Strides in Development of Medical Education

EvidenceBased Medicine in Iranian Schools of Traditional Medicine According to Experts

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Gholamreza Kordafshari 1
Shoaleh Bigdeli 2
Seyed Kamran Soltani Arabshahi 3
Mohammad Reza Shams Ardakani 4
Hoorieh Mohammadi Kenari 5

1 PhD in Traditional Medicine, Professor, Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 PhD in Educational Planning, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Medical Education Research Center. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Internist, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Medical Science Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy, Professor, Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 MD, M.Sc. in Medical Education, Office of Educational Development, Department of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
Background & Objective: Most experts of Iranian traditional medicine believe that it is absolutely necessary and inevitable to update the field to utilize evidence in education of Iranian traditional medicine students and treatment of its patients In this regard this study attempted to evaluate utilization of evidencebased medicine (EBM) in the curriculum of School of Iranian Traditional Medicine Methods: In this qualitative study semistructured individual and facetoface interviews were done to collect Iranian traditional medicine experts point of views in regard to EBM Content analysis was done to analyze the data Results: The study findings were classified in two major categories including EBM in the curriculum of Iranian traditional medicine and EBM application in Iranian School of Traditional Medicine The subcategories were also mentioned Conclusion: Although some sections of PhD program in traditional medicine are related to evidence based medicine it is not satisfying yet Therefore the concept and principles of evidence based practice should be included in theory and practice

Keywords

Evidence
based Medicine
Iranian traditional medicine
Curriculum
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Strides in Development of Medical Education
Volume 10, Issue 3
2013
Pages 350-357

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