The content validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed by professionals and experts of public health education. For data analysis, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage) and one-sample t test were performed, using SPSS. Results On average, more than 83% of GPs in this study believed that subjects presented in public medicine internship and apprenticeship programs should remain in the curricula. More than 60% of GPs demanded the integration of subjects, including professional ethics and approaches towards preventive medicine and disease risk factors, in the internship program. In addition, more than 50% of GPs asked for the integration of accurate drug prescription and test administration in the internship program. Generally, the respondents reported a moderate to high level of compatibility between the educational content of internship (mean, 3.3 ± 0.74; minimum, 1.1; maximum, 5) and apprenticeship (mean, 3.13 ± 0.77; minimum, 1; maximum, 4.92) programs. Conclusions According to the results, GPs reported a medium to high level of compatibility between the curricula of internship and apprenticeship programs, as stated by GPs. They also asked for the integration of certain subjects in their curricula. Therefore, it is essential to coordinate the educational syllabus with the actual medical education needs of students in order to improve GPs’ efficiency and promote a community-based approach in medical education.
Alireza Vakilian; Farhad Iranmanesh; Mohammad Ali Shafa; Amir Moghadam-Ahmadi; Fariba Maleki-Rad
Volume 12, Issue 3 , November 2015, , Pages 525-536
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Background & Objective: Regarding the significance of neurological diseases training general practitioners has a key role and they should be welltrained in diagnose and approaching different diseases in this field We focused on educational needs assessment for general practitioners in the field of ...
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Background & Objective: Regarding the significance of neurological diseases training general practitioners has a key role and they should be welltrained in diagnose and approaching different diseases in this field We focused on educational needs assessment for general practitioners in the field of neurological diseases Methods: All the general practitioners practicing in the regulatory zone of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences Iran (urban and rural areas) who agreed to participate were entered the study 104 participants of the total of 170 general practitioners in this area completed a researchermade questionnaire and mailed us The questionnaire encompassed 54 neurological diseases four paraclinical tests and 9 approaches for neurological signs and symptoms as well as their practical framework satisfaction from their education and demographic and educational items Results: In 479% of cases educational expectations were at the level of screening and refer in that 314% at the level of diagnosis and treatment and in 188% at the level of acquaintance and describing The remainders (188%) were the cases with no need to know and unfamiliar ones Statistically screening and refer just the diagnosis and the treatment were the mentioned educational expectations respectively Most of general practitioners were not fully satisfied from their externship and internship educational programs Conclusion: This study in a more systematic way outlines the general practitioners points of view and their tendency to intervene in the procedure of neurological managements which can also be of great use to any further modifications in medical training curricula Absence of perfect satisfaction about educational programs shows us that we should change our educational methods to more practical and clinical forms
Tahereh Changiz; Mohammad Fakhari; Sepideh Jamshidian; Solmaz Zare; Fariba Asgari
Volume 12, Issue 2 , August 2015, , Pages 325-343
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Background & Objective: One method to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of the general medicine curriculum is the collection of results of research in this field In this study research results on the extent of predefined general competency in the formal document of the minimum competencies ...
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Background & Objective: One method to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of the general medicine curriculum is the collection of results of research in this field In this study research results on the extent of predefined general competency in the formal document of the minimum competencies of Iranian general physicians have been systematically integrated Methods: The search strategy in this study included the searching of words doctor student interns or graduate and ability competency knowledge skill attitude or performance in the title abstract or keywords of articles All papers published from 2002 to 2014 in Persian language journals were retrieved from the Irandoc Iranmedex Magiran Medlib and SID databases Results: After the removal of irrelevant or duplicate papers from 270 recorded papers 24 articles were selected and analyzed All studies were descriptive studies and most used selfreporting methods to assess the competency of physicians Reviewed articles focused on only 48% of subdomains of the formal document of the minimum competencies of physicians In 70% of assessed skills physicians competencies were estimated as low to moderate Conclusion: Although these studies did not assess all skills mentioned in the formal document of the minimum competencies of physicians estimates show that the competencies of general physicians in assessed skills were not desirable It is recommended that future studies in this field to be managed
