Strides in Development of Medical Education

The Participants Point of View about the First National Interdisciplinary Summer School regarding Achievement of Educational Objectives Shiraz Iran

Document Type : short communication

Authors

Mitra Amini 1
Mohammad Reza Dehghani 2
Javad Kojuri 3
Gholam Reza Safaee Ardekani 4
Mohammad Mehdi Sagheb 5
Mahboobeh Saber 6
Leila Bazrafcan 7
Zahra Karimian 8

1 Specialist in Community Medicine, Associate Professor of Education Development Center and Education Related Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Specialist in Pediatrics, Assistant Professor of Education Development Center and Education Related Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Subspecialist in Cardiology & Interventionist, Associate Professor of Cardiology Dept., Education Development Center and Education Related Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

4 General Practitioner, Expert in Education Development Center and Education Related Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

5 Subspecialist in Nephrology, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Dept. & Education Development Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

6 General Practitioner & M.Sc. in Medical Education, Expert in Education Development Center and Education Related Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

7 M.Sc. in Medical Education, Instructor of Education Development Center and Education Related Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

8 Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Management, Education Development Center and Education Related Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract
  Background & Objective : The importance of considering general trainings of students and gaining updated knowledge together with curriculum overload and large volume of lessons especially in medicine necessitate presenting most of the students educational needs in form of short term courses Hence this study aimed to assess the participants point of view about the first national interdisciplinary summer school regarding achievement of educational objectives in Shiraz   Methods : In overall 63 students from 13 universities of medical sciences participated in this course The topics were divided into four major groups including medical education medical ethics management ingenuity and creativity with their subgroups They were discussed in 83 issues during 100 working hours using lectures and other active educational methods   Results : According to the students point of view the highest educational efficiency belonged to medical education and then to ingenuity and creativity More than 90% of executers mentioned that achieving educational objectives in each subgroup was very good or excellent According to the evaluation the mean score ( ± SD) of the programs executers and lecturers was 1897( ± 118) out of 20   Conclusion : Considering the effectiveness of this program continuing such a program allocating resources and developing them should be noticed in all universities

Keywords

Summer school
Interdisciplinary
medical education
Professional ethics
Management
Creativity
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Strides in Development of Medical Education
Volume 6, Issue 2
2010
Pages 185-188

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