Reza Dehnavieh; Roostam Seifaddini; Mohammad Javad Zahedi; Mohammad Hosain Mehrolhassani; Somayeh Noori Hekmat; Mina Ansari; Nahid Khajeh poor
Volume 10, Issue 2 , August 2013, , Pages 232-246
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Background & Objective: After preparing the health scientific road map universities of medical sciences should play their role in this regard This study aimed to identify the main challenges of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran in achieving the goals of the health scientific road mapMethods: ...
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Background & Objective: After preparing the health scientific road map universities of medical sciences should play their role in this regard This study aimed to identify the main challenges of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran in achieving the goals of the health scientific road mapMethods: This study was conducted as a qualitative study The study population consisted of KMU`s top managers and experts Purposeful and snowball sampling methods were used 25 interviews were conducted in 2012 Using a semistructured interview the challenges of Kerman University of Medical Sciences in achieving the goals of health scientific road map were investigated A framework method was applied for the data analysis Results: At the end of this qualitative study 10 basic concepts consisting of policy making and management financing and facilitating processes development and promotion of human resources development and promotion of education research dissemination of knowledge entrepreneurship services provision culture and norms and facilitating communication and 46 subgroups of challenges were identified Conclusion: Given the importance of achieving the goals of health scientific road map and the importance of medical sciences universities in this regard Kerman University of Medical sciences must develop a comprehensive plan to reduce the challenges
Habibeh Ahmadipour; Mohammad Javad Zahedi; Seyed Ali Mohammad Arabzadeh
Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2012, , Pages 182-188
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Background & Objectives: Even so much of the knowledge and skills of medical students is aquiered during clinical course in many educational systems students are kept away from clinical setting during their first academic years Methods: This study was an interventional study carried out by Educational ...
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Background & Objectives: Even so much of the knowledge and skills of medical students is aquiered during clinical course in many educational systems students are kept away from clinical setting during their first academic years Methods: This study was an interventional study carried out by Educational Development Office in the school of Medicine in 2009 All Second semester students were selected through census method Students attitudes towards medical profession were evaluated using a questionnaire The validity of the questionnaire confirmed by a number of experts and its reliability was determined using Cronbachs Alpha 0 65 Early clinical exposure course was held for subjects and within two weeks after the course they were asked to complete the questionnaire again Each question was rated using Likert scale and mean scores of each student before and after the intervention were calculated and compared by using paired ttest Results: From 85 students 62 ones completed the questionnaire before and after the course From all 36 ones (58 %) were female and 26 ones (42 %) were male Mean age of students was 1912(± 073) years and their mean average of the first semester was 1624(± 11) There was no significant difference between the students attitude toward medical profession before and after the course Conclusion: Although the present study couldnt detect significant change in students attitude toward medical profession the results of other studies show that early clinical exposure provides an opportunity for the students to learn subjects practically and beyond mere theory
