Jahangir Haghani; Molouk Torabi; Armin Rafiee-Pour
Volume 12, Issue 4 , January 2016, , Pages 671-678
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Background & Objective: Clinical training is of great importance in dentistry and has a direct impact on health of the society and treatment of patients The present study was conducted with the aim to obtain students point of views about facilities physical environment and training methods in the ...
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Background & Objective: Clinical training is of great importance in dentistry and has a direct impact on health of the society and treatment of patients The present study was conducted with the aim to obtain students point of views about facilities physical environment and training methods in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology School of Dentistry of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran Methods: This descriptive and crosssectional study was conducted on dental students who had had passed at least 1 unit of radiology course The participants were selected through census sampling method The data collection tool was a questionnaire consisting of 28 items in 5 scales and a section on demographic information The 5 scales consisted of evaluation of equipment quality of education in terms of diagnosis skills quality of education in terms of clinical skills practical education on patients and miscellaneous questions The questionnaire was designed by the researchers and its validity and reliability were evaluated Data were analyzed in SPSS software using ttest and analysis of variance (ANOVA) All Pvalues of less than 005 were considered significant Results: Of the 146 respondents 432% were men and 568% were women The mean score of the questionnaire was 7624 ± 1442 from a total of 140 Overall students satisfaction was at a moderate level Students satisfaction level with practical training in different techniques and bone and dental fractures diagnosis using radiography was low In the students view the quantity and quality of radiography devices was inadequate There was no statistically significant association between different inputs in terms of satisfaction and the students gender Conclusion: The students in the present study were relatively satisfied with radiology courses However in their opinion the quantity and quality of radiology devices were low Thus the repairing and updating of the radiography devices is recommended
Mehri Ghafourian Boroujerdnia; Abdol Hossein Shakurnia; Hossein Elhampour
Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2006, , Pages 19-25
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Background: Considering the importance of educational processes in our universities evaluation of academic members in order to improve their teaching quality is highly necessary In Education Development Center of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences evaluation of academic members by students is performed ...
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Background: Considering the importance of educational processes in our universities evaluation of academic members in order to improve their teaching quality is highly necessary In Education Development Center of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences evaluation of academic members by students is performed annually through questionnaires and the results are reflected to the teachers Objective: To determine the opinions of teachers about the effective factors on variations of their evaluation score during the academic year of 20032004 in comparison to the previous year Methods: In this descriptive study a researchermade questionnaire was prepared and distributed among 130 non clinical academic members of whom 72% filled and returned the questionnaires Data were analyzed by computing frequency percentage and Chisquare test Results: About half of the teachers (523%) gained a higher evaluation score in comparison to the previous year and they believed that the most important factors causing this increase have been respectively more proficiency in educational program content (46%) considering students program level (26%) knowing the results of previous evaluation (23%) participating in medical education workshops (75%) improvement of educational facilities (71%) and alteration in social behavior (68%) Among all teachers 374% gained a lower score comparing to the previous year and according to them frequent holidays during the academic semester (49%) type of course and its nature (37%) and students dishonesty in evaluating teachers (34%) had been the most important factors affecting decrease in their evaluation score while inappropriate class time (91%) had not been effective in this regard Conclusion: In order to improve the quality of educational programs considering academic members suggestions and trying to resolve educational problems are highly recommended
Zahra Jalili; Esmat Nouhi; Nouzar Nakhaee
Volume 2, Issue 2 , January 2006, , Pages 80-87
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Background: Establishing centers for clinical skills training in medical schools with the purpose of improving students ability in practical skills has provided an adequate environment for practicing in an experimental setting and consequently can be effective in decreasing the rate of probable mistakes ...
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Background: Establishing centers for clinical skills training in medical schools with the purpose of improving students ability in practical skills has provided an adequate environment for practicing in an experimental setting and consequently can be effective in decreasing the rate of probable mistakes in real situations Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the opinions of interns in Kerman University of Medical Sciences about the rate and sources of acquired basic clinical skills through self evaluation Methods: All available interns of Kerman School of Medicine (including 120 ones) who had passed the clinical skills course participated in this cross sectional study in 2004 Data were gathered by an investigator made questionnaire and analyzed by using ttest and ANOVA Results: Based on the results most of the respondents (908%) believed in the necessity of a specific course as clinical skills in medical education program In regard to the rate of acquired skills “vital signs measurement” “nasogastric tube insertion” and “patient communication skills” got the highest mean scores (1835 1776 and 173 respectively) in interns selfevaluation while the lowest mean scores belonged to “cauterization” “intubation” and “using surgical set” (909 1284 and 1411 respectively) The percent of selfevaluation total score was 767% In regard to the source of acquiring clinical skills “clinical skills center” (41%) “self learning” (29%) and “professors and others” (27%) obtained the highest percents respectively Conclusion: Considering the low self evaluation scores in some skills and the highest percent for clinical skills center as source of acquiring clinical skills improving the quality of training in this center and expanding its activities are necessary
Nozar Nakhaee; Seyyed Vahid Seyyed Hosseinie
Volume 1, Issue 2 , January 2005, , Pages 57-63
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Background: Cheating among university students is highly common so that some experts have described it as “epidemic” Objective: To determine the opinion of medical students in one of medical universities towards cheating and to estimate its frequency Methods: A selfadministered ...
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Background: Cheating among university students is highly common so that some experts have described it as “epidemic” Objective: To determine the opinion of medical students in one of medical universities towards cheating and to estimate its frequency Methods: A selfadministered questionnaire content valid and reliable was distributed among medical students (between years 1 to 6) at the end of lectures They were asked to estimate the frequency of cheating among their classmates and to show whether or not they approve the cheating behavior types on a likert scale Results: Of three hundred and two students participated in the study all replied 68% of respondents were female and the rest were male The range of the students in each level was 31 persons (level three) to 85 ones (the sixth level) According to the findings “attendance of another person in the exam session” was the most rejected cheating type ( =413) and the most approved type of cheating was “not informing the teacher about the wrong higher score” ( =263) A considerable rate of students (about 50%) approved some types of cheating The relative frequency of some types of cheating has been estimated to about 50% Comparing the students opinions showed no significant difference in terms of sex Conclusion: Paying attention to cheating among students is necessary
