Seiyed Davoud Nasrollahpour-Shirvani; Mostafa Javanian; Ali Shabestani-Monfared; Iman Jahanian
Volume 12, Issue 2 , August 2015, , Pages 344-354
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Background & Objective: It is attempted to identify creative and talented individuals and to ensure the satisfaction of volunteers through creating a joyful atmosphere in scientific Olympiads The aim of the present study was to assess the level of satisfaction of candidates with the quality ...
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Background & Objective: It is attempted to identify creative and talented individuals and to ensure the satisfaction of volunteers through creating a joyful atmosphere in scientific Olympiads The aim of the present study was to assess the level of satisfaction of candidates with the quality of the 5th National Medical Sciences Olympiad in Iran Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted in the summer of 2013 The study population consisted of the candidates of the 5th National Medical Sciences Olympiad among the medical universities of Iran The subjects were selected through census method The data collection tool was a questionnaire designed by the researcher and its validity and reliability were confirmed Data were analyzed using SPSS software at a significance level of P < 0050 Results: Of the 222 studied candidates around the country 67 individuals (302%) studied Basic Sciences 52 (234%) Clinical Reasoning 67 (302%) Management of Health Systems and 36 (162%) Art in Medical Education The mean satisfaction level of candidates with the quality of this national Olympiad was 32 ± 11 and with the content and functionality of this Olympiad was 33 ± 12 There was a significant relationship between gender and satisfaction with the quality of the Olympiad (P = 0002) There was a significant relationship between age (P = 0 010 r = 0 131) semester (P = 0 019 r = 0122) and academic type (P = 0 019) and satisfaction with content and functionality of this Olympiad Conclusion: Satisfaction with quality content and functionality of the 5th Olympiad was at a moderate level and thus requires improvements
Seyed Mehran Hosseini
Volume 12, Issue 2 , August 2015, , Pages 419-425
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Background & Objective: Open book exams with free access to resources are effective for the better understanding of concepts and achieving higher levels of Blooms taxonomy This study investigated the correlation of average educational grading with open book exam score and with deep information ...
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Background & Objective: Open book exams with free access to resources are effective for the better understanding of concepts and achieving higher levels of Blooms taxonomy This study investigated the correlation of average educational grading with open book exam score and with deep information processing (DIP) The attitudes of medical students in basic sciences stage regarding open book exams were also reported Methods: In this descriptive study the subjects were 34 medical students in their third semester The students were informed of the date and duration of the quiz issues in question multiplechoice form of questions and the main book source for quiz 2 weeks in advance However students were not aware of it as an open book exam until it was performed After completing the test a survey and DIP were conducted for students anonymously Data were presented in the form of descriptive statistics The ttest and the correlation of educational grading with OBE and with DIP scores were performed using SPSS software Results: The mean age of students was 2485 ± 012 years Their average educational grading and the the quiz and the DIP scores were 154 ± 022 658 ± 033 and 745 ± 137 respectively There were no significant differences among genders in the above mentioned variables The Pearson coefficient of the average educational grading was not significantly for the quiz score (0272) and the DIP score (0258) Moreover 91% of students stated that understanding is an essential requirement for success in open book exams Only 3% of students stated that open book exams reduce the incentive to attend classes Conclusion: The average educational grading of medical students in basic sciences stage based on routine quiz scores is not an appropriate index of success in open book exams and gaining a deep understanding of topics The open book exam experience may be effective in increasing their awareness of their weaknesses in understanding concepts reasoning and drawing connection between lessons
Lida Jarahi; Leila Shoja Ghaleh Dokhtar; Seyed Mojtaba Mousavi Bazaz; Majid Reza Erfanian
Volume 12, Supplement , July 2015, , Pages 277-280
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Background & Objective: The desire for portfolio application, as a suitable method for evaluation of clinical students, has recently expanded. This study investigated the implementation of portfolio in the evaluation of medical students.
Methods: In the current study, medical students in their educational ...
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Background & Objective: The desire for portfolio application, as a suitable method for evaluation of clinical students, has recently expanded. This study investigated the implementation of portfolio in the evaluation of medical students.
Methods: In the current study, medical students in their educational rotations in health centers in Mashhad, Iran, in 2011 were evaluated by using portfolio. The scores of medical students' performance and health centers supervisors' evaluation of them were assessed during 10 months and compared with scores from a similar period in the past. Data were analyzed using t-test and SPSS software.
Results: Portfolios were completed by all medical students during their rotation in health centers and and evaluation of student was done based on portfolio scoring. Mean performance scores of medical students and health center supervisors' evaluation of them had increased compared of them by portfolio evaluation had increased compared with traditional students' evaluation method in similar past period.
Conclusion: Using portfolios for evaluation of medical students' performance in community educational fields is proposed as a performance-based approach.
Esmat Noohi; Hamideh Montazeri; Mostafa Shokohi
Volume 12, Issue 1 , May 2015, , Pages 1-9
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Background & Objective: The concept of active engagement or academic engagement is a certain understanding of the relationship between students and the university The university is an environment that provides learning opportunities that will lead to student learning The nature and level of ...
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Background & Objective: The concept of active engagement or academic engagement is a certain understanding of the relationship between students and the university The university is an environment that provides learning opportunities that will lead to student learning The nature and level of learning depends on the students way of using their environmental resources Positive engagement and an interactive supportive academic environment are essential elements in success in the learning process On the other hand isolation alienation and passiveness of students results in their academic failure The aim of the present study was to investigate academic engagement of medical students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran in 20112012 In this study 2 domains of academic engagement were investigated (active and participatory learning and level of academic challenge) Methods: In this descriptiveanalytical crosssectional study all medical students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences were recruited using stratified random sampling method The data collection tool was the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Results: In this study 211 medical students from different academic years with the average age of 226 ± 31 were enrolled The mean active engagement score of the students was 9864 ± 3233 Active and cooperative learning was at a significant level based on all demographic variables except employment The active and cooperative learning of male students differed significantly from that of female students married students from single students different academic years and native from local students Moreover students who were members of one of the academic centers had significantly higher active and participatory learning scores Mean active and participatory learning and level of academic challenge were 174 ± 56 and 217 ± 71 respectively Both domains were reported as unsatisfactory among students Conclusion: The results showed the unsatisfactory academic engagment status of the students of the Kerman University of Medical Sciences Thus it is hoped that with future planning to use more modern teaching methods which have a higher level of academic challenges and active and collaborative learning and by the appropriate support of the university university staff and faculty members we are able to take steps toward the improvement of academic engagement and thereby student success
Maryam Okhovati; Mina Moradzadeh; Farzaneh Zolala
Volume 11, Issue 2 , August 2014, , Pages 139-152
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Background & Objective: Recently a new technology ie Web 20 has emerged and it is increasingly used in education Wiki is one of the web 20 application which is used in Elearning Wiki is a simple easy editable interactive application that enhances learning so this study was conducted to investigate ...
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Background & Objective: Recently a new technology ie Web 20 has emerged and it is increasingly used in education Wiki is one of the web 20 application which is used in Elearning Wiki is a simple easy editable interactive application that enhances learning so this study was conducted to investigate the effect of using wiki on learning information searching skills on medical students in Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran Methods: The study population included the medical students who have chosen the information technology (IT) course in the second semester in 2013 The course was held in four groups two groups were selected randomly One group was considered as test group teaching through wiki (wikispaces) The second one was the control group traditional teaching (lecture) We asked about students attitudes toward learning through a researchermade questionnaire Result: The most of the students (719%) have used at least one of the web 20 technologies and 219% used Wikis The mean scores of two groups increased and the difference between the mean scores was significant The mean and standard deviation of the students scores before and after training through Wiki enhanced from 280 ± 185 to 1285 ± 426 whereas it was 383 ± 430 to 1375 ± 325 in the traditional group (P < 0001) There was no significant association between two teaching methods (wiki and traditional) (P = 0560) and the improvement of both groups was almost equivalent but most of students (55%) preferred training by wiki Conclusion: Teaching through Wiki had a positive effect on learning Regarding Wiki capabilities it can be used as a supplement method for teaching
Mahdi Darvishzade; Sakineh Sabzevari; Behshid Garrosi; Akbar Hassanzade
Volume 10, Issue 3 , October 2013, , Pages 376-384
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Background & Objective: One of the most important factors in students learning is their learning style whose identification helps to produce an optimal and effective learning program This study aimed to determine the learning styles in medical students and providing an appropriate teaching method ...
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Background & Objective: One of the most important factors in students learning is their learning style whose identification helps to produce an optimal and effective learning program This study aimed to determine the learning styles in medical students and providing an appropriate teaching method based on their views Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted in 2011 on 276 medical students who were chosen by proportional to size method The means of data collection was a questionnaire which included three parts ie demographic factors Kolbs learning styles and questions about teaching methods Then the data were collected and analyzed Results: Learning style of most of the students was assimilator (471%) and the order afterwards was divergent style (268%) convergent (185%) and accommodator (76%) respectively The most appropriate teaching methods from the viewpoints of students were concept attainment ward report and caseconference methods No statistically significant association was found between the learning style and the variables of age gender academic year and material status There was a statistically significant association between the habitat of students and their wish to continue study however in urban students was accommodator and in students who wanted to study in postgraduate levels learning style was divergent Conclusion: Considering note that medical students have chosen concept attainment ward report and caseconference methods as appropriate pattern of teaching for their training this results are helpful for medical education system so that to improve students learning The lecturers had better bring studentcentered approach in which learners have an active role to learn rather than uniform teaching method such as lectures
Ali-Akbar Haghdoost; Behnam Sadeghirad; Mahasti Alizadeh; Mahmoud Reza Dehghani; Tahereh Eslaminejad; Hajar Shafian; Mahasti Alizadeh; Roqhayeh Ershad Sarabi
Volume 10, Issue 2 , August 2013, , Pages 120-129
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Background & Objective: In compatibility with the progress of universities and expansion of knowledge and science around the world Iran has also had significant academic progress in recent years However the vision of Iran for the following decades is very ambitious Much has to be achieved to reach ...
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Background & Objective: In compatibility with the progress of universities and expansion of knowledge and science around the world Iran has also had significant academic progress in recent years However the vision of Iran for the following decades is very ambitious Much has to be achieved to reach the highest position in the region in development economy science and technology This qualitative study was designed to explore the strengths and weaknesses of universities Methods: This qualitative study had three phases In the first phase we explored the topic in brain storming sessions Then the themes raised in phase one were discussed deeply in unstructured interviews with selective experts around the country In the last phase we asked 30 selective academic staff from different medical sciences universities to categorize the issues based on their importance and their solutions using Delphi method Results: Our findings showed that improvement of international affairs were frequently stressed by our respondents In this domain the English skills of academic staff and students big revision in rules and regulations and encouraging the establishment of close scientific communication with academic organizations around the world were highlighted In addition most respondents believed that problems were understandable but our main conflicts were in finding applicable solutions and implementing decisions Conclusion: Our results showed that for a better presentation of Iranian universities in the international environment a new approach to long term reform programs is necessary In this plan special attention must be paid to the educational and research infrastructures
Ladan Fata; Sheida Azari; Hamid Baradaran
Volume 10, Issue 2 , August 2013, , Pages 150-157
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Background & Objective: Students academic decline is one of the major problems of higher education institute in the country For this reason many studies have been performed on this subject but they have achieved different results This study aims to collect and compare researches carried out nationwide ...
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Background & Objective: Students academic decline is one of the major problems of higher education institute in the country For this reason many studies have been performed on this subject but they have achieved different results This study aims to collect and compare researches carried out nationwide on this subject Methods: Using the information on online systems and databases such as Iranmedex Sid Magiran PubMed Web of Science Google Scholar and Science Direct Eric the keywords Medical students educational failure academic growth and academic achievement were searched The papers were divided into two categories of related and unrelated Results: From the total of 152 papers the irrelevant articles were eliminated and from the 32 remaining papers only 9 articles had the required criteria for the study In terms of content analysis sex accommodating in dormitory employment marital status age pass rate noticeable gap between acquiring diploma and university entrance were considered as affecting factors on academic decline Conclusion: These factors can be considered as effective factors in academic decline since they are common in previous published articles However in these articles academic decline determinants are different and no specific cut point has been defined Due to the importance of the subject and its effects on academic decline it is recommended that it be specified
Reza Ghadimi; Mahmoud Hajiahmadi; Aram Tirgar; Hossein Rashvand; Abdoleiman Amouei; Parvin Sajadi; Seyyed Reza Hosseini
Volume 10, Issue 2 , August 2013, , Pages 158-165
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Background & Objective: Community oriented medical education has been considered by many universities The aim of this study was to determine the general practitioners (GPs) point of view regarding social medicine training programs (SMTP) Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted on GPs graduated ...
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Background & Objective: Community oriented medical education has been considered by many universities The aim of this study was to determine the general practitioners (GPs) point of view regarding social medicine training programs (SMTP) Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted on GPs graduated from different Iranian medical Universities after 1985 in Babol Iran in 2010 Subjects were selected by simple randomized sampling method Data were gathered using a questionnaire consisting of three parts and analyzed using chisquare and Fishers exact tests by SPSS Results: In this study 130 GPs who had graduated 104 ± 57 years ago were evaluated Data showed some topics of SMTP like occupational health disease management executing a research project and presence in rural/urban health centers were more common in GPs graduated after 2001 in comparisons with counterpart group Moreover GPs who worked in rural health centers indicated to have more attention on mental health dental health elderly care disease management and social health assessment methods in curriculum of SMTP Conclusion: According to our findings mental and occupational health along with elderly care should be considered in social medicine curriculum of medical students Moreover appropriate revisions on SMTP and continuous education programs on these topics for GPs are recommended
Kambiz Diba; Davood Jabbari; Zahra Yekta; Shiva Roshan-milani
Volume 10, Issue 2 , August 2013, , Pages 211-217
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Background & Objective: In Iran evaluation is one of the most important bases of medical education and one of the best criteria for the categorization of medical universities Therefore we aimed to compare some methods of evaluation for medical students Methods: The target group included all basic ...
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Background & Objective: In Iran evaluation is one of the most important bases of medical education and one of the best criteria for the categorization of medical universities Therefore we aimed to compare some methods of evaluation for medical students Methods: The target group included all basic level medical students studying medical mycology during the fifth semester The tested methods of evaluations were: development test posttest class reports and final exam Three groups of evaluation were compared as a course plan of mycology for nine sessions Results: There was a significant direct relation between the midterm and final exam so that the increased midterm and posttest marks caused improvement in the final exam Moreover there was a relative correlation between the class reports and final exam Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that each tested continuous evaluation is able to improve the final exams
Farhad Iranmanesh; Akbar Hamzei Moghaddam; Mohammad Ali Shafa
Volume 10, Issue 2 , August 2013, , Pages 281-287
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Background & Objective: In educational systems evaluation is considered as one of the key elements The evaluation of university students on the educational processes is of specific value There has been no study on the evaluation of the Neurology Department Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran ...
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Background & Objective: In educational systems evaluation is considered as one of the key elements The evaluation of university students on the educational processes is of specific value There has been no study on the evaluation of the Neurology Department Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran through carrying out a poll Therefore we intended to improve the quality of education in the department through evaluation Methods: From among the medical students admitted in 2007 in Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran 67 students participated in the present study The questionnaire used was prepared according to reliable sources and the professors points of view and considered validity and reliability The questionnaires data was entered into SPSS and it was statistically analyzed through descriptive and analytical statistical methods Results: 63 students (94%) rated the methodology of the professors of the ward and 62 students (925%) rated the methodology of the professors of theoretical courses a moderate or high score 65 students (97%) evaluation of good behavior of professors with students was moderate or high In terms of efficiency 35 students (522%) rated morning reports 28 students (417%) rated weekly conferences and 18 students (268%) rated journals a moderate to high score Conclusion: According to the medical students opinion the neurology department has a good position in general standards of medical education ethics and regulation However it has to reconsider some parts of educational procedures such as conferences and journal clubs which are held in collaboration with the residents
Abdolhussein Shakurnia; Mehri Ghafourian Boroujerdnia; Hussein Elhampour
Volume 9, Issue 2 , January 2013, , Pages 132-142
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Background & Objective: Approach to the study as one of the factors affects students learning and achievement is of a great importance The aim of this study was to compare medical students approaches to learning in preclinical and clinical years of study and its effect on their academic achievement ...
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Background & Objective: Approach to the study as one of the factors affects students learning and achievement is of a great importance The aim of this study was to compare medical students approaches to learning in preclinical and clinical years of study and its effect on their academic achievement Methods: In this descriptiveanalytic study a total of 137 medical students in preclinical and clinical years of study in Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran were evaluated by using Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) questionnaire Grade point average of students in theoretical and practical courses was considered as an indicator of their academic achievement Results : The most common approach to study and learning was deep approach (401%) In clinical years of study a significant increase of using deep approach and significant decrease of using surface approach were observed There was no significant difference between preclinical and clinical students in regard to their learning and study approaches (P = 0140) Learning and study approach showed significant relationship with students academic achievement (P = 001) Conclusion: Due to the significance of using deep approach in learning it is recommended that educational planners provide the best learning conditions to encourage students to take advantage of this study approach
Shohreh Tashi; Fathieh Mortazavi; Shahram Yazdani; Yasaman Mottaghipour
Volume 9, Issue 2 , January 2013, , Pages 170-178
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Background & Objective: Medical students should learn some skills for better clinical reasoning decision making and using evidence based medicine One of the most important attributes of a successful clinician is the ability of critical thinking in patient care situations The purpose of this study ...
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Background & Objective: Medical students should learn some skills for better clinical reasoning decision making and using evidence based medicine One of the most important attributes of a successful clinician is the ability of critical thinking in patient care situations The purpose of this study was to evaluate critical thinking skills (analysis evaluation inference and deductive and inductive reasoning) in medical students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran Methods: This nonexperimental study was conducted on 92 men in first third and fifth years of medical education in 20082009 Data were collected using California Critical Thinking Skills Test (form B) and analyzed by SPSS software Statistical tests used for data analysis were ANOVA Duncan Posthoc and Pearson tests Results: The mean scores of 5 subskills were low in all three groups Significant differences were found among three groups in regard to evaluation (P = 048) inductive reasoning (P < 0001) and deductive reasoning (P = 001) Conclusion: It seems that students critical thinking skill is not so desirable in Iran and educational planning should be considered for its development
Mohammad Reza Yosefi; Mohammad Reza Ghanbari; Mohammad Ali Mohagheghi; Seyed Hasan Emami Razavi
Volume 9, Issue 1 , July 2012, , Pages 1-10
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Background & Objective: In spite of supreme goals of Medical Ethics Education it seems that the current Medical curriculum does not have the sufficient capability of influencing attitude and behavior The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the necessity and possibility of including medical ...
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Background & Objective: In spite of supreme goals of Medical Ethics Education it seems that the current Medical curriculum does not have the sufficient capability of influencing attitude and behavior The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the necessity and possibility of including medical ethics courses in the clinical training period Methods: This qualitative study was performed with a case study approach Subjects were the academic members of faculty of Medicine in Tehran University of Medical Sciences In depth interview and focused group discussion were used fore data collection Data analysis was performed using text analysis analytical method Retrieved conception codes were classified as six main conceptions and related subconceptions Results : Data analysis for the necessity part resulted in the necessity of including Medical Ethics in clinical training applied familiarity with medical ethics issues simultaneous education and clinical application of medical ethics issues beneficial effect of including medical ethics as a course in the clinical period longterm experience of ethics issues and teachers behaviors in clinical setting and nontheoretical aspect of some ethics issues Main issues in the challenges part were insufficient familiarity of teachers with ethics subjects and ways to transfer them administrative problems of program implementation problems of educational system the impact of cultural shortage in programming and shortage of skilled lecturers in medical ethics In relation to the possibility main issues were the possibility of including medical ethics in the clinical period training teachers for ethics subjects and presenting them to the students programming and preparing course contents in accordance with the societys culture tradition and religion using experienced and skilled teachers and avoiding direct use of programs designed in foreign countries Conclusion: Including medical ethics courses in the clinical training period in order to decrease professional problems seems to be necessary Moreover considering the potentials of our society it is possible to consider medical ethics courses in our Medical Education
Saeide Garousi; Behshid Garrusi
Volume 9, Issue 1 , July 2012, , Pages 25-33
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Background & Objectives: Inter professional Education for students are introduce as an alternative to traditional educational methods Using this method of teaching had positive effects on student learning professional performance and patient care But students ̓ values are important obstacles in ...
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Background & Objectives: Inter professional Education for students are introduce as an alternative to traditional educational methods Using this method of teaching had positive effects on student learning professional performance and patient care But students ̓ values are important obstacles in this kind of educational The aim of the present study is to identify students stereotypes regarding practitioners and nurses as an obstacle in Inter professional Education Methods: In this cross sectional study 415 medical and nursing students in Kerman University of Medical Sciences were selected Data collection was based on a questionnaire The questionnaire contains questions about medical and nursing students` stereotypes about each other and about Inter professional Education Data were analyzed by using statistical software SPSSV16 Results : Medical students believed that doctors will show the higher professional characteristics than nurses and vice versa All students agreed with this educational program Most issues should be considered in interdisciplinary education including clinical skills training education of any kind of common skills professional ethics communication skills and interact ion with the patients Conclusion: The survey`s results indicate a need for interdisciplinary training of students that should be considered by educational planners
Zahra Chinipardaz; Mehri Ghafourian Boroujerdni; Parvin Pasalar; Abofazl Shiravy khozany; Athefe Keshavarz
Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2012, , Pages 167-172
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Background and Objectives: Emotional intelligence (EI) is a social intelligence identifying the ability of an individual to understand others emotions establish sympathy with others and adjust his emotions with others In fact EI enables individuals to have a proper understanding of their own and others ...
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Background and Objectives: Emotional intelligence (EI) is a social intelligence identifying the ability of an individual to understand others emotions establish sympathy with others and adjust his emotions with others In fact EI enables individuals to have a proper understanding of their own and others emotions and use it in their human relationships effectively The purpose of this study was to determine mean of emotional intelligence in stager medical students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and its relationship with their academic achievement Methods: In this analyticdescriptive study a total of 70 stager medical students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in the academic year 20072008 were selected and their EI was determined by using a standard questionnaire ( a cronbach=0937) consisted of 90 questions Moreover the relationship between EI and variables of age sex students rank in the university entrance exam grade point average and satisfaction of the field of study was determined Data analysis was done through SPSS 16 software package Results: Mean EI of the subjects in all 15 domains of the questionnaire were lower than the standard values Minimum score belonged to the interpersonal relationships and maximum score belonged to the goodview None of the studied variables showed significant relationship with emotional intelligence (p >005) Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize on the necessity of more educational planning for increasing emotional intelligence of stager medical students during their educational period In this way they can achieve better academic achievement and do their internship responsibilities more efficiently However lack of enough information about emotional intelligence requires further studies
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
Kourosh Vahidshahi; Mitra Mahmoudi; Mansour Ranjbar; Leila Shahbaznezhad; Sara Ehteshami; sajad shafiei
Volume 8, Issue 1 , July 2011, , Pages 94-100
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Background & Objective: Nowadays early clinical experience (ECE) in Medical education has been developed with the aim of establishing efficient relationship between basic sciences courses and clinical education This study was done to evaluate the effect of early clinical experience on the attitudes ...
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Background & Objective: Nowadays early clinical experience (ECE) in Medical education has been developed with the aim of establishing efficient relationship between basic sciences courses and clinical education This study was done to evaluate the effect of early clinical experience on the attitudes of students in Sari School of Medicine toward basic sciences courses Methods: This interventional study (before and after) was done on all Sari Medical students in the 4th semester of basic sciences program An ECE program in 8 sessions was designed and developed during the 4th academic semester Attitudes of the students toward clinical importance of basic sciences courses were asked before and after the program by a valid and reliable questionnaire Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon Chisquare and McNemar tests and through SPSS 13 software package Results: From 47 students 42 ones were participated in the study (response rate= 89%) of whom 25 ones were female (60%) Early clinical experience could only affect the attitude of students in neuroanatomy course (P
Ali Nourian; Fereshteh Shah Mohammadi; Seyed-Nouraldin Mousavi Nasab; Azin Nourian
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2011, , Pages 104-111
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Background & Objective : The variety and large volume of study materials of Medicine is an important issue and for a good learning adapting adequate study skills and habits is necessary for the students of Medicine A regular study plan as well as following appropriate study skills and habits ...
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Background & Objective : The variety and large volume of study materials of Medicine is an important issue and for a good learning adapting adequate study skills and habits is necessary for the students of Medicine A regular study plan as well as following appropriate study skills and habits is of a great importance This study was carried out to investigate study skills and habits of students in Tehran Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences Methods : In this descriptive crosssectional study a questionnaire including 27 questions for the assessment of study habits ( time management concentration reading speed note taking and comprehension) was designed based on cook counselling center and after confirming the reliability and validity (α=089) was distributed among medical students Lower mean score showed better study habits In statistical analysis p
Shahsanam Gheibi; Rahim Mohammad Loo; Seyed Javad Moosavi Vaezi; Zahra Yekta; Reza Pour Ali; Mahnaz Kafili
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2011, , Pages 141-146
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Background & Objective : Academic failure in students of Medicine is one of the important educational issues that deserve serious attempts for the identification of its underlying factors and resolving This study was designed to find the rate of academic failure and its underlying causes in Medical ...
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Background & Objective : Academic failure in students of Medicine is one of the important educational issues that deserve serious attempts for the identification of its underlying factors and resolving This study was designed to find the rate of academic failure and its underlying causes in Medical students of Urmia University of Medical Science Methods : In this descriptive crosssectional study demographic and academic information of all students of Medicine in clinical setting who had been accepted in Urmia University of Medical Sciences in the academic years of 19992001 were collected from their academic files Data were analyzed through SPSS and using Chisquare and ttests Statistical significant level was considered 005 Results : A total of 176 academic files belonged to the entrant students in 2000 (n=71) 2001 (n=48) and 2002 (n=55) were studied The rate of academic failure was 223% in basic sciences period 07% in preinternship period and 265% in internship period Failure rate in preexternal examination was 1156% and in preinternal examination it was 56% Academic failure showed significant relationship with class nonattendance (p
Zinat Salem; Mohsen Rezaeian; Siyavash Dehghan
Volume 4, Issue 1 , July 2007, , Pages 36-43
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Background & Objective: The validity of a thesis is important from two perspectives First the research issue by itself and second the references that are used in the research The present study was designed to investigate the bibliographies of the theses of Medical students in Rafsanjan University ...
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Background & Objective: The validity of a thesis is important from two perspectives First the research issue by itself and second the references that are used in the research The present study was designed to investigate the bibliographies of the theses of Medical students in Rafsanjan University Methods : In this crosssectional study all of the defended theses of Rafsanjan Medical students from 1993 to 2003 (a total of 332 theses) were evaluated Bibliographies were assessed by using a check list Data analysis was done by applying descriptive and analytical statistical methods Results : Mean ( ± SD) of the number of references was 259( ± 1899) and 12% of the theses have not used any references There was no reference to electronic publications and review articles in the studied theses English articles had the highest rate of citation (161%) and abstracts presented in the congresses the lowest (008 %) In whole 61100% of the references belonged to five years prior to the study In 885% of the theses bibliography writing was according to the standard styles Conclusion : It is suggested that by planning educational workshops students be taught to benefit from using more recent scientific published or electronic references in writing their theses
Saharnaz Nedjat; Hasan Emami Razavi; Arash Rashidian; Shahrooz Yazdani; Reza Majdzadeh
Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2006, , Pages 1-10
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Background: It seems that in our country choosing medicine as the field of study in university is mostly due to family and society pressures rather than the applicants real interest in this field Objective: To determine medical students motives for choosing medicine and their outlooks for this profession ...
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Background: It seems that in our country choosing medicine as the field of study in university is mostly due to family and society pressures rather than the applicants real interest in this field Objective: To determine medical students motives for choosing medicine and their outlooks for this profession by using two qualitative and quantitative approaches Methods: The qualitative part includes two focus group discussions with interns and one focus group discussion with fresh students In the quantitative part complementary to the qualitative section the causes of choosing medicine field and the rate of students and applicants awareness toward the future statue of their profession were studied For this purpose 33 fresh students 107 interns and 88 applicants of medicine field after taking the entrance examination were selected through convenient and consecutive sampling and were asked to complete the designated questionnaire Results: In the qualitative part everybody agreed that the applicants own preference is not determining and almost all of the students mentioned the social prestige of a physician and medical field as the main cause of choosing this field In the quantitative part interest in the scientific content of this field (in 42%) the role of physician in health improvement (in 21%) financial income (in 143%) the social prestige of physician (in 13%) and the pressure of family and society (in 1%) were mentioned as the main causes of choosing medicine field On the other hand participants in the qualitative part of the study didnt have a good outlook for the professional status of general practitioners and some of them believed that continuing studies in medicine field is more difficult than other fields In the quantitative part of study as the age of participants increased they more asserted that in medical field the possibility of continuing studies finding job in good area and with good income is less compared with other fields Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that many students have not adequate awareness toward the medicine field and in choosing this field they are mostly under the influence of factors such as the pressure of family and the social prestige of the physicians Although these aspects were not obvious in the quantitative part of the study they were confirmed by all of the participants in the qualitative section of the study This fact denotes the importance of qualitative approaches or the combination of qualitative and quantitative designs On the other hand since with increase in the age of students their awareness toward the future statue of their field improves it is suggested that admission is not confined to academic criteria and appropriate metacognitive characteristics of applicants are also considered in admitting the students
Seyyed Mohammad Mehdi Hazavehei; Yadollah Fathei; Mehri Shamshirei
Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2006, , Pages 33-42
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Background: One of the priorities of research in education is study about the causes of students failure during their academic work Objective: To investigate the causes of students academic failure and probation Methods: In this casecontrol study 761 volunteer students in Hamadan University of Medical ...
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Background: One of the priorities of research in education is study about the causes of students failure during their academic work Objective: To investigate the causes of students academic failure and probation Methods: In this casecontrol study 761 volunteer students in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences during fall and spring semesters of 20012002 were participated Students were divided into two groups Case group consisted of 43 students who had academic failure leading to their probation and control group consisted of 718 students who were successful in their study program Data collection was done by a questionnaire designed based on eight main factors in learning process including: method of teaching evaluation educational materials planning for the semester courses personal characteristics environmental problems academic environment and accessibility of academic advisors The questionnaire was used after reliability and validity evaluation Results: The percentage of academic probation was higher in boys (94%) compared to girls (43%) Among eight factors affecting learning process there was a significant difference (P= 0014) between the two groups in their mean score of opinions about the method of teaching (356 ± 116 in the case group vs 359± 098 in the control group) There was also significant difference between the two groups in regard to mean score of the personal characteristics (436 ± 126 in case group vs 476 ±108 in control group P= 0023) The obtained mean scores for method of teaching and personal characteristics of the students was significantly higher according to the students who had a score below 10 for at least 1 course Mean scores of method of teaching and environmental & educational problems were significantly higher according to the students who had a score between 1012 in at least one course (P
Roghayeh Ershad Sarabi; Kambiz Bahaadini
Volume 2, Issue 1 , July 2005, , Pages 33-39
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Background : The rapidly expanding use of information technology (IT) in medicine and biomedicine has changed the medical education methods So that information literacy the ability to use computer is an essential skill for students Knowing about the computer literacy level of students and the level of ...
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Background : The rapidly expanding use of information technology (IT) in medicine and biomedicine has changed the medical education methods So that information literacy the ability to use computer is an essential skill for students Knowing about the computer literacy level of students and the level of their interest in learning information technology help make the students to use computers and information technology better Objective : The aim of this study was to assess the level of computer literacy amongst three classes of Kerman Universitys medical students (students accepted during 19982000) Methods: All students accepted during 19982000 (180 students) were studied in this cross – sectional research The questionnaire was used before in similar research in America Response rate was 74% The internal consistency of the questionnaire was computed after the gathering and was 086 Results : 292 percent of the respondents were male and 708% were female Most of them (656%) had personal computer 208% of them had passed at least an educational class on hardware 432% on software class and 94% on system design and analysis before accepting to university In total the students got 56% of computer literacy score The computer literacy of males was significantly higher than females (P
Seyyed Mohammad Mehdi Hazavehei; Yadollah Fathi
Volume 1, Issue 2 , January 2005, , Pages 85-93
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Background: According to the educational policy and regulation offering academic advising to the students is one of the essential faculty members responsibilities and medical universities must guide the students during their education in order to prevent any academic problems and barriers and improve ...
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Background: According to the educational policy and regulation offering academic advising to the students is one of the essential faculty members responsibilities and medical universities must guide the students during their education in order to prevent any academic problems and barriers and improve academic achievement Objective: To Compare the effect of two educational methods on academic advisors knowledge attitude and practice Methods: Eightyseven advisors participated in this experimental study The participants were randomly divided into two groups The first group (N=43) receiving selflearning educational materials participated in a oneday workshop The second group only received selflearning educational materials A reliable and valid questionnaire was distributed to gather data Results: The findings indicated the knowledge of the advisors about advising and counselling in the first group ( =1477 SD=31) was higher than the advisors in the second group ( =1154 SD=276) so that a significant difference was observed between the two groups (P