Horizon of Medical Science Education Development
Year:2019 | Volume:10 | Issue:2 |Papers Count:5

Introduction: Faculty members are the most important resources of universities and responsible for training human resources in the health system and Promoting their satisfaction will improve the education of students and the health system of the country. Spiritual intelligence is the ability to apply spiritual values and qualities in a way that promotes daily functioning and physical and mental health. Increasing spiritual intelligence seems to improve faculty-student relationships and, ultimately, job satisfaction by enhancing faculty motivation and reducing anxiety. Therefore, the present study was designed to determine the correlation between spiritual intelligence and job satisfaction of faculty members of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. Materials & Methods: The present study was an analytical cross-sectional study and the study population was faculty members of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using King's Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire and JDI Job Satisfaction Questionnaire and the statistical analysis software was SPSS 16. Results: In this study, 100 faculty members were studied, 67 of which were basic science faculty members and 33 were clinical science faculty members. in this study an average work experience were 10. 74 years. . There was no relationship between spiritual intelligence and job satisfaction in our study population. There was a significant difference between spiritual intelligence score and overall job satisfaction score between faculty members of basic sciences and clinical sciences. The mean score of spiritual intelligence and job satisfaction was higher among faculty members of basic sciences. Conclusion: However, the average spiritual intelligence and job satisfaction were higher among the faculty members of the basic sciences. But spiritual intelligence did not have a significant effect on job satisfaction.

Introduction: The rise of chronic and incurable diseases on the one hand and the development of medical technology and new equipment on the other hand presents many ethical challenges to the medical team. One of these challenges is euthanasia or euthanasia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of physicians regarding euthanasia. Materials & Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study which was performed on 55 physicians working in medical centers of Jahrom in 2019. Data were collected using demographic form and euthanasia attitude scale (EAS) and analyzed by SPSS 24 software using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: 27 (62. 8%) of the physicians participating in the study were male and 28 (65. 1%) were married. On average, they also had a work experience of 3. 86 ± 2. 59 years, with 77. 8% having 5 years or less. The mean score of total attitudes toward euthanasia and dimensions of ethical considerations and appreciation for life were above average (p<0. 05). Also, there was no significant statistical relationship between attitudes toward euthanasia and demographic characteristics in physicians. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that physicians' attitudes toward euthanasia, ethical considerations and life esteem are moderate.

Introduction: This article describes the steps of creating an active learning environment based on John Cutter's change leadership model and evaluating the consequences of creating this learning space in the Faculty of Medicine of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Materials & Methods: This action research study was conducted from 1986 to 1998 after obtaining permission from Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Leadership for this change was achieved using the John Cutter model and evaluating the consequences of creating an active learning environment using a valid and reliable researcher-made questionnaire in collaboration with 265 basic science students with available sampling and 33 faculty members in the classroom. Active learning done Results: The change leadership process was successful and resulted in the modification of part of the physical space of medical school classes. Based on the findings of this study, 129 (48. 76%) of students agreed and strongly agreed that learning in this environment has a greater impact on deepening their learning. The results showed that 30% (90. 91%) of faculty members believed that they spend more time in team space and teamwork in the open space. Conclusion: It seems that changing physical space facilitates group discussion and interaction. In this study, we describe the leadership experience of this change and evaluate the opinions of students and faculty about active teaching in the classroom. The application of this study is intended for change managers and leaders seeking curriculum modifications, as attention to physical change alongside curricula is generally neglected.

Introduction: Medical ethics is one of the branches of professional applied ethics that tries to apply ethics to clinicians and practitioners in medical ethics as well as to ethical decision making in medicine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of interns of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in the field of medical ethics. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 60 male and female internship students at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences with conventional sampling method. Data collection tool was a questionnaire based on rest’ s model of ethical judgement with 20 questions (score range: 0-20). Data were analyzed using SPSS 11. 5. Results: Overall, 40% of individuals (24 persons) were male. The mean score of questionnaire was 11. 4± 9. 1. Ten individuals (16. 7%) had good knowledge, 50 (83. 3%) had moderate knowledge. There was no significant difference in the final score between the two genders (p = 0. 527). Conclusion: Interns' knowledge of medical ethics is moderate, however, there is a need for further ward-specific ethical assessment studies and improvement of ethical education in each ward is recommended.

Introduction: Considering the trust of different strata of society towards Atari as a focus of traditional herbal medicine and treatment of some unknown diseases due to the use of synthetic drugs as well as herbal compounds, it is necessary to increase the level of awareness and knowledge among Atari. Therefore, this study was performed to determine the level of awareness of Attar in laboratory results and also to identify some of the barriers to them. Materials & Methods: This research was a sectional study and the statistical population was consisted of 40 herbal shops. The data collection was based on questionnaire with 22 questions and included with four aspects which were scored based on Likert's scale (very high: 5, high: 4, middle: 3, low: 2, very low: 1). Results: The maximum point obtained from herbalists `response, in four areas was pertained to "tendency for learning the laboratory concepts" and its average was 4. 20 ± 0. 339 out of 5. The minimum point was related to "the use of herbalist from laboratory results" which was equaled to 3. 39 ± 0. 527. The average point obtained from total responses, in four areas of study, was 83. 38 ± 7. 37, out of 110. There was a significant correlation between "the use of laboratory results by herbalists" and two areas: "traditional attitudes" and "their skill problems"(p-value =0. 047& p-value =0. 024). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the selection of medicinal plants by Atari is not in accordance with the laboratory reports and according to the obtained results, it seems; the laboratory essential educations for herbalists by solving their skill resulting a lesser mistakes of herbalists in proposing plants compounds to people and have a significant role in community health.