Horizon of Medical Science Education Development
Year:2021 | Volume:12 | Issue:3|Papers Count:9

Introduction: One of the tools used in periodic (continuous ) assessment of learners is the Logbook. One of the standards of the GMC in the United Kingdom in 1992 was the need to inform learners of learning objectives, which has led colleges to use logbooks. The purpose of this study was to design and implement a continuous evaluation program in the specialized doctorate of environmental health and to help improvement the quality of education. Materials & Methods: The present study is a developmental study that was conducted during the years 2017 to 2019. The design of the logbook was done using a text review based on the latest changes made to the curriculum. Expert opinions were also used. The booklet consisted of three sections: demographic information, educational and research activities. The logbook developed as a pilot was provided to PhD students in environmental health. Evaluation was performed using Elo&Kyngas method. Results: After evaluating and giving feedback on the filled logbook forms at the end of the first semester, it was found that the students were not aware of the course curriculum. Also, after filling out the forms at the end of the first semester, the students stated that in some area they had doubled their activity and while in other cases they still needed to gain more ability, the shortcomings at the end of the second semester were considerable. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the designed logbook has been satisfied by students and its psychometrics has been done well. The design and implementation of the logbook made the field of students 'activities wider and therefore had a great impact on students' attitudes in this field, which can also be considered as a great achievement for this field.

Introduction: Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that may cause respiratory infections ranging from colds to more severe diseases such as measles and mumps. One of the factors that has caused a lot of anxiety in recent days is anxiety associated with the corona virus. Considering the environmental conditions and characteristics that medical personnel are associated with corona patients, the aim of this study was to investigate the level of anxiety of medical personnel in the face and non-exposure to the new corona virus (Covid-19 ). Materials & Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 204 medical personnel working in hospitals and health centers of Jahrom city who were exposed to or not exposed to this disease were included in the study by census sampling in 2020. Data collection tools in this study included demographic information questionnaire and coronavirus anxiety scale questionnaire (CDAS ). Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 21 and descriptive and inferential statistical tests. Results: The mean score of anxiety of hospital medical staff during the new coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19 ) in Jahrom was 29. 85%. Also, in the medical staff, the mean score of psychological symptoms (41. 91% ) was higher than physical symptoms (12. 80% ). Anxiety, psychological and physical symptoms in women were significantly higher than men (p <0. 05 ). There is a relationship between demographic variables, gender, service history and number of family members with anxiety (p <0. 05 ). Conclusion: Based on the results of the presented study, it seems that the care and maintenance of mental health of medical care workers during the face of infectious disease is of great importance. This is even more important for physicians and paramedics. The need for retraining courses for physicians and paramedics to be held virtually with the aim of education and mental health.

Introduction: Research has direct and indirect effects on the development of human life. Therefore, in recent years, among the societies, the research status of countries has been one of the most important criteria in growth and evaluation, and the study of factors affecting the attitude to research is essential. Materials & Methods: This is a descriptive study that was conducted in the academic year 1397-1397 in the medical school of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and 274 people were randomly selected using stratified sampling. The data collection tool is Papanastasio questionnaire and based on it Information was collected and entered in Spss software. Results: Gender (with a significance level of 0. 001 ) and membership in the research committee (with a significance level of 0. 014 ) have a significant effect on attitude towards research, but the average (with a significance level of 0. 523 ) has an effect on attitude It does not have research. Regarding students' attitudes toward research in terms of gender, the components of "lack of research anxiety", "positive attitude towards research" and "fit with daily life", girls scored higher than boys. Conclusion: The significance of the difference between girls and boys shows the effect of gender on students' attitudes. Average did not show a significant effect on attitudes toward research. However, membership in the Student Research Committee significantly improved the attitude towards student research, which could be due to the mediating variable of interest of more students in the Student Research Committee.

Introduction: Challenges of General Medical Education (Extern AND Intern ) has adverse effects on the future medical profession of students of this course and subsequently on the health of people in the community. Undoubtedly, recognizing these challenges through surveying students of this level can be an effective step in improving the quality of education, especially clinical education Materials & Methods: The present study was a qualitative study of content analysis. It was done in late 2019. The study population included Extern students of Mashhad Medical School. Targeted sampling was sampling method. Data collection method was done through semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed and interpreted using MAXQDE software four main categories or themes and eleven sub-categories were extracted Results: The main categories and subcategories were: educational structure (curriculum ) with sub-topics Disproportion of educational content to needs, Disproportion of scheduling rotations. The main categories of teaching and learning activities with non-standard test subcategories, weakness in virtual education, inconsistency of theoretical and practical education, weakness of teaching methods and non-application of Poll Findings. The main category of professional interactions with the subcategories of resident guards and mutual disrespect of the professor to the student, and finally the category of resources with the subcategories of educational space and welfare facilities Conclusion: Identifying barriers and challenges in general medicine and planning to overcome these barriers requires a contingent and systematic approach in the field of education.

Introduction: The recent technological advancement has regrettably resulted in the preference of para clinical services over physical examination by physicians. This study is carried out to evaluate a new (remote learning ) method for better instruction of physical examination skills to the first-year internal medicine residents as a sample of medical population and using available equipment. Materials & Methods: This Quasi-Experiment study was carried out on 11 first-year internal medicine residents in 2019. Residents initially were assessed in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE ) based on a standard checklist. Then, online learning resources in the form of videos from 7 common headlines of internal diseases were provided for one month. Residents were re-evaluated in the next OSCE. Results: Comparison of the scores of all stations before and after the intervention showed that intervention has increased the average of total score of residents significantly. It should be noted that in all stations the difference was significant in all station (P<0/001 ) except the station of chronic bronchitis (P=0. 243 ). Conclusion: this study showed that using virtual learning resources can be a proper method for enhancing the level of competency in clinical examination of residents.

Introduction: The need for E-Learning due to its advantages Vs traditional education was felt at any time While in the time of COVID-19 and the absence absent students from the universities, the need for this type of education reached its peak. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the inappropriate use of virtual education in the days of Covid 19 from the perspective of students of the Faculty of Rehabilitation, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. Materials & Methods: The present study is descriptive, cross-sectional. The statistical population of the students of the Faculty of Rehabilitation of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences is 350. According to Morgan table, a sample of 206 people were selected randomly based on the inclusion and exit criteria. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. To determine the content validity of the questionnaire, the opinions of 10 experts in this field were used, which were examined based on the CVR formula. The total value of the questionnaire was 0. 98, which is an acceptable value based on the Laches table. Also, CVI content validity index for relevance, clarity and simplicity were 0. 89, 0. 93, 0. 90, respectively, which is acceptable considering that they have a value higher than 0. 79. Descriptive test (mean ) and inferential test (exploratory statistics analysis ) were used to analyze the data. These data were analyzed with Spss software version 16. Results: In general, the 8 factors (pedagogical, individual, managerial, administrative, technical, budgetary, organizational, and cultural) explained about 74. 819 percent of the total Variance. The pedagogical factor had the highest proportion in explaining the variance (4. 979 percent) and the cultural factor had the smallest proportion (1. 588 percent). Conclusion: The pedagogical obstacle was the most important problem factor of using e-learning from the viewpoint of the students in the rehabilitation faculty of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences can be resolved by Review the content of education and expressing the content and to engage and activate students.

Introduction: Education acts as a backbone to improve the level of knowledge and to bring about behavioral change and acquaintance with different areas of research is impossible but through education. This study aims to investigate the educational needs of research area for the medical sciences staff working in two hospitals of Ayatollah Mousavi of Zanjan and Al-Ghadir of Abhar in 2020. Materials & Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on non-faculty staff members of Ayatollah Mousavi Hospital in Zanjan and AlGhadir hospital in Abhar. In this study, a researcher-made questionnaire including two sections of demographic information and educational needs was used. Questionnaires were systematically and randomly distributed among nurses, medical and paramedical (except nurses ) and administrative groups and data were analyzed in SPSS software. Results: 433 people participated in this study, of which 90 (20. 8% ) were men and 343 (79. 2% ) were women with mean age of 33. 78 ± 7. 55 and work experience of 9. 34 ± 7. 21. The highest educational need of both hospitals was associated with the improvement of specialized English language level of the research staff (68. 5% ) and the lowest was the design of posters for accepted papers from congresses and conferences (39. 8% ). Conclusion: Identifying educational needs in various areas of research and prioritizing it among hospital medical sciences staff in addition to reducing resource waste, leads to the production of required knowledge and promotion of community health level. Health workers, including hospital medical sciences staff can utilize this study as a guide for medical sciences staff training needs assessment calls and acquaintance with various areas of research.

Introduction: Development of interprofessional collaboration as a multidimensional concept requires establishing a variety of skills and subcompetencies. In order to the development of interprofessional education, the recognition of the interprofessional sub-competencies was vital. In the present study was reviewed the inter-professional collaboration competencies. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted using databases such as PubMed/Medline sciences Direct, Google Scholar through Inter Disciplinary, Multidisciplinary Collaborative Education, Practice, Competencies, and Core Competencies from 2000 to 2020. The search was conducted in Persian and English language. According to inclusion criteria, the papers and reports regarding interprofessional definitions, tool development, and competency frameworks were reviewed. 36 documents met eligibility criteria and were included in the review. Results: In the present study, the sub-competencies of inter-professional collaboration were explained. Interprofessional values, communication, teamwork and roles and responsibilities recognition were introduced as the core domains of achieving interprofessional collaboration. Conclusion: The development of interprofessional competencies among learners plays a key role in the establishment of team-based service. Adherence to interprofessional values promotes respectful relationships and builds mutual trust among team members, and reinforces collaboration among different professions. In addition, the development of effective communication and teamwork skills play a key role in building collaborative relationships. By recognizing their professional and team responsibilities and understanding the role of others, members can better participate in team activities and use the abilities of other team members to improve the effectiveness of team activities. Developing challenge management skills among team members leads to effective conflict resolution and improves interprofessional relationships. The set of these capabilities called interprofessional collaboration needs to be considered in health profession curricula.

Introduction: Education is the vital and economic engine of any society that changed from traditional to electronic mode following the Covid-19 epidemic and provided the necessary context for self-teaching thinking. In the field of education, there is a concept called self-directed learning, which consists of three separate parts: self means personal, directed means guidance and learning means learning. In fact, self-directed learning includes all cognitive and motivational processes which the learner determines goals accordingly and plans in that direction. Materials & Methods: This research is a narrative review study of some articles and books published in the field of self-directed learning from 1975 to 2020. Results: To achieve self-direction in learning, it is necessary to strengthen skills and characteristics. In fact, both learner and teacher have roles that the learner can contribute to the effectiveness of their learning. Conclusion: One of the effective ways to be self-directed in learning, motivation and commitment. In fact, self-directed learning will be effective when the person first feels the need to learn, then determines goals for successful learning, and finally, to achieve the goals from communication tools, participation and teacher monitoring get help.