Journal of Research in Medical Education
Year:2016 | Volume:8 | Issue:3 |Papers Count:9

Introduction: Dentists have the first and the most important role in the process of diagnosis and treatment of oral and dental diseases. The small and asymptomatic lesion can be recognized by their attention and vigilance. Therefore; the aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic skills of senior dental students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences about common oral diseases.Methods: In this cross-sectional study the diagnostic skills of 56 senior dental students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences about common oral diseases were evaluated in 2014-2015. The total number of rasht and international branch of Guilan dental students were 71.The data were collected by using Sarabadani's pictorial questionnaire that its validity and reliability were confirmed by 8 oral medicine specialists through the content(CVR=0.86) and Test - retest (CVI=80%) respectively.This questionnaire had been distributed between 8 oral medicine specialists. This questionnaire was consisted of three questions about opinion assessment and eleven questions about skill evaluation also, powerpoints were used for image presentation. The data were analyzed by using SPSS software and t- independent test.Results: of 56 students with average age of (24.59±1.58) participated in this study, 25 students (44.6%) were male and 31 (55.4%) were female. The average score of diagnostic skills of senior dental students of of Guilan University of Medical Sciences was 0.37±0.24. The average score of diagnostic skills of senior dental students of Rasht dental faculty (0.44±0.25) was significantly higher than the average score of diagnostic skills of senior dental students of international branch of Guilan dental faculty (0.28±0.19) (p=0.11). In Rasht dental school, the score of diagnostic skills of female students (0.47±0.23) was higher than male dental students (2.09±0.60) (P=0.267) and in international branch of Guilan dental school, the score of diagnostic skills of male students (0.29±0.20) was higher than female dental students (0.23±0.15), (p=0.552). However in both faculties there was not any significant difference between students' diagnostic skills and their genders.The findings show significant difference between location of study and acquired scores about ulcerative (p=0.049) and exophytic (p=0.050) lesions.Conclusion: Diagnostic skills of dental students of Guilan about common oral diseases was weak, therefore it is recommended to adopt new educational techniques and greater interaction between medical and dental staff for achieving higher educational skills.

Introduction: Measurement of academic achievement (AA) and its effective factors are major issues that attract researchers attention. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between students' academic performance and studying approaches.Methods: in this cross-sectional and correlational study 291 students (male and female) were selected among the students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences through stratified random sampling method in 2014-2015. The instruments used to measure studying approaches included Marton and Saljo (1976) questionnaire. The total mean scores of the students were considered as an indicator of their academic performance. The data were analyzed in SPSS software using t-test, ANOVA The significant level was set at p£0.05.Results: The results showed that there was a significant correlation between surface approach and academic performance where surface approach accounts for 6% of academic performance. Fear of failure, lack of goals, memorization of senseless and irrelevant materials, and were the strongest negative predictors of academic performance (p<0.001, r=-0.24). based on findings, significant differences were found in mean scores of students' studying approaches across different years (p=0.005).also, there is no significant differences between studying approaches and gender.Conclusion: This study showed surface approach as a predictor of student learning outcomes at BUMS so, acquiring high score in surface approch needs to educational and training intervention for students and holding training workshops for teachers in order to using studying approches properly and improving students academic performance.

Introduction: lack of attention to training medical students in visiting patients and remedial management is one of the big challenges in clinical education. Models and current patterns were used in medical education is one of the reason of unprofitable situation in this regards. Now, department –based pattern is presented in medical education of Iran consequently, students couldn’t enter in remedial process independently. The aim of this research was to study the students viewpoints about student-center ambulatory education based on SNAPPS model training.Methods: this is a semi - empirical study hold in post- test method for one group. A researcher made questionnaire in four domains was used for evaluating students viewpoints after training with SNAPPS model in 4 continuous terms. Statistical population included all intern and stager medical students (106) training in infectious wards in 4 half year of education.Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistic criteria and T-Test through SPSS software.Results: 98% of students believed that SNAPPS model leads to increase knowledge as well as improving attitude and performance were declared by 85.3% and 90.2% of students respectively.80.0% prefer SNAPPS model to traditional and current education.There is no significant differences among students viewpoints about increasing knowledge and improving attitude but there is difference in skill and preference between male and female students (P<0.05).Findings show that there is no significant differences between students viewpoints on effect of SNAPPS model and the year of education, but there is significant differences in preferences of SNAPPS model between stagers and inter students (P<0.05).Conclusion: regarding the findings of this research about quality of ambulatory education, it is necessary patterns which involve students directly in remedial and clinical training were used also application of SNAPPS model as a student-centered pattern is suggested.

Introduction: Today, one of the most important concerns for universities, establishing top rating in the international Ranking systems and highest scientific productions indexed in valid databases and citation to them is the main criteria for the ranking of universities. The aim of this research is to determine the status of publishing articles and their citations by Top Iranian universities of medical sciences in Web of Science database between2004 to 2014based on type of journals.Methods: This research was done by scientometric method. all research and review articles of clinical medicine and pharmacology & toxicology that have been published by Tehran and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences from The Science Citation Index Expanded Web of Science (WOS) during 2004-2014 were studied. A checklist was used for collecting data. Gathering Data was completed through searching on the WOS and JCR and were analyzed by the software of the WOS database examined and Excel software.Results: findings showed that Tehran and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences have published 8465 and 3846 research and review articles on clinical medicine and pharmacology & toxicology subject areas, respectively. The percent of the articles published by Tehran and Shahid Beheshti Universities of Medical Sciences in non-Iranian journals was 74.91% and 72.83%; and in open access journals was 71.33% and 72.70%, respectively. Also, Articles in non-Iranian and non-free access journals have more citation impact.Conclusion: In addition to the number and Citation rate, citation impact of articles in Tehran & Shahid Beheshti Universities of Medical Sciences, in non- Iranian and non-open access journals was more and it is necessary to pay more attention to quantity & quality of articles in Iranian & open access journals.

Background: Today majority of researches in universities of medical sciences belong to post graduates students, thus qualitative assessment of current situation dominated on research in post graduates courses as well as evaluation of research experiences and students expectation of teachers is very important. This study was conducted to evaluate postgraduate students research experience in Kerman university of Medical Sciences.Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study, 105 postgraduate students participated.Data were collected using standard Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ) in 4 domains of supervision, practical skills, perceptual skills and organizational climate. The effect of variables on students evaluation of research experience by using, chi-square tests, t-test, Anova, Tukey, pearson correlation and linear- regression has been done.Results: The mean score for the postgraduate students research experience was 3.22±0.42 of 5 and their satisfaction of 4 dimensions including supervision, practical skills development, perceptual skills development and intellectual climate were 3.03±0.7, 3.57±0.79, 3.48±0.61, 2.44±0.78 respectively. There was a positive relationship between all factors also correlation between dimensions of "promoting cognitive skills" with "improving practical skills" and "organizational climate", was significant (P<0.05).Conclusion: based on results Most postgraduate students declare their fair satisfaction of research experience in faculties of kerman universities of medical sciences. continuous and effective application for evaluating students research experience could provide situation for identifying strengths and weaknesses in research and educational processes in faculties and universities.

Introduction: considering the importance of human forces in every organization, high-powered staffs are important factors in survival and creating empowered organization, so focusing on emotional intelligence as an effective factor on empowerment of staff must be regarded. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and empowerment of health workers in Guilan province.Methods: This is an analytical study. The statistical population included health-care workers in Guilan province that 354 samples were determined by using Cochran formula and simple random sampling. Two instruments were used for data collection: a questionnaire of emotional intelligence Lowe Wong and inventory empowering health centers in Guilan, according to Spreitzer model. To assess validity and reliability of questionnaire, content validity and cronbachs alpha coefficient were used respectively. For analyzing data SPSS software, statistical indicators Pearson correlation, kalmogorov smirnov test and linear regression was used.Results: The findings indicate the existence of a positive relationship between emotional intelligence and empowerment of health care workers in Guilan. The mean and deviation of research variables, emotional intelligence and employees empowerment was 3+1.094 and 3+0.996 respectively. There is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence of staff with their empowerment regarding correlation coefficient (0.914) and R-squared (0.196).Conclusion: Due to attention to emotional intelligence and its dimensions can anticipate empowerment of staffs, thus it could be holding typical educational program in order to enhancing employees emotional intelligence in organization. focusing on employees idea and creating appropriate situation for transmitting of information as well as improving empowerment of staffs could be effective in improvement of efficiency in organization.

Introduction: Empowering nursing students for this critical profession is one of the objectives of school of nursing and educational programs are based on clinical training. In this regards, knowledge of pharmacology is an important part of nursing clinical performance also, teaching and learning about pharmacology is important too. This study aimed to explain experiences of Nursing students’ and Clinical Teachers’ about the course of "Clinical Pharmacology "in the nursing curriculum.Methods: This Study is a qualitative design, using a conventional qualitative content analysis approach. The statistical population included clinical instructors and nursing students in Guilan University of Medical Sciences. Sampling was selected through a purposive sampling strategy and semi structured interviews were held in order to collecting data and Continued until data saturation.Analyzing data was performed as per the stages recommended by Graneheim & Lundman (2004).Research strength and its scientific accuracy were evaluated as per the criteria proposed by Guba & Lincoln.Results: The data analysis revealed 3 main categories and 8 sub categories: Learning in practice (effective learning, short time to learn, short-term retention), Challenges in offering course (mismatch between workload issues and amount of the course, Many issues training in a short time), time for offering the course (repeat offering the course, offering course in higher terms, offer ing course with related Courses).Discussion: based on findings, participants' subjective experiences show some good experiences and some bad experiences. Also, Many participants experiences indicate inadequate issue of education and learning and amount of the course. Again, the experience of many samples show necessity to repeat offering the course, offering course in higher terms and synchronization of offering the course and the related lessons.

Introduction: Assessment of dental residents motivation to study speciality course could be effective in training committed dentists as productive forces in public health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the motivation in dental residents specialty choice in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences in 2014- 2015.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on all dental residents in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences (75 persons) by census. Data was gathered by a researcher made questionnaire including 22 questions in which content validity is confirmed by experts and construct validity is evaluated by factor analysis as well, also, its reliability Confirmed through Cronbach's alpha. Analyzing data have been done using descriptive statistics and independent t- test and ANOVA through SPSS.Results: A total of 75 dental residents (31 males, 43 females) with a mean age of 30.8±3.7 completed the questionnaire findings show that the most important motivations for choosing the dental specialty fields were: the acquisition of knowledge and the ability to do the job better (4.28±0.70), social status and income (3.87±0.75), to help people and promote health (3.31±0.93) and the ease and lack of job stress (3.13±1.13). results showed a significant differences between factors affecting the specialty choices and marital status.also, factors of ease and lack of job stress were important in single residents (p=0.028).Conclusion: considering the effective factors in dental residents speciality choice and dentists role in promoting and improvement of public health, it is suggested authorities in dentistry schools focus on the importance of theses factors in determining appropriate strategies for promotion of community health.