Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Education Strategies in Medical Sciences
2345-5284
2345-5284
6
4
2014
1
1
Need of Designing Medical Information Technology Course in Undergraduate Medical Education Residents’ View
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193
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Ershad Sarabi R.
N
Eslaminejad T.
N
Shafi’an H.
Medical Education Studies & Development Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
hajarshafian@gmail.com
Y
Ravangard Z.
N
Ziyaeddini M.
N
Aims: Nowadays, knowledge about and ability to use computer and information technologies are essential for medical students. Existence of physicians who are familiar with the informatics, will lead to a better quality in servicing to other groups in the health system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the necessity for curriculum compilation of informatics in the general medicine course, based on medical residents' viewpoint. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done among all the 81 students of medical resident courses at Kerman University of Medical Sciences, in 2011-2012 academic year. A researcher-made structured questionnaire was used to collect data regarding the level of the participants’ ability on using computer programs and software and development strategies and obstacles to the use of medical information technology, containing 14 questions. The data were analyzed using correlation coefficient, Kruskal-Wallis and multiple linear regression tests by SPSS 11.5 software. Results: The total mean score of studied students’ on using computer software was 2.62±1.10. The students’ total mean score on using online medical journals and medical databases was 2.10±0.90. There was a significant relevance between the students’ skills in computer usages and the use of medical journals and medical databases (p<0.005) Conclusion: Among the residents of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, the skills of using computer software and also, using online medical databases is lower than the average level.
Information Technology; Medical Sciences; Curriculum; Resident
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-363-en.html
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-363-en.pdf
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Education Strategies in Medical Sciences
2345-5284
2345-5284
6
4
2014
1
1
Effective Factors on Communication between Teacher and Student Medical Students of Basic Sciences Level View
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200
FA
Bahador H.
Medical Education Department, Medicine Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
bahador44@gmail.com
Y
Faraji Armaki A.
N
Ghorbani R.
N
Dehghani E.
N
Aims: The most important teaching skill is the teacher’s effective communication with the student. Relationship between teacher and student in the classroom is of the human complex relationships in which multiple factors are involved. The aim of this study was to consider the effective factors on communication between teacher and student from the point of view of medical students of basic medical science courses . Methods: This cross-sectional study was done among the students of basic medical sciences of Semnan University of Medical Sciences in 2012-2013 academic year and based on census method all 147 students were entered the study. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used, containing 24 questions in five main levels of “openness”, “empathy”, “supportiveness”, “positive attitude” and “equality” and the two sub-levels of “similarity and contrast” and “educational environment”. The collected data were entered to SPSS 16 software and were analyzed by the independent T and ANOVA tests. Results: “To keep dignity and respect for the student by teacher” (3.60±0.83), “paying equal attention to all students by the teacher” (3.40±0.97) and accepting criticism by the teacher (3.38±0.95) were the most effective and “Teacher’s fellowship of religious principles (1.97±1.41), teacher’s sex (2.03±1.50) and teacher’s age (2.19±1.39) were the least effective factors on communication between teacher and student from the point of view of medical students of basic medical science courses . Conclusion: The most effective factors on communication between teacher and students are “to keep dignity and respect for the student”, “paying equal attention to all students” and“accepting criticism and flexibility”.
Students, Medical; Communication; Education
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-399-en.html
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-399-en.pdf
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Education Strategies in Medical Sciences
2345-5284
2345-5284
6
4
2014
1
1
Effect of Evidence-Based Teaching by Problem Solving Approach on Scientific Resources Search, Health Principles Knowledge and Teaching Satisfaction
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208
FA
Hassanabadi M.
Community & Public Health Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
mohsenhassanabadi@yahoo.com
Y
Madarshahian F.
N
Khazaei S.
N
Aims: To promote critical thinking and job abilities, medical students need skills of evidence-based approach . The appropriate teaching method in “evidence-based education” is uncertain. The purpose of the present research was to evaluate the effect of evidence-based teaching by problem solving approach on learning to search scientific resources, health principles knowledge and teaching satisfaction. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, third semester nursing students at Birjand University of Medical Sciences were selected through census method in 2009. To teach health lesson, samples were divided, at random, into two equal groups of 38 experimental and control students. Two data collection instruments a t the beginning and the end of the study were used and the scores of scientific resources search, health principles knowledge and students’ satisfaction of teaching were measured. Data were analyzed by SPSS16 software using Chi-square, independent-T and paired-T tests. Results: The mean of total score of students’ knowledge and scientific resources search in experimental group after intervention was higher than the control group significantly. The mean of total score of students’ teaching satisfaction in experimental group from evidence based teaching with problem solving approach was significantly higher than group discussion and lecture based teaching in the control group. Conclusion: According to the students’ group activities as well as monitoring and ongoing support of lecturer from students’ learning activities, the use of problem solving approach in e vidence-based teaching can promote students’ access to scientific resources , teaching satisfaction and their learning of health principles.
Evidence-Based; Learning; Problem Solving; Personel Satisfaction; Information Seeking
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-471-en.html
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-471-en.pdf
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Education Strategies in Medical Sciences
2345-5284
2345-5284
6
4
2014
1
1
Pathology of the Clinical Education of Medical-Surgical Nursing Courses: A Qualitative Study
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215
FA
Tabari F.
N
Ebadi A.
Internal Surgery Department, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
ebadi1347@yahoo.com
Y
Jalalinia S.F.
N
Aims: Clinical education is the heart of professional education and the most important part of nursing education, because scholar was attained sufficient opportunity for practicing of theoretical learning and professional skills. This research aimed at pathological explanation of medical-surgical nursing courses. Methods: This qualitative content analysis was performed during December-March period of 2013 in Nursing & Midwifery School of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Four faculty members, two clinical supervisors and five final baccalaureate nursing students were participated, who were selected by the purposive sampling method. Interviews were transcribed verbatim with MAXQD, codified and analyzed. Results: Four main themes were extracted, containing “tutor efficiency”, “munificence”, “educational planning” and “self-sufficiency”. Also, 11 sub categories were extracted, including “sufficient and related course knowledge”, “loyalty”, “clinical experience”, “respect”, “effective communication”, “insufficient support”, “need-based course plan”, “scheduling courses time’s”, “effective monitoring”, “independence” and “role ambiguity”. Conclusion: Officials’ proper planning and increasing abilities of nursing tutors are of the effective factors on clinical education of medical-surgical nursing courses.
Pathology; Clinical Education; Medical-Surgical Nursing; Content Analysis; Qualitative Research
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-455-en.html
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-455-en.pdf
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Education Strategies in Medical Sciences
2345-5284
2345-5284
6
4
2014
1
1
Correlation between Students’ Educational Status and Brains’ Cognitive Abilities
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221
FA
Nejati V.
Psychology Department, Educational Sciences & Psychology Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
nejati@sbu.ac.ir
Y
Aims: Monitoring of educational status of the students is a duty of educational systems of universities. Cognitive abilities of the brain play an axial role in learning and academic success. The purpose of present study was the evaluation of correlation between educational status and cognitive abilities in university students. Methods: This cross-sectional case study was done among the students of Shahid Beheshti University in 2012 and 395 persons were selected with achievable sampling method. The used tool was the questionnaire with 30 items of cognitive abilities in 7 subscales of “correlation of memory”, “inhibitory control and selective attention”, “decision making”, “planning”, “sustain attention”, “social cognition” and “cognitive flexibility”. Pearson correlation test was used to evaluate the correlation between grade point average and executive functions. Results: A significant correlation was seen between grade point average and all the cognitive abilities and the subscales correlation of memory, inhibitory control and selective attention, decision making, planning, sustain attention and cognitive flexibility (all were in p=0.0001 level), except social cognition (p=0.969). Conclusion: The subscales of the cognitive abilities i.e. “correlation of memory”, “inhibitory control and selective attention”, “decision making”, “planning”, “sustain attention” and “cognitive flexibility” have a positive relation with students’ grade point average.
Cognitive Abilities; Students; Academic Success
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-428-en.html
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-428-en.pdf
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Education Strategies in Medical Sciences
2345-5284
2345-5284
6
4
2014
1
1
Faculty Members Performance Evaluation by Nursing Students Urmia University of Medical Sciences
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228
FA
Beheshti Rad R.
Educational Sciences Department, Literature & Human Sciences Faculty, Orumiye University, Orumiye, Iran
r_beheshti2000@yahoo.com
Y
Ghalavandi H.
N
Ghale’ei A.R.
N
Aims: Measuring the effectiveness of teaching and improving the quality of education are the aims of teachers’ evaluation by the students. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the teachers’ activity of Urmia University of Medical Sciences by nursing students. Methods: This descriptive survey performed during 2012-2013 among all the 382 undergraduate nursing students of Urmia University of Medical Sciences and 73 students were selected by simple random sampling. For data collecting, the researcher-made questionnaire of teachers’ educational performance evaluation which contained 30 items at 4 components of teaching method, academic ability, educational discipline and personal and social characteristics of teacher was used. The SPSS 16 statistical software was used to analyze the data using univariate T test. Results: The mean score of teaching method component was evaluated as 3.32±1.07 (t=2.60, p=.01), academic ability as 3.32±1.15 (t=2.39, p=.01) , educational discipline as 3.34±1.19 (t=2.44, p=.01) and personal and social characteristics of teacher as 3.34 ± 1.08 (t=2.71, p=.008) all of which had a significant difference with the deemed limit 3 and were in relatively desirable condition. Conclusion: From the point of view of nursing students of Urmia University of Medical Sciences, four component s containing personal and social characteristics, teaching method, educational discipline and academic ability are important in teachers’ evaluation.
Evaluation; Faculty; Students; Scientific Ability; Teaching
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-414-en.html
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-414-en.pdf
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Education Strategies in Medical Sciences
2345-5284
2345-5284
6
4
2014
1
1
Relation of Hidden Curriculum Situation and Students’ Emotional Intelligence Kashan University of Medical Sciences & Kashan University
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234
FA
Taghva’ei Yazdeli Z.
Educational Sciences Department, Human Sciences Faculty, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran
taghvaei.y@gmail.com
Y
Yazdkhasti A.
N
Rahimi H.
N
Aims: Hidden curriculum refers to the emotional atmosphere and unwritten conditions of educational environment that have the greatest effect on the emotions and values of the learners. The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between hidden curriculum and its components and emotional intelligence. Methods: This descriptive-correlative study was performed on all 9927 students in Kashan University and -University of Medical Sciences in 2012-2013 academic year and 225 students were chosen by random sampling method proportional to size. The data were gathered, using two hidden curriculum and emotional intelligence questionnaires. Data analysis was done in inferential level by Pearson correlation, one sample-T, variance analysis and regression tests, using SPSS 18 statistical software Results: Mean score of hidden curriculum was 3.23±0.34 and of emotional intelligence was 3.64±0.41. There were positive and significant correlations between hidden curriculum, teaching method, evaluation method, space and regulation components with emotional intelligence. Only teaching method component was able to predict emotional intelligence. There was no significant difference between students’ views about hidden curriculum situation and emotional intelligence in terms of gender, field of study, university, academic level and entry year. Conclusion: Hidden curriculum situation can affect the students’ emotional intelligence and Kashan University and -University of Medical Sciences are in a higher than average level concerning the status of the hidden curriculum and students of the two universities are in a higher than average level concerning emotional intelligence.
Hidden Curriculum; Emotional Intelligence; Learning; Students; Universities
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-442-en.html
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-442-en.pdf
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Education Strategies in Medical Sciences
2345-5284
2345-5284
6
4
2014
1
1
Effective Factors on Clinical Education Quality Anesthesiology and Operating Room Students View
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239
FA
Ghorbanian N.
N
Abdollahzadeh Mahlani F.
N
Kazemi Haki B.
Anesthesiology Department, Paramedical Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
behzad_emt@yahoo.com
Y
Aims: Evaluating the attitudes of students is one of the ways to continuously improvement of the quality of clinical training. This study was done about the problems of the clinical training, aimed at evaluating the views of the anesthesiology and operating room students in clinical training.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in 2011 - 2012 academic year, among 149 anesthesiology and operating room students in the Schools of Paramedical and Nursing and Midwifery Sciences of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected in five domains of targets and educational programs, instructor, dealing with student, educational atmosphere and monitoring and evaluation, and were analyzed with SPSS18 software using paired-T test.
Results: Anesthesiology students believed that the most effective factors influencing the quality of clinical training were instructor (81.6%) targets and educational programs (67.8%) educational atmosphere (57.4%) and operating room students cited Instructor (87.1%) dealing with students (80.7%) and targets and educational programs (77.4%) as factors influencing the quality of clinical training. The difference in the attitude of students of these two fields was significant.
Conclusion: The instructor has the most important effect on the clinical training in the anesthesiology and operating room students’ views. Situation of clinical education in the two fields of anesthesiology and operating room at the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences is in a desirable level.
Evaluation, Anesthesiology, Operating Rooms, Students, Clinical Training
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-436-en.html
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-436-en.pdf
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Education Strategies in Medical Sciences
2345-5284
2345-5284
6
4
2014
1
1
Designing a Reliable and Valid Instrument to Determine the Effective Motivational Factors on Medical Students Learning Based on Keller’s ARCS Model
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246
FA
Soltani Arabshahi S.K.
N
Bigdeli Sh.
N
Kouhpayezade J.
N
Jafarpour A.
Medical Education Department, Medicine Faculty, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
jafarpour_akram@yahoo.com
Y
Aims: Recognizing the learning motivations among medical students is one of the major factors affecting the promotion of medical education. The aim of this study was to consider the motivational factors associated with learning in medical students of basic sciences upon the Keller’s motivational model. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done among 308 students of medical basic sciences studying at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in the second semester of 2011-2012. A researcher-made questionnaire was designed according to John Keller’s motivational model. The questionnaire had 20 questions in 4 axes of “attention”, “congruence”, “confidence” and “satisfaction”. Face validity, content validity and reliability of the questionnaire (0.83) were confirmed. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software using Student T and Chi square tests. Results: The students’ mean score for Keller’s motivational questionnaire was at the range 20 to 77. The mean total score of female students was significantly lower than that of the male students (p=0.01). Motivational factors concerning “congruence” had more important role in promoting the female students’ motivation for learning than that of the male students (p=0.01). The students’ score for the motivational questionnaire had no relation towards their age and their passed semesters, but a significant inverse relationship towards the students’ grade point average was observed. Conclusion: “To propose a question at the beginning of a lesson”, “using teaching aid tools”, “to talk about the future and spiritual and human aspects of medical sciences”, “clearer aims of a lesson and knowing the educational aims”, “to read favorite materials” and “being a challenging course” are of the most important motivational factors concerning learning among medical students.
Face Validity; Content Validity; Instructional Design; Psychometrics; Motivational Model
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-448-en.html
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-448-en.pdf
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Education Strategies in Medical Sciences
2345-5284
2345-5284
6
4
2014
1
1
Authorship Pattern in Publications Based on Theses and Dissertations School of Medical Management and Informatics, Iran University of Medical Sciences
247
251
FA
Roudbari M.
“Microbial Resistance Research Center” & “Statistics and Mathematics Department, School of Health Management and Information Sciences”, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
m-roudbari@tums.ac.ir
Y
Roudbari S.
N
Aims: Authorship pattern in medical papers, the roles of authors in performed research, and fairness in authorship order according to their contributions, have been more considered in international journals than Iranian journals. The aim of this study was to overview the appearance rate, and the order of author in publications extracted from medical theses (THS) and dissertations (DIS). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 132 published papers extracted from 363 THS and DIS (2001-2010) in school of Health Management and Information Sciences (SHMIS) of Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) was considered. The frequencies, order, and the appearance pattern of the first to forth author were considered according to their role in the research (student, supervisor, advisors and others). The data were analyzed using Chi-square test and odd ratios in SPSS 15 software. Results: In 100% of 132 considered papers the names of the carry out students, in 90.1% of the papers the name of the supervisors and in 87.1% the names of the advisors were present. There was a significant relationship between the order of the authors and their role in the papers (P=0.0001). The positions of the first authors in most papers belong to supervisors or carry out students. Conclusion: There is no stable pattern in the name and order of the authors in publications extracted from THS and DIS of SHMIS in IUMS. The names of the students are present in all the papers and the names of supervisors and advisors in the majority of them.
Author; Paper; Thesis; Dissertations; Universities
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-449-en.html
http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-449-en.pdf