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Future of Medical Education Journal
FUTURE MED EDUC J
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2251-8347
2012
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Science, Education and the World’s Future; By Prof. Bruce Alberts
reza
afshari
Bruce
Alberts
Dr. Bruce Alberts, Editor-in-Chief of Science magazine, and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), presented a popular and thought-provoking talk to the participants of the Global Young Academy General Assembly in Pretoria, South Africa, on May 21 2012. Professor Alberts has kindly agreed to the publication of some of the ideas he addressed in the Future of Medical Education Journal. We take this opportunity to sincerely thank him for his long and deep support of young scientists. We will publish responses to the following question in the next issue: In your opinion, how could young scientists unleash curiosity and creativity to support excellence in science education? We will publish your maximum 400 word comments in the next issue, provided that we receive them by 1st September 2012.
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https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_364_80e832b2e89eaab319a08911ff1f6fdb.pdf
Future of Medical Education Journal
FUTURE MED EDUC J
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Effect of Early Clinical Exposure on Learning Motivation
of Medical Students
Reza
Jafarzadeh Esfehani
Majid
Jalal Yazdi
Homan
Kamranian
Ali
Jafarzadeh
Afsaneh
Rezaei Kalat
Azade
Mahmudi Gharai
Background:
Facing an unfamiliar environment is always one of the biggest concerns for medical students who are going to have clinical educations in medical fields. Recently early clinical exposure (ECE) for medical students has been proposed as an effective factor in reducing stress and motivating toward the rest of their education as a clinical student. This study aimed at evaluation of ECE effects on motivating Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences students. Methods: In a cross sectional survey, medical students in 2nd and 4th semesters were studied in the year 2012. 45 students filled the questionnaire and the results were analyzed by SPSS 19 . Results: Amongst 45 students, 25 persons (55.6%) were in 2nd semester while other 20(44.4%) were in the 4th. Most of the students (68.9%) believed that ECE improved their interest on continuation of their field of study. Women believed that ECE helped them in visualizing concepts (p=0.02) and remembering facts (p=0.03) about their medical lessons more than men. 2nd semester students believed more in the helpfulness of ECE in approving their visual concepts (p=0.02). Other important effects of ECE were stress reduction (42%), self steam increase and gaining better attitude about further clinical activities (each by 40%). Most of the students (77.8%) didn’t like to change their field. Conclusions: According to the questionnaire analysis, the results showed that ECE can be an important and efficient factor in improving the motivation and can be a great help in the recall of knowledge in medical students.
Medical student
Attitude
Motivation
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https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_386_fc4f43e74a20039bca351a893378a19f.pdf
Future of Medical Education Journal
FUTURE MED EDUC J
2251-8347
2251-8347
2012
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The Challenges of E-Learning Faces in Medical Sciences
Education from the Viewpoints of the Academic Staff
Mehrdad
Asghari
Abdolhassan
Kazemi
Mahasti
Alizadeh
Siamak
Heidarzadeh
Farhad
Asghari
Hossein
Safari
Mohammad Mahdi
BagheriAsl
Morteza
Ghojazadeh
Background:
By the development of E-learning in the world and also in Iran, Tabriz University of Medical Science has been implementing and expanding E-learning. The investigation of its problems from the academic staffs’ viewpoints, and proposing solutions in order to solve or eliminate the problem effects add to its advantages and provide sustainable basis according to the necessity of changing traditional education toward E-learning. Methods: The present research is a descriptive study and the population under investigation involves the academic staff of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences who were selected randomly. The Validity and reliability of the questionnaires were evaluated and SPSS.15 software was used in order to analyze the data. Results: Problems were classified into six approaches and twenty-four cases. The average of the administrative approach scores was 13.18±1.96, electronic approach 11.66±2.32, educational approach 13.39±2.22, economical approach 9.62±2.09, cultural and psychological approaches 20.43±2.53 and finally social and cooperative approaches were calculated to be 10.09±1.97. Conclusions:
The teaching board members believe that they do not have enough time or skills for compiling and evaluating E-learning materials and there is no proper culture for this, the attitude should be changed. Finally not only should the professors learn how to compile, use and to take rapid feedback, but it is also essential that they recognize their new roles (as learning facilitators) in realizing and expanding their mode of education, by their imaginative creations. Of course attendance of the professors without support of the universities and proper planning for enhancing the relationship between the professors and staff of information technology are not logical.
E-learning
Learning problems
Medical education
Academic Staff
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https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_417_34aea4e340ac168fed4f212befc1f72d.pdf
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A Study of relationship between emotional intelligence
and clinical performance in training field in Midwifery
students of Nursing and Midwifery School
Mahin
Tafazoli
Sara
Hosseini
Hamidreza
Aghamohammadian Sharbaf
Abbas
Makarem
Saeid
Ebrahim Zadeh
Background:
In the last decade, researchers have found that, each person’s success in education, either in school or in university, is not only related with his/her intelligence quotient, but today Emotional Intelligence is considered as another forecaster of people prosperities in their lives .The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and clinical performance of midwifery students in clinical unit. Methods: This investigation is a descriptive- correlation study, which is carried out on 19 eighth-semester midwifery students. The evaluation of clinical performance in this study was performed in training unit in the hospital. Bar- on Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire was given to students at the end of the term in order to answer and then deliver it to researcher. Results: There is a significant and direct relationship between total grade of students’ emotional intelligence and clinical performance in training field (p=0.003). Conclusion:
Students who have higher emotional intelligence could have better clinical performance and as a result improvement of academic performance. So, if they are trained in a manner to acquire higher level of EI we can hope for showing their maximum potential.
Emotional intelligence
Clinical performance
Midwifery students
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https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_420_a38af3a7ace3084375929ec357566e92.pdf
Future of Medical Education Journal
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A Comparative Study of Knowledge and Satisfaction of
Faculty Members and Students with Education
Development Center Activities (Babol-2010)
Aram
Tirgar
Mahmoud
Hajiahmadi
Rahmat-o-lah
Abbasi
Reza
Ghadimi
Seyed Reza
Hosseini
Abdol Iman
Amoui
Background:
Educational Development Center (EDC) establishment is one of the procedures to improve quality of medical education. As positive knowledge and attitude of lecturers and students are essential factors to gain access to goals of these centers, the aim of this project was to assess knowledge and satisfaction of faculty members and students about EDC activities, Babol-2010.
Methods: This project is a descriptive-analytical and crosssectional study which was done using questionnaire among 147 faculty members, 75 residents and 80 interns. Samples were collected using randomized, census and simple sampling methods, respectively. Data were analyzed using Chi square, ANOVA and T-tests.
Results: According our results, mean of the knowledge score (in a scale of 0-15) among faculty members was higher than residents and interns (9.48 compare with 4.36 and 7.67). ANOVA test results showed that there was a significant difference between them (P<0.05). Also, Pearson correlation calculation revealed that there were positive and significant correlations between years of experience and teaching experience among faculty members and the knowledge score. Our results regarding satisfaction of EDC activities (in a scale of 0-5) demonstrated that faculty members had the highest mean score in comparison with residents and interns (2.86, 2 and 1.83, respectively).
Conclusions: Although faculty members had a better knowledge and attitude regarding EDC activities compare with residents and interns, but continuous education, discussion session and rewarding measures are necessary in order to improve condition
Knowledge
Medical education
Faculty members
Interns
Residents
Education
Satisfaction
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https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_421_c02fba665e22019780a476de6a552723.pdf
Future of Medical Education Journal
FUTURE MED EDUC J
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Internal Assessment of Nursing and Midwifery School of Amol (solar year 1390)
Educational assessment is an official activity that is done for determining quality, effect or value of a program, process, or goal (1). The major purpose of educational assessment is to determine the value of the underassessment phenomenon so that it can help the interested and responsible people to make correct decisions about that phenomenon. Educational assessment is the best criteria of accessibility of educational goals which analyzes the educational activities of university and logical results could be achieved based on it (2). Assessment patterns of educational system are a lot with different viewpoints among which the credit of the part which is used as a known tool in famous universities is of prime importance and the usage of this pattern in various countries are classified to two which are 1-external assessment and 2- internal assessment. In external assessment usually people outside the organization are used and in internal assessment which is considered as the first step of using accreditation pattern (3) employees in the same group determine the deficiencies and lacks of the group by getting essential documents and information and analyzing them. One of the important developments in assessment in the two previous decades especially in universities has been moving from external assessment toward internal; assessment (4). Internal assessment provides a condition which pictures the educational quality and enables the organization to try to reach long term goals and facilititated the way to plan a development schedule in the organization (5). The main pre-requisite of internal assessment is the tendency of the university system toward this issue (3). The usage of internal assessment in medical education system is especially important as this system has to train efficient and qualified workforce for treatment health care field, therefore research and educational quality specially in this system which deals with human’s health directly have to be assessed. Shortcomings can be discovered in different stages by assessment and changes can be applied for reaching the goals (6). A lot of countries have conducted studies for improving the quality of higher education and studying the accessibility of purposes of university systems. These universities include State University of New York (5), New Castle University (7) and Beirut American University (8). Such a need has been felt in Iran since the previous decade and universities and various researchers have started assessment in different education departments (2,3,9,10). In this manner departments of nursing (11), gynecology (12), microbes, parasites, and immunology (13), environmental health (14), and speech therapy of Semnan Univerisity of Medical sciences have got their strengths and weaknesses by internal assessment and besides determining the quality of research and education have submitted some solutions for improvement. Also internal surgery department of Rafsanjan university of medical sciences (3) psycho and societal health nursing of Gonabad university of medical sciences (4) and nursing and midwifery school of Tehran university of medical sciences (11) and a lot more other educational departments of different universities of the country while doing internal assessment valued the quality of assessment factors and identified the condition of different aspects
Internal assessment is one of the first steps of educational assessment. According to the importance of quality in educational programs, this study was conducted for internal assessment of Hazrat Zeinab Nursing and Midwifery School of Amol. Methods: In this descriptive study, Nursing and Midwifery School of Amol was assessed internally. Participants included faculty members, managers, nursing students, supportive forces, documents and sources related to this school which were selected consecutively and based on purpose. Data collection was done by questionnaire and checklist through observance, question plan and vote accumulation through group discussion. Collected data was analyzed by descriptive statistics. Results: Results of this study showed that 86.44% of learning/ teaching strategies, 77.26% of educational equipment and facilities, and 72.61% of educational courses and course related or non-course related curricula were in a favorable condition and 64.32% of faculty member factors, 64.69% of tasks, purposes and organization rank, 59.76% of students, 41.55% of theses, sabbatical courses and seminars and 39.28% of the learners were in a rather favorable condition. Conclusions: Based on the achieved results this school is totally in rather favorable condition from the point of studied factors therefore officials, people in charge, and principals of university have to improve the strong points by accurate planning, and allocation of the resources to day by day increasing improvement and they have to remove the shortcoming so that they will reach their main purpose which is developing the quality of education.
Internal Assessment
Amol School of Nursing
Educational Group
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https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_513_2b5236583e97a673e448687d85b88a38.pdf
Future of Medical Education Journal
FUTURE MED EDUC J
2251-8347
2251-8347
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Curriculum Development in regard to Illicit Drug Abuse
Abbas
Zavar
Reza
Afshari
Mahbobeh
Alidoust
Razieh
Pourandi
Bita
Dadpour
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https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_522_633af392170fc612fffd1dc347de82b2.pdf
Future of Medical Education Journal
FUTURE MED EDUC J
2251-8347
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The Effect of Indigenous Selection on Educational Status of the Students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Javid
Dehghan Haghighi
Maryam
Hormozi
Tahereh
Nakhaei Moghadam
Narges
Dori
Background: Each year many universities are admitting and graduating students, and in this perpetual cycle, paying attention to the quality of education and the environmental conditionsare of prime importance. Lack of academic success not only leads to waste of time and cost of training centers, but also causes psychological , familial, and community problems for students and their families. In this study, the effect ofswitching indigenous status scheme on students’ academic career was studied.Methods: In this cross-sectional study all the students enrolled in 86-87 and 87-88 input fields were covered by local switching scheme. Data collection was done through the registered file content and studentacademic records and information from ministries and judiciousorganization.Results: Academic status of undergraduate students of Nursing, Midwifery and Family Health Technicians, who have been admitted based on indigenous status method was better than comparison group(P<0.05) and in academic achievements of Associate Degree Students of Environmental and Disease Prevention Sciences no significant difference was seen in both the groups(p>0.05).Conclusions: Considering the academic progress of majority of students admitted with this method, and other influences associated with this admission of students, such as social, cultural, and community economic issues can be improved. This kind of admission can be an appropriate method in admitting students.0
Keywords: Indigenous
Selection
Student
Educational Status
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Future of Medical Education Journal
FUTURE MED EDUC J
2251-8347
2251-8347
2012
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Assessment of the Effect of Educational Animations in
Physiology and Anatomy Teaching on Occupational Health
Students’ Learning
Seyedeh Negar
Assadi
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https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_524_1b1912a06a1de47c5d28a9c6a5519f8b.pdf
Future of Medical Education Journal
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2012
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Comments in; Afshari R. Integration of Medical Education and
Health Services Meets Accountability Challenges and
Excellence of Education? FMEJ 2012: 2 (1): 2 [editorial].
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